Churchill Talk Back On
9News is reporting that a talk by University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill scheduled for tonight is back on. Churchill's speech had been cancelled yesterday due to security concerns.
Both student planners and Prof. Churchill reported death threats against them, according to university officials. "We met again with students who retracted their earlier reports of death threats and urged us to allow the event to go forward," said Ron Stump, CU Chancellor for Student Affairs. Earlier in the day, CU students, faculty and staff who support embattled professor Ward Churchill filed a motion to force the university to allow him to speak.
Comments
Submitted by James C. Hess (not verified) on Wed, 2005-02-09 06:40.
The Denver Post is a conservative paper? Riiight.
And I don't listen to Hugh Hewitt.
But thanks for the accusations.
Submitted by Steve P (not verified) on Tue, 2005-02-08 22:39.
Hey, James, smart guy...The Denver Post is a conservative paper, controlled by a conservative publisher. You need to stop listening to Hugh Hewiit and maybe you can learn to think for yourself.
Submitted by Jeralyn (not verified) on Tue, 2005-02-08 19:44.
CU capitulated only after groups including the American Indian Movement, students and faculty filed a lawsuit in federal court today.
Submitted by Daniel Brogan (not verified) on Tue, 2005-02-08 19:06.
James, I'm not sure why you think the media is so liberal, monolithic, and all-powerful. If that really were the case, John Kerry would be president and Democrats would control Congress.
More to the issue at hand, the media is hardly in agreement on Ward Churchill. I've said on this site that he should be fired. The most influential guys on the radio (Caplis, Silverman, and Rosen) have said the same thing. Others disagree. That seems healthy to me.
Submitted by James C. Hess (not verified) on Tue, 2005-02-08 18:46.
In the wake of the remarks by Ward Churchill several ugly truths have become apparent, with the ugliest being the double standard perpetuated by the news media: You know that if Churchill were a Conservative at CU, and had made the remarks he made, and the revelations about him had come out he would be gone from CU, from the employment of the State of Colorado, and would most likely be sitting in the Boulder County jail on fraud charges.
As it is the news media defends him by way of the First Amendment, which is not what this matter is about.
