Meet the journalism professor who says NRA members are treasonous, should be executed

dailycaller.com ^ | 6-3-2013 | Eric Owens

[servo1969]

In a bizarre op-ed in The Charleston Gazette last week, journalism professor Christopher Swindell argued that the National Rifle Association “advocates armed rebellion against the duly elected government of the United States of America.”

Stirring words, to be sure, but Swindell was hardly done — not even close. He also said that the NRA is guilty of “treason” “worthy of the firing squad.”

“To support the new NRA president’s agenda of arming the populace for confrontation with the government is bloody treason,” Swindell charged in his wacky essay.

After briefly playing the race card and alluding to the Civil War, the professor suggested that the actions of Americans who belong to the NRA would be met with “an M1A Abrams tank, supported by an F22 Raptor squadron with Hellfire missiles.”

Swindell also managed to insult the people of the most populous of the Greek islands when he described opinions he doesn’t like as “knuckle-dragging Cretan talk.” Presumably, the fancypants professor was reaching for the word “cretin.”

Swindell is an associate professor of broadcast journalism at public, taxpayer-funded Marshall University. According to the school’s website, he has expertise in many areas including television news, media pop culture and automotive journalism.

The LinkedIn page that appears to belong to Swindell says that he was previously an instructor at the University of Kentucky. It also says that he had been a reporter at Lexington, Kentucky CBS-affiliate WKYT-TV for 12 years and a reporter at Hazard, Kentucky CBS-affiliate WYMT-TV for two years.

The Facebook page that appears to belong to Swindell was last updated on December 3, 2012.

“I’m back long enough to say goodbye,” the posting reads. “Facebook is not good for me. Before I checked out there, I was mad at everyone with the label republican [sic]. Now my anger is directed at John Boehner specifically.”

On October 26, Swindell said he called someone from Lexington “a racist” and charged that “Sarah Palin just proved she was a racist.”

On October 24, Swindell — a white male by all outward appearances — said, “White men are trying to tell women to go back to the kitchen and have babies. And married white women are letting them get away with it.”

Swindell’s Facebook likes include Harry Reid, LOLGOP, The Rachel Maddow Show, Left Action, Maya Angelou, Starbucks and, of course, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

The Marshall professor also appears to have a YouTube channel containing three videos, where he opines on current events in front of an unkempt bookshelf.

One video is a tirade in favor of natural gas from West Virginia.

Another video is a diatribe calling for more college graduates in the state of West Virginia. In this video, Swindell calls the state a “national laughingstock.”

The third YouTube rant, dated Feb 15, 2011, concerns the contentious state of American politics. In this video, Swindell promised to “stop with the accusations and the name-calling.”

[servo1969]

I posted about this Communist jackass yesterday.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3026451/posts
Oh, and when I say Communist, that's not hyperbole. His own students have confirmed it repeatedly over the years.

I'm pleased to see more reporting on this jerk. I want the heat to be applied his employer, Marshall University, even though I feel certain they know exactly what his views are and share most of them.

Like I posted before:

Here’s some reviews from Ratemyprofessor. All of these were posted BEFORE this article was published.

8/28/06 - He’s ADHD and sprays when he talks so sit 5-10 feet out of range. He is good with names and faces and has a quick tongue so don’t try to piss him off.

11/1/06 - He’s quick-witted, all over the place, likes to summarize his lecture before he lectures, while he lectures, and after his lecture. Very thorough, but allows us to know too much about his planning for course content. Mostly, he’s great though.

1/2/07 - Despite being a communist, Chris is an awesome professor. His ability to outline what you need to take away from his course and his willingness to understand your point of view as a student is refreshing and impressive. If you have a chance to take him as a professor take it!

2/7/07 - Excellent professor! Very clear about requirements for his classes. Presents material effectively. Genuinely cares about students. Very intelligent and hilarious! You’ll hear a lot about his political views, but he makes class interesting. Great all-around guy!

9/5/07 - Dr. Swindell is cool. He is kinda crazy and a communist but whatever. He likes to make jokes and doesn’t care if you crack jokes too. I made jokes at his expense and he complemented my wit. If you can get in his class, GET IN!

