Disgraced Congressman Ney may be honored by Ohio University.

[Bullshot]

According to a Clear Channel station I've listened to, Ohio University officials are considering naming a building on its St. Clairsville campus in honor of former Congressman Bob Ney, who recently stepped down in connection with his involvement with the Jack Abramoff scandal.

What's up with that? Before the Abramoff scandal, Ney's service as a congressman was undistinguished. The scandal will be what he'll be best remembered for. So, naturally, we honor that person by renaming a public building in his honor.

[KingFlorez]

1. It makes no sense

Ney didn't do anything in Congress that makes his service stand out, so why are they trying to name a building after him?

[LeftishBrit]

2. Well, Oxford University has a "Robert Maxwell Fellow in Politics"....

[Berry Cool]

3. Either they misreported the story, or you misheard it.

The St. Clairsville campus already HAS a building named for Ney. What's being considered now is REMOVING his name from the building.

More here:

http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/06-07/November/146n-067.cfm

[Bullshot]

4. They misreported it.

I heard it three times before posting this thread.

Consider the source. Clear Channel. Accuracy be damned. Just keep that positive RW message on the air.

CC has made radio news a joke in my area.

[Berry Cool]

7. Yeowch, Clear Channel messed up that badly, eh?

No wonder I don't listen to terrestrial radio anymore!

[JeffR]

5. Maybe Bush will give him a Medal of Freedom, too

Bobby, you did a heck of a job.

[OzarkDem]

6. Oh my

They've made one bad mistake after another. Just when I thought they couldn't get any worse..

[Marrak]

8. Ohio University: Band Sticker on Bike Causes Bomb Scare

A sticker on a bicycle that said "this bike is a pipe bomb" caused a scare Thursday at Ohio University that shut down four buildings before authorities learned the message was the name of a punk rock band, a university spokesman said.
The sticker on the bike chained outside the university-owned Oasis restaurant near the center of campus attracted the attention of a police officer about 5:30 a.m., spokesman Jack Jeffery said.

Police blocked streets around the restaurant and the Columbus police bomb squad came from about 65 miles away.

The bomb experts hit the bike with a high-pressure spray of water, then pried it apart with a hydraulic device normally used to rescue accident victims trapped in cars, acting Athens Fire Chief Ken Gilbraith said. Once they had it open, they saw there was no bomb.

The buildings, including some classroom facilities, were reopened after a couple hours.

Dean of Students Terry Hogan urged students to be more careful when showing support for the band from Pensacola, Fla.

University police interviewed the bike's owner then released him, Jeffery said. Police are still investigating.

<http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/02/D8G3NUIG0.html>

Be Afraid!

[doc03]

9. They are considering removing his name

here's the newspaper story: http://www.timesleaderonline.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=4200

I posted this story yesterday hoping to get people to e-mail the Dean of Ohio U. nobody seemed interested.