Everybody knows that most college professors are left of center, and I have no problem with that as long as they're not using the classroom as a pulpit to impress their views on students or attack those that disagree with them. However, an adjunct English professor at Warren Community College in New Jersey did just that.
Rebecca Beach, a freshman at Warren, received a vicious email in response to her email to the faculty announcing the appearance of decorated Iraq war hero, Lt. Col. Scott Rutter, to speak on campus.
Professor John Daly emailed her back. Read the whole story and the professor's email in its entirety here.
Here are the gems he wrote to Rebecca:
"Your literature and signs in the entrance lobby look like fascist propaganda and is extremely offensive."
He continues on with a rant about the evils of capitalism, the war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, Exxon and racism. He continues with this treat:
"I will continue to expose your right-wing, anti-people politics until groups like yours won't dare show their face on a college campus."
He concludes:
"Real freedom will come when soldiers in Iraq turn their guns on their superiors and fight for just causes and for people's needs."
Before the school administration could decide how to handle the situation (which I hope was to fire him), he resigned. This man used his position of authority and power to try an intimidate her. This is not an issue of academic free speech being suppressed, but outright harrassment of a conservative student.
HT to Ace of Spades and Freedom Folks.
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