Comments on: Prez McCarthy Still Hasn’t Learned http://ugasga.com/2008/04/09/prez-mccarthy-still-hasnt-learned/ What is Student Government not doing for you? Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:47:35 -0700 hourly 1 By: J Mitchell http://ugasga.com/2008/04/09/prez-mccarthy-still-hasnt-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-545 J Mitchell Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:12:05 +0000 http://www.ugasga.com/2008/04/09/prez-mccarthy-still-hasnt-learned/#comment-545 Strike Three??? So, it appears that Connor McCarthy and his "committee" plans to select the Spring speaker without even hearing all four speeches delivered. Please see the email below that references interview times. I find it interesting that the only name missing from interview sign-ups also happens to be the only "Foundation Fellow crony" (love it, Hatin' SGA) being considered. I've heard that he was allowed to do an interview over the phone, not face-to-face and never even delivered his speech to the committee!! How does the committee decide on who they pick to deliver a speech to 30,000 people without even hearing it delivered? I'm sure won't be surprised when the results are announced. Come on, guys...don't be so predictably obvious with your political jockeying... Copied from email: from John Taliaferro hide details Apr 8 (3 days ago) to ugasga@uga.edu date Apr 8, 2008 9:40 AM subject Commencement Interviews mailed-by uga.edu Hi everyone, The interview times have been given out as follows: 4:00- Will Childs 4:50- Harry Saag 5:15- Brit Mohler Please be on time in business attire. The meetings will be held in the SGA offices this Wednesday, April 9. (Be warned that the SGA offices are located in the Student Life area on the first floor of Tate. Due to construction, the only way to access those rooms are via the elevators in Tate. Please be aware and make time to find your way around) Again, congratulations, and we are looking forward to seeing you Wednesday! _______________________ John Preston Taliaferro SGA Chief of Staff Relay For Life Exec University of Georgia johnt73@uga.edu 770-584-7265 Strike Three???

So, it appears that Connor McCarthy and his “committee” plans to select the Spring speaker without even hearing all four speeches delivered. Please see the email below that references interview times. I find it interesting that the only name missing from interview sign-ups also happens to be the only “Foundation Fellow crony” (love it, Hatin’ SGA) being considered. I’ve heard that he was allowed to do an interview over the phone, not face-to-face and never even delivered his speech to the committee!! How does the committee decide on who they pick to deliver a speech to 30,000 people without even hearing it delivered? I’m sure won’t be surprised when the results are announced. Come on, guys…don’t be so predictably obvious with your political jockeying…

Copied from email:

from John Taliaferro hide details Apr 8 (3 days ago)
to ugasga@uga.edu
date Apr 8, 2008 9:40 AM
subject Commencement Interviews
mailed-by uga.edu

Hi everyone,

The interview times have been given out as follows:

4:00- Will Childs

4:50- Harry Saag

5:15- Brit Mohler

Please be on time in business attire. The meetings will be held in the SGA offices this Wednesday, April 9. (Be warned that the SGA offices are located in the Student Life area on the first floor of Tate. Due to construction, the only way to access those rooms are via the elevators in Tate. Please be aware and make time to find your way around) Again, congratulations, and we are looking forward to seeing you Wednesday!

_______________________

John Preston Taliaferro
SGA Chief of Staff
Relay For Life Exec
University of Georgia
johnt73@uga.edu
770-584-7265

]]> By: Hatin' SGA http://ugasga.com/2008/04/09/prez-mccarthy-still-hasnt-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Hatin' SGA Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:20:33 +0000 http://www.ugasga.com/2008/04/09/prez-mccarthy-still-hasnt-learned/#comment-544 Seriously, your issue is that I didn't ask Connor to comment on this? That is the beauty of a blog - he can get on here and respond himself to the allegations. Also, to respond to "this tip is not well sourced," I was able to verify what the tipster said, along with verifying who the tipster was. If you don't want to believe this just because you don't know who said it, then I believe you are one of the SGA cronies yourself. Seriously, your issue is that I didn’t ask Connor to comment on this? That is the beauty of a blog – he can get on here and respond himself to the allegations.

Also, to respond to “this tip is not well sourced,” I was able to verify what the tipster said, along with verifying who the tipster was. If you don’t want to believe this just because you don’t know who said it, then I believe you are one of the SGA cronies yourself.

]]> By: Chris C. http://ugasga.com/2008/04/09/prez-mccarthy-still-hasnt-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Chris C. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:26:02 +0000 http://www.ugasga.com/2008/04/09/prez-mccarthy-still-hasnt-learned/#comment-546 I think you're being too hard on Connor and the new administration. This tip is not well-sourced and the whole issue of favoritism might very well be resolved by a simple email. Even though this is a blog and not say, the fine institution of student journalism that is the Red and Black, I'd like to at least see that you tried to get the other side of the story and brought your concerns to the administration first. If you get rebuffed, then by all means please share it with the world, but I think it's a good idea to at least say "emails were not returned" or something like that. I think you’re being too hard on Connor and the new administration. This tip is not well-sourced and the whole issue of favoritism might very well be resolved by a simple email. Even though this is a blog and not say, the fine institution of student journalism that is the Red and Black, I’d like to at least see that you tried to get the other side of the story and brought your concerns to the administration first. If you get rebuffed, then by all means please share it with the world, but I think it’s a good idea to at least say “emails were not returned” or something like that.

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