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(05-08) 18:49 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Bernie Ward, the most prominent liberal voice on Bay Area talk radio for more than two decades, admitted Thursday to distribution of child pornography by e-mail in a plea deal that will send him to federal prison for at least five years. Ward, 57, a former Roman Catholic priest, was a fixture on KGO-AM 810 for three hours every weeknight, known in recent years for his fervent denunciations of President Bush and the war in Iraq during his news talk show. He also hosted "God Talk," a Sunday morning program on religion, and was...

We learned yesterday that veterans of the United States Army and Marine Corps who have fought for their country and have been awarded the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, the Navy Cross and other decorations are too controversial to be allowed inside a public high school in Minnesota... SMSU is a public, taxpayer-funded institution, just like Forest Lake High School. Forest Lake students who go there will be safe, no doubt, from whatever dangers are posed by touring veterans who want to talk about their experiences in America's armed forces. But ... The Sesquicentennial, if you missed the reference, is...

The federal child-pornography charges filed against former radio talk show host Bernie Ward came about after he engaged in sex chats with an online dominatrix and allegedly sent her pictures of children engaged in sexual activity, according to a police report released Friday. The woman, who lives in Oakdale (Stanislaus County), became concerned after Ward allegedly sent her pictures in December 2004 showing children "engaged in or simulating sexual acts with adults or other children," Oakdale police Officer Benjamin Savage wrote in a report. An America Online chat-room user by the name of Vincentlio engaged in sexually explicit chats with...

"...In Berkeley yesterday there were huge protests around the issue of whether or not the marines were welcome to put a recruiting station in the city...American soldiers are engaged in an immoral war. They are participating in an immoral occupation of a foreign sovereign nation. They are not acting honorably..."

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The ABC7 I-Team has the inside story of what lead up to the arrest of popular talk-radio host, Bernie Ward, on federal child pornography charges. It's an investigation you'll see Only On 7. We warn you that some of the information is graphic. Bernie Ward got indicted in December and got fired from his job at KGO Radio, effective at the end of last year. Now, police reports just obtained by the I-Team tell us who blew the whistle on Ward, and how he came to send the woman child porn, by his own admission. The...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Former radio talk show host Bernie Ward was given a date of June 9 in federal court in San Francisco on Thursday for a trial on charges of receiving and distributing child pornography on his computer. The trial date was set by U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who also scheduled a hearing on pretrial motions for April 24. Ward, 56, a former host on KGO radio in San Francisco, is accused of three counts of receiving child pornography, knowingly distributing it and attempting to distribute it in December 2004 and January 2005. His defense attorney, Doron Weinberg,...

(01-22) 18:54 PST San Francisco -- Bernie Ward has been fired from his job as a talk show host on KGO-AM Radio, but his fans are lobbying for his return to the air.

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors: On two separate occasions in 2007, your august body attempted to condemn radio talk show host Michael Savage for his conservative positions on rule of law and Islamic sponsored terrorism. In August, your efforts were thwarted by Ed Jew, a board member of Chinese descent whose grandfather came to America seven decades ago. Unfortunately, Mr. Jew is no longer a member of the board, and was not there in October when your board passed a resolution condemning Michael Savage. First of all, congratulations seem in order. Most municipal governments...

SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - Radio talk show host Bernie Ward is considering pleading NO CONTEST to child pornography charges as part of a plea deal offered by federal prosecutors, one of his attorneys confirmed. Jeannette Boudreau, Ward’s business attorney and longtime friend, acknowledged that a five-year sentence has been one of the options discussed but said she wasn’t sure anything had been finalized. The KGO host and former priest faces a maximum sentence of 60 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill was fired by the Board of Regents in July. But that didn't stop Churchill from still teaching at CU this week. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, a group of student supporters rented out a classroom at CU's Eaton Humanities Building and invited Churchill to teach. The topic? "ReVisioning American History: Colonization, Genocide and Formation of the U.S. Settler State." And it appears this isn't a one-time-only event.

Fired University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill will return to the Boulder campus next week to begin teaching an unsanctioned course that's being organized by his student supporters. University officials have distanced themselves from the planned lecture series — slated to begin Tuesday night — and say that Churchill remains terminated. The students organizing Churchill's teachings say the series is intended for those who "missed out" on his years as an American Indian studies professor and as head of the ethnic studies department at CU. Churchill's supporters can hold the classes on campus because the university allows student groups to...

The ethnic studies professor filed a complaint in July saying his First Amendment rights were violated when he was fired for research misconduct. He is seeking reinstatement. The University of Colorado filed motions Tuesday asking a Denver district judge to dismiss former CU professor Ward Churchill's lawsuit against the school. Churchill, who taught ethnic studies, filed a complaint in July, charging that the regents and the school violated his First Amendment rights to free speech and denied him due process in his termination. School officials responded Tuesday, saying the regents have immunity from a lawsuit over their decision to fire...

"Subject: You are f**king nazi's (sic) "It is IMPOSSIBLE to speak politely, intelligibly, with reason to moral cretins masquarding (sic) as humans, cretins utterly devoid of intelligence, humanity, common sense, courage: YOU ARE ALL F**KING NAZI'S (sic). May you and all your progeny burn in hell for eternity. Perhaps there is a special place there for nazi's (sic)." The above e-mail was sent to all nine of the CU regents July 25, the day after their decision to fire Ward Churchill. The sender was one Paulette Sage, a doctoral candidate in sociology at Case Western Reserve University. Sage's spelling deficiencies...

THE UNIVERSITY of Colorado Board of Regents finally pulled the trigger and voted to fire the disgraceful Professor Ward Churchill. Churchill first came to the nation’s attention when he called the victims of the 9/11 attacks “little Eichmanns,