In Defense of Student Who Pied Friedman
On April 22, Brown University student Molly Little threw a pie at New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman in protest of his pro-war, pro-corporate views, and the prominence he receives in promulgatin... continue reading »
"I agree fully with the petition. The penalty is excessive and onerous. The media was complicit in instigating this illegal, immoral war. Friedman was one of the leading cheerleaders of the war. A pie is a small harmless but symbolic price to pay for his r"
"Obviously too severe a punishment for the 'offence' Institution or Affiliation University of Queensland, Macquarie University, University of South Australia, La Trobe University"
"She should get a medal of honor from Brown!"
"Thomas Friedman needed some pie in his face Institution or Affiliation University of New Mexico"
"The Brown officials who invited the neoliberal war propagandist Friedman to speak are the ones who should be suspended."
"I know Molly Little to be a serious and thoughtful advocate on behalf of the disenfranchised. Suspension is a disproportionate measure to her act of civil disobedience and is only an attempt to silence dissent. Friedman is a champion of U.S. militarism an"
"Shameful Brown, simpley shameful. Institution or Affiliation Dartmouth College"
"Ridiculous. Institution or Affiliation Harvard College"
"I've been reading Friedman for years. So far, he has been wrong about everything. A pie in the face is probably all he deserves."
"This is a travesty. Institution or Affiliation Self"
"as an alumni, I would ask my old school not crack down on students for justifiable expressions of outrage. Institution or Affiliation 1199SEIU"
"Molly is one of the most idealistic young people I've ever met, and practices nonviolence"
"I'm disappointed in Brown"
