Shocking it is. Reminds me of the N&O's handling of a story recently about two UNC football players who had unauthorized contact with a sports agent. They ran the story of course...once. Then they harped all week on a University of South Carolina player (singular) who was accused of the same offense. A South Carolina player! An out of state out of league team which no one in Raleigh gives a flying shit about. Here's the thing. Carolina and Chapel Hill in particular are considered enlightened liberal enclaves to be protected at all costs. The sports page is no exception. The N&O columnists and beat writers adore Carolina. Sometimes, and I'm not kidding, their columns are borderline homoerotic, e.g. "long flowing golden locks" which was how UNC's placekicker was described a few years ago. I was expecting the guy to say he has a nice tight little bum as well. One more blatant example and I'll shut up. Wake Forest won the NCAA Championship in soccer in Cary a couple of years ago. What was on the front page? A mid-year graduation photo at UNC with all Carolina blue gowns.
The Blog: A compendium of thoughts on politics, world affairs, economics, pop culture and social issues, from the center right perspective of me a University of Virginia graduate who spent a career in the world's greatest Navy keeping my mouth shut about politics and social issues (ok, publicly keeping it shut). Those days are over! I've also invited a few friends to join in, so pull up a chair and chime in where you will. Keep it clean, civil, concise and relevant.
The Fish: The fish is a "coat of arms" for the blog, symbolizing three formative influences in the life of the blog founder. The first is his experience at the University of Virginia--symbolized most importantly by the fish itself, or a caricature of a "Wahoo", the fish we have acquired as an informal nickname. Additionally there is the sword, the sword of a Cavalier. It is not wielded in a threatening manner, as this is a civil blog. But it is there, should it be needed. Secondly, there is the influence of 21 years in the Navy--symbolized by the anchor on the Wahoo's fin (and again, the sword) . Finally, there is the bowler, tuxedo, and monocle, symbols of a refined, intellectual conservatism, or what I seek to encourage here.
The Policy: I take FULL responsibility ONLY for what I write. I do not take responsibility, nor will I be held responsible, for what my guest bloggers write or for what those who offer comments write. I will occasionally exercise my right to edit/delete both blog posts and comments if they do not meet my view of what clean, civil, concise and relevant mean.
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Shocking it is. Reminds me of the N&O's handling of a story recently about two UNC football players who had unauthorized contact with a sports agent. They ran the story of course...once. Then they harped all week on a University of South Carolina player (singular) who was accused of the same offense. A South Carolina player! An out of state out of league team which no one in Raleigh gives a flying shit about.
Here's the thing. Carolina and Chapel Hill in particular are considered enlightened liberal enclaves to be protected at all costs. The sports page is no exception. The N&O columnists and beat writers adore Carolina. Sometimes, and I'm not kidding, their columns are borderline homoerotic, e.g. "long flowing golden locks" which was how UNC's placekicker was described a few years ago. I was expecting the guy to say he has a nice tight little bum as well.
One more blatant example and I'll shut up. Wake Forest won the NCAA Championship in soccer in Cary a couple of years ago. What was on the front page? A mid-year graduation photo at UNC with all Carolina blue gowns.
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