Churchill brouhaha echoes previous dissent at CU

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Not so long ago, Morris Judd was considered the most promising young faculty member in the CU philosophy department. He was at the top of his graduating class. Colorado had scored a coup by landing him.

Then came the McCarthy inquisitions in 1951, and one of the most shameful episodes in CU history.

Judd was interrogated by detectives. He refused to respond to their questions about his political views and those of others at the university. (He was a registered Democrat.)

A secret investigative report was prepared in which, among other spurious charges, an anonymous student said Judd had criticized the U.S. for its "imperialistic war in Korea."

Sound familiar?

Judd and 10 other CU staff members were fired.

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http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E53%257E2688722,00.html
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BTW - the Regents are not going to fire Churchill. It would be illiegal to fire him without "due process".

see:

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E61%257E2689074,00.html

[bobbieinok]

1. SCARY..in checking out some of the linked articles to the right, Churchill

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E53%257E2689334,00.html

is being attacked on all fronts....his Vietnam service, his claim to be part Indian, etc.......some of this does make him sound 'iffy'

BUT, the scary thing here is.....speak out publicly and YOU will be investigated, your past will be investigated, your family and ties will be investigated, and ANYTHING that is or can be spun to appear 'off' will come out.......all this investigation done NOT by the govt but by 'concerned citizen groups'........SO, are you SURE you want to publicly disagree with our great govt and its policies??????

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2. Yes - I see it as a movement to stifle dissent.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3046145


"They" loved (love) digging up dirt on MLK, too.