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Professor Who Belittled Believers Drops Bid To Head Up a Department
NY Sun ^ | June 8, 2005 | Jacob Gershman

Posted on 06/08/2005 6:38:30 AM PDT by veronica

A Brooklyn College professor who described religious people as "moral retards" said he is dropping his bid to become chairman of the department of sociology after the college's president expressed outrage over his views.

Timothy Shortell, an associate professor in the sociology department at the CUNY senior college, sent a bitter e-mail on Monday to several departmental heads saying he had decided to step down as chairman-elect and claiming he was a victim of a political attack.

Yesterday, the college's administration, led by the president, Christoph Kimmich, announced that Mr. Shortell declined the appointment but would be consulting on the future leadership of the department.

(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...


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KEYWORDS: academia; cuny; shortell; sociology
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1 posted on 06/08/2005 6:38:30 AM PDT by veronica
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To: veronica

Wow HE slanders people of faith AND HE'S the VICTIM. He's just lucky he didn't say this about Islamofascist.


2 posted on 06/08/2005 6:40:25 AM PDT by marty60
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To: veronica

So the bigot is now claiming to be a victim? What's he got against morals? For that matter, what's he got against the retarded? Seems like he's the fool to not have learned from this same kind of gaff by Al Gore and his "extra chromosome" slam.


3 posted on 06/08/2005 6:41:03 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: veronica
Timothy Shortell, an associate professor in the sociology department at the CUNY senior college, sent a bitter e-mail on Monday to several departmental heads saying he had decided to step down as chairman-elect and claiming he was a victim of a political attack.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Diddle widdums gots a boo-boo. does he...? :)

4 posted on 06/08/2005 6:44:25 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-G-d, PRO-LIFE..." -- FR founder Jim Robinson)
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To: veronica
That's me ol' alma mater for ya.

Thankfully, I didn't recognize any of the names, so I won't have to feel bad about anyone.

TS

5 posted on 06/08/2005 6:48:44 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
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6 posted on 06/08/2005 6:50:05 AM PDT by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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To: veronica

OMG someone tell Timmy that Tom Green called and wants his look back:

http://www.shortell.org/


7 posted on 06/08/2005 6:51:10 AM PDT by ruiner
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To: veronica

Sociology in higher education is just seriously f'd up.


8 posted on 06/08/2005 6:51:11 AM PDT by bkepley
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To: ruiner

Oh and from his site a quote, I don't think it gets anymore ironic than this folks:

"In a democracy it is necessary that people should learn to endure having their sentiments outraged.
-- Bertrand Russell"


9 posted on 06/08/2005 6:52:13 AM PDT by ruiner
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Timothy Shortell, an associate professor in the sociology department at the CUNY senior college, sent a bitter e-mail on Monday to several departmental heads saying he had decided to step down as chairman-elect and claiming he was a victim of a political attack.

The fact this guy is still employed after calling people such as Black Americans "Moral retards" is amazing.

10 posted on 06/08/2005 6:52:46 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
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To: veronica
claiming he was a victim of a political attack.

Yeah, he can make 'em, but he can't take 'em.

11 posted on 06/08/2005 6:54:46 AM PDT by LexBaird ("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats" --Jubal Harshaw (RA Heinlein))
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To: veronica

Another entry from the SOP of a lefty. Insult and attack others then claim victim when people take you to task for your original insults.


12 posted on 06/08/2005 7:00:43 AM PDT by Texas_Jarhead
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To: marty60

What bothers me here is that HE DROPPED HIS OWN BID for the job.

Apparently, the administrators of the school did not think it was a big enough deal to withdraw the offer.


13 posted on 06/08/2005 7:08:44 AM PDT by linkinpunk
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To: linkinpunk

This withdrawal MIGHT have been a "face saving" measure. In the corporate world, it would be like offering an employee the chance to resign, rather than firing him/her. I don't know, i'm just speculating. Maybe the administration pressured him to withdrawal, or else they WOULD have denied the request.


14 posted on 06/08/2005 7:11:36 AM PDT by rudy45
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To: veronica
Thank You LORD, for another answered prayer.
- your humble moral retard believer

15 posted on 06/08/2005 7:11:44 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (Excrementum Occurum)
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To: veronica
he had decided to step down as chairman-elect and claiming he was a victim of his own BIG MOUTH!!!
16 posted on 06/08/2005 7:13:16 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: veronica

Left wing bigot first defense when they are caught like this slime ball is to claim that they were/are the victim.

BS professor!

Welcome to the new America.

You have First Amendment rights to say what you want to.

Now there are consequences when you cross over to the darkside in a vicious attack.


17 posted on 06/08/2005 7:14:06 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (The MSM has been a WMD, Weapon of Mass Disinformation for the Rats for at least 5 decades.)
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To: rudy45

But he is still going to be a consultant.


18 posted on 06/08/2005 7:17:08 AM PDT by linkinpunk
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To: marty60

Last semester, I endured a class "taught" by someone who must have been his twin brother.


19 posted on 06/08/2005 7:17:16 AM PDT by DaughterofEve (Proverbs 3:5-6)
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I feel sorry for college "kids" these days. all they want is a good all around education to be productive members of society. Pay a fortune in tuition, and what do they get for their money. Ignorant,idiots for professors. SAD.


20 posted on 06/08/2005 8:02:06 AM PDT by marty60
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