Friday, January 23, 2004

Screw Driver

This exchange illustrates Ms. Driver's greatest failure: Throughout her speech, she failed to contend rationally with opposing arguments, even ones that are logically sound. Afterwards, she fawned over her supporters, but, when confronted with opposition, she failed to engage in the civil discourse that was the cornerstone of Martin Luther King's success.

SexEd: Makin' Bacon

Later, one fellow proposed a hypothetical situation about a man asking out a woman; when he was finished, Ms. Rubinstein, with a deeply pensive look on her face, nodded slowly and added, "Mmm-hmm, or another man."

The Money Trap

Compared to other post-codes, 03755 is a gold-mine, and a liberal one at that. It funneled $193,920 into politics in 2002—the average zip-code in the United States contributes $30,819! The vast majority of Hanover donors gave money to Democratic candidates and organizations in a state characterized that year by Republican donations (60.6% of the 2001-2002 donations were Republican). So, for all the griping about special interests in the White House, it seems many of Dartmouth's faculty have special interests of their own—substantial investments in left-leaning candidates and organizations.

Fair and Balanced, eh?

With these statistics in mind, The Dartmouth Review decided to investigate the political affiliations of professors on our own campus. The results were not at all that surprising: Of the 193 professors registered to vote in Hanover, 117 are Democrats, compared with only thirteen Republicans. Sixty-one were undeclared. Departments in the humanities and social sciences had by far the most registered Democrats. For instance, of the sixteen members of the Government faculty registered to vote in Hanover, eleven are Democrats and five are undeclared. There are no Republicans.

Candidate Haines Returns to Hanover

Alex Talcott

TDR Interview: Dennis Kucinich

And you've also been endorsed by the "creatures of the forest," primarily the "bear" and the "mouse." This is all from your campaign website.

Kucinich: Tears of a Clown

That's right, Kucinich has a devout crew of hippies following him around the country in a tie-died bio-diesel bus from California. (We're serious; see www.democreation.org.) Sadly, the vehicle, dubbed the "Democreation" bus, broke down earlier in the day.

Choose Your Own (Mis)Adventure

Although Dartmouth possesses more than its share of malcontent Deaniacs (with anger to match their leader), Zogby says that sixteen percent of New Hampshire voters are still undecided for the primary. As a service to those aimless souls, we present The Dartmouth Review of Democratic Presidential Wannabes.

Buzz Sutherland: Your Tuition at Work

I don't know who's making decisions about this whole comedian of the year thing, but they're doing a terrible job. It was difficult to ascertain how Mr. Sutherland makes his living as a comedian, even as a comedian of the year. He is not witty, funny, or intentionally comical. He was, however, a laughingstock.

Give 'em Zell, Boys!

The book is worth a look just to glean the Southern colloquial aphorisms that Miller uses to bring the issues to life. Don't be deceived by his folksy tone. Combined with a tough, straightforward, Appalachian spirit, the book is more than just an entertaining read. It is also a well-researched, sincere account of some undeniably damning facts that the Democrats must face—or lose the South and much of middle-America.

Michael Moore: Hoagie-Fueled Claptrap

He then tried to get in touch with the large Dartmouth audience by asking if the second semester had started yet. On being told the College had year-round quarters, he responded, "Quarters—there's like four of them, right?" What a delicious bon mot!

John Edwards: Flavor of the Week

The senator vaulted a few more typical Democratic pommel-horses—tax cuts, judicial restraint, America's "unilateral" action in Iraq, et cetera.

P. J. O'Rourke: Winners Have Air Forces

O'Rourke noted that "Do What We Did in Kosovo" is a central plank in the platform of retired General and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark. In the case of Iraq, this would have meant "arriving six months late and bombing the country next door."

Barrett's Mixology

As it quickly became clear that all of our hopes would be dashed by some anti-gun wacko who had had to invent an issue to run on, I could not stand the contagious depression any longer. I grabbed a like-minded state representative, and we quietly escaped to a nearby bar, where we ordered a tropical drink to assuage our dejection and proceeded to toast South Carolina. And Michigan. And Nevada.

Letters to the Editors

Last Word

I never give them hell; I just tell them the truth and they think it is hell.

—Herbert Hoover