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As He Damned Well Should, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2013 #1
100% correct Sir malaise Jan 2013 #54
I'm not at all upset that he is facing a probe. Maybe they should just sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #2
Haw-Haw! FSogol Jan 2013 #3
Good. Mass Jan 2013 #4
Send him to the next one to clean up the blood. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #5
As he fucking should. Arkana Jan 2013 #6
Wow. DU apparently gets anti-academic freedom pretty quickly Recursion Jan 2013 #7
Doing whatever the hell you want and still being able to keep your job is insanity... Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #22
I deal with Holocaust revisionism on occasion, too... derby378 Jan 2013 #31
Academic freedom =/= making whatever shit up that makes you feel good and calling it reality Electric Monk Jan 2013 #32
Now that I work in academia ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #33
+1 jberryhill Jan 2013 #38
+1,000 GodlessBiker Jan 2013 #76
you mean tenured faculty, right? Iris Jan 2013 #81
Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #83
I was also thinking that if this professor had some expertise on the subject, Iris Jan 2013 #86
And ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #88
I know! It's what most professors would complain about their students doing! n/t Iris Jan 2013 #89
Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #94
Within his field of research, sure jberryhill Jan 2013 #37
Tenure isn't ironclad, and I don't know why you say that obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #47
Yup. a la izquierda Jan 2013 #78
Ok, he can teach YOUR kids proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #48
Did you even read my post? Recursion Jan 2013 #49
Are you under the impression that academic freedom means to accountability for things said? Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #56
Not at all, but a lot of DU has been in the past Recursion Jan 2013 #57
Agreed, DU is free from the constraints of consistency. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #59
Who has ever said that tenure means anything goes? Starry Messenger Jan 2013 #67
I was pretty clearly setting up a strawman based on frustration in some (much) earlier threads Recursion Jan 2013 #69
OK, thank you for the explanation. Starry Messenger Jan 2013 #71
Academic freedom: saying, for instance, that the shooting might have been due to Prozac KamaAina Jan 2013 #68
He is collecting a public salary he is answerable as an employee.... Historic NY Jan 2013 #93
Why does he have to be from Florida ? Why do we have russspeakeasy Jan 2013 #8
Our state truly is a whacko-magnet. tosh Jan 2013 #13
And yet, Obama. Twice. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #30
And Bush. Once (but also allowed him to steal it once) JHB Jan 2013 #50
Sorry Florida In the Nut Category You Are Behind Us kairos12 Jan 2013 #64
I'll see your Arpaio and raise you one Casey Anthony. russspeakeasy Jan 2013 #66
Look on the bright side! Protalker Jan 2013 #80
Some times it seems like it is. russspeakeasy Jan 2013 #87
If I were paying good money to go to Florida Atlantic University, I wouldn't want.. Tikki Jan 2013 #9
I'm a tenured professor. I am pretty sure I can be fired Doctor_J Jan 2013 #10
One of the main differences is that when someone in the teaching profession obtains tenure LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #41
Not too sure about that, kiva Jan 2013 #75
I don't think he is really a professor, was never hired Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #11
Where's his long form doctorate? randome Jan 2013 #12
I don't think he even exists. jeff47 Jan 2013 #42
conspiracy to push a conspiracy theory! Iris Jan 2013 #82
Good! WinkyDink Jan 2013 #14
Where is my tiniest violin so I can play him a weepy tune MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #15
Freedom of speech aside, this is not someone I would want to have teaching my chidren. jwirr Jan 2013 #16
It isn't a free-speech issue; the government is not considering revoking his tenure. Aristus Jan 2013 #21
Silber thought Zinn's stuff was way out there Recursion Jan 2013 #28
I think Zinn ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #35
It was a stalemate Recursion Jan 2013 #36
There's no freedom of speech issue Doctor_J Jan 2013 #63
That's not the probe I'd like him to face. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #17
The idea that a person like this is teaching at a university makes me sick. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #18
Good riddance, professor. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #19
Unlikely he will be fired. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #58
"Better to face a probe, than to face away from one." Robb Jan 2013 #20
LOL! tanyev Jan 2013 #70
Thanks. Robb Jan 2013 #74
hmmm, now why do I believe that the university isn't really saying anything to him? that this is niyad Jan 2013 #23
Well, yeah. Since he's insane. aquart Jan 2013 #24
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #25
A mental health evaluation would be an excellent start, and if he doesn't comply, RKP5637 Jan 2013 #26
I would say it makes him to fucking stupid to teach anyone. Marrah_G Jan 2013 #27
People pay a lot of money to be educated not told fantasies by some nut case. appleannie1 Jan 2013 #29
I hope he gets shit-canned and never teaches again. n/t RiffRandell Jan 2013 #34
I'm surprised Bjornsdotter Jan 2013 #39
goes back to my rule, never trust anybody with snooper2 Jan 2013 #40
Or women named Molly alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #43
Academic Freedom helps him somewhat, but he may have violated university policies aikoaiko Jan 2013 #44
Good obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #45
Well, he's nuts. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #46
Im doubting the existence of his diploma. DCBob Jan 2013 #51
He should be removed. Rider3 Jan 2013 #52
Of course Dpm12 Jan 2013 #53
Academic freedom does not mean freedom from scrutiny. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #55
Stop being hurtful and disruptive to the discussion, Check his "rap" sheet. RedCloud Jan 2013 #60
WE are being hurtful? Zoeisright Jan 2013 #72
good frylock Jan 2013 #61
They should ellie Jan 2013 #62
And well he should be. n/t easttexaslefty Jan 2013 #65
... I hope he does lose his job--he's an embarrassment, and shouldn't be teaching anybody! ReallyIAmAnOptimist Jan 2013 #73
What is wrong with some people these days? williamc1967txlib Jan 2013 #77
Now he feel what the poor elderly man who helped 6 children who came to his home and southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #79
The freedom to espouse ideas tolerable to the majority is no freedom at all. What's the use of HiPointDem Jan 2013 #84
And some on DU think no planes were there on 9/11 The Straight Story Jan 2013 #85
Should be facing a medical probe. n/t 2pooped2pop Jan 2013 #90
Dumbass needs his head examined. jsr Jan 2013 #91
excellent! ibegurpard Jan 2013 #92
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