Author?s warning: Because the following editorial is based on actual events on American college campuses, some of its contents will be highly offensive to some readers. Nearly all of its contents will seem completely ridiculous to most normal readers.
Jayson Blair lectures on ?Discerning the truth?
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) recently paid Jayson Blair $3000 to lecture to college journalism students in North Carolina. Brian Blount, the chairman of the communications department at WSSU booked Blair's appearance. Responding to criticism of the decision, he said that Blair is a case study for students to learn how to discern the truth. When asked why Blair was paid $3000, Blount stated that it is unlikely that an unemployed reporter would agree to visit the campus for free.
Blair said that he will donate $1,000 of his fee to a mental health organization. Rumors that ?mental-health organization? refers to a psychiatrist treating pathological liars were later deemed untrue by CBS?s Dan Rather. This was after Rather discovered that several prescriptions written by a deceased pharmacist were actually forgeries.
Under pressure from CBS executives, Mike Adams admits to editorial error
Columnist Mike Adams recently referred to a piece of 1934 gun control legislation as a ?ban? on fully automatic weapons when, in fact, the legislation only heavily regulated the weapons in question. Adams was forced to admit the mistake after Dan Rather called his office asking to be the ?first to break the story.?
UNC-Wilmington ends discrimination, hires gay Republican
After heavy criticism for never hiring a Republican speaker in the entire history of its ?leadership lecture series,? UNC-Wilmington recently hired a GOP speaker. Gay Republican Andrew Sullivan will come to campus to speak on the issue of gay marriage. Sullivan will recapitulate the major points of a March 23 ?forum? sponsored by the Office of Campus Un-Diversity. At the previous forum, six pro-gay marriage speakers had a vigorous debate on gay marriage before an audience of several dozen gay singles. Quiche and sushi were served afterwards.