[Kaslin]

I bet if they had insulted President Bush that would not have been a problem

[Hodar]

This is a misleading article. The object that was removed was the word "F*CK". When you use profanity to express an idea - you are not conveying an idea, but are creating at atmosphere of obscentity. A professor protested to the "F..k Obama" note someone wrote; and removed the offending topic. This being a college wall, full of the maturity and social conduct typical for many college-age kids - this word was used repeatedly. As this is a misdemor, each incidence of this word had to be removed - and rather than remove every incident; the students removed the "Free Speech" wall.

To call this a case where you cannot insult the President, is a lie. You cannot publically display profanity.

[ReformationFan]

It’s so sad to see my beloved USA devolve into the former U.S.S.R.. :(

[Castigar]

State University? This is a CLEAR violation of the First Amendment!

[urtax$@work]

Still bothers me when i see the “f” word in print in a non-smut mag. See it lots in college online papers.

[political1]

Maybe the professor was trying to make that exact point. Pretending to only being offended by the slur on Obama. I read the whole article, and learned a little case law.

[TexasPatriot1]

Here is what his students thought of him before this incident.

[Venturer]

in some parts of the world, insulting those who govern earns you swift punishment, or at least official censorship. That isn’t the case in America
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Ask Gibson Guitars if this is true.

[dfwgator]

This never would have happened at my college, I went to a little place called “F.U.”

[PiperShade]

No doubt some prog troll has already sent a photo series of the wall to the President’s “AttackWatch” website !

BTW, perhaps students ought to try linking circumcision of their 1st amdenment rights to professors’ tenure ! Now that ought to keep the “ivory tower idiots” busy and out of mischief ! >PS

[Gator113]

“F” Obama and the whore he rode in on.

[bwc2221]

Perhaps they should rename the college Sam Houston Institute of Technology.

[2111USMC]

At least it was a learning experience for the students.

[Monorprise]

Perry should see about withdrawing State support from the university, until such time that they rectify and apologize for their mistake.

[Mad Dawgg]

Professor Joe Kirk...

I'll respond with a quote from DNA: "A mindless jerk who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution starts."

[No_More_Harkin]

It’s a school of higher learning. The only debate they are open to the degree corporations are killing the earth (Very quickly or super quickly) or how badly are republicans killing our country (really badly or extremely badly)

[FourPeas]

The police told the students that since Prof. Kirk was offended by some profanity on the wall, the students were engaging in “disorderly conduct,” a misdemeanor, and had to cover up all the swear words on the wall or take it down. Realizing that this would make a mockery out of the purpose of a free speech wall, the students simply disassembled the wall.

This is one of those "Question Authority" times. A professor being offended equates to disorderly conduct? I think not. The students allowed a mockery to be made of their project.