UCLA Professor Praises Zimbabwe's Dictator Robert Mugabe

Cinnamon Stillwell's Blog ^ | 4/30/8 | Cinnamon STillwell

[SmithL]

As further evidence of the not-so-great minds inhabiting higher education, political science professor and director of the UCLA Globalization Research Center on Africa, Edmond J. Keller, recently made the following statement about Zimbabwe's destructive dictator, Robert Mugabe:

Mugabe has tried to start programs that would increase indigenous business opportunities, but the high inflation rate, the worthless Zimbabwe currency; and a vibrant civil society which has become anti-government make it impossible for him to hold on to power.

That's funny, last I checked, Mugabe had been in power for 28 years. And he's been destroying the country (once labeled the "bread basket of Africa" and now mired in poverty and tyranny) ever since.

Indeed, Keller's commentary brings to mind Sen. Patty Murray's (D-Wash.) ludicrous remarks in 2002 praising terrorist leader Osama bin Laden for allegedly "building day care" and "health care facilities." It's the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" syndrome, and it's rampant on the left. Siding with America or the West, however appropriate in some cases, must be avoided at all costs.

Considering that Keller made his statement to The Final Call, the "official communications organ" of the Nation of Islam, which titles the article in question, "West demands regime change for Zimbabwe," it begins to make sense. Not to mention that Keller's specialties include "Afro-Marxist regimes." Too bad it's the African people who are being oppressed by their, er, great leaders.

But I'm sure Zimbabwe's Movement for Democracy leader, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, appreciates the support from his "brothas" in revolution.

[SmithL]

Your tax dollars at work

[ken21]

roflmao!

[SmithL]

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[The KG9 Kid]

We need to clean out academia.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I can’t even conceive of how far beyond stupid one would have to be to make these statements. I just can’t stretch that far.

Mugabe should have been taken out with a few 500 lb bombs years ago. There are few people alive today who have inflicted as much total misery.

[Jeff Head]

Mugabe has been ruining that nation for over 25 years. The prof need look no further than that for reasons why.

What the liberal centers of higher education turn out and then incestiously tenure is simply sickening.

Of course...this prof would probably be in line behind our own, potentially home grown Mugabe, Obama who is Hussein.

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH - BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY AND OBAMA'S CHURCH

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH - OBAMA'S CIRCLE OF FRIENDS AND SUPPORT

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH - BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

[wideawake]

Indeed, Keller's commentary brings to mind Sen. Patty Murray's (D-Wash.) ludicrous remarks in 2002 praising terrorist leader Osama bin Laden for allegedly "building day care" and "health care facilities."

The day after she said that, I called her office and asked them for specific locations and data on the bin Laden daycare centers.

The intern on the other end of the phone flipped out. It was hilarious.

[2banana]

Lemmie guess - this professor hates whitey...

[NormsRevenge]

The lunacy of the left never fails to astound..

[theDentist]

Ed Keller, Dullard

[socialismisinsidious]

Mugabe has tried...

That's all that matters to the Loony Left...he tried and it doesn't matter that he failed miserably, it doesn't matter that people are starving, he tried to further the agenda and that's all that matters. To the Loony Left trying is enough and failure only means enough of the policies that failed haven't been done and someone else is to blame.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

We need to clean out academia.

A good strong enema would be a decent start. Then follow up with a steam pressure washer...

[Always Right]

Typical liberal Democrat. They have no idea why their communist economic theories don’t work.

[dynachrome]

Another idiot for mugabe ping.

This guy has no brain in his racist head.

[Clive]

It takes a left wing academic to come up with this. To do so he had to reverse causality.

Mugabe caused the massive inflation.

It is like Al Gore's movie which reversed the causal relationship between atmospheric carbon dioxide and global temperature.

[blam]

Another AA idiot.

[GeronL]

those commie blinders continue to work well I see

[Dante3]

Not a prof I want to teach my children.

[VOA]

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