Tempest in a teacup

YOU ARE VISITING THE OLD MALKIN(S)WATCH. THAT'S FANTASTIC. PLEASE VISIT THE NEW MALKIN(S)WATCH WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE.

Malkin reports:

The University of Oregon has reportedly ordered an employee to remove a "Support Our Troops" magnet from his maintenance vehicle because it's a "political statement" in violation of school policy.

Amazingly - absolutely shockingly - she's told only part of the story. See the words "school policy"? Try "state law." Emphasis added:

In an e-mailed statement.. the University of Oregon says it is unclear if the decals are a political statement.
But to make sure they are in compliance with state restrictions... all stickers were ordered to be removed.

That little detail doesn't keep Malkin from discovering a firestorm of leftist anti-sticker, anti-troop sentiment...by linking to a single blog with a snarky "what-good-does-a-sticker-do-when-attached-to-a-gas-guzzler" type message.

Oh, and reprinting a picture of two protestors holding a sign which reads: "We support our troops when they shoot their officers." The caption reads:

He posts a photo of the kind of "Support Our Troops" statements the Left prefers

Hey Michelle, see the black mask and the black vest and the general black? That's why they call them "black bloc." They're no more "The Left" than Fred Phelps is "The Right."

Update: Malkin's reader James Saker does appear to have some actual examples of the University of Oregon's tolerance of political expression - as long as it's anti-war. This is no real surprise; my quibble was with the particular example Malkin had chosen and the seemingly key piece of information she glossed over.