University of Louisville rescinds professor's contract

From The Louisville Patriot.

At issue is the following comment by Dr. John McTighe, lecturer in sociology:

It was the religious zealots who say they were voting on morals. I think we should all buy AK47's and shoot them all! That's what I would suggest, if it were allowed.

Funny that I missed that--but The Louisville Patriot didn't. The college got 1600 e-mails of protest. So finally an academic institution does something about it: they yank his contract. And then he complains that the columnist and publisher of the Patriot took his remarks out of context. Of course, context dropping is the favorite mode of attack--by liberals. Naturally they will accuse the other side of the same thing when their remarks become the issue.

The university is now "investigating," whatever that means. This professor actually ought to be fired--not just because of the off-the-cuff remarks, but also because of what those remarks represent. Which one of his students could possibly count on objectivity from him at grading time? Since he has expressed a willingness to shoot people, why would he stop at a little downgrading? Especially since that sort of thing goes on all the time.