WHEREAS, The tragedy of September 11, 2001, marked one of the darkest days in American history; and
WHEREAS, The terrorist attacks cost more than 3,000 innocent people their lives; and
WHEREAS, The pain of the families who lost loved ones in the September 11, 2001, attacks is immeasurable; and
WHEREAS, The healing process for those who lost a family member in the September 11, 2001, attacks is still ongoing; and
WHEREAS, It is important for the people of Colorado to aid in and support that healing process; and
WHEREAS, Professor Ward L. Churchill's essay, "Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens" related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, strikes an evil and inflammatory blow against America's healing process; and
WHEREAS, Professor Churchill's essay contains a number of statements and contentions that are deplorable and do not reflect the values of the people of the State of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Professor Churchill's essay, which claims that the victims at the World Trade Center were not innocent, states, "As for those in the World Trade Center, ... well, really, let's get a grip here, shall we? True enough, they were civilians of a sort. But Innocent, Gimme a break." And Professor Churchill goes on to compare the innocent victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks to Adolph Eichmann, the man who executed Hitler's plan to exterminate the Jews during World War II; and
WHEREAS, The sentiment of these statements strikes at the hearts of those who lost a loved one in the World Trade Center attack; and
WHEREAS, The victims at the World Trade Center were innocent in every sense of the word and should always be remembered as innocent victims of an unprovoked attack on America; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-fifth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
(1) That the General Assembly expresses its heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the September 11, 2001, tragedy and their families; and
(2) That the General Assembly commemorates the lives lost during the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to University of Colorado President Elizabeth Hoffman, the University of Colorado at Boulder Chancellor's office, the University of Colorado Board of Regents, and University of Colorado at Boulder Department of Ethics Chairman Ward L. Churchill.
WHEREAS, Ward L. Churchill is a flaming, evil psychopath of the most loathsome and dangerous sort, we move to cancel his membership in the human race and faculty parking space.
Personally, I hope he keeps his job and continues spewing his vile, verbal diahrehha. This would help continue the implosion of the Left as more and more people hear what is truly in the hearts of these people. The only people who would come to his aide are like minded people. Everyone else would want to keep their distance.
Who's stopping the bastard from speaking?
This kind of bastard loves the attention, negative or otherwise.
I was waiting for the CO legislature to take issue with the academic turd that is Ward Churchill.
"Maybe if his funding goes away, he will as well," said Rep. Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs."
Defund these left wing lunatic professors across the nation, and they will just fade away!
The silence from the Left is deafening.
Where's the "Free Speech" crowd on this?
Couple of questions:
1) Why dont they go ahead and defund all these so-called Ethnic Studies departments? They seem to be little more than a haven for people who hate this country and I dont want my tax dollars, through federal educational loans and grants to students, to pay for this kind of traitorus bile.
2) Would my kicking this guys keister if I ever meet him be considered a form of free speech (like burning the flag on the part of idiots) and if so, wouldnt it be protected by the Constitution as free speech?
3) Has the legislature ever heard of the term 'run on sentence'?
A day late and a dollar short, I would say.
Wouldn't that be hate speech? Doesn't Colorado have laws against hate speech?
I think it is time everyone gets a pass on free speech. Time to give Trent Lott, the late Strom Thurmund, this guy and anyone else who says something stupid.
The exception are people who are, have been, or aspire to power like POTUS, or other positions.
And now he has a state house resolution breathing down his neck. Good! It's high time this overpaid gangster got a pink slip.
Seems the longer the title, the less worth reading things are these days.
.....No one wants to infringe on Mr. Churchill's right to express himself. But we are not compelled to accept his pro-terrorist views at state taxpayer subsidy nor under the banner of the University of Colorado. Ward Churchill besmirches the University and the excellent teaching, writing and research of its faculty.Ideas have consequences, and words have meaning. If there is one lesson that we hope that all Coloradans take from this sad case - and especially our students - it is that civility and appropriate conduct are important. Mr. Churchill's views are not simply anti-American. They are at odds with simple decency, and antagonistic to the beliefs and conduct of civilized people around the world. His views are far outside the mainstream of civil discourse and useful academic work.
His resignation as chairman of the Ethnic Studies Department was a good first step. We hope that he will follow this step by resigning his position on the faculty of the University of Colorado.
This is the anti that I have been hearing about on the
Colorado radio station.
If Gunny Bob and the next program with Caldera are on tonight, there is little doubt that they will cover these latest news reports.
KOA 850.com I think, Bob will be on at 7 pm, Caldera at
10 pm, they have said you can listen on the computer.
If this is a sports night, they could be bumped.
Worse than Churchill's words, is on the sound tracks that Bob played last night, the crowd that was there, agreed with him.
It is ugly and I hope that it does shine the light on these so called teachers.
I say let Churchill keep flapping his lips. How many young people do you imagine became more conservative after hearing about Churchill's statements. When an ass is proving himself an ass, it's best to get out of his way and let him finish the job.