Earlham’s pie debacle

Earlham’s Pie thrower has been reveled today in the Pal-Item. Last week a EC student made national news when he hit William Kristol with a pie as the commentator spoke at the college. And it turns out he is a local:

Josh Medlin, a 2002 graduate of Randolph Southern High School and religion major at Earlham, said he was making a statement about what he called a mock dialog when he threw the ice cream pie and he didn’t realize his actions would jeopardize his future at the school.

“For me it seemed like a playful thing to do and physically harmless,” Medlin said Monday evening. His action got the attention of media around the country, including the New York Times and Fox News. The first news story on the Palladium-Item’s Web site has received more than 10,000 hits in the last week.

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In his defense, he stated the pie was to bring to light what he felt was Kristol’s skirting of the issues and his contribution to the sad state of real debate in this nation. He is sorry that he is facing suspension, but unrepentant, just the same:

“I did not intend to hurt Kristol or the Earlham/Richmond community, and regret that some seem to believe the opposite is true. I harbor no hatred for Kristol, but despise the words of his I’ve read and now heard. With the understanding I have now of consequences, I still would have pied.”

The letter also stated, “Several of us decided to react to Kristol’s coming to Earlham, and chose pieing as the appropriate response. We also attempted to distribute flyers explaining the action, but they were confiscated.”

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