H88 Comes to University of ILL

The News-Gazette has listed some events   that the University of Clout will be offering under its generously-named "Inclusive Illinois" Initiative, regarding the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Apart from the list having a rather one-sided nature to seriously be taken as "inclusive," there is another feature of note.

One of the guest lectures is Thavolia Glymph, described here as simply "an author. However, Glymph is also a member of the Duke University faculty . A look at her publication shows a large block of no publications between 2003 and 2008. This is unfair because it does not show a couple of very important publications in her position as a member of Duke during 2006. 

In addition to being a cosigner of the infamous "Group of 88" libellous, racially-motivated,  and politically-correct prejudgement statement  thanking protesters for making noise about what happened to "this young woman" (who is now awaiting trial for murder) and carrying signs saying "castrate" and "confess" during the now-notorious Duke University Rape Hoax. Of course, Glymph also signed the following so-called "Clarifying Statement" which did nothing to clarify anything, only to falsely claim that the original statement had nothing to do with the lacrosse players (now thoroughly discredited since the letter's creator, Waheema Lubiano stated in writing that the statement was about "the lacrosse team incident."

But most horrific and damning was Glymph's final willingness to shed any previous or future attempts to disguise her own (or anyone else in the Group of H88) assumption of guilt of the lacrosse players. The DNA returns, which the Blagojevich of Law, disgraced and disbarred attorney Mike Nifong conspired to hide were eventually revealed to exonerate the players, Glymph complained,"we have been moving backwards." We can sympathize with her-it would be pretty hard to falsely accuse your own students of rape based upon their race and gender if the DNA is exculpatory, and the DA you supported is exposed as a fraud and a liar.

Nonetheless, that the U of ILL would consider Thavolia Glymph to come on taxpayer money to represent  the "inclusiveness" of Illinois, says precious little good about our state or University (not that there is much left to harm). Nor does it give the appropriate level of importance to a document such as the Emancipation Proclamation, when one of their participants was so, and continues to be, rabid about shredding the Constitution and the rights therein to her own student body.

Posted by Hound No. 2

When Speech gets Flagged

Yesterday, the news and blogs were barking up a storm concerning a blatant RABIES break out at Five Live Oak High School in California. Five boys (of various ethnicity) were sent home for wearing U.S. Flag-themed clothing during school on May 5th. The orchestrator of this particular outrage was the vice-principal (a Miguel Rodriguez). This has lead to parental and national outrage, and was met with denunciation by the district itself.

We predict it shall be extremely difficult for the school to lie its way out such a blatant free speech violation, even if the chameleons attempt to camouflage their actions under the guise of the "safety first' ruse. Such a move to obfuscate the obvious PC-grandstanding ere will hardly hold up. In order for it to do so, the backers of Rodriguez et al. would have to suggest, that the display of U.S. themed apparel (something we would expect to find in the U.S. perhaps?) could prompt a violence response, those celebrating Cinco de Mayo (who wearing mexican garb were not asked to leave as the others were) are predisposed to violence-the last thing the school would want. Naturally, lawsuit talk is on the tip of wet tongues.

The principal of the school and superintendent have since "apologized" for the incident by claiming the safety gambit we described above. There is no word, however from the instigator, Rodriguez, nor are any privy to what his current status is. Whether the apology suffices, or the occurrence becomes a cause celebre and court fight is unclear, but no matter which way, this will constantly return to bite them in the rear.

Posted by Hound No. 4