Colo. Professor Investigated For Palin Assignment

[ginger1981 0]

Political indoctrination classes don't bother you as long as creationism doesn't doesn't come in a science class, ok. Could you explain why students should be forced to write about one-sided political views in an English class? There's no reason for it.

"A part-time English teacher at Metropolitan State College is under fire from conservatives after he allegedly told students to write essays critiquing Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The adjunct instructor, Andrew Hallam, has not been available for comment since one of his students went to a Denver TV station with an allegation that he bullied and harrassed conservative students.

"According to the conservative news website WorldNetDaily.com., Hallam assigned students to write about Palin, noting "her body language, facial expressions, the way she dressed, what she said and who she pointed out or talked about in her speech. How do these elements form a 'fairy tale' image about Sarah Palin as a person and as a politician that the Republican Party may wish its members and the American public to believe?"

Pretty deep thinking professor. Isn't this a little sexist?

The professor came to his sense after enough people complained and I have no problems with politics in English classes just one-sided political messages.

"After consideration, he broadened it at the next class on Tuesday to allow students to write about Barack Obama, Joe Biden and John McCain, she said."

http://www.denverpost.com/nationalpolitics/ci_10502315http://www.denverpost.com/nationalpolitics/ci_10502315

1) World Net Daily is hardly a reliable source for information. They make Fox News look like they are actually fair and unbiased.

2) What other sources do you have other than what the Denver Post extracted from the TV station and from the World Net Daily? Do we have any comments from the professors and students other than Jana Barber? Did she provide a syllabus or a document handed out by the professor outlining the assignment? As far as it you can tell from this Denver Post article this is all purely "hearsay."

My liberal education taught me to go over information with a critical eye. I had professors on the far left and the far right and I'm glad I did as I was exposed to many different thoughts and opinions. Maybe we should ask the question of why aren't there more conservative professors...or why do conservatives tend not to want to teach at university level?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

When I disagree with you - I disagree with you, I do so directly, referencing your posts directly.

A majority of your posts are spent disagreeing with people rather than discussing the topic. You also have a knack of letting things slide when someone you like and is like-minded with you says something. Yet try to catch others out who use the same choice of words yet have opposing views and opinions to your own. And consequently start throwing out ####### like you are stereotyping.

You do remember the #6 acme rules of forum posting...

Well that's your perception. Safe to say it isn't mine

And I don't see why disagreeing with people is such a problem for you.

But Kaydee is stereotyping - I don't have to look very far into his post history to see the rampant generalizations about "liberal types". Just as you stereotyped the other day - and tried to justify it with "herd mentality".

You do remember the #6 acme rules of forum posting...

You mean where you state the obvious, as though in doing so you make some profound point?

I rebut your arguments. So the f*** what?

[ginger1981 0]

As someone from Redneck Central I can assure you it isn't and people will quite proudly call themselves RN...heck I even remember a huge hit song by Gretchen Wilson not that long ago titled "Redneck Woman."

exactly

redneck is a derogatory term used describe hillbilly white folks...so yes it is racist. by your logic the N word isn't racist coz some proudly call themselves it & there are many 'hit songs' w/ people calling themselves the N word. one of my all time fav hip-hop groups N.W.A. comes to mind.

You are right to a degree. However there is no historical context of the word as purely derogotive name... you can argue that the "N" word when used has a helluva lot more venom that I suppose we should now call it the "RN" word.

[Heracles 417]

Well that's your perception. Safe to say it isn't mine

And I don't see why disagreeing with people is such a problem for you.

But Kaydee is stereotyping - I don't have to look very far into his post history to see the rampant generalizations about "liberal types". Just as you stereotyped the other day - and tried to justify it with "herd mentality".

The problem I have is that you camp out in this forum, with obviously nothing better to do, looking for people's posts to rebut and attack.

Edited September 19, 2008 by Aficionado

[IAMX 3,055]

Well that's your perception. Safe to say it isn't mine

And I don't see why disagreeing with people is such a problem for you.

But Kaydee is stereotyping - I don't have to look very far into his post history to see the rampant generalizations about "liberal types". Just as you stereotyped the other day - and tried to justify it with "herd mentality".

The problem I have is that you camp out in this forum looking for people's posts to rebut and attack.

Who died and made you forum police? Get over it. Debate is debate.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Well that's your perception. Safe to say it isn't mine

And I don't see why disagreeing with people is such a problem for you.

But Kaydee is stereotyping - I don't have to look very far into his post history to see the rampant generalizations about "liberal types". Just as you stereotyped the other day - and tried to justify it with "herd mentality".

