They protest an inquiry????
OK, then, let's try this one.
Almost exactly a year ago the big news out of CU Boulder was Katie Hnida, the only female ever to play for the Univeristy of Colorado's football team. She claimed that she was harassed by her teammates and reported the same to Gary Barnett, the coach, whom she claimed ignored her. Ultimately, she says, she was raped by a teammate.
Coach Barnett was suspended while the University conducted an investigation.
Suppose Ward Churchill had decided to throw in on the side of the coach and attack Ms. Hnida? Let me make up a few non-PC words to stuff into his mouth and we'll speculate on his fellow travellers' reaction to "free speech":
"Women have no place in football. If she was raped, then that c*** had it coming."
How many defenders would Churchill have had among the lefties had he uttered that? I'm betting zero, and rightly so.
He's free to say anything he likes, and the government can't jail him for it. (Yet.) At his age, though, he should realize that there are consequences to be paid if he makes inflammatory comments.
Ward needs to go.