Posted on 10/11/2007 7:42:12 PM PDT by neverdem
A national conservative group yesterday called on George Washington University to expel students who admitted that they targeted the group in a hoax that covered the campus with hundreds of anti-Muslim posters.
"Vicious personal attacks levied on students are intolerable and should not go unpunished," Ron Robinson, president of the Young America"s Foundation, told university President Steven Knapp.
In a letter (downloads PDF) obtained by The Washington Times, Mr. Robinson cited a statement by Student Association Executive Vice President Brand Kroeger, who said he "would support expulsion" of students responsible for distributing the "heinous" posters.
The foundation was the target of posters displayed around the university"s Foggy Bottom campus Monday that proclaimed "Hate Muslims? So Do We!"
Muslim students at the university said they felt attacked by the posters.
A group of seven students — including a nationally known anti-war activist and an officer of the university"s Progressive Student Union — took responsibility Tuesday, saying the hoax was aimed at "exposing Islamophobic racism."
A student conservative leader said university officials initially accused the foundation of printing the posters, which Mr. Knapp has condemned as "reprehensible."
"We were treated as suspects until the university got all the facts right," said Sergio Gor, a senior and foundation activist. "The only reason we got attacked was because we"re a conservative group."
Mr. Gor said he was "shocked and appalled" by the posters, which targeted "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week," a nationwide event planned later this month by the foundation.
In a letter to the Hatchet, a campus newspaper, graduate student Adam Kokesh, senior Brian Tierney and five other students took responsibility for the hoax, which they called a "creative political action."
"We exposed the upcoming Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week ... for the celebration of racism it is," the students wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
actually they should probably sue these clowns for slander. I’m sure their parents are going to like paying off the damages along with GW tuition.
“...Mr. Robinson cited a statement by Student Association Executive Vice President Brand Kroeger, who said he “would support expulsion” of students responsible for distributing the “heinous” posters.”
And I have no doubt they would have been expelled if the conservatives had been responsible.
But since they were only a group of well-meaning lefties trying to expose the racist nature of the right (and certainly not liars perpetrating a fraud)—why, then since their cause was just, I assume no rules apply, and they are to be commended by the university for their commitment and participation in political affairs. . .
So lets start the clock on how long it takes before they are expelled..if ever!
Thanks for the link.
I call it trying to ruin someone’s reputation, and these students should go down in infamy their whole lives for trying to ruin the reputation and lives of these fine conserative students! There are better ways of handling disagreements over policy than this immature display, and slandering of someone’s name.
They should be sued, expelled, and possibly sent to jail..
College administrators continue to ‘distinguish’ themselves.
My guess is it’ll take legal action that takes this from the hands of these PC shills before it will be handled with any justice and even-handedness.
College administrators continue to ‘distinguish’ themselves.
My guess is it’ll take legal action that takes this from the hands of these PC shills before it will be handled with any justice and even-handedness.
If Conservatives, explusion and hate crime jail time.
If Liberals, a wink and a nod and the Dems circling the wagons to protect them.
If it had been Christians being attacked instead of the Religion of Hate, then it would have not been newsworthy.
Again, I wonderer if the leftist brainiacs realize Islam is not a race
Again, I wonder if the leftist brainiacs realize Islam is not a race
I think the real intent was to get the conservative students expelled using this little "prank." Thank God it backfired.
No action will be taken.
IMO the YAFs have a good case for defamation, WITH punitive damages.
Ping.
Morons... And to think parents actually spend 10's of thousands of dollars for their sons and daughters to attend these "prestigious" Universities yet the little brats don't know the difference between a "race" of people and "religion."
Hello dimwits... Not all "Muslims" are "Arabs" and not all "Arabs" are "Muslim."
Their stupidity shows their own racist bigotry.
Personally I'd love to see these little communist bastards expelled.
JMHO
Pretty soon now the conservative group which was victimized will be targeted for having brought this on themselves. Thanks neverdem.
Join the Progressive Student Union and NAMBLA for Coffee and Pancakes, this Sunday morning at 10:00 in the Student Union lounge. Children welcome!
I'm sure somebody could come up with an attention-grabbing design. Plaster the posters all over campus and town.
But please, quit whining.
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