Soccer Mom: Unplugged

A few months ago, I wrote that I was walking away from the blogs.  In large measure that has been true.  Gone are the days of 10 posts within 24 hours.  You'll remember that I reserved the right to return and post once in a while.  So have I done.

Lately, however, with all of the uproar about bloghi's most infamous author, I've been sucked back onto the vortex of the virtual world and my recovery from internet addiction  ;-) has been stunted. With respect to the Kent State situation,  I posted a comment on townhall that needs some follow-up. A reporter has been asking questions of those of us who decried the Global War blog last year.  Her name is Amanda Garrett and she intends to publish an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer this Sunday about Dr. Pino and Academic Freedom. 

When that article is published, I will post a link to it here.  I have expressed concerns about media bias and competence to Ms. Garrett based on the fact that the Plain Dealer hurried to print Dr. Pino's denial of involvement with Global War without investigation.  A decision that, frankly, should have embarrassed some at the paper since within 24 hours, Dr. Pino admitted that he had published on the blog.  In my opinion, the paper characterized Dr. Pino as a victim by merely regurgitating the Kent State talking points ("KSU spokesman Ron Kirksey said the extremist Web site has no connection to Pino"... " Pino and the university have received hate mail and threats, Kirksey said") rather than taking 15 minutes to research the possibility that he might actually be Lover of Angels.  But so goes the rush to sell papers. 

Either way, Ms. Garrett did not write that article and she deserves the benefit of the doubt. 

Should further clarity be required after the publication of the article or if, for any reason, I feel that essential information was not included in the report,  I will post the emails I sent to Amanda and redacted (to preserve the identities of the parties involved) versions of the hard evidence that links Dr. Pino to Global War.