Petition in Support of Professor Ward Churchill's Right to Free Expression
Professor Ward Churchill, professor and former chair of the Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been the recent target of slanderous attacks by members of the Colorado legisla... continue reading »
"Waaaaahhhhh! The blasphemers and heretics are refusing to worship Ward! Waaaahhhh! It sucks being a DUmmie! Those FReepers always do this to us! Waaaahhhh!"
"Stop stealing our rights!"
"Hey, Ward's a real amateur. Why not announce plans to take classes to whatever memorial they build in NYC (bringing film crews!) and smear feces all over it! Anyone criticizing your plan you can call a nazi! Think of the Fame! Think of the fortune! Little"
"As a librarian and scholar I support intellectual freedom and defend academic freedom as necessary to the conduct of a democratic culture."
"It is not important whether I agree or disagree with what Mr. Churchill had to say, but do not believe that he should be penalized by the University for expressing his view in an opinion paper. I reaffirm my belief in the first amendment and urge the Univ"
"I just wish people would just read his paper and take his in context!"
"Churchill: "Stop making sense" ;-)"
"Being a Libertarian, I fiercely support the freedom of speech. Radical or not. Popular or not. I'm not saying that people shouldn't criticize him at all. People have the right to criticize him for his statements. He actually should be criticized for his i"
"alright i donated $500 to the DU and bush is still in the white house, what gives?"
"it is important that we remember that freedom is allowing views that we may not agree with to be voiced. not doing so is not being free"
"Though I may totally disagree with your words, I will defend to the death your right to say them......"
"Fear of words and ideas is the most dangerous phobia."
"I have difficulty understanding how UC-Boulder could even consider firing an academic for offering a public debate and keep a coach accused of facilitating the assault of young women."
"truth will out"