The Anscombe Affair, Part IV: Conservatives Eat Crow
Poor Princeton conservatives! Looks like the leaders of the Anscombe Society, Princeton's abstinence group, have a bit of apologizing to do to their liberal peers (as do some jerks in the national media). Let's stroll down memory lane and see if we can recall some of their finer moments as they defended the Talented Mr. Nava:
Professor Robert George on receiving an email threat: "If I were betting, I'd bet next month's salary that ... this is someone who stupidly thinks that no one is entitled to disagree with him, and if they do, that they'll be intimidated into silence by threatening."
Okay, Robbie. Will you be making that check out to NARAL or Emily's List?
Anscombe VP Jonathan Hwang:
This is the worst form of trying to silence opposing views: intimidation and fear. If they were to stop issuing threats and actually come to the table with rational arguments or any intent for civil discourse, we'll be ready and waiting."
Who are "they," Jonathan? Liberals who simply can't argue things rationally and beat the crap out of people instead? I mean, has that ever actually happened?
After the jump: more outrageous outrage!
Brandon McGinley, a Prince columnist, on the liberal conspiracy to beat the crap out of conservative dissidents:
It is tempting to believe that this is only an isolated incident. It is not. These tactics are part of a pattern designed to silence members of our community who speak out against the hookup culture and sexual liberationist ideology... it is open season on people who defend morally traditional views on our campus."
What other tactics are you speaking of, Brandon? Concussing yourself so that the other side will look like brown-shirts? Brandon, however, hasn't apologized for his questionable column - instead he's talking about "forgive[ing]" Nava. What about forgiving the liberals, Brandon? They know not their error!
Even the conservative journal First Things - which is now patting itself on the back for its (admittedly) solid investigation of Nava's self-inflicted beating - couldn't help but compare the liberal university to the politburos of old:
The incident appears on its face a horrible example of what can happen when anger at those who dissent from campus orthodoxies is permitted to get out of control. A desire to compel conformity caused people to resort to threats and even violence in an effort to silence critics.
There is one thing we have to admit: the Tory, Princeton's ultra-right magazine, has been remarkably well-behaved. Well done, gentlemen.
UPDATE: Not so fast, Jacob, with the Tory-philia. They've since taken down the following blog entry, but I saved it because I'm that kind of person. -HP
No Intimidation
We conservative students need to stand togehter at this time. The assault on Francisco is the most heinous crime I have ever witnessed during my time at Princeton.
I love our school too much to ever believe that it could be a student who commited this act. however, if we as a student body allow this to pass without comment, then we will have given victory to those who seek to silence those who disagree with them. Silence makes us every bit as guilty as those who commited this heinous crime.
Let us please stand together with Francisco, a true martyr to the cause of standing up for what you believe in. To all members of the University community, I will remind you that such an assault on those who express their opinion hurts all of us who might want to express their views.
Long live the 1st Amendment,
Wyatt Yankus
P.s. if you have a problem with what i say, then come and get me.
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December 18th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Even better:
http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/8202.html
December 18th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Francisco better make a very public apology to all students and faculty of Princeton. What he did was compltely disgusting and reprehensible. If you look at the latest Prince article about him, it seems like he doesn’t even show any remorse for what he said. The leaders of the Anscombe Society, as well, claimed that they had not tried to “capitalize on the situation”. Err, right. The numerous bashing of liberals and the fictitious creation of “hostile atmospheres” at Princeton doesn’t count? They can’t even follow the 10 Commandments they supposedly live by.
December 18th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Thanks for calling out Robbie George… If he can’t stomach a check to NARAL, how about paying his dues to Princeton’s LGBT?
There’s something so satisfying about watching this conservative implosion. It’s been a guilty pleasure all the way… thanks for the laughs, IvyGate!
December 18th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
“Let us please stand together with Francisco, a true martyr to the cause of standing up for what you believe in.”
And Mark Foley is Congress’ foremost defender of children. The only cause Francisco is a martyr to is lying. I guess that makes him just like his hero George W. Bush.
December 18th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
he’s just pointing the finger in the wrong direction
December 18th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Guys, these comments are absurd. George and Sherif Girgis gave Ryan Anderson his info for the solid coverage on FIRST THINGS (see ‘Daily Prince’), and the Prince seems to indicate they were the ones working to uncover this all weekend. In retrospect, they did the right thing: canceled the solidarity event for Francisco, etc. Looks like they dealt with this admirably.
December 18th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
The stupid conservatives always jump to conclusions. They assume the existence of God, and they jumped to conclusions here too. No liberal would be stupid enough to believe a hoax like this at first glance.
December 18th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
@boblibdem:
Liberals assume the non-existence of God, which is just as much a jump to conclusions. As is the assumption that all conservatives believe in God and all liberals don’t.
December 19th, 2007 at 12:54 am
To the Tory’s credit, the Yankus post was deleted before it became even somewhat evident that Nava faked the whole thing:
“The post entitled ‘No Intimidation’ has been deleted. The author of the post has not been involved with the Tory for over a year. Additionally, its tone was inconsistent with the Tory’s desire to promote dialogue that includes no incitements to violence, be they against opponents or against ourselves.
-Matthew J. Schmitz, Publisher”
December 19th, 2007 at 3:05 am
The Tory is the most self-righteous trash in existence and its partner organization the Anscombe Society is no better. The paper routinely publishes racist, xenophobic, homophobic, sexist, and elitist banter. Furthermore, the campus is subjected to their cries of reverse racism from its self-righteous cultish followers. While I appreciate and respect both parties response to this matter, I do not and will not congratulate them for it.
Let’s get real: The boy went to Groton, with a billion other people at Princeton who probably remembered why he was expelled, and the University had a record of it (because his admission was originally withdrawn after it) that I am sure they took into account when initially not responding publicly. So the possibility of this being a hoax would have leaked.
December 27th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Wow! It’s Max Weinberg!