Friday, June 24, 2005

The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Today, The State puts its relentless abuse of taxpayers front page, center, above the fold. The story presents the novel development that over 1/3 of USC's incoming freshman are from out of state. The State presents this as an accomplishment. So how are they doing it?

During the last five years, the university has aggressively recruited talent from other states, selling an improved academic reputation and enticing high achievers with programs like the McNair scholarship, which pays tuition, fees and board.

Usually, The State uses its analysis in order to incorporate their opinion as part of the news. This is plain deceit; at The State it's standard operating procedure. But there is a legitimate use for news analysis—to search after the implication of the facts for the public interest.

In this case, the question is obvious: How much SC taxpayer money is being used to subsidize out-of-state kids? How many waiters', nurses', and truckdrivers' tax dollars are going to pay for upper middle class kids from New York and California so they can attend frat parties and 5 points bars?

Answers, alas, are not forthcoming from The State.

Posted by Bill Smith at 10:16 AM | 4 comments

Comments:

To paraphase James Watt, "They cut down perfectly good trees to print a really bad newspaper." Rejoice, The State is a good example of why trees should only be cut for toilet paper.

# posted by Eneils Bailey : 6/25/2005 07:17:00 AM

Dear Joel: seek professional help. You have passive aggressive issues.

# posted by Anonymous : 6/25/2005 03:21:00 PM

dear MNS: seek professional help. preferably another amateur psychiatrist.

# posted by No One : 6/25/2005 09:56:00 PM

OhhhNooo, Mr. Bill

Sorry I have not been here for you recently.

I have been away.
At a P.E.T.A. convention.
The tofu was great!

Mr. Bill, you must have sat on that “horse tranquilizer” you wrote about!

This is one of the feeblest you have posted since you returned from Charm School. Maybe the Lottery Money we spent on your tuition was worth it.

“…relentless abuse…”
“…plain deceit…”

Is this as nasty as you can be? I’m depressed because you are getting lazy.

Maybe you are developing some common sense and common courtesy? Not!

Got to go now. I am late for the “Save the Whales” rally. They are showing a double feature movie:
“Free Willy” and “Corridor of Shame.”

Your friend,
Clark Kent (First cousin to TMNS)
Mild Mannered Reporter
The Daily Planet

P.S. Who in the world are Joel and Eneils. Your alter ego Mr. No One is seeing shadows. Get him help.

# posted by Anonymous : 6/26/2005 01:03:00 PM

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