KANSAS STATE COLLEGIAN.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009
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·Doctoral studentturns passion for politi~a Iinvolv.ementi nto book
By Ashley Denney
KANSAS STAIB COLLEGIAN.
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Ibbetson also .criticized the
idea of aSsoclating i,:onservativisnt ;.
Graduate-slude-ntPaul Ibbet- ·with poljtical Pilrlies, slating. that son recently published his second ~'there ai'e conservative3 In -~hi!>
politically. charged boo)(:, ."Feed- nemocra'Uc _Party and liberals _In Ing ·Lions:' S)laring. the Conaer- ~e-:Repu_bllcan Pa~:·
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vatlve.Phllosophy in a·Politically ·:c. ,,!!f{edlng Lions includes at\:.
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appei14ix-- which .shoWcasc.s th_e\mpeeding: Lions'. was writ· wsltiv.e 8.nd negative feedback lb-'.ten to_ eddresslhe dlfferences bi" .bet.son hijs received.- _
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twe4n_-·c_o_nservatives and liberals
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ln ihe modem world;'. said Ibbet- good or ~ad; 1 Ibbetson said• , ·- ·;
son, who b currently pursuing his - -ThS'.moSt common critlcfom-doclorate In sociology, •'MOst pea· Ibbetson said he- hears- are ar._-. pie don't share their oplnlons on guments'_statlng his view of thepolltl.cs. becaus_e they don't _want world ls_ ~oo slrnpllstlc1Jnstcad.ofto_~ause d!_vjsl_o[ls:i.,_-. : · _-·; _-_ -~
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; · · Ibbetson, said he b_eHtl_Ves · as. ~'moral telatlvlsnt!\_·.-. .
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the maJoritY,.pJU~e.qmn!ryJetlPs -- ·-. J:fe.-iald.-pi;l_rha1>i9:_Qne ol the~
cente_r~rlght_--;.W.Jues _;but . :Jhlnks ~~t :pte.ce,; of P_os\Uve feedback_
most people are not pollllcaltytn- - he ··_has recelVcd. \v(I! a'· congrat- yol_yed bccau.se they have a fear o.t. -- ulalory_ Jett.er wrl. t.t.Cn,, b.y. form_er.
-~pe~klng up. As_ a.~esµll,_hO'sa.1.d President Oeorgg_.JV, :Ilusli upon.·
U1e:~0Wllr;' Is l~_lngUS_U~dltlon-; the ~blkaHoil o!:Jbb.~lson's ~n(­
al conseivatlvC valuet;".>.: <- . . ,.- bQok/.11Llvtng uniter; the Patrl9t,
Ufhls -ls .a cehter-ilght na. Act:. Educating a S~l~ty~..whl£~-- _.
Uo'n:'-·Jbbetson said. '·''Conserva~ '·was_publhhed In 2{107. ·... - _·- · >:
lives have the _majorlty,. ..,'.f1lqma~ :.· ;)3,eyq.itd bls.~b-OoJ:ra,-lbbetson
Jorlty of the nat_lon can't sit back .also writes polUlcal commenta.ry::,
and p_Qt,gel :Jnvolved. -.-;people: :fQt-l.? dit.f\lrim_~p_oUtlcal Web 3\t~.s
l_ia'l_'.e P<nye~. by~ge1tb-1g lijv~!Ved:' -,: : lJ).clu'cling-J\rnerl~anQ.ally, .capllof:·
· He_ sa,ld he. ho.pes his book 'HUl Coffee House~·nenew;Anl.e_r~.- will ·.cause ):nore people .to get In- lea and 1ll6 Post Chronlc_lei l:le !~/
valved Jn the Political process.
finishing his compoSition :exatiu'
' -lflblsboOkls'dedlCatedto·ev- and working on hl_s disserta_li9n, ..
ecyday·people ,_cp_eopl_e:who are wJdcl~ wiH e~a111l_ne tQe waY$·:1e·F·J'
often told they can't really have" rOtj_sm:.&.n\i riailori8Jc'sccudty_~ af:}
any effect on politics:• he said, - foct Jaw enforc:ement.
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it,-\Yi_~e.·.variety' or·currerit- politi~ /\.::~'..l'.nt_hopiilg-we'll n.wke a big·'
C{l,l issu_~,_:he sald·he ii..Jso. t_hlhkS ·n.Olse._wit~ this b99k1~)1!l:s.aid., _~:
theSeJopl_Cs are_:dde lssues fianled . -. · .:-'M.or~ _·-inf.o.nnation.' ~-ab9.µt
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