[Snuffington]

Odd in a way, because numerous professors have repeatedly said worse things and gotten away with it. He must have played it really badly, since leftists usually dominate the universities and protect one another.

Actually, if I recall from previously posted articles, Berthold is not a leftist. He's a member of the National Association of Scholars - a group opposed to things like campus "hate speech" codes, and academically questionable fields like "Womens studies."

That may explain why the university was happy to hang him out to dry over this.

[MattAMiller]

Actually, if I recall from previously posted articles, Berthold is not a leftist. He's a member of the National Association of Scholars - a group opposed to things like campus "hate speech" codes, and academically questionable fields like "Womens studies."

You don't have to support speech codes to be a leftist. I think his little "joke" is a better indicator of his political orientation.