Boston College Prof. Quits over Rice Speech

Boston Globe ^ | 05/12/06 | Steve Almond

[raccoonradio]

An open letter to William P. Leahy, SJ, president of Boston College.

I am writing to resign my post as an adjunct professor of English at Boston College.

I am doing so -- after five years at BC, and with tremendous regret -- as a direct result of your decision to invite Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to be the commencement speaker at this year's graduation.

Many members of the faculty and student body already have voiced their objection to the invitation, arguing that Rice's actions as secretary of state are inconsistent with the broader humanistic values of the university and the Catholic and Jesuit traditions from which those values derive.

But I am not writing this letter simply because of an objection to the war against Iraq. My concern is more fundamental. Simply put, Rice is a liar.

She has lied to the American people knowingly, repeatedly, often extravagantly over the past five years, in an effort to justify a pathologically misguided foreign policy.

[reagan_fanatic]

Something tells me the good Professor would have been slightly more mute in his objections had this been a member of a DEMOCRATIC administration.

Liberals are such childish pukes.

[Robe]

This guy certainly doesn't let FACTS get in the way of his opinion

[NAVY84]

Sounds like we should have sent Rumsfeld instead, Condi only got one. I bet Rummy could get 20 to 30 and maybe some heads would even explode.

[gunnedah]

This shows todays state of Academia. What happened to the notion of ideas and differing opinions. It seems to me our colleges are more about indoctrination and brainwashing. They are more Communist leaning and are not about education and individual thoughts. These type professors should be shipped to Russia or Iran where they would fit in well.

[Kokojmudd]

Dear Mr. Prof : Good riddence you commie pinko rat! Take your dog and pony show to pyongyang.

[raccoonradio]

I only heard a moment or so of it and I noticed this in the online version of the Globe...

[UncleSamUSA]

One down and 20,000 or so more left wing academic nut-jobs to go !!!!

[raccoonradio]

Would hope this gets talked about later today by Howie Carr.

[ladyjane]

Adjunct quits. No big deal.

Boston is loaded with unemployed English PhD's. BC probably already has 500 applicants for that job.

[NAVY84]

I think the boots and dominatrix outfit at the NATO meeting was particularly fetching, and nobody even noticed whether she lied or not.

[jigsaw]

Steve Almond

BC website: "Steve writes about chocolate and modern romantic disaster..."

[seanmerc]

Why, what did that poor door ever do to you? :-)

[Tokra]

One down - ten thousand to go.

[Hoodat]

My concern is more fundamental. Simply put, Rice is a liar

So, what was the lie?

[raccoonradio]

Almond quitting gives us Joy!

[paul51]

if he had any decency he would convince some of his colleges to go with him

[in hoc signo vinces]

"She has lied to the American people..." WTF? What exactly were those lies? I love when the sad lot that opposes the administration makes this wild arese claim. Because they say it, I guess it must be true.

Please, professor, detail them (Condi's lies) and support them with facts...not your groupthink arseclown rhetoric, please.

[Holicheese]

But if Bill Clintonm came to give the address, this @sshat would be in the front row because Bill Clinton never lied.

[Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness]

Mom is coming into town for my graduation. She'll be spending the morning at the IHOP on Soldier's Field Road. Now I need to decide where I'll be.

AMY O'MEARA Newton

Hey Amy, give Howie Carr's Chump Line a call. You may win some free meal coupons for Bickford's where you and mom can bitch over Belgian waffles.

[jpsb]

LOL, lot's of accuusation with very little to back them up. Too bad we can't send a 1000 Rices to 1000 Univercities. She seems to make the commies go ballistic. LOL, Way to go Rice!