Ward Churchill loses appeal of his firing

Denver Post ^ | 11/24/10 | Christopher Osher

[freespirited]

"All I can say is that it's a shame that in America some of our most cherished freedoms are in the hands of the politicians and bureaucrats in black robes to protect," Lane said.

All I can say is that it's a shame some of our most precious minds were ever in a classroom with Fraud Churchill.

[coloradan]

[The decision that upheld his firing] shared enough characteristics with the judicial process to warrant absolute immunity from liability

Does anyone else find this statement really creepy? Sort of presuming that, well of course, nothing judges ever do should bring liability? (Like let out repeat violent felons, for the umpteenth time?)

[Jeff Winston]

What a shame.

I have some lawn work he can do.

[BobL]

“Does anyone else find this statement really creepy? Sort of presuming that, well of course, nothing judges ever do should bring liability? (Like let out repeat violent felons, for the umpteenth time?)”

You pretty much have to operate that way. Look at it this way, what if a judge locked up an innocent guy for 20 years - they couldn’t win? The key is to have accountability - make them stand for election (I don’t know if they do that in CO, but they should), then they can answer.

[shield]

I’ve always wondered if he changed his last name to Churchill....to fool the masses....to make them think, he was related to the man that saved the world from Nazism.

[ponygirl]

Chief Sh*tting Bull rides again.

[coloradan]

Juries find guilt in such cases. But juries don’t let violent felons out for the umpteenth time.

[Da Coyote]

Ward, given your intellectual achievement, your moral integrity, and your creativity...you belong in a position which reflects your IQ.

The West Wing.

Join the rest of the idiots who actually think their paper degrees, simpleton jobs, and general felonies mean something to those of us who actually do real work.

[BigCinBigD]

Maybe he can get a job standing outside a cigar store. Like the other fake Indians.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

[kingu]

I would hope that somewhere along the line, this whole thing is bankrupting Ward Churchill, and that his lawyer will be losing out on this nice big juicy payout he's probably been promised if he wins...

Not that I'd believe Ward if he told me the sun was shining outside... I'd still take a look, and maybe another from another position, just in case he's trying to pull a fast one.

[BobL]

Yea - I know, bad analogy...but even so, I want accountability, rather than lawsuits (kinda like the Supreme Court judges in Iowa looking for looking for a law firm to employ them).

[jakerobins]

Awwwwwww....That’s a darn shame..Now he will have to find a REAL job. Something besides indoctrinating the yutes...

[mowowie]

Wow, I’m really busted up over this news....

[South Dakota]

“Chief Sh*tting Bull rides again.”

That’s what Banks and Means said to him at the second Wounded Knee` incident

[A.A. Cunningham]

Two phoney Indians; Espera Oscar de Corti and Ward Churchill

[coloradan]

I dunno, if someone is killed because a judge let a repeat murderer out, again, having him merely lose office isn’t much in the way of accountability. When private citizens do things like that, they can get criminal charges, such as negligence or reckless endangerment. That’s not a lawsuit, either. But the judges claim absolute immunity.

[BobL]

I hear you, but we have Huckabee running for president, and still some people defending him (i.e., blame the bad guy and give Huck a pass). We need to get our own conservative house in order before we start preaching about liberals.

[Postman]

The good news just keeps on coming!!!

[mohresearcher]

I sure hope that the 9th Circus Court of Appeals doesn’t overturn this decision. It would be nice is this clown just goes away and stays away.