JESUIT EDUCATION DISSED

Colonel Pat Lang (ret) writes a hard nosed blog called Sic Semper Tyrannis, dealing with geopolitical and intelligence affairs. He appears every so often as an expert commentator on TV news programs.

His shtick is military professionalism.

Recently he wrote a little rant about national TV punditocracy “guiding” the political choices of non-coastal Americans.

It seems clear that the "pundits in chief" of American television have in mind to "guide" American voters to the election of a candidate who, in their collective "wisdom," is appropriate to the office of president of the United States.

Lang singled out Tim Russert and Chris Matthews.

It’s short, kind of a toss-off, but it ends with this weird, one-sentence paragraph:

Both Russert and Matthews are products of schooling that should have done better by them.

My guess is that the Jesuits running Holy Cross and John Carroll are proud to have Chris and Tim as alumnae.

Jesuits can teach bright kids how to attain positions of power. How the grads wield their power, whether for good or ill, well, that’s where prayer comes in.

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