The problem I have is that you camp out in this forum, with obviously nothing better to do, looking for people's posts to rebut and attack.

OK. So what?

[rocks 494]

Islam is a religion, moron, not a race.

There are white Muslims you know.

lol really? i never knew that, i've never been allowed outside before

Maybe alien hacked into your account and wrote this ####### himself.

of course its not racist for people to spread rumours that obama is a muslim?

The above must have been insinuating something else then.

playing into peoples racist fears is ok then? that is all i meant, i didn't mean that it directly equalled that, nothing is that black and white

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Well that's your perception. Safe to say it isn't mine

And I don't see why disagreeing with people is such a problem for you.

But Kaydee is stereotyping - I don't have to look very far into his post history to see the rampant generalizations about "liberal types". Just as you stereotyped the other day - and tried to justify it with "herd mentality".

The problem I have is that you camp out in this forum looking for people's posts to rebut and attack.

Who died and made you forum police? Get over it. Debate is debate.

BY needs to side with moronic agitators like Kaydee to make the case for how hard done by he is.

[Heracles 417]

BY needs to side with moronic agitators like Kaydee to make the case for how hard done by he is.

No I just like to catch out people with double standards. As well as disingenuous posters whose only mission is to harass others with differing views. Makes sense though considering you don't have a problem with harassment, which you pretty much stated earlier.

AKA Trolling and having no life. Your clone SVRT seems to be moving up in the ranks quite quickly. May even overtake you.

Edited September 19, 2008 by Aficionado

[Peikko 1,575]

Harry Targ was the best professor I ever had. Maybe he is a communist? Who cares! His intro to American Foreign Policy was the best course I took at Purdue. I still own the textbook (written by Stephen Ambrose)

Young impressionable minds are easy to shape, no? No doubt if the guy had been a Nazi would liked the guy, too. I don't mind if the guy is a hard-core left wing nut but he better not punish students for asking questions or downgrading them. I've had some fun with leftist professors in my day but a lot of students just buy whatever the professors sells because students are empty vessels for the most part.

Alien, you are a first class #######. I will not defend a position I don't hold, not for you, not for anyone. However, I will continue to lambast stereotypical 'hatred' posts as long as I see fit. Stick that up your jacksee and enjoy!

If you didn't hold that position it shouldn't bother you. You've blown a gasket or something and brain matter is leaking out your ears and possibly other orifices. If you think my post is a hate post you are daft. Having you stick something in my bum won't convince me that you aren't anytihing other than another Internet hot head spoiliing for a fight.

Internet hothead? I just about split my librul, tree hugging, lesbian poodle sides reading that post.

[IAMX 3,055]

AKA Trolling and having no life. Your clone SVRT seems to be moving up in the ranks quite quickly. May even overtake you.

Teapot? Your kettle is calling.

[Heracles 417]

Internet hothead? I just about split my librul, tree hugging, lesbian poodle sides reading that post.

If only wit equated to success or intelligence. You would be worth billions.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

What do you expect Kaydee? That's the librul education system. It's about time we closed all these elitist schools and threw the elitist professor scum out on the streets where they belong...

word.

[Peikko 1,575]

Internet hothead? I just about split my librul, tree hugging, lesbian poodle sides reading that post.

If only wit equated to success or intelligence. You would be worth billions.

Oh my, if only? I'd love to be such a straight up honest to goodness billionaire like youself but I'm plum stupid, just have my humour to keep me going. Boy oh boy, I'm so glad you put my feet back down on the ground BY, thank you so much.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

BY needs to side with moronic agitators like Kaydee to make the case for how hard done by he is.

No I just like to catch out people with double standards. As well as disingenuous posters whose only mission is to harass others with differing views. Makes sense though considering you don't have a problem with harassment, which you pretty much stated earlier.

AKA Trolling and having no life. Your clone SVRT seems to be moving up in the ranks quite quickly. May even overtake you.

I don't stereotype. You do. Kaydee does.

In order for you to justify that or deflect the criticism - you need to make out that I'm no better than you. Seems pretty clear to me what you're doing here.

Of course - you aren't exactly the poster boy for people of "differing views", there are plenty of people I've disagreed with that I don't have an issue with. My problem is, as I said, with the stereotyping - which is apparent in this thread - along with the provocative implication that as a "stereotypical liberal" I'm somehow obligated to defend positions that I didn't hold in the first place.

Edited September 19, 2008 by Paul Daniels