2008 Woodie Awards
'Indoctrinate...' was baseless
Jenn Ferreira
Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: Letters to the Editor
Dear 'Jack Editors,
Is there such a dearth of guest column submissions that you would willingly print an incoherent screed by Jason Robo? Really? That's a shame, because nothing could reflect worse on the integrity of the Lumberjack than Robo's recent diatribe ("Indoctrinate the Nation").
Robo's rant lacks a thesis, jumps unpredictably from topic to topic (cannabis, General Motors, Henry Kissinger, Planned Parenthood, the climate change "conspiracy", etc.) and is rife with egregious factual errors. For example, Robo asserts that President Bush "signed away our country's sovereignty in the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America with Mexico and Canada creating the North American Union." However, no such thing ever happened. In fact, this very rumor is one of the latest urban legends to be debunked on Snopes.com. A simple Google search would provide Robo, and any of his credulous readers, with actual facts, should they be interested in them.
Robo also rails against compact fluorescent lightbulbs (which he erroneously names "carbon" fluorescent lightbulbs) because most are manufactured in China. Does Robo honestly think that the majority of incandescent bulbs are made in the United States? Both types of bulb are manufactured primarily overseas, in China and Taiwan. In that respect, they are interchangeable.
Please, don't endanger your reputation any further by giving Jason Robo a forum. Reserve your guest columns for people like Tom Jones, who submit to the reader thoughtful arguments rather than the paranoid ramblings.
Sincerely,
Jenn Ferreira
Senior, Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation
Is there such a dearth of guest column submissions that you would willingly print an incoherent screed by Jason Robo? Really? That's a shame, because nothing could reflect worse on the integrity of the Lumberjack than Robo's recent diatribe ("Indoctrinate the Nation").
Robo's rant lacks a thesis, jumps unpredictably from topic to topic (cannabis, General Motors, Henry Kissinger, Planned Parenthood, the climate change "conspiracy", etc.) and is rife with egregious factual errors. For example, Robo asserts that President Bush "signed away our country's sovereignty in the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America with Mexico and Canada creating the North American Union." However, no such thing ever happened. In fact, this very rumor is one of the latest urban legends to be debunked on Snopes.com. A simple Google search would provide Robo, and any of his credulous readers, with actual facts, should they be interested in them.
Robo also rails against compact fluorescent lightbulbs (which he erroneously names "carbon" fluorescent lightbulbs) because most are manufactured in China. Does Robo honestly think that the majority of incandescent bulbs are made in the United States? Both types of bulb are manufactured primarily overseas, in China and Taiwan. In that respect, they are interchangeable.
Please, don't endanger your reputation any further by giving Jason Robo a forum. Reserve your guest columns for people like Tom Jones, who submit to the reader thoughtful arguments rather than the paranoid ramblings.
Sincerely,
Jenn Ferreira
Senior, Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation
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raphen
Raphen
posted 3/02/08 @ 5:41 PM PST
Whats up with the slanderous intro? Although there may not have been a thesis, Robo brings up the problems, the reason for the problems and even adds a few solutions like LED lighting technology. (Continued…)
The government
posted 3/03/08 @ 10:58 PM PST
Jenn, do you have any of your own opinions? or are you attacking someone for displaying their opinion? Are you asking that people only write about how wonderful the our government is? What do you think Jenn?
Jason Robo
posted 3/05/08 @ 12:33 PM PST
I was disappointed that this was so short and lacking in substance. If you want to read my piece the link is below. I challenged anyone critical of the knowledge to address me in a public forum. (Continued…)
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