Michael Hastings started young

[cali]

this is from an interview he gave in 2010 to his old high school newspaper:

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In 1997, he moved to Vermont as a junior in high school. He went to Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington, where he was banned from the school newspaper, “because” he said, “I compared the principal to, I think I said he looked like Jabba the Hut – which was true – but that did not endear me to them.” At the end of his junior year, he ran for class president, and won, on an anti-administrative platform, “which didn’t sit well with Jabba the Hut,” he laughingly recalled, “But they couldn’t stop it, they can’t stop democracy,” he added.

Everything was going well until one day; about six months after Austin Powers first came out, he was advertising over the intercom “for Roses, or some sort of Valentine’s Day thing.” He said of the product, “This sounds pretty shagadelic.” He explained that this was before Austin Powers had become main stream, and so the word was not part of the vernacular yet, “This sent shock waves through the school… the school launched an investigation on the meaning of shagadelic. This is Rice, a Catholic school” He was called into the vice principal’s office.

“There’s a pattern here establishing throughout my life,” he said, smiling. “I was impeached. It was more like a coup than an impeachment, really, because there was no actual trial.”

He was suspended and banned from student council.
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- See more at: http://vtdigger.org/2013/06/20/vermont-born-journalist-michael-hastings-killed-in-l-a-car-crash/#sthash.fTVRIOwj.dpuf

[villager]

1. What, exactly, did he "start young?"

Or do you dig through the high school hijnks of anyone who embarrasses the administrations you adore?

[JimDandy]

2. I took it as being anti-establishment, non-conformer,

raising the bar, not bowing to authority etc.

[cali]

4. exactly.

and it's a sweet article and it was nice of him to give the interview to the kid.

[villager]

8. A *non-conformer*!? He must be reported immediately!

Couldn't tell if the OP meant to laud, or condemn, such "non-conformity," given what DU's become lately...

[cali]

3. what the fuck? this has nothing to do with President Obama and

your post doesn't make any sense at all. Are you suggesting that I adore this administration? That's too funny for words.

I get stupidly attacked just about daily for being anti-Obama. over and over and over again. I've been referred to as "Madame Obama Hater".

and then once in a while I get the stupid shit such as your post.

I posted this because I thought it showed his passion for speaking his mind at an early age. I didn't dig through anything, dear. I'm a Vermonter. This is from a VT political site that I peruse regularly. And Michael was a Vermonter with a passion for the state. He wrote about his love for Vermont a lot.

Pathetic, hon.

[villager]

9. Then I might owe you an apology

Couldn't tell -- in the present climate of DU -- if the "started early" was meant to condemn him, given all the character attacks on the leaker.

You may have meant it in laudatory fashion -- i.e., he's been consistent throughout his life.

In which case, having misconstrued in the intent of the OP, sorry.

The DU minefield, and all that.

[struggle4progress]

5. Holy shizz! Do you think maybe his old high school principle had him offed?

I mean, long ago when I was in high school, there were kids who smuggled drugs from Mexico and kids who pulled off armed robberies

But nothing like this "Jabba the Hut" and "shagadelic" stuff ever happened

Jeez! What's gotten into kids nowadays

People just don't easily forgive and forget stuff like "Jabba the Hut" and "shagadelic"

[cali]

6. no, but I think your compulsion to say something nasty in every thread about Hastings

is bizarre. not nearly as bizarre as your, uh, interest in Assange, however. that's really... well, odd.

[struggle4progress]

7. You mean like:

The US has a system of divided government

or

LAPD traffic investigators found the motor of the late-model Mercedes-Benz C250 coupe involved

or

Hastings had worked for Newsweek and had been an editor

or

FBI insists Michael Hastings was not under investigation

[PufPuf23]

10. I want to register respect and wisdom to the OPs Cali has provided to DU in recent weeks.

Cali has organically asked the right questions in a fair manner to DU.