There's good news and bad news about The ASHA
First, the good news: The last few issues of The Leader have been refreshingly free of its usual politically correct, left-leaning, biased, pro-progressive agenda, partisan drivel. That's right, there were no pro-Obamacare headlines/stories, no spin, no attempts to misuse The Leader as a propaganda tool to shove ASHA's biased agenda down our throats. The last few issues have contained nothing but articles about - you better sit down for this one in case you faint - speech, language, and hearing!
There, there, ASHA, I know how very difficult that was for you. Just put your widdle head on my shoulder and cry it all out.. Widdle baby ASHA likes to keep The Leader as its own little toy, doesn't it? But widdle baby ASHA has to learn that The Leader belongs to the membership, that they pay for it, and widdle baby ASHA has to share its toys with everyone. Sorry, baby ASHA, but we don't give a damn what you think about Obamacare, LGBT rights, etc. The only thing we want to see in The Leader are articles about speech, language, and hearing. Whoops! Looks like baby needs her nappy changed!
Now, the bad news:
The letters to the editor feature has vanished. I know from personal experience that the editors of The ASHA MisLeader censor edit letters they don't like. And I've always suspected that some (if not all) of the breathlessly pro-ASHA letters printed in The MisLeader were nothing but plants. But why has the letters to the editor feature been absent in the last few issues? Could it be that the gays vs. Christians battle in The Leader has made the editors reluctant to let members voice their opinions about anything? The gay vs. Christian battle shook ASHA headquarters up. If it leads to silencing all feedback in The Leader, that will say volumes about ASHA. Can't have those pesky members voicing their opinions, now can we? The only ones allowed a voice in ASHA are the elitists who run it, right?
UPDATE: I'm happy to report that the letters have returned to The ASHA Leader. Also, in what is an encouraging sign, one of the letters is a critical one from Jane Fraser, president of The Stuttering Foundation. Let's hope that this isn't just a fluke but a sign of more openness on the part of ASHA.
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