tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25691422.post114613794669809865..comments2023-09-26T02:04:22.793-07:00Comments on Aldon Nielsen blog: A DAY WITHOUT A DAVIDaldon nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149592761314695817noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25691422.post-1146488592550067702006-05-01T06:03:00.000-07:002006-05-01T06:03:00.000-07:00I saw the C-SPAN version of the speech (the REAL v...I saw the C-SPAN version of the speech (the REAL version since it was broadcast in real time!) and one thing omitted from the FRONTPAGE text was the Q & A period. <BR/><BR/>In it, Horowitz spoke about the History teacher in Colorado, Jay Bennish, who at that time was in danger of losing his job because a student had recorded some of his classroom comments and they had been played on right-wing talk radio prompting howls for the guy's scalp -- including from DAvid Horowitz.<BR/><BR/>At DUKE, Horowitz explicitly accused Bennish of having agreed with one of his favoriet whipping boys, Ward Churchill, that the victims on 9-11 "were not innocents ... they got what they deserved..." <BR/><BR/>Nowhere in Bennish's taped portiono of his class did he state that the victims on 9-11 "got what they deserved."<BR/><BR/>Two days later, at Western New England College in Springfield, Mass (where I teach) Horowitz again accused Bennish of doing a "Ward Churchill dance" but left out the "got what they deserved" part. <BR/><BR/>When I personally accused him of dishonestly conflating what Bennish said with what Churchill said, he said, "I've heard the tape and if I'm wrong, I've got $500 for you."<BR/><BR/>Lucky for him he hadn't made the accusation that he made at Duke or I'd be after him all over the country for that money.<BR/><BR/>Whereever he speaks, folks should ask him about the line, "they got what they deserved...." Ward Churchill was strongly criticized for a statement that seemed to say just that and it is gross for Horowitz to accuse this young teacher of being so insensitive when in fact he said nothing of the sort.<BR/><BR/>Mike Meeropol<BR/>Professor of Economics<BR/>Western New England College<BR/>Springfield, MAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25691422.post-1146235275288576312006-04-28T07:41:00.000-07:002006-04-28T07:41:00.000-07:00Just another example of his usual sloppiness which...Just another example of his usual sloppiness which is his general modus operandi when it comes to research and attacking higher ed. Appreciate the analysis—we picked up Heatstrings at Free Exchange on Campus (www.freeexchangeoncampus.org) where we have been covering Horowitz and his misinformation campaign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com