Flight Pundit

When the (leftist) editors of the Denver Post call for Ward Churchill to be gone, we know Churchill’s time has come.

More than two years have passed since the waves of controversy first started lapping at Ward Churchill, the embattled University of Colorado professor. In that same time, other recognizable names tied to CU - Betsy Hoffman, Gary Barnett - have been relegated to history.

Yet Churchill remains.

That’s because the ethnic studies professor has been given the appropriate due process - and then some.

It’s never been easy to fire a tenured professor, which is good, but that time has come for Churchill.

The entire process is a waste of tax payers money. No where else do people get the opportunity to file grievances after grievance against the bosses, who have determined, many times, that you’re not a good employee. Colleges and universities are havens for the disgruntled and whacked out thinkers, the conspiracy theorists (AKA nutty professors) who pass off their own slanted imaginary ills as true fact.

“Professor Churchill’s conduct has clearly violated the University’s policies on academic freedom and is inimical to the University’s core academic mission,” Brown wrote in a 10-page letter to Patricia Hayes, chairwoman of CU’s governing Board of Regents. “The University cannot disregard allegations of serious research misconduct simply because the allegations were made against a professor whose comments have attracted a high degree of public attention.”

Churchill’s shoddy scholarship first came to light publicly after he gained notoriety for a controversial essay in which he likened some Sept. 11 victims to “little Eichmanns.”

Two very thorough peer reviews of his research and academic work found academic misconduct. The first investigatory group concluded that he intentionally falsified research, plagiarized and ghost-wrote articles that he later used as references to prop up his own research.

We had hoped Churchill would just go away after his disguise as a scholar was blown, but he has continued to appeal each ruling. CU’s committee on privilege and tenure recently split on whether to fire him. Two members advocated firing, but three supported suspension. However, the committee did agree that he engaged in research misconduct and that his conduct “falls below minimum standards of professional integrity.”

it should be noted that anyone who speaks the words Churchill did of the 9-11 victims WILL become a national embarrassment to the colleges and universities and other employers…and the scrutiny they receive will be well deserved. CU is no exception to this.
Free speech does come with responsibility…and sometimes this means one has to really consider what they wish to speak about. Ward Churchill made a decision, a choice. He didn’t like the reaction but he sure glowed in his hours of glory. The attention he got was very ego-fulfilling for him. Naturally people took an interest in his actual works, his writings and what not. That’s when people began to question the mans honesty…and integrity. People everywhere recognized the outright lies of Churchill’s works. This wasn’t and isn’t about free speech.

Ward Churchill just needs to go. To move on and suck his feathers and find some peace in a different environment. He does not need to continue to indoctrinate our youth with his brand of history. Now the governor of Colorado has even said it’s time for the fake Indian to go, too.

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