college neo con students learn early how to act ugly

[donsu]

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/14/yaf-bans-progressives/


Young America’s Foundation Student Conference Bans Progressive Reporters

Starting July 30, the Young America’s Foundation – which “specializes in helping young people advance conservative ideas” – will host the The National Conservative Student Conference.

Julie Siegel, a staff member at the Daily Pennsylvanian at UPenn, contacted YAF and asked for credentials to cover the convention on behalf of CampusProgress.org, the student publication at the Center for American Progress.

YAF’s spokesman Jason Mattera, who describes himself as “the surprisingly fresh face of conservatism,” denied her request:

Our event is open to real members of the press. You will not receive press credentials. My advice for you is to watch it on C-SPAN. If you have a problem with that decision, you can complain to the Foundation’s media department spokesman. Oh wait…that’s…me. :)

Subsequently, Mattera made clear that his decision to reject Siegel’s request was made on ideological grounds. Mattera told CampusProgress.org editor Ben Adler that The Nation, the country’s oldest progressive magazine with a circulation of almost 200,000, would also be denied credentials.
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Jason's "surprisingly fresh face" is ugly. he is certainly high on himself. wonder who is filling his pockets with money? may he fall down.

[kittenpants]

1. smug asshole...

he'll fit right in with the grown up neo cons

[brentspeak]

2. How to "help" colleges to "properly remember" the 5th aniv. of 9/11

I know it may seem a tad early to begin thinking about the fall semester when summer hasn't even arrived, but I think all of us need to start thinking about how are we going to mark the 5th anniversary of September 11th.

The anniversay lands on a Monday this year so we have a tremendous opportunity to help schools across the country to properly remember this day. Campus conservatives need to take the lead to make sure the Left does not hijack the anniversary like at somes school last year. For example, the the University of Iowa held a peace fest.


http://forums.yaf.org/showthread.php?s=bbf4d1a8648ad6e9e73dae0d5a5627f8&t=1451

[RagAss]

19. Hijack 9/11????....what the fuck is wrong with these cretins.....

....let me tell ya...no...let Dylan tell ya....


"It's a Hard Rain Gonna Fall".

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. Google images...

"Jason Mattera"

I refuse to actually post his fugly mug here, but he looks awfully anal to me.

[Skidmore]

4. Wasn't Mattera the snarky little dork on Washington Journal a few months

ago who, when asked why he wasn't enlisted in one of the branches of the services and in Iraq fighting in the war he was so gung-ho about, responded that he was serving in the "culture wars" at home, also a worthy endeavor? I'm pretty sure it is the same guy.

[donsu]

5. I think you are right

nt

[Skidmore]

6. I'm vaguely recalling something about Yellow Elephants as

a result of that appearance. He's a loathsome little worm--a baby Newtie.

[lonestarnot]

15. you mean like this one?

[devilgrrl]

10. Isn't he the one that was complaining about 'Affirmative Action'...

then received a scholarship for being Latino?

[brentspeak]

11. "Jason, no typical button-down traditionalist...", my foot

It's perfectly traditional for young Repubs to abstain from enlisting to fight a war they themselves vocally support.

[n2doc]

14. He popped up last year on Tweety's show

Here is an old thread on it. Hypocrite is also involved in the "white rights" movement.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1995679&mesg_id=1995679

[Lusted4]

7. Young American Fascists is more like it n/t

[gratuitous]

8. Send Mr. Fresh Face an enlistment form

Or is he too self-important to risk his overpampered carcass in the service of the ideology he so blithely expounds?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

9. they cannot afford any critical analysis of their positions or arguments

political hari kiri would eventually result.

[annabanana]

12. Oh we SO need infiltrators!

with camera phones and wifi..

I suspect that there will be much web-friendly discourse.

[proud patriot]

13. Fascist Punk-ass Chump is more like it

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[Gabi Hayes]

17. that's a great point, given how DESPERATE these recruiters are.

how many little pusworts are there, anyway?

I can't imagine a better source for the recruiters. if they're going after freshmen in high school, why in hell aren't they at this little beer hall in force

I hope somebody can get in touch with the proper recruitment authorities and make sure somebody is there, grabbing all the able bodies possible

[annabanana]

18. What part of Pa is this? Do we have anyone there? . . . . n/t