Editor Of College paper That Ran "F*** Bush" Editorial Says He'd Run It Again

[Hissyspit]

http://rawstory.com//news/2007/Fourword_editorial_Taser_this...fuck_Bush_0924.html

Editor of college paper that ran 'f***' Bush editorial says he'd run it again
Jason Rhyne
Published: Monday September 24, 2007

The editorial board of a Colorado State University student newspaper didn't mince words criticizing President Bush following a free speech debate sparked by the recent tasing of a Florida student. "Taser this FUCK BUSH," the entirety of a four-word column read in the student-run Rocky Mountain Collegian.

"We felt that maybe four words were more impactful than 250," said Dave McSwane, the paper's editor, in a segment shown on CNN's American Morning. The wording of the editorial was agreed upon by the Collegian's seven-member board. "Our intentions weren't 'hey let's really upset the community," McSwane said. "Our intentions were let's get college students talking about freedom of speech."

Asked by CNN's John Roberts if the wording of the piece could be characterized as vulgar or sophomoric, he said "wouldn't entirely disagree."

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McSwane has been asked to appear before the university's Board of Student Communications to defend his job, and says he "absolutely" stands by the piece.

"We wanted people to understand that free speech is something we should talk about," he said. "We felt that this campus, for one reason or another, has been really apathetic. Too quiet. We felt that the best way to spark that dialogue was to exercise it ourselves."

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[BOSSHOG]

1. When someone does something or publishes something

as totally obscene in total as the bush administration has been for the past seven years, I'll be outraged.

[rurallib]

2. Is this the same David McSwane that ran the sting on Army recruiters?

The video on the front page has a 'Dave McSwane' of Denver running a sting on army recruiters. I did not see a date for the video. If so - Way to go David McSwane!

[Clark2008]

4. I think it is. n/t

[halobeam]

3. I hope who ever feels this man could use some support...here's a link

to the pres. of the university...

Those who fight for freedom of speech, I support LOUDLY.

Contact Us
Office of the President
102 Administration Building
0100 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-0100

[phone]

[e-mail]

[halobeam]

5. k and r...

my email just went out.


Please support this man, he actually has to defend his job for initiating discussion on freedom of speech. No one need agree with what or how he said it, last I heard, we still have this freedom, but it's under attack for damn sure.

Turn up the heat.

[hfojvt]

6. FUCK HIM

[eppur_se_muova]

7. Good for him. Editors are supposed to speak out, even when no one agrees with them.

It's their job to focus people's attention on things that need attention. If that upsets some people, that's part of the job too -- "to comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable".