Posted on 02/23/2005 11:36:36 PM PST by GeronL
Edited on 02/23/2005 11:59:22 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Churchill did address the issue of his ethnicity, admitting that he is not Native American.
"Is he an Indian? Do we really care?" he said, quoting those he called his "white Republican" critics.
"Let's cut to the chase; I am not," he said.
His pedigree is "not important," Churchill said: "The issue is the substance of what is said."
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Churchill misquoted in article on UH speech
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin, incorrectly quoted University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill as admitting that he was not American Indian.
The story about Churchill's Tuesday night speech at the University of Hawaii-Manoa said the professor noted that his "white Republican" critics were asking, "Is he an Indian? Do we really care?"
"Let's cut to the chase, I'm not," the quote in yesterday's paper continued.
But a review of video and audio tapes of the speech shows that Churchill actually said: "Is he an Indian?
"We really care. We're trying to protect the rights of Indians to divine for themselves, say, this circle of flies in the form of white reporters circling a manure pile like it's of all consequential importance. "Cut to the chase on that."
Churchill went on to say that he is an associate member of the Keetoowah tribe and that associates are enrolled in the band after their genealogy has been vetted by the enrollment office. He said that he is less than one-quarter Indian, so he does not qualify to be a full member.
The issue of whether Churchill has Indian blood is part of the national debate over the controversial professor who gained notoriety for comparing some Sept. 11, 2001, victims to Nazis.
The problem is that Churchill put Native American/Indian as his claimed ethnicity on his employment application. That admission by itself could be fatal.
Yup, they fire regular people for less.
I need to do a better searching job then,
lol
I'd direct you to the thread if I could but I didn't post to it.
I just noticed at the Star Bulletin link that they have now issued a correction that he did not say that he was not an Indian. This guy is sure making hay of all the publicity he is getting.
Moderator, the Star-Bulletin now denies he said what they said he said, they even quoted him... so I guess you can pull this mis-labeled thread or add {redacted, now says he didn't say it}
bump
The man is a liar, among other things. I don't believe that tenure rules protect anyone from the consequences of lying on a job application.
Ahh yes, the substance. It's fine that he lied then, right? No big deal there. Because what's important is that at least he still supports international terrorism.
Oh wait...
"Churchill went on to say that he is an associate member of the Keetoowah tribe and that associates are enrolled in the band after their genealogy has been vetted by the enrollment office. He said that he is less than one-quarter Indian, so he does not qualify to be a full member."
Whether he said it or not, he's not an American Indian. Someone has traced his ancestry back to Europe on every lineage.
Ward Churchill is a fraud and an effete poseur, pure and simple.
His was vetted and they could not find anything to show him as Indian, but then again, after he got that card they never heard from him again.
I believe this to be a bald-faced lie. The Keetoowah tribe has denied that Churchill is a member of the tribe in any way shape or form.
Not only that, but I have seen the reference to a researcher in Wisconsin who has traced Ward Churchills ancestry. Ward Churchill is himself a "colonial". The man is driven by self-contempt.
DNA tests for this Kerry-Kombat-Klone liar
US taxpayers are financing this Commie scummy fakeroo America-hater
i'm less then one-quarter Indian too. (slightly closer to 0, but why should that make a difference) what do i get?
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