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March 24, 2005
Into the Woods, again
So when Eric began rooting around into Thomas Woods' past, I was surprised to notice Murchison's name on this list. The long-time editor and columnist at the Dallas Morning News, now a distinguished professor and chair of the journalism department at Baylor, is also, it seems, "League of the South Texas Board Member, Dallas, Texas, CSA."
In addition, he writes for Chronicles, the magazine of the Rockford Institute, and for the neo-Confederate Southern Partisan. His views as a conservative Episcopalian are well known. But he keeps his ties to the neo Con's curiously quiet (as noted here). How else to explain this, from a column as posted on dixienet.org
This discrepancy dawned on me as I sat before the fireplace, glancing over the periodical mailed by a chicken-fried organization to which I belong, the [League of the South]. The league encourages Southerners in the exercise of their indefeasible right to be Southern, never mind Northern reproaches and sneers.
with the way it was first published in 1996 in the Dallas News:
This discrepancy dawned on me as I sat before the fireplace, glancing over the periodical mailed by a chicken-fried organization to which I belong, the Southern League. The league encourages Southerners in the exercise of their indefeasible right to be Southern, never mind Northern reproaches and sneers. [Lexis/Nexis]
Ah, yes, the Southern League! How quaint. I can just smell the magnolia and the KFC.
Posted by Eric at March 24, 2005 6:43 PM
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I have to disagree that Wiilliam Murchison is mainstream, even by Dallas standards. The Dallas Morning News got rid of him as a staff member several years ago. William McKenzie is now their mainstream Republican columnist, appearing every Tuesday. Murchison's contributions are irregular and blessedly far between. I think I sat a couple of rows in front of him at the Belo stockholders meeting last May. He appeared to be very angry.
Posted by: Sarah Greene at March 24, 2005 10:26 PM
...[a national social] organization to which I belong...
Posted by: WillR at March 24, 2005 11:36 PM