Posted on 06/08/2002 7:03:11 AM PDT by Love of Country
On January 10th, I received a registered letter from John Fry MD Dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. My contract at Wausau Family Practice was not to be renewed. My offense, I asked several questions of radical Islamists during a required lecture at the previous week. Lecture topics are always of a medically revelant nature; trauma, podiatry, fracture treatment etc,, However, our program director Kevin O'Connell allowed two new islamist interns two and a half hours of required lecture time to preach islam.
One of the muslims actually sang his prayers. He then went on to discribe "the Pillars of Islam" after two plus hours of this several people began get uncomfortable with the lecterers calls for jihad and militancy toward the United States. All my questions were theologic in nature. I was hoping to display for the audience the plagerism mohammed practiced in writing the koran by quoting the Holy Bible when relavant. At no time was any member of the audience disrespectful.
At the end of the talk the muslims true nature showed itself as raw paranoia. He said that soon all muslims would be interred "I've seen the pictures of prisons on the internet" He admitted tithing to Global Benevolence Foundation, sending money to the families of suicide bombers. "I know Mr. Haddad, he's being held prisoner"
I was content to dust off my feet and move on. I interviewed and was offered a position at Michigan State. Somehow word of my new position got back to the people at University of Wisconsin. They called up my new employer. I was informed that Michigan state no longer had a position for me. My wife cried for hours.
Another Christian physician was also told his position was closed. His offense like mine was to ask an innocuous question.
as if 9/11 wasn't a huge one ... NO kidding.
Wisconsin is an employment at will state. As far as I know, dismissal (unless you are a teacher or state or county employee) is very easy. I don't know about the State Medical College. I don't think the doctors or professors are actually employed by either the State or the University. That school has some other "quasi" status for their employees.
I can find out about this from a friend who holds a couple of posts there, but he is out of town for a week. I know that he works for himself, supplies his own medical insurance, etc., so I don't think those profs are under the umbrella that profs from the other colleges are. In other words, I don't think there are union protections.
Whatever -- this is a rotten deal for the doctor, but I believe that it can happen. Academic liberals can be vicious.
I tend to dismiss the story myself, but only because it sounds a bit outlandish and is one of those "friend of a friend" e-mails. I didn't think the grammar was all that bad for a scientist.
And please, FReepers, help him keep this thread active today! FWIW, he's provided me with personal contact information in case media decides to contact either of us for an interview. I BELIEVE THIS!
I also urge you to send emails to Fox News Network and anyone else you think might be interested in airing his story in the media. All he's asking for is a fair hearing. If this is a bogus story, he'll never get past the initial interview....
LET'S SHINE THE LIGHT ON THESE SOCIALIST COLLEGES! HERE'S A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPOSE THEM AND THEIR AGENDA!
http://www.foxnews.com/foxfan/contact.html
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WRITE NOW! Let's get this guy on the air!
WNSW-AM has fired Aaron Braunstein for "Arab bashing." The outspoken, ponytailed host of the morning show admitted to us that he had called Saudi "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal a pimp. Who is he to tell the President how to cut up Israel? How dare he insult Mayor Giuliani?" "I said it on Monday," Braunstein related, "and they called me in on Tuesday and said I was fired."
Bin Talal is the potentate who handed Giuliani a $10 million check for 9/11 relief — only to have Rudy hand it back to him after he criticized American policy. Braunstein, a Mayor Bloomberg supporter who is also the father of actress Natasha Lyonne, says he called the prince a pimp because "the Saudis are financing the Taliban." WNSW's general manager was not available for comment. link
Congressman Billybob
Congressman Billybob
From what I can see, this is all he's asking for.
Sue the bastards till they bleed. PLENTY of grounds here for that. I'm equally sure I don't have to point out what they are.
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