Oo la la: Ithaca (the city of evil) planning spring Frenchfest

Ithaca Journal ^ | Originally published Tuesday, April 8, 2003 | By DAN HIGGINS

[Behind Liberal Lines]

A few reasons why "Ithaca is the City of Evil":

Originally called "Sodom" in frontier days, and home to Lucifer Falls, Ithaca is host to two colleges, Cornell U (aptly nick-named "the Big Red") and Ithaca College (which flies the gay flag over its campus), the two major employers in the area. They insure that a disproportionate amount of "ivory tower liberals" dominate the city.

Here are few typical Ithacans:

Locating copies of National Review or the American Spectator requires a trip out of the City, while Ithaca magazine racks remain well-stocked with copies of The Progressive, and The Nation. Readers interested in exposing themselves to a full range of national opinion are simply out of luck.

As a result of this dominiance, politics in Ithaca runs the gamet from "liberal" to "communist."

For years, the town had an openly socialist mayor. They later elected him to the school board.

Even today, the City and County governments are dominated by democrats and Green party members. Ithaca is so "Green" that Ralph Nader got more votes in Ithaca than George W. Bush, and the NYS Green Party held its 2002 nominating convention there. The current Chair of the County Legislature is a radical former anti-war protester, self-described hippie, who says "My values haven't changed, just my tactics."

Another local political figure, commenting on September 11, said >"I think the U.S. is starting to pay for the fact that it's been a rogue state for years."

As a result, we get lunacy like spending $500,000 to install solar panels on the new library (in cold, dark, upstate NY).

Even law enforcement is subject to political correctness. The outgoing police chief's major concern was "pushing for departmental diversity." The acting chief was chosen simply because they wanted a woman, and now spends her time attending topless protests .

To make matters worse, the liberals who dominate Ithaca work overtime to impose their ultra liberal agenda on the area children. As the local newspaper recently put it, “In most places, youngsters spend their summers camping, or at the mountains or the beach. In Ithaca, they learn how to become social activists.”

The School District has mandated that elementary school students in the first and second grades be graded on how well they "respect others of varying cultures, genders, experiences, and abilities." It's even listed on the schools' report card. Despite this alleged tolerance, a student who was found reading the bible on her lunch hour was chatised for doing so. Another was directed not to bring a book about Christmas to school.

There's even a taxpayer funded "alternative" (ie, hippie) school that let's students graduate in majors like basket weaving and political activism, and invited convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to be its graduation speaker .

These schools churn out "educated idiots," who are so liberal, they write editorials that argue "Bin Laden is Human too."

Need more proof? Do a search for "Ithaca" here at FR. You'll see a near daily dose of institutionalized, unfettered, liberal idiocy.

As a result of its unfettered liberalism, Ithaca was voted most enlightened (ie, liberal) city in America by the ultra left Utne Reader. As a good, conservative Freeper, I'm sure you'll agree that, contrary to what Utne says, "liberal" is not "enlightened." Unfettered liberalism is, well, evil.

As the most liberal city in America,"Ithaca is the City of Evil."

[bourbon]

pls. consider me fully "chilled out."

I was only making a flippant comment about a dream I really had-- just a litte bit of humorous exaggeration on my part.

Nevertheless, I would say that supporting suicide-bombings under the guise of "peace activism" does seem pretty evil to me. :-)

[jigsaw]

Gee, and what "liberal reputation" could they be speaking of?

OMG!!!!   ROTFLMAO!!!!

You're selling Ithaca Is The City Of Evil LUNCHBOXES!

Priceless!   Absolutely priceless!

[finnman69]

So pathetic, so childish.

[rod1]

Never fear--
Lots of snow on the ground in Ithaca now.
so they want a nice outdoor event---yeah right.
I figure for the April 30 Commons event it should be
35 degress max. and pouring rain.
Think-- soggy french bread.

[AlaskaErik]

Losers paying homage to losers. How appropriate.

[Russ]

Ithaca is situated in the middle of some of the best wine country in the world and they want to celebrate French wine?! That must make everyone in the area who makes a living from the N.Y. wine industry really happy!

[Russ]

Mediocre at best? Are you kidding? I'll take it over that Califonia swill any day. Anyway, I'd rather drink the worst New York wine than the best the French have to offer.

[CaptRon]

This is no honoring France. It's meant as a poke in the eye of the US.

Most of these lefties are like little children who swear in front of the family guests just to get attention. In his case, I'm sure his parents chuckled and told everyone how precocious he was so he's been doing it ever since.

[Billthedrill]

City of Evil bump...

[Only1choice____Freedom]

Is it too late to set up a booth selling
Freedom Fries, American cheese, Freedom Toast, etc.?

[xm177e2]

He said he's already had a "significant donation" of French wine for the cause.

Translation: they can't sell it at high enough prices, so they are dumping some into this festival. Sure, they will take a loss, but it's better than facing the embarrassment of selling your wine at too low a price.

[babaloo999]

There is no difference in the rhetoric coming from either side of the fence. Both think the other side is full of slobbering, demented perverts.
Most people can see through the BS, on both sides, but they don't want to throw their vote away for the third party looney candidate.
I don't give a crap about the French bashing. I have no problem with french fries, french kissing, etc., but I don't go around second guessing the military and calling Bush a war criminal, either. I guess that makes me a conformist. But then, I don't care. I'm not in high school anymore.

[mewzilla]

You ever been there? :)

[Destro]

It is your right to second guess anyone in the USA and to say so outloud, unless you are in uniform-but even then your voice can be heard through the chain of command and proper channels (soldiers are not slaves).

Lincoln was called all sorts of things while President (and some of them deserved).