I'd say this guy is going to be fired. IMHO this is not so good, really. Political discourse shouldn't end this way.
The problem the guy faces is that his emails just weren't civil. No matter how he turns or twists or explains, his message was hostile and inappropriate for a teaching professional.
On the other hand, many of the responses to his situation that we see on this thread aren't all that civil, either. Some of those Frrerepublic posters probably are professionals as well. I'm sure that all of us have chosen to write messages that are more appropriate for our job situations than he has. .... But still.
I don't want any of us to lose jobs over this thing-- Daly or us Freepers. Civility is hard to teach when there is serious conflict and someone is getting hurt.
I do insist on civility in my educational community, though. I'd guess that Daly's college will, too.
Good comment -- and, yes, Freepers are sometimes just as guilty of 'inappropriateness' as DUers...hence my comment encouraging a POLITE note to the Warren mgmt regarding Mr Daly. Here's what I sent to President Austin (and Daly) several days ago:
Is it possible that the reported text of instructor John Daly's e-mail to Warren student Rebecca Beach is a forgery, or has been mis-represented in some way? I ask this question because I simply cannot believe that a faculty member would attempt to bully a student in such a manner, or that a faculty member would be so openly hostile to the expression of views with which he disagrees. Never mind the content of his e-mail, or what it says about Mr Daly's attitudes toward his country and those who have volunteered to serve in its military forces -- I'm simply aghast at the apparent intellectual thuggishness of its spirit.