R is for RUDE

The standards at the Ragister can't be what they used to be and the scientific community are united in that fact.

Case in point is a guest opinion piece printed by them from a one time Iowan and current resident of Knoxville, Tennessee, R. Scott Frey (pictured).

No wonder Gingrich wouldn't sign book

Frey, allegedly, just happened to be in Borders (or Boarders) Bookstore when Newt Gingrich was there signing copies of his latest book.

Frey thought it would be fun to have Gingrich sign a copy of "Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer - And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class", the title of which sounds like some conspiracy theory and might read like one per Michael Barone's review.

Gingrich refused to sign the book and I say good for Gingrich.

Frey, upon further review, is a sociologist (and probably a socialist) at the University of Tennessee who supposedly specializes in social development, but must have been absent when learning about being polite.

I loved what some of his students say about his class, and by that we mean what he teaches versus qualities he bestows, from Rate My Professors...

He is not too terribly engaging

Don't take it if you're looking for a stimulating class

Nice guy. Kind of goofy.

you will want to kill yourself during his lectures and i'm almost positive that some of the stuff we covered isn't even sociology.

Really boring class. I personally didn't like Dr. Frey... He came across as arrogant to me.