11/23/10 - Pretty full of himself and thinks his material is more demanding than what it is. He genuinely cares about his students though. Look for the lesson in between the bouts of political ranting.

1/14/13 - He’s an excellent professor. He isn’t always totally clear and has his days where it seems he’s gone off the deep end, but he really does care and will do anything in his power to help you.

Journolism... with a side order of F-ING COMMUNISM! Isn’t that delightful?

Listen to what this moron posted on his Facebook page awhile back...

"Dear FB friends, I am normally an optimistic person. But, I fear default may be the undoing of these Great United States. Think about something for me. Let's organize a march on Washington where we all as a people demand the immediate resignations of all parties involved. I mean throw the entire lot out. Make it 1 million strong. Start w/ the 80 Tea Party blatherers but don't stop there. Throw them all out. Then prosecute them for hurting me ... and hurting you. Then hang them from the nearest tree in their home state. My Congress is worthy of nothing but death. After a fair and speedy trial."

He advocates killing people who oppose his political views! He's a COMMUNIST! His own students (who generally seem like him) have attested to that fact!

[proxy_user]

Er, professor, if you’re going to do shooting, won’t you need some guns?

[Savage Beast]

If the information in the article is correct, it seems that Swindell needs a rest.

[skeeter]

According to the comments the students apparently like him because he's easy.

I had guys like this in college - class was a cakewalk as long as you were able to sit through their daily leftist rants.

[PLD]

We are members of the NRA and proud of it you little twit..

[pax_et_bonum]

Pretty full of himself and thinks his material is more demanding than what it is.
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He’s arrogant and not as smart as he thinks he is.

The Achilles’ Heel of liberals.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Here’s the thing. The good professor’s cheese has obviously slid off his cracker. But ... why would a reputable newspaper publish the diatribe of a lunatic? That’s what I would like to know.

[theDentist]

Ever notice how the tolerant, compassionate examples of liberalism are the ones calling for violence and deaths for their political foes?

[PowderMonkey]

An aptly named, obnoxious fat kid screaming, “listen to me, and watch my videos!”

[Joe Brower]

It's amusing how so many of these fat, liberal turds who've never been in a fight in their life are always so quick to advocate violence. They know not of which they speak.

Looking at this chubby-faced putz, it's pretty apparent he couldn't beat his way out of a paper bag. Not that this would earn him any quarter.

[Da Coyote]

The term “professor” should be assigned only to true professionals...and therefore should not EVAH be assigned to anyone teaching journalism, social “science” of any kind, “studies” of any kind, and expecially political “science”.

Really.

Folks worked hard for their STEM degrees (where there are real answers requiring real computation and thought) and professorships, and rightly regard these light minded imbeciles to be not even worthy of contempt.

And this clown is a perfect example.

[Resolute Conservative]

In a perfect world it would be mouth breathers like this that get to come to my house to “arrest me”. It would be a good day.

[GOPJ]

1/2/07 - Despite being a communist, Chris is an awesome professor. His ability to outline what you need to take away from his course and his willingness to understand your point of view as a student is refreshing and impressive.

I suspect professor Christopher Swindell understands the point of view of liberal students because in his delusional mind he think he's 17 years old and eternally rebelling against his father. The guy's a load.

[I want the USA back]

He will rise rapidly within the ranks of the communist party - I mean democrat party.

[wastoute]

Ever notice how libturds like this ASSUME all those tanks and helicopters will be full of folks who will do their bidding?

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[pax_et_bonum]

Music to my ears.

:-)

[Obadiah]

Look at the comments and try to count the number of times the skulls full of mush implore that “he cares”.

All that counts anymore is, “he cares”. Obama is systematically destroying the country, but he cares, so whatever.

We are witnessing the female vote and all its “but he cares” trumps all destructiveness.

[Obadiah]

He preaches that gun owners and the NRA members should be executed, but “he cares” so it’s all good.

[Rummyfan]

Indeed. What does one have to do to get a PhD in journalism? In this day and age, anyone can be a journalist and I don't see why four years at Columbia U at a cost of $200K makes someone a better journalist than anyone else. I would say accuracy and credibiliy are the main requirements, but example-after-example in the lame-stream media even refutes that. Swindell seems to be another example of Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

[DTogo]

Professor needs to re-attend American History:

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.... But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."