I'm confident that he agrees with Knight's ridiculous comments about NEA intentions. Largent is shallower than a trout stream and his approach to the arts is to be expected. His idea of a good play is a 50 yard touchdown catch. Our government should not be intimidated by right-wing nuts. The question in Washington should be about increasing funding for the arts, not decreasing it.
Art is so fundamentally essential to civilized culture.
Creativity and diversity are beneficial to our society and ought to be encouraged, not repressed. After listening to Republicans moan about big government for so long, I have tried to imagine what their ideal society would look like. I'm not completely certain, but I don't think it would be pretty. Jason Pitcock is a political science junior from Tulsa.