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Unintimidable: Boston University's 'Silver Unicorn' Townhall, by?Jeff Jacoby Original Article Posted By:Judy W., 9/30/2012 7:38:56 AM "I've never been intimidated by anyone," John Silber once told me. "I don't know the meaning of the word." I never doubted it. Twice I worked for the former Boston University president, who died Thursday at 86. (Snip) Several years later, with both law school and my exceedingly brief legal career behind me, I returned for a full-time job with the exalted title of Assistant to the President. However lofty the title, reality was something else. Having John Silber as a boss, I quickly learned, was an ongoing adventure in being put in one's place. Comments: This piece has some wonderful stories about Silber. He was in the news a lot in the 1980s and 1990s but I haven't heard anything about him since then. He was a good guy. Reply 1 - Posted by: seminolesecure, 9/30/2012 8:55:39 AM?????(No. 8899951) I went to Boston University in the late 70's when he was president and turning the school around in amazing fashion. He was hated by the hippies and the professors. He wanted excellence from his professors, fired them if they weren't, and we can't have that. He did not knuckle under to political correctness. Ever. Reply 2 - Posted by: grampus, 9/30/2012 9:22:38 AM?????(No. 8899988) I spent a good part of a day, one-on-one, with this remarkable man in the late 1980s. He had come to my office regarding BU's program for the military in Europe. He was business-like and cordial. We took the Metro to the Pentagon for a face-to-face with a (my)three-star general. The result was not what he had wanted, but he remained very polite to me on the return to my office, sharing with me a bit of his younger years in Texas. Had he possedd two "good" arms, Silber's career might well have been military....in which case he could well have been the four-star boss of my three-star general.

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Reply 3 - Posted by: sinic, 9/30/2012 10:01:33 AM?????(No. 8900044) I lived in MA most of my life, and remember John Silber well. He ran for governor as a Democrat, but didn't win partly due to his George S. Patton style of dealing with everything. He lost to Willaim "Pink Floyd" Weld, who wasn't really all that bad a governor in a Democrat controlled state like MA, but was a little bit on the odd side. Silber didn't pull any punches whatsoever, and couldn't have cared less who he offended in the process. He took BU from an also ran to one of the largest and most successful universitys in the area. He was a good guy, and I doubt that you'll ever see another one like him. Below, you will find ... Most Recent Articles posted by "Judy W." and Most Active Articles (last 24 hours) Most Recent Articles posted by "Judy W." Unintimidable: Boston University's 'Silver Unicorn' Townhall, by Jeff Jacoby??? Original Article Posted By: Judy W.- 9/30/2012 7:38:56 AM ??? Post Reply "I've never been intimidated by anyone," John Silber once told me. "I don't know the meaning of the word." I never doubted it. Twice I worked for the former Boston University president, who died Thursday at 86. (Snip) Several years later, with both law school and my exceedingly brief legal career behind me, I returned for a full-time job with the exalted title of Assistant to the President. However lofty the title, reality was something else. Having John Silber as a boss, I quickly learned, was an ongoing adventure in being put in one's place. "The Country He Served" National Review, by Mark Steyn??? Original Article Posted By: Judy W.- 9/29/2012 7:56:42 AM ??? Post Reply My weekend column muses on the glorious future foreseen by Obama?s speech to the General Assembly. But I?ve also been struck by the following passage on the late Chris Stevens, mysteriously asphyxiated by a spontaneous class-action movie review, as every government official from the Commander-in-Chief to his UN Ambassador has so persuasively argued. Last week, the President paid tribute to Stevens thus: (Snip) Chris Stevens loved his work. He took pride in the country he served, and he saw dignity in the people that he met. What does that phrase ?the country he served? mean? ACLU Sues to Stop Citizenship Question on Michigan Ballots American Thinker, by Robert Knight??? Original Article Posted By: Judy W.- 9/29/2012 6:38:18 AM ??? Post Reply Only citizens of the United States can legally vote in federal elections. So Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson added a yes/no question on ballot applications that asks: "Are you a United States citizen?" According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan, this simple requirement is "an election day disaster in the making." So the ACLU did what it usually does, which is to sue. How Obama and Allies Are Suppressing News of Economic Disaster Ahead Frontpage Magazine, by Arnold Ahlert??? Original Article Posted By: Judy W.- 9/29/2012 6:14:30 AM ??? Post Reply On May 7th, it was revealed that the Obama administration spent $8.35 billion on a ?demonstration project? designed to postpone the vast majority of Obamacare?s Medicare Advantage cuts until after the election. On July 31st, it was revealed that the Labor Department warned defense contractors against notifying workers of impending layoffs before the election as well, despite the fact that it would require violating the law to do so. On September 21, it was revealed that a report on the Greek bailout will also be postponed until after the U.S. election.

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