2 Vol. XXXI, Issue 2 | Wednesday, September 30, 2009 news Obama, Paterson, Makin’ War Not Love In a shock - tempt to verbally one up their opponent. ing turn of “So that’s how it’s going to be, huh? Brother against By Nick Statt events involv - brother?” Paterson said after being told that Obama ing the recent wouldn’t be opposed to “socking him once or twice in the controversy mouth.” Paterson finished out the surprisingly emotional over New York Governor David Paterson’s decision to run interview with NBC’s David Gregory by saying, “That for governor, President Obama called Gov. Paterson a “jack - grey-haired grandpa couldn’t touch me. I’m like Dare - ass on Monday, September 21. devil. My acute hearing would carry me all day.” “I mean, sometimes I just wonder what he’s doing up The back and forth from the President and New there. He’s certainly not winning any popularity awards and York’s heavily disliked governor has created an enormous then just decides to totally ignore my request for him to pull buzz on the commentator circuit. Jelly donut-human hy - out,” Obama said casually after the first portion of his inter - brid Rush Limbaugh, famous for getting his start on the view with Terry Moran of NBC. “So does that count as the Food Network by questioning Rachel Ray’s sexuality, has first question?” Moran responded. “I, I hear you – I agree called Paterson’s comments in the Gregory interview as with you. He’s a jackass. He’s also legally blind and in all hon - pulling the “competitive race/physical disability card.” The esty I just can’t have that anymore,” Obama whispered, term, recently coined by Limbaugh himself, accuses Pa - As the week wraps up, President Obama has voiced fur - thinking that his off the record comments would stay terson of feeling both that he has to compete with Obama ther frustration. amongst him, Moran and her camera crew. To his surprise, because they’re both African Americans in powerful polit - “Believe me, if I didn’t have to go arm-to-arm with Moran breached her journalistic integrity to tweet these ical positions and also that his physical disability is a subject Britain and France to accuse Iran of covertly producing nu - comments to the whole world. that shouldn’t be touched by insults. clear fuel underground and persuade the U.N. to keep the “Pres. Obama just called Gov. Paterson a ‘jackass’ for “The man thinks because he’s legally blind that that Honduran presidential controversy from turning violent, I’d his decision to still run for governor. Now THAT’S presi - means we can’t make fun of him for it. He’s got to realize this give Mr. West and Governor Paterson a taste of my their dential,” said Moran’s tweet. Moran has been subsequently is the real world and physical disabilities are not just funny, own medicine. But as former President Franklin Delano “Keith Oberlin-ed,” as they say in the business, by an infu - but deadly argument winners,” said Limbaugh on the Roosevelt once said, ‘I got a lot of shit to do.’” riated NBC. Expect to see her new commentator program Wednesday following Obama’s remarks. One can only hope that these juicy media insults will later this fall. In a rather expected turn of events, rapper and neo-Jesus curdle over before they get too out of hand. A number of Upon reading this comment while perusing his Twit - Kanye West has stepped out of his media exile to side with YouTube videos, blog posts and purposeless civilian tweets ter account, Paterson was outraged. “It’s on. Really I’m not Paterson after feeling equally victimized by the President’s have collected to amass a strong public opinion, but the playing. He thinks I’m going to pull out of the governor race fiery insults. question of whether or not it will be necessary to have the now. Fuck that. It’s all about spite now,” tweeted Paterson “It’s not every day that a mother fucking lyrical word - public weigh in on this brutal week-long argument will be early the next morning. smith backs you up, and against the President of all people. answered soon enough. A clue came in the form of Pater - Following the Governor’s infuriated tweet, one of the I’m the Gov.’s boxing gloves and Obama better prepare to son’s ominous statement early yesterday morning, “I’m most controversial arguments involving a U.S. President has duke it out with the voice of our generation. Jesus Walks,” swinging and I ain’t gonna stop. So he better fall back.” ensued. Throughout the week, both Obama and Paterson Kanye pronounced with an audacious confidence in a recent have both publicly and privately sent out attacks in an at - interview with MTV. The Stony Brook Press News 3 Hey, Dr. Stanleyman, Play A Songdo For Me ernment will pay for the