Comments on: Conservative Group Is Right: Free Speech Is Not a Political Issue (Guest Voice)

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:04:54 +0000

SB- I agree entirely. The most successful presidents surrounded themselves with thinkers from different backgrounds and were flexible enough to go beyond party platforms to seek pragmatic solutions.

. I think Bush's first term proved the dangers of clinging to a narrow ideology- especially in foreign policy. He tried to backtrack somewhat in the second, but by then the damage was done. The result was an ineffective mess in some areas, real disaster in others.

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:45:35 +0000

Oh, and another thing…. Monica Goodling… the woman at the center of the Dept. of Justice firings/hirings….. didn't she go to Oral Roberts University? It seems to me that people who are taught only one way of viewing life can't analyze issues and debate them with intellectual vigor. The only way for those people to succeed, since they can't argue effectively, is for them to surround themselves with like thinkers. That way they can get their ideas through without having anyone question them. We've seen where that leads us under the Bush administration….

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:29:24 +0000

Yes, if there is a student group (or even one student) who wants to put literature out on McCain in a public place, then that student should be able to do so. If there is a student who wants to put Obama literature out, then that too should be allowed. This should be student-driven.

Shame on Fresno Pacific University for not allowing the McCain supporters to put out literature.

By the way.... sort of on the same topic.... If a university is supposed to support education and the free flow of ideas, as well as provide its students with skills for succeeding in the real world, skills such as critical thinking, and persuasive verbal skills (I almost said "argument, but that might be taken the wrong way), then why wouldn't a college or university welcome any opportunity to enhance its students' abilities.

More specific to the topic, isn't it important to encourage students to be good citizens, let them discuss candidates/issues and vote?