Thank You Kirk Murray
I’ve never properly given my thanks to former Student Body President Kirk Murray.
So here it goes, Kirk Murray is my favorite SG president ever.
Ok I know some of you are thinking what? He was accused of stealing gift cards, then buying books and returning them for cash. On top of that he approved himself for a $1,000 scholarship.
But wait. If SG is here to serve the students then Murray is the greatest president ever – for me at least. He’s served me so well.
He gave the UP the greatest story it’s ever published and I had the opportunity to write it (I don’t want to sound cocky but can anyone deny it?). In case anyone doesn’t remember the story here it is.
I was as excited as a school-girl with her first crush when Murray disputed the run-off election for student body president. It made my day and it would end up making my entire summer.
Because of Murray my name has been floated through the news rooms of the Palm Beach Post and Sun Sentinel. And one of the most recognized journalists in South Florida, Bob Norman, even took notice of me and mentioned me in one of his blog posts over the summer.
So thank you Kirk Murray, I’ve missed you so much this semester.
So here it goes, Kirk Murray is my favorite SG president ever.
Ok I know some of you are thinking what? He was accused of stealing gift cards, then buying books and returning them for cash. On top of that he approved himself for a $1,000 scholarship.
But wait. If SG is here to serve the students then Murray is the greatest president ever – for me at least. He’s served me so well.
He gave the UP the greatest story it’s ever published and I had the opportunity to write it (I don’t want to sound cocky but can anyone deny it?). In case anyone doesn’t remember the story here it is.
I was as excited as a school-girl with her first crush when Murray disputed the run-off election for student body president. It made my day and it would end up making my entire summer.
Because of Murray my name has been floated through the news rooms of the Palm Beach Post and Sun Sentinel. And one of the most recognized journalists in South Florida, Bob Norman, even took notice of me and mentioned me in one of his blog posts over the summer.
So thank you Kirk Murray, I’ve missed you so much this semester.
posted by J.P. at
12:41 AM
21 Comments:
At least nobody can say Jason isn't humble.
Wow. Such class.
I used to believe the UP was not personal but business. I thought it was about uncovering the truth instead of burying the individuals.
Granted, Jason Parsley has talent and potential. He may very well succeed at the next level.
But taking pride in another's misery? Gloating while the other man is down and out? Is that really necessary? Is that professional? Why pour salt on those wounds? And so publicly.
I guess, in the end, Jason is just as human as Kirk. Neither is perfect and both have their faults.
So thank you Jason Parsley, I won't miss you at all next semester when I graduate.
Dude, I love reading your blog and all, but geez, uncalled for man.
Throughout elections even though you personally had bias, you still managed to keep most of it out of your writing, and I respected you for that. But geez, right this in a personal blog, not an "official" blog for the UP.
my respect for you went down a peg Jason.
gah, spelling error: write, not right!!!
Does no one have a sense of humor out there? Well at least I now know there are people actually reading this blog.
But for the record I take no pride in a fellow student's misery. However, Kirk Murray, is anything but a victim. Everything that has happened to him is his own fault. He brought it upon himself. So I am quite shocked that there are people that feel sorry for the guy.
Anyway thanks for the comments. Keep them coming. And please remember what I write here in this blog is not news, therefore, I can have an opinion.
Jason,
I would not even worry about the anonymous posts. These are more than likely coming from the same people who helped Kirk Murray steal the SG president position.
I'm just glad one of us had a good summer after Kirk Murray contested the run off election, without the support of his own running mate.
Jason:
I've always respected you to the extent that I thought that you were doing your job in informing the student body. That being said I think that the last post was in bad taste.
Hallenstein
Perhaps it was in bad taste, but if SG is here to serve the students, they've actually done that job -- here they've served a student a story rich enough to gain him outside attention and boost his post-graduate opportunities.
Regardless of the benefits that such a story would gain to an individual student, it is unprofessional to brag about that achievement and attack the individual whom the story was about.
Jason: believe me, I think the post is funny, and I do not think Mr. Murray is a victim in any of this, but I do think that maybe you should have 2 blogs. One to post your normal SG posts, and another for your own non UP related opinions.
When this blog is titled FAUSG and Inside Student Government, I come looking for happenings within Student Government, not to hear about how your previous story got you more press and to hear you gloating.
This is my opinion, either way I'm going to keep reading your blog, but as some constructive criticism, maybe separate these posts into different sections.
Hmmm...the whole point of the post was to take a satirical look at what SG has done for me. So even though it may have been in bad taste I believe it is still relevant to the point of this SG blog. I believe this question is always relevant: What is SG doing for the students? For this post I just happened to take a more humorous approach in answering that question. Especially since SG is quite frequently accused of not doing anything for the students.
This blog wasn't asking what SG is doing for students. This blog was bashing an individual while giving yourself a pat on the back. As a journalist you need to learn to be objective and separate your own opinions from the way you report. This wasn't an SG blog this was an opinion. I agree that you should have a separate blog to post your personal opinions. So next time try to be a reporter who informs us instead of wasting our time with hearing about what a story did for you and digging into an open wound. You had a good story now take it in stride.
I disagree. A blog doesn't exist to simply inform its readers. That's called news. Many blogs, howver, express an opinion or analyze the news. This blog was not created to just tell students what SG is or is not doing. It was also created to analyze what SG is or is not doing and express my opinion about it. Newspapers express opinions all of the time through editorials and columns. Essentially this blog is my online SG column.
Epolitics.com states that a blog is "A short form for weblog, a frequent and chronological publication of comments and thoughts on the web. They usually include philosophical reflections, opinions on the Internet and social or political issues." I have enjoyed your philisophical reflections on Kirk and am sorry that Annoymous does not forgive. Anonymous has a lot to say about many diffrent subjects, and likes to get around many websites. Just... don't listen to him. :-D
Goodbye Francis!
F%*# Michael Hallenstein, this is your life @ FAU:
Lies, manipulation, attempted fraud, helping others defraud, making girls cry, getting underage girls drunk, and a whole lot of bitching.
I for one would like to say
So Long and Thanks for All the Fishy Buisness.
What would we have done without you? Other than better of course.
I will miss the times we shared as much as your ex-wife misses the time you two shared; but I digress...
Yeah you probably should have been thrown out of SG years ago when you were found by therapists
(on FAU's dime no less) to be unfit for a professional work enviorment. You definately dodged a bullet that time when you tried in the Fall of 2005 to have Peter Torres and Josh Bratt help you swindle 20K for you to do an audit on the financially troubled University Center that was already being done by FAU's general accouting office. What about that time when you tried to shut down the University Press for running a story about SG executives giving themselves huge pay raises that they definately did not deserve. But that's all in the past right? Let us look toward the future!
Good luck in your ventures and remember, there's one student out there with your social security number who will be checking up on you; waiting for that glorious day when I can write to you in Federal prison and send you cigarettes and the latest edition of Barley Legal Magazine.
Till then...
Sincerely,
Charles U. Farley
DAMN!
That was a hell of a post.
Barley Legal?
So wait, is barley illegal right now? They sell it at the grocery store.
It is easy to tell who Farley is. It's going to be a real joy seeing him lose another election.
The funny thing is that you all know who won the last election. The new constitution will prevent you from stealing another one - you scum bags
not this time gary.
Does that mean that the new constitution will not be able to stop people from stealing the election again? Does that mean it was stolen before.
(Not this time Gary... We will steal whatever we want for as long as we want because WE ARE THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT LIFE-RS! Mu-hu-ha-ah-haaa!)
Don't the last two posts sound like that?
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