Word: offendable
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...Moscow) of the California left. But in San Francisco, KSFO has just dumped all its moderate and liberal talk-show hosts -- including Leykis -- to go to a conservative format featuring Hamblin, Reagan, Emerson and Pat Buchanan. What's the problem with liberals? "They are genetically engineered to not offend anybody," says Tom Tradup, general manager of talk station WLS in Chicago. "People who go on the air afraid of offending are not inherently entertaining...
...guys in the shops regularly are not consulted." Other experts say the problem lies not in the plane hangars but in the offices of the FAA. An aviation authority says the agency should have grounded the foreign-made ATRs long ago, but "the U.S. government didn't want to offend foreign countries like France...
...mixed company is a sign of civilization. But in a collegiate setting, such a practice threatens the institution's very purpose. If a professor collects evidence that suggests, for instance, an innate male advantage in understanding mathematical concepts but is reluctant to present such a view lest he offend the distaff portion of his class, the University's search for truth has suffered a setback. And this sort of thing takes place more often than we know...
...copies of the same nasty message from the I.L.F. Speculation on the Net at week's end was that the attacks may have been the work of the Masters of Deception -- some of whom have actually served prison time for vandalizing the computers and telephone systems of people who offend them. But given the layers of intrigue and deception in the hacker wars, that could just as easily be disinformation broadcast to distract attention from a rival gang -- or even a gang wannabe. It almost doesn't matter. Like many terrorist acts, this one seems to have backfired. The Internet...
Gregoire also objected to Hanson's handling of the issue of a house Christmas tree. Hanson has previously spoken against a dining hall Christmas tree because the master feared it would offend people, Gregoire charged...