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ASU Professor Uses Pat Tillman's Death to Promote Anti-War Agenda
http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=10457 | october 18, 2004 | Annette R. Hall

Posted on 10/21/2004 10:29:03 PM PDT by mcconnell

Dear President Crow and Director Sideman:

I was appalled to read about the 200 posters Arizona State University professor John Jota Leanos created and displayed on buildings in downtown Phoenix recently in order to promote his radical anti-war agenda: http://www.kvoa.com/global/story.asp?s=2408061&ClientType=Print.

His poster contained the likeness of Pat Tillman, who was killed serving our country in Afghanistan, and was emblazoned with the text, ''Flawed perceptions of myself, my country and the War on Terror resulted in the disastrous end to my life.''

Leanos' claim that this poster was a ''tribute'' to Tillman is the height of hypocrisy, and an egregious example of the worst kind of political dirty tricks. I cringe when I think that Leanos is a teacher in any setting, let alone an institution of ''higher learning.''

Professor Leanos is a kindred spirit to Michael Moore, who also stooped to debasing and misrepresenting the heroic sacrifices of our fighting soldiers, who are either dead or wounded, in order to perpetrate a radical antiwar agenda. Moore used the death of U.S. Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone to perpetrate his lies; Leanos did the same with Pat Tillman. Major Stone's mother called Moore a ''maggot that eats off the dead.'' Leanos is likewise engorging himself. Does he find the meal tasty?


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antiwar; gregorystone; iraq; kuwait; tillman
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The same idiot as Michael Moore who is also a maggot that eats off the dead. Maj. Gregory Stone killed in a tent grenade attack at Camp Pennsylvannia in Kuwait last year is my cousin.

Professor Leanos is a looney bin!

Semper Fi and all that.

1 posted on 10/21/2004 10:29:04 PM PDT by mcconnell
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To: mcconnell

University Tenure is BS.


2 posted on 10/21/2004 10:30:28 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: mcconnell

Reprehensible and exploitative.


3 posted on 10/21/2004 10:32:05 PM PDT by Ptarmigan (Proud rabbit hater and killer)
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Some of Tillman's old comrades should pay the professor a visit.


4 posted on 10/21/2004 10:32:16 PM PDT by CWOJackson
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If we ever have Civil War II, pansy leftist professors will be targets.


5 posted on 10/21/2004 10:32:46 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Dan Rather's got to go!)
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To: mcconnell

Mr. Leanos website

http://leanos.net/


6 posted on 10/21/2004 10:37:06 PM PDT by orangelobster
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To: Paleo Conservative

If we ever have Civil War II, pansy leftist professors will be targets.


Why do you think they want to outlaw guns?


7 posted on 10/21/2004 10:37:06 PM PDT by Just Lori (Before you can win the peace, you have to win the WAR!)
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To: mcconnell

I have several personal friends who played with Pat Tillman and I happen to know how to get in touch with Jake Plummer and others who loved Pat. I will be forwarding emails on this topic to them along with the home and work address of this professor.

I believe that it is time to these people that although the government should never censor free speech, that does not mean that free speech is not without consequences. A good @$$ beating might tell this person that their words have consequences.

In the old glory days of this country, this type of crap would be grounds for a dual and a bullet through the skull. I'll be civilized and settle for a few enormous men scaring the hell out of one pathetic human being.

Where was the abortionist when this guys mother got pregnant with this aomination.


8 posted on 10/21/2004 10:37:24 PM PDT by dannyboy72 (it's time to take on the media)
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sorry about the typos I was steaming mad...


9 posted on 10/21/2004 10:38:44 PM PDT by dannyboy72 (it's time to take on the media)
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To: mcconnell

I remember that attack. I'm very sorry for your loss.


10 posted on 10/21/2004 10:40:09 PM PDT by hipaatwo
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I actually go to Asu and have seen this sign. I told Leanos when I saw him to go blow himself up with his friend Micheal Moore if he loves the terrorists so much.


11 posted on 10/21/2004 10:49:42 PM PDT by tdice7
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Leanos' claim that this poster was a ''tribute'' to Tillman

Let him claim that. That way when Army Rangers kick the stuffing out of him, they can call it an attitude adjustment.

12 posted on 10/21/2004 11:01:56 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult ("I hate going to places like Austin and Dubuque to raise large sums of money. But I have to," Kerry)
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His poster contained the likeness of Pat Tillman, who was killed serving our country in Afghanistan, and was emblazoned with the text, ''Flawed perceptions of myself, my country and the War on Terror resulted in the disastrous end to my life.''

I'd like to see this mealy-mouthed maggot of a Leftist (Leanos) try to explain why Tillman volunteered for the War on Terror, then. Tillman joined the armed services and went into special forces of his own free will out of love for this country following 9/11. Sadly, he was killed in Afghanistan. (And I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this jackwit Leanos insists that Tillman was killed in Iraq.)

Criminy... Only a Leftist could doubt such selfless sacrifice. Since they don't possess that virtue, they don't think anyone else can.

13 posted on 10/21/2004 11:04:40 PM PDT by Prime Choice (The Leftists think they can tax us into "prosperity" and regulate us into "liberty.")
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"Some of Tillman's old comrades should pay the professor a visit."

They already know. Links below are some of their comments. The doofus sounds like he's one of those liberals who doesn't think freedom of speech is a two way street. I were the prof, I'd leave the country;

( Adult language warning )

http://www.armyranger.com/article.php?sid=261&mode=nested&order=0

http://www.armyranger.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=82632
14 posted on 10/21/2004 11:11:41 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult ("I hate going to places like Austin and Dubuque to raise large sums of money. But I have to," Kerry)
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I agree with your assessment; he should leave the country soon.


15 posted on 10/21/2004 11:14:35 PM PDT by CWOJackson
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To: dannyboy72
I believe that it is time to these people that although the government should never censor free speech, that does not mean that free speech is not without consequences. A good @$$ beating might tell this person that their words have consequences.

Remind them to press their brown shirts.

16 posted on 10/21/2004 11:21:49 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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Nothing is too reprehensible for a loony lefty.

This Morning a Army wife called into the Laura Ingram show, and told us that democrat campaign workers were calling the army base wives and saying "your husband is dead" then after a pause, they would say "this is the call you will get if Bush is re-elected for another 4 years".

These scum have no lower limit.
As for this "professor", (who is probably nothing more than a professional student, a know nothing, do nothing bum)I guess he thinks it's ok if someone puts words in your mouth. Hopefully someone will put some words in his mouth, and stomp them in with a good heal of a size 12 boot.


17 posted on 10/21/2004 11:43:54 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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As for this "professor", (who is probably nothing more than a professional student, a know nothing, do nothing bum)I guess he thinks it's ok if someone puts words in your mouth. Hopefully someone will put some words in his mouth, and stomp them in with a good heal of a size 12 boot.

As much as I despise what the prof. has done, I see no reason to advocate Brown Shirt tactics in response. He does more damage to his position by being free to express it than you or anyone else could do by hurting him (as satisfying as that may be).

"Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it." - Thomas Jefferson

18 posted on 10/21/2004 11:50:10 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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and should those friends make a call on the prof...he will reach for a gun...he does not own...and call on the police he surely disdains...for his protection. then he'll call for his mommy, who no doubt is embarrassed by him.


19 posted on 10/22/2004 12:00:34 AM PDT by John Robertson
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It's "artists" like this that give artists a bad name.


20 posted on 10/22/2004 12:48:31 AM PDT by L.N. Smithee (FR got Rather and CBS. Drudge got Halperin and ABC. Be afraid, Tom Brokaw -- be very afraid.)
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