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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I don't think anyone should ever lose their job for comments that don't present a clear or present danger that consitutes at least some reasonable sort of assault. IMHO, actions speak far louder than words.

It may just be the way I was raised, but for the life of me I can't understand how so many instances of radical but non threatening comments reach the national level of media. It's just a non-issue.

Yeah, professor Ward Churchill is probably some crazy conspiracy theorist, but then again, maybe hes just taking a perspective on things that we as Americans rarely take. Who knows? The point is, he hasn't done crap to endanger anyone around him, nor has he done anything illegal (or done anything at all for that matter), so I'm not sure why his job would be in jeporady.

For the record, I'm very happy Roger Goddell is cleaning up the league. But wouldn't you all be confused if he lumped Clinton Portis in with the Tank Johnson, PacMan Jones, Chris Henry group for something he (didn't) said, when his actions were a non issue?

Freedom of speach does not apply to the work place and the employer has the right to fire someone for what they have said while at work. Now if he was off campus and said this then I would agree that he should not be fired but that is not the case. The reason this reaches the national media is that there are people who are going after these institutions for allowing these radical left wingers from teaching this stuff to our children. Teaching is giving both sides to an issue then letting the students make an informed decision not just a one sided slanted view which the professor may hold. Now if at some point a professor may want to add something by saying "I believe" while on a subject then that should be ok but I still think that the employer still holds the right to fire someone for what they say while representing the school. I do have relative who is pretty consevative and he says it is so bad where he teaches that he would not dare to let the fact be known that he is a consevative. I asked him about standing up for his believe but he said at his age and a few years until he retires he not starting that battle.