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February 23, 2005
Ward Churchill confesses
Well now, this should be it for Ward Churchill at the University of Colorado. From his talk at the University of Hawaii Tuesday night (2-22-2005):
"Is he an Indian? Do we really care?" he said, quoting those he called his "white Republican" critics.
"Let's cut to the chase; I am not," he said.
Basically, Churchill makes this belated admission only after having his background drawn, quartered, and ground up for hamburger to feed the evil VRWC. Mmm, hamburger....
Leave aside anything else he's said, he lied on his resume in a particularly bad manner. He got his job as chairman of the CU Ethnic Studies Department on the representation that he was a Native American. This guy was a tasty treat for bloggers. He's just the kind of small fish that's easy picking for a blogger or smalltown reporter. Just track down a couple of generations of his geneology, and NOPE, no Injuns there.
It would seem that the University would have no reasonable choice except to fire him with extreme prejudice. If you tell a prospective employer that you worked at IBM, neglecting to explain that it was as part of the cleaning crew- that would be padding your resume. But a German Aryan dude pawning himself off as an Indian to become chairman of an Ethnic Studies department- Now that's taking it to a whole nother level.
The university bypassed numerous qualified applicants who really were Native Americans to hire this schmuck. They simply wouldn't have hired a plain old white guy for this job- nor, probably, should they.
What possible logical argument could be made for the university keeping him in his job? This revelation would seem to have to be understood to constitute the complete death of his entire professional position. Bereft of life, his professional reputation lies at peace. It is an ex-reputation.
On the plus side, he did make some effort at moderation in his anti-American rhetoric. He had caught the attention of the VRWC, blogger division, with his hateful and unsympathetic statements about America supposedly deserving 9/11. He had referred to the victims of 9/11 as "little Eichmanns."
Pulling back the reins a little, in Honolulu yesterday he clarified these remarks. He didn't mean everybody who got killed. Apparently only the actual businessmen are "little Eichmanns." The cleaning crew are not "little Eichmanns." That's much better.
However, I wish the professor would clarify a little clearer as to who was and was not an innocent victim. The major corporate executives are obviously "little Eichmanns." How far down the chain of command does that complicity extend? Are girls in the secretarial pool at the WTC "little Eichmanns"? Bank tellers? Are the security guards at the WTC "little Eichmanns"?
Enquiring minds want to know.
ADDENDUM: There's a correction from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Churchill did NOT actually admit that he's been lying about his supposed Indian ancestry. Sorry about that.
However, that does not change the fact that he does not have one discernible drop of Indian blood, no matter what he claims. He's been checked out about 11 dozen times, and the only thing Injun anywhere around him has been one stepmother.
Are we supposed to just continue taking his word for it in the face of verifiable facts? This guy's no more an Injun than I am. He majorly lied to get the job. He should be gone- and I'd say the same no matter what his political views.
Yup, the guy's a buttmunch, but you generally can't and shouldn't fire a tenured professor because you don't like his opinions- no matter how damned stupid. The legislature and the governor definitely have no place advocating such.
On the other hand, I'd think the benefactors would be drawing them purse strings closed TIGHT. His presence has also reportedly caused a steep drop in applicants for next year.
And I'd still like some clarification as to which 9/11 victims were and were not "little Eichmanns."
posted by Al at 2/23/2005 10:00:00 PM
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