'Leaked' Sinclair CC 'Memo' Explains Terrorism Concerns Behind Sign Ban

Robert Shibley

July 18, 2012

Intrepid investigative blogger "Ken" of the Popehat blog gets into the spirit of Woodward and Bernstein with his posting of a . The memo explains why President Johnson might have claimed that the college's ban on signs at protests is related to an effort to crack down on domestic terrorism. Watch out Julian Assange and Wikileaks, Ken is coming to take your jobs!

P.S. Yes, we know this memo is a parody. Could you tell?

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