facilities for ap - tional recognition — as compared to, Malaysia. Haq later asked the Senate to proximately five years. After five years, for example, UC Berkeley, or consider the SUNY Songdo issue when by Natalie Crnosija SBU will take primary responsibility for UCLA. With a branch campus in Asia, the student representatives on the Sen - funding. SBU Songdo will not be the recognizability of an SBU degree ate of Arts and Sciences are picked. “All A University senator voiced her con - funded by New York State, but will re - will be expanded in an area of the world the information we are receiving here is cerns about the establishment of a Stony ceive funding from research, specific that is developing as a global economic hearsay,” said Haq. Brook University satellite in South grants, SBU Songdo tuition and the engine. Our desire is to provide stu - USG President Jasper Wilson said Korea at the Undergraduate Student South Korean government. Link ex - dents the same international cachet that a SBU Songdo committee will be Government Senate’s September 25 formed by faculty representatives meeting during open agenda. within the Senate of Arts and Sciences. University Senator Julia Link re - The Senate of Arts and Sciences is a leg - ceived information about SBU Songdo islative body composed of faculty and during a September 10 University Sen - students within the University Senate. ate presentation given by Deputy This committee will include student Provost W. Brent Lindquist. Link said representatives who have not yet been she has many concerns about what the nominated by Wilson. The Senate of plans entail, which include exporting Arts and Sciences nomination/confir - some SBU faculty to the South Korea mation process will begin next week’s campus. The purpose of her address USG Senate meeting. was to pass information about the “I am pretty sure that Provost Brian Songdo University plans on to SBU stu - Lindquist and President Stanley will be dents through the USG. Link added coming to talk to the Committee of Arts that professors had not been informed and Sciences to answer the faculty’s of the SBU Songdo plans, though they questions…so more information gets would be affected through proposed out there,” said Wilson. “I do not think staff movement to South Korea. it’s very helpful to continue this discus - “I didn’t bring this to you to make a sion any further.” decision because nobody did,” said Amid the debate, multiple USG Link. “I want the help of USG to edu - senators tried to communicate that they cate students, to give them a heads could not issue an opinion on the SBU up…Amid budget cuts and class cut - Songdo plans. “I want to make clear ting, to start sending teachers overseas that nothing has been approved yet by just doesn’t seem like a very good idea.” the university or the university presi - Lindquist presented to the Univer - pressed that the establishment of these with an SBU degree.” dent,” said USG Senator Keith Tilley. sity Senate because, unlike USG, the grants exclusively for SBU Songdo was Furthermore, Sheprow denied that Former USG Senator Adam Kent University Senate is a legislative group essentially diverting money that could there would be the loss of students and said that the SBU Songdo question had composed of faculty and students who be going to SBU proper instead. resources abroad. been deferred to the Undergraduate set university policy. The University Link said she had asked Lindquist “Market studies show that foreign Council, another legislative undergrad - Senate may express an opinion on the about the benefits of the SBU Songdo to students who want to come to the US uate policy committee, of which he was SBU Songdo proposal, but the ultimate resident SBU students. “He said, ‘I don’t are not going to change their minds,” part last year. Currently, Kent is sitting decision remains with SBU President know. I don’t know if it will or if it will Sheprow said. “Conversely, US students on the committee as an observer. Samuel L. Stanley, Jr. not’,” said Link. “He did not give any who want to study overseas are unlikely “Whatever information is given and According to Lindquist’s “Planning kind of valid answer.” to be currently at, or thinking of coming that is allowed to be shared, I will more Update SBU Songdo” PowerPoint, SBU Lindquist was unavailable for com - to, SBU. We expect Songdo to provide than happily share,” Kent said. “We were will provide the academic programs, the ment. increased study abroad semester pro - told to keep it quiet because they do not faculty, the students and will grant SBU Interim Media Relations Officer gram opportunities for our US stu - know what they are doing…it is being degrees.