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To: sandintoes who wrote (22392)	12/8/2004 11:18:08 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Tough day fighting Judge Judy? Nah. It was Judge Hatchett. sonypictures.com

To: sandintoes who wrote (22392)	12/8/2004 11:39:58 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

A very interesting show on tonight's NPR's On Point. Conservatives on Campus. Guests were Mike Adams, associate professor of criminal justice at the University of North Carolina, and a columnist for TownHall.com (the conservative POV) Donald Lazere, professor emeritus of English at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo (the liberal POV). Ben Shapiro, graduate of UCLA and a student at Harvard Law School, author of Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst and a senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly. Shapiro commented on his view that there is a decidedly liberal POV on campus, and that it is insulting that liberal professors fail to even present the conservative point of view as an alternative. He was asked about Ann Coulter, and remarked that he knew her, and that he admired her, but that if he had to emulate a columnist, it would be Charles Krauthammer. This portion starts about 37-38 minutes into the show. Lazere launched into a typical liberal knee jerk reaction that effectively lashed out at Shapiro, personally. Something along the lines of "I'm sort of shocked to hear a student at Harvard Law School praising Ann Coulter as a responsible conservative." He goes on to cite Al Franken's book as authority for taking a critical position with respect to Coulter and Limbaugh. The question put to him was do you believe conservatives are drifting away from responsible academic discussion? Lazere again launches into an attack of Limbaugh, and says, "read Al Franken's book." Mike Adams suggests that Lazere's response was an attempt by Lazere to damage Ben Shapiro's credibility. 43 minutes into the show. It's hysterical. A college professor citing Al Franken's book as authority for anything? The host goes after him for not staying on point. 41 minutes into the show for this. Very entertaining, and very enlightening. I highly recommend listening to the show. You can hear it here: onpointradio.org