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Monday, January 24, 2005


Crosswalk has this story of political correctness gone to far....again...!
Magnetic Yellow Ribbons that say "Support The Troops" have been surreptitiously banned by the administration at the University of Oregon. The
origin of the policy was a complaint from a fellow employee and the claim was that the sticker was in fact a "political statement".The employee who had the magnetic ribbons had put them on his vehicle months previous - but Friday a university employee complained.
So let's review...
1. University employees at the University of Oregon are not allowed to support the troops who defend those employees' freedoms and the security they live under.
2. "Supporting the troops" is deemed a political statement...so much for the "We all support the troops" talking points.
3. Even if this WAS political expression - university employees are not allowed to express themselves politically?