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GopperStopper2680

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21. “I am outraged that any professor would demean a student in this fashion"
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 04:53 PM
Mar 2012

That remark is a good starting place, but it then begs the question "What are you going to do about it?" I say it's time to write this man a pink slip. If this were a middle or high school the man would be lucky to find a job as a substitute in a week's time. But since it's a college, the opionions will likely be something like 'well college students are adults-they should know how to take things like that or 'well, they already paid their tuition so it doesn't matter.'
It is bad enough that a so called professional would make a slanderous and scandalizing statement about any individual student in the halls of higher education. But of course there's a bigger and more sweeping threat here-the threat that this is going to set a precident that it's ok for people in places of authority to slander, lible, or defame others at will. If something isn't done we could see a rash of this kind of behavior all across America. There was a time when this kind of thing from entities like Rush Limberger or this other 'teacher' personage would secure an instant pink slip and the message 'you'll never work in the () business in this town again!' Now it just seems to make for good ratings.
Let's all hope that this prick at least taught somebody what is not acceptable in a place of education.

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Voted for Bush ProSense Mar 2012 #1
They allow this person to teach? Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #3
His PhD is from Chicago in mathematics bbgrunt Mar 2012 #5
That's ProSense Mar 2012 #9
He thinks not outsourcing jobs is the same as racism?? SwissTony Mar 2012 #11
Koch-funded professor? NJCher Mar 2012 #2
If zero studets sign up for his class won't the school dump him? sarcasmo Mar 2012 #6
They will drop the course mackattack Mar 2012 #14
Trouble with that is- GopperStopper2680 Mar 2012 #24
On a positive note Starcruiser Mar 2012 #28
Not just deep denial GopperStopper2680 Mar 2012 #23
The people in Freeper land are calling those students Obama-Hitlers. They hold a dignified protest appleannie1 Mar 2012 #4
who cares--consider the source SemperEadem Mar 2012 #17
That logic would make TeaPartiers just plain Hitlers caseymoz Mar 2012 #34
Rochester is quite a University town...lotta smart people here BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #7
My Alma Mater... PCIntern Mar 2012 #8
No professor should ever be fired regardless of politics... progress2k12nbynd Mar 2012 #10
I feel sorry for the person who has to handle his calls and email. Gore1FL Mar 2012 #12
Just another example of... AlbertCat Mar 2012 #13
silent protests are super creepy. I recall the silent protest of the UC davis chancellor Liberal_in_LA Mar 2012 #15
He said it to sell books SemperEadem Mar 2012 #16
and once again eyewall Mar 2012 #18
i can't how anyone who actually listened to Mr. Fluke speak noiretextatique Mar 2012 #20
GOPs see things the way they want to GopperStopper2680 Mar 2012 #22
He rates well as a professor, though. griloco Mar 2012 #19
Up until now that is..... Starcruiser Mar 2012 #29
What'll move him on... griloco Mar 2012 #30
“I am outraged that any professor would demean a student in this fashion" GopperStopper2680 Mar 2012 #21
"Now it just seems to make for good ratings"... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2012 #27
As a 60's participant marias23 Mar 2012 #25
Someone needs to ask the professor whether he read the transcripts JDPriestly Mar 2012 #26
Or he should watch the digest version. caseymoz Mar 2012 #36
Silly students don't understand university administration - there are MUCH more effective protests saras Mar 2012 #31
Landsburg is a noted advocate of outsourcing and cheap labor brentspeak Mar 2012 #32
See ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2012 #33
Considering that Rush also said . . . caseymoz Mar 2012 #37
The prof agrees women should earn contraception by making porn? caseymoz Mar 2012 #35
Spam deleted by ornotna (MIR Team) sdfwefwe Mar 2012 #38
I noticed all the GOP ignore the ovarian cyst that was another woman's problem & StarsInHerHair Mar 2012 #39
You know, there must be many who are resentful of the sexual liberation of patrice Mar 2012 #40
Mr. Landsburg sounds like a real slut to me! Quantess Mar 2012 #41
Here is part of Prof. Landsburg's blog post Mrs. Ted Nancy Mar 2012 #42
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