As has been said many times, it’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up.
Professor Admits Hiding Obama College Video By Todd Starnes
Harvard University Law School professor Charles Ogletree admitted that he hid controversial video footage featuring a college-age President Obama speaking at a campus rally in support of a radical professor.
“I hid this during the 2008 campaign,” Ogletree said in the video. “I don’t care if they find it now.”
Personally, Frankly I don’t think the video is very “shocking”. It does reveal Obama was a typical Race Hustler in early manhood. Today that should not be a big surprise to anyone after the last three years. Might have opened some eyes in 2008.
But its the example provided of the cover provided for Obama from the left, when they thought he needed it. Most Americans are fairly tolerant of a persons views, but Ogletree, sorry, Professor Ogletree of Harvard University, could read between the lines and was afraid of exposing any opening into Barack H. Obama’s college career. Of which we know …NOTHING. (I haven’t been able to embed the video directly, please follow the link if you wish to see it for yourself).
Now, about Prof. Ogletree…
. His graduate assistants cobbled it together for him from other sources — and, as Ogletree puts it, ‘I was negligent in not overseeing more carefully the final product that carries my name.’ That’s a curious construction, but it seems correct, in the end. Surely we reserve the term ‘authors’ for people who write books — not people who create ‘final products that carry their name.’ … When did this become the way that a Harvard faculty member produces a book?
His best defense was basically I’m not responsible because I didn’t write the book that my name is on as Author?
Now, where else have we heard Prof. Ogletree’s name? Well, during the Prof. Gates uproar a couple of years ago (Gates, another Black Harvard Prof., was arrested and President Obama immediately declared that the arrest was racist), Ogletree was on every Boston TV station beating the “this is racist” drum
There is no suggestion that Prof. Ogletree be censured for his admitted actions. However, another Professor has been censured this week.
(President) Joel Seligman of the University of Rochester, Inside Higher Ed reports in another article today, has issued a public statement denouncing one of his professors, Economics professor Steven Landsburg, for — gasp! — defending an unpopular person in a blog posting. True, the unpopular person in question is Rush Limbaugh, and it would be asking too much to expect any major university president to refrain from publicly condemning any errant faculty member so heedless of community standards as to defend such a despicable person.
Prof. Landsburg made a clear distinction between criticizing Ms. Fluke …and criticizing her position. (She) deserves the same basic respect we owe to any human being, her position — which is what’s at issue here — deserves none whatsoever,” Prof. Landsburg wrote on his blog. “It deserves only to be ridiculed, mocked and jeered. To treat it with respect would be a travesty.”
The Professor’s classes were also disrupted by activists, it is not known if the University came to his aid in that case however.
Interesting, obviously the left doesn’t believe that the Prof. has any 1st Amendment rights of free speech applied to his private blog, but this week at the Supreme Court a Freedom of Speech defense is being heard on the “Stolen Valor Act”. It refers to the person who falsely claimed that he was a Medal of Honor repentant.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor then wondered about a hypothetical Vietnam War protester who holds up a sign that reads, “I won a Purple Heart — for killing babies.” If the protester knew his statement to be false, Sotomayor asked, “Is that person, if he’s not a veteran having received the medal, is he liable under this act?”
If a reasonable observer would see the sign as “political theater,” Verrilli answered, then “it’s not within the scope of the statute, and it wouldn’t be subject to liability.” …
“So outside of the emotional reaction, where’s the harm?” she (Sotomayor) asked. “And I’m not minimizing it. I, too, take offense when people make these kinds of claims, but I take offense when someone I’m dating makes a claim that’s not true.”
Right. Claiming the Medal of Honor, saying they have a six inch tongue…No Difference. Right? Doug, Comment?
Finally, I’ll bet you’re wondering how old Rush is doing. Poor old Rush Limbaugh, who’s losing all his sponsors because he said such mean things about that slut 30 year old hag student woman. Not so much.
OK. I’ve GOT to post this letter in full.
Re: The Rush Limbaugh Show & Your Request
Dear Mr. Carlsen,
Thank you for your requests last week and this week to restart your voiced endorsement in local markets of The Rush Limbaugh Show. Rush received your requests personally.
Unfortunately, your public comments were not well received by our audience, and did not accurately portray either Rush Limbaugh’s character or the intent of his remarks. Thus, we regret to inform you that Rush will be unable to endorse Sleep Train in the future.
Rush appreciates your long friendship and your past support, and we wish you good luck in the future.
Brian Glicklich
The Rush Limbaugh Show
Poor Rush is really on the ropes.
Right. He still has the viewers, more than ever actually, and it’s all about delivering the viewers.
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