Ward Churchill @ UH 2night!

Admitted Al Quaida sympathizer Ward Churchill is speaking at UH tonight at 7pm.

I wont be there. I already had something planned for that time.

If I had less restraint, I would throw eggs, oranges, etc at him.

1) I worry that Churchill's speech at UH (likely 2 be covered by Fox News, talk radio, etc) will put Hawaii in a bad light. It might give middle America the impression that most of Hawaii loves Ward Churchill and they'll get the impression that Hawaii is anti-American due to its large presence of Asians and Polynesians.

The reality is that Churchill was invited by IMPORTED white radicals who are originally from the mainland U.S. At most universities, most of faculty got their advanced degrees elsewhere! This is a common practice at most universities that not that many people know about. (meaning, if you got a PhD from Harvard, you'll most likely get hired outside of Harvard)

This is why the average UH professor is a white person from the mainland. And being that many colleges are radical left feifdoms, the average UH prof in humanities and social sciences are white radical leftists who grew up in the mainland. It is they who invited Ward Churchill in the first place, not the average Asian/Polynesian resident of Hawaii.

Yes, some Hawaiian sovereignty activists sympathize with Churchill. But my experience with Native Hawaiians at UH is that most of them ARE NOT POLITICAL ACTIVISTS! In fact, one Hawaiian girl I knew said none of her realtives are involved in sovereignty movement or any political movement! (That might surprised some non-native Hawaiians here!)

It's just that the ones who make most of the noise (and get media coverage) are the extreme fanatics like Haunani-Kay Trask. The media loves to cover Trask due to her controversial statements. But too many non-Hawaiians get the impression that Trask gets the coverage for her popularity among Hawaiians, when reality is that media isn't interested in soft-spoken speakers, period. They want loudmouths like Trask, so they can fill in space in newspapers and TV time. Remember, the media's priority is newspaper sales and TV ratings!

2) Churchill's comments about tourists in Hawaii

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Feb/22/ln/ln23p.html

In a transcription of a speech Feb. 22, 2003, at the First Congregational Church of Oakland, Calif., Churchill was quoted as saying of Hawai'i: "There are just way too many tourists that go and visit. You want to do something constructive for indigenous Hawaiians? Stay home. And if you have to break their knee caps in order to get them to, do it."

Hey Churchill, Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it!

3) On Churchill's phony claim about being a Native American

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?c94f3fc8-0955-4341-9256-1baa1f464e9f

When asked by Hawaii Reporter in a Feb. 21, 2005, press conference if he is American Indian, Churchill became enraged by the question, said it was irrelevant and would not answer. When pressed by Hawaii Reporter and other media present on the American Indian issue, Churchill called the question "racist," and asked if President George W. Bush should have to confirm he is white. When KITV Reporter Denby Fawcett said to Churchill, "We'll take that as a 'no,'" Churchill lunged at Fawcett shouting "What did you say?" Fawcett said since he would not answer "yes" and confirm his heritage, he must not be American Indian. In a fury, Churchill stormed away from reporters, ending the press conference.

it was too funny to not be mentioned here!

4) Due to the Churchill idiocy, many ethnic studies departments have been on the defensive.

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E53%257E2722200,00.html?search=filter

There's nothing wrong in studying the history of ethnic groups, what they went through and what they have accomplished.

Unfortunately, too many ethnic study profs are Radical Leftists who care more about hating America than admiring the accomplishments of non-white Americans.

For a good read about immigrants, check out Micheal Barone's "New Americans". There you can learn about African Americans as well as European, Latino, and Asians immigrants, the obstacles they faced and what they accomplished.