Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Minor Horn Blowing

Crooks and Liars » Is Regent embarrassed - or is Bush?: "About a week ago, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick noted a tidbit that the rest of us missed: TV preacher Pat Robertson’s Regent University boasts that 150 of its graduates, including former top DoJ aide Monica Goodling, are serving in some capacity in the Bush administration. Lithwick noted that this is “a huge number for a 29-year-old school.” That’s certainly true; it’s also a huge number for a small right-wing college led by a radical televangelist who believes Americans brought 9/11 upon themselves.

Lithwick knew about the 150 Regent grads because, as she put it, the school’s website “proclaims [the number] proudly” on its About Us page. That is, until this past week..."

What's this "us" stuff. I had something up on March 10 about this. But then again, I am not Slate so I guess that is the price you pay for being nobody.

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