2008 Woodie Awards
Letter: Student gets a laugh at return of URI College Republicans
Issue date: 10/24/07 Section: Editorial/Opinion
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10/24/07 - To the Cigar,
I must admit that after a solid month and a half of silence, I found myself pondering the absence of the University of Rhode Island's Grand Old Party from the headlines of the Cigar. I felt a void; I missed their antics in much the same way one misses waking to the soothing melody of jackhammers outside one's window each morning. When the construction is finished and you wake one morning to discover the cacophony has left you, you almost miss it. Almost.
As I walked across the campus this afternoon, almost as if to answer my ponderings, I noticed something written in chalk in front of the student union. The term "Islamo-Fascism" caught my eye, and beneath that, the URI GOP. I smiled. "Billy Boy" is back.
"Billy Boy" is, of course, my pet name for URI GOP lap dog Ryan Bilodeau. You may remember Mr. Bilodeau from such farces as the "White Heterosexual American Male" scholarship, or perhaps his fundraiser to collect money to "buy guns for underprivileged women in an attempt to end domestic violence." Classy.
As I mentioned earlier, Bilodeau's newest act appears to revolve around "Islamo-Fascism." Islamo-Facism, in laymen's terms, is used to suggest an association between Islam and Nazis. One need only read Bilodeau's Thursday's column in the Cigar to realize that he makes little, if any, distinction between Islam and Islamo-Fascism. His copious use of "skeptic quotes" and (pointed parenthetical asides) while describing Islam, not Islamo-Fascism, to preface his harangue only reinforces this notion.
One can't help but wonder what caused "Billy Boy" and his cronies to decide that URI needed immediate illumination on the imminent threat of Islamo-Facism. Given that 9/11 happened six years ago, I find his saber-rattling to be rather remiss, if not entirely non sequitur.
What's more, he doesn't even make good points. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone; I just felt it was worth bringing up. He seems hell-bent on making as many references to Islam not being a peaceful religion as he can. "[Fundamental Islam] as subscribed to by Jihadists and fascists." That's right, fascists. Apparently Nazis were Muslims. Go figure.
I must admit that after a solid month and a half of silence, I found myself pondering the absence of the University of Rhode Island's Grand Old Party from the headlines of the Cigar. I felt a void; I missed their antics in much the same way one misses waking to the soothing melody of jackhammers outside one's window each morning. When the construction is finished and you wake one morning to discover the cacophony has left you, you almost miss it. Almost.
As I walked across the campus this afternoon, almost as if to answer my ponderings, I noticed something written in chalk in front of the student union. The term "Islamo-Fascism" caught my eye, and beneath that, the URI GOP. I smiled. "Billy Boy" is back.
"Billy Boy" is, of course, my pet name for URI GOP lap dog Ryan Bilodeau. You may remember Mr. Bilodeau from such farces as the "White Heterosexual American Male" scholarship, or perhaps his fundraiser to collect money to "buy guns for underprivileged women in an attempt to end domestic violence." Classy.
As I mentioned earlier, Bilodeau's newest act appears to revolve around "Islamo-Fascism." Islamo-Facism, in laymen's terms, is used to suggest an association between Islam and Nazis. One need only read Bilodeau's Thursday's column in the Cigar to realize that he makes little, if any, distinction between Islam and Islamo-Fascism. His copious use of "skeptic quotes" and (pointed parenthetical asides) while describing Islam, not Islamo-Fascism, to preface his harangue only reinforces this notion.
One can't help but wonder what caused "Billy Boy" and his cronies to decide that URI needed immediate illumination on the imminent threat of Islamo-Facism. Given that 9/11 happened six years ago, I find his saber-rattling to be rather remiss, if not entirely non sequitur.
What's more, he doesn't even make good points. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone; I just felt it was worth bringing up. He seems hell-bent on making as many references to Islam not being a peaceful religion as he can. "[Fundamental Islam] as subscribed to by Jihadists and fascists." That's right, fascists. Apparently Nazis were Muslims. Go figure.