Here is a sampling of The Eagle editorial board’s 2005 Weeper Awards, which are meant to recognize uncommon achievement in ill-considered, foolish and downright dubious public statements and events.
The full list is here. Did we miss any?
The “What’s the frequency, Kenneth?” award
To Paul Mirecki, professor of religion at the University of Kansas, who lost his job as department head after sending an e-mail saying that his proposed course on intelligent design would be a “slap in the big fat face” of “fundies.”
Mirecki later claimed to have been stopped and beaten up by two thugs who mentioned the controversy. Police are still investigating.
Meantime, Mirecki will continue as Larry, Moe and Curly Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric at KU.
The “Houston, we have a problem” award
To Max Ary, former Kansas Cosmosphere director, who was found guilty of stealing from the museum various space program artifacts and auctioning them for his personal benefit.
Buyers, check the expiration date on those space food sticks.
The “What color is my parachute?” award
To Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, who first declared himself out of the running for the 2006 Kansas governor’s race, then said he had been persuaded to reconsider it, then announced that he had decided not to run after all, saying, decisively, “This is over.”
Are you sure? Don’t rush into anything.
Posted by Randy Scholfield
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Why not do the “Ten Top Bozos”? You could get the first 6 from the Kansas Board of Evangelism.
Great article. Reminds me of Bob Getz and his annual “anchovies”.
I’m testing something. Ignore this post.
The “All you can eat Crow” award to WE’s Mark McCormick
For making another tiresome race card rant about how the County is treating Buddy. McCormick is educated on the real truth about Buddy and claims he will write a story to correct his rant, but for some reason has lost journalistic integrity. Not to worry, McCormick. Your ‘brothers and sisters’ at WE have not found their JI either.
I’m sure glad we have ID around to tell us all what to think. I don’t know how we’d get along without him.
So, Steve (aka McCormick incognito, wink wink), reporting the truth is telling you what to think? No wonder readership is down at the WE. There is no truth telling. Only left wing spin w/o facts, figures and perspective.
How, exactly, is professor Mirecki on this list? He just showed his opposition to fundamentalist Christians who are trying to force their religious anti-evolution view into schools. There was nothing that quote that showed hate towards Christians in general and fundamentalists in particular. It is obvious that by “fundies” he is talking about those who want to have ID taught as a scientific alternative when it is anything but scientific. Not all fundamentalists are for this. Those “fundies” to whom he is referring, on the other hand, can call people who recognize evolution as fact “satanic”. Somehow nothing hateful about that. I know lot’s of people are eager to dismiss the beating with all sorts of wwishful speculation, but as it is, his police report has not been found to be falsified. So let’s remember that, yes, plenty of Christians accept evolution with no qualms and I’m sure they agree with professor Mirecki. Oh, but I guess we should be PC and just criticize fundalmentist Muslims who attempt undermine our country and let certain Christians get a free pass. “What’s the matter with Kansas?” indeed.