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Professor mocks Columbus Day with list of ‘15 most overrated White people’
Campus Reform ^

Posted on 10/08/2012 6:17:20 PM PDT by oliverdarcy

A prominent Ivy-League professor denounced Columbus Day and mocked those who celebrate it by releasing a list of individuals he deems are the “15 most overrated white people” on Monday.

Marc Lamont Hill, Associate Professor of English Education at Columbia University, wrote that the holiday is one of America’s “most bizarre cultural rituals” and that he finds it perplexing people “continue to praise the vicious conquistador as a hero.”

“To honor the true spirit of Columbus Day, I have created my own list of overrated white people,” he wrote in his article published on the Huffington Post.

The list includes Elvis Presley, Ronald Reagan, Babe Ruth, William Shakespeare, Tim Tebow, among others.

“Elvis didn't write his own songs (despite taking credit for them), barely played the guitar, and was a worse actor than the entire cast of Belly,” wrote Hill.

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KEYWORDS: academia; columbusday; godsgravesglyphs; leftismoncampus; marclamonthill
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To: funfan

all you have to do is list any 15 white democrats in washington. Then add the CBC...


101 posted on 10/09/2012 2:52:30 AM PDT by goat granny
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To: Tuanedge
Modern Black Architecture White Architecture 2,500 Years Ago


102 posted on 10/09/2012 3:08:29 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Obamaspeak: An army of pompous phrases marching across the landscape in search of an idea.)
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To: terycarl

Whatever he was, he wasn’t white.


103 posted on 10/09/2012 4:49:47 AM PDT by vladimir998
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To: Charles Henrickson

Walton was an odd choice. He played in post segregation and dominated in college and the pros. So playing before blacks played makes you overrated and paying better than blacks makes you overrated?

This guy is a racist.


104 posted on 10/09/2012 5:17:39 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: funfan

MLK Jr. Was he more deserving of a national holiday than Washington or Lincoln? I don’t think so.


105 posted on 10/09/2012 6:29:25 AM PDT by PghBaldy (I am sick of Obama's and Hillary's apologies to muslims, especially after 11 September 2012.)
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To: oliverdarcy
and that he finds it perplexing people “continue to praise the vicious conquistador as a hero.”

When Pizarro defeated a 40,000-man Inca army with 168 people, you have to admit that's pretty awesome.

106 posted on 10/09/2012 6:36:51 AM PDT by denydenydeny (Admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt one has for others.-Tocqueville)
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To: Fiji Hill

That’s actually a really good list.


107 posted on 10/09/2012 6:38:43 AM PDT by denydenydeny (Admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt one has for others.-Tocqueville)
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To: goat granny

I’m sure this has been mentioned above, but let me pile on.

What would be said if a professor mocked MLK day with a list of “15 most overrated Black people”....


108 posted on 10/09/2012 6:39:49 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: funfan

Most overrated blacks would have to start with Cornel West or I guess BO.


109 posted on 10/09/2012 6:54:14 AM PDT by bkepley
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To: nascarnation
Every time I hear that “America has had many Presidents but only one King” phrase, I wanna throw up.....

Why?


110 posted on 10/09/2012 9:46:07 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Monarchy is the one system of government where power is exercised for the good of all - Aristotle)
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To: Oztrich Boy

Good one!

I’d much rather Elvis birthday be a national holiday than Jan 21st for sure....


111 posted on 10/09/2012 9:48:25 AM PDT by nascarnation (Defeat Baraq 2012. Deport Baraq 2013)
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To: oliverdarcy
An English education professor claims that Shakespeare is overrated? Snort!!!!, Hoot!!!!!, Cough!!!!

Another racist hack who has a jealousy streak 20 miles long.

112 posted on 10/09/2012 10:00:44 AM PDT by catfish1957 (My dream for hope and change is to see the punk POTUS in prison for treason)
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To: Personal Responsibility

I agree. Babe Ruth had more home runs than entire teams a number of years he played. Couple the fact that he was a dominant pitcher before a slugger. Hey prof.... what were Mays and Aaron’s era and W-L record in the bigs?


113 posted on 10/09/2012 10:04:24 AM PDT by catfish1957 (My dream for hope and change is to see the punk POTUS in prison for treason)
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To: vladimir998
Whatever he was, he wasn’t white.

I never met him personally as, I guess, you did, but I assure you that he was Italian and Italiaans are Caucasian....ie:white

114 posted on 10/09/2012 2:08:09 PM PDT by terycarl
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To: oliverdarcy
Here's my own list of overrated cracka ass crackas.

Michael Moore
Cass Sunstein
Elena Kagan
Ben Affleck
Lady Gaga
Warren Buffett
George Soros
Jennifer Granholm
Rick Snyder
Carl Levin
Debbie Stabenow
Gary Peters
John Dingell
Harry Reid
Nancy Pelosi

115 posted on 10/09/2012 2:39:28 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Holding my nose one more time to get rid of Eric Holder)
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To: catfish1957
An English education professor

An ASSOCIATE English education professor - only half a bucket of warm spit.

116 posted on 10/09/2012 2:45:53 PM PDT by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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To: Rebelbase
The true history of the US government’s dealings with the Indians is one of lies, deceit and manipulation.

And a lot of them, especially those off reservations, have not forgotten. A lot of light skinned American Indians who can pass as white do so because they don't trust the government and don't want to be on a government role. It was bad once, it can be again.

117 posted on 10/09/2012 2:49:44 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Holding my nose one more time to get rid of Eric Holder)
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To: terycarl

Muhammad was Arab, not Italian. Not only did your attempt at humor fail, but you made yourself look foolish. Yeah, it was worth it, right?


118 posted on 10/09/2012 8:19:13 PM PDT by vladimir998
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To: vladimir998
Muhammad was Arab, not Italian. Not only did your attempt at humor fail, but you made yourself look foolish. Yeah, it was worth it, right?

I thought the discussion was on Columbus. That having been said, an Arab is either Caucasion, negroid, or mongoloid....those are their only choices....you choose whatever you decide....I choose caucasian.

119 posted on 10/09/2012 8:42:10 PM PDT by terycarl
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To: terycarl

vladimer 998....please see posts 67,79,80 and 83....then you posted 103 and were not clear as to whom you were referring...


120 posted on 10/09/2012 8:48:39 PM PDT by terycarl
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