English Prime--a ridiculous grammatical construction?

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 5/23/03 2:44:35 PM, flanigan at OHIOU.EDU writes:


> I guess we'll all be writing like the "new" journalists, who say "Important
> events happening at the White House...."  How ridiculous.  Who's teaching
> these teachers?
> 
> 

While trying not to sound too prescriptivist? (Or for that matter, trying to 
not sound too prescriptivist)?