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Mike S. Adams: McCarthyism at Marquette

Mike S. Adams, the professor I always wish I had, fires his loaded weapon—a big pen in the size and shape of a Howitzer Cannon—at a surprising target in his piece McCarthyism at Marquette

For those of you who don’t know Mike S. Adams—you should.  I’m constantly referring my readers to him.  He writes his column in the form of a letter or email (CC’d to us all—thanks Professor!), to his critics, enemies, students, college admins, or anyone else he feels deserves his scorn, oh and the attention of his considerable and growing public following. 

It’s hard to provide just a snippet of this one.  The letter starts out nicely enough, but then it takes a turn, to wit:

[…] In light of those statements, I have a few comments.

On January 31st, the College Republicans (CRs) accused you of violating your supposed commitment to academic freedom by suspending an approved “Support our Troops” table set up to benefit Adopt a Sniper, which, as you know, is an organization helping our troops in the Middle East. The CRs have accused you of confiscating signs and other materials they intended to use for the benefit.

I placed two calls to your administration in the last week seeking verification of these accusations. No one seems to take my calls seriously.

You have been quoted, Dean McCarthy, as saying that the CR benefit does not “comport to the University’s mission.” Your communications office (414.288.7445) has issued an official statement accusing the CRs of “having a cavalier attitude toward the taking of a human life.”

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