A Forum on Civility in Politics Thursday, May 13th, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. The Humphrey Forum, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs Minneapolis, MN
with
Vicki Gowler, editor of the Pioneer Press
Anders Gyllenhaal, editor of the Star Tribune
Mitch Pearlstein, President, Center of the American Experiment
Tim Penny, Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Sounds like a good idea. I hope it's very successful. But I have to laugh.
The idea of Mitch Pearlstein hosting a forum on civility in politics is like having John Gotti host a forum on obeying the law, or having Randy Moss host a forum on humility and personal responsibility. As president of the Center of the American Experiment, Pearlstein practices inflammatory demagoguery on a full-time basis. Is it civil to belittle those who disagree with you? To call their statements "ugly?" To unethically cause taxpayers to pay for your partisan attacks and propaganda?
Sounds pretty rude to me.
Chris Johnson / Fulton
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