It’s a contest! Name the Goon!
When a law professor goes beyond the rhetoric of Ward Churchill into advocacy of assassination, a clearly criminal act, some feel it’s time for a performance appraisal by his employer.
(Feel free to go to Memeorandum to see who’s responded already)
I don’t mean to diminish the seriousness of this outrageous rhetoric on the part of Professor Reynolds. I think he’s crossed a very serious line. His dismissal of the Campos’ editorial may be the longest post he’s ever written, which in itself, indicates defensiveness, though it also indicates he’s way off-base:
He hurts his credibility up front by saying that Iran is not at war with us — when, in fact, it has been since 1979, with the deaths of many Americans, soldiers and otherwise, on its hands.
wtf is he talking about? The hostages went home. The only dead troops were because a helicopter malfunctioned (unless I’m forgetting some detail). And the embassy overthrow was done by radical college students, not Khomeini nor an actual government. More importantly Reagan was selling arms to Khomeini…. if we were at war with him, per Glenn, then that makes Reagan guilty of treason! (I think he should be directly asked if he thinks Reagan should have been executed for his treason)
So here is the contest:
1) Using your knowledge of The Sopranos or legendary real or fictional characters who are gangsters (Scarface, Lucky Luciano) or terrorists (Carlos the Jackal, Chemical Ali), create a name for law enforcement to know Glenn Reynolds by.
2) Submit each entry in a separate comment, between now and Friday.
3) The winner will be announced this weekend.
4) The prize will be a DVD of some standup material by the late, great humorist, Bill Hicks.
Addendum: The most thorough, important historical accounts of the reality about Iran come from Anonymous Liberal, plus the folks he/she links to. And Lindsay Beyerstein discusses what lies ahead.
February 20th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Why does everybody dis on Dr. Churchill? Because he ain’t all white?
I’ve read fourteen of his books (several are banned in The Fascist States of America), I don’t know how many essays, took classes from several of his proteges, and met him a couple of times. Married, house in the sububurbs, goes to church, pays taxes… doesn’t pursue the perverse pursuits Professor [snarl] Reynolds pursues - you know, like cock sucking and butt fucking. Probably does drugs too. Why the dis? Dr. Churchill has never called for the assassination of foreign nationals. White boy butt-fucker Reynolds has. Why the dis?
Amanda got herslf in another shitstorm a day or so ago posting of the cultural subservient phenomenon of women giving blow jobs. In our culture we don’t need women (or men) to get dow on their knees to do these things to validate our manhood. Or force ourselves in orifices unsuited - to validate our manhood. White boys do, and those of us less than white get dissed.
Wonder why we’re pissed?
February 20th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Are you sure you’re linking to the right post on Instapundit?
February 20th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
The Putzinator!
February 20th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Alon, I suspect Reynolds blog shifts links around. Perhaps it’s a glitch; perhaps he bloggers his links intentionally. This link works now. But if it doesn’t later, go to his main page and surf around for it.
(I also just changed it in the original post).
February 20th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
Thomas, I presume your examples are intended as satire, because the sexual references, otherwise, are demeaning to people.
Because of my familiarity your previous thoughtful commentaries, I feel confident you’re illustrating with parody.
I also agree that the critiques of Churchill are off-base. He poses things as uncomfortable possibilities and truths. He does not, to my knowledge, advocate murder and the brutalization of populations.
February 21st, 2007 at 10:35 am
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