CA's Churchill Response

Ok, so after the weekend, I have come to the following thoughts of the Ward Churchill piece:

1- I think America was partly to blame for 9-11. I think Dr. Fishman's example of what he collegue said after the attack illistrates my point. It seems that America is constantly into the world's business when obviously we should not be. Just my personal opinion there, but I won't go as far as Churchill and compare the American public to Nazi Germany. I think that is a little too far fetched.

2- Ward Churchill should not be fired. Let's see, if he had done this in Clemson, he would be fired. Thank goodness he lives in Colorado because the "mountain folk" from around the area would have killed him and of course the University would have fired him because he was not helping CU gain the all-mighty "Top 20" status with negative press. Churchill is lucky to live in America where free speech is protcted... good thing he didn't make these claims while living in a Nazi controlled Germany or he would be a goner.

3- This piece, like many people have noted, is from a larger work by Churchill. I bet some of the stuff he has written in "Chickens" has been taken out of context by the media and cynical readers like you and me who are looking and over analyzing his work. Or, he could have done this just to create a stir, to get people to think outside of the conservative box. Who knows... but what I do know is that the entire book must be read before I can draw any concrete decisions on the piece.

4- I saw little on the news about Churchill. Most of what I learned about Churchill had to come from outside research. So, it can't be that big of a deal if it's not scrolling across the screen of every major news station... or is it?

Just some thoughts... go free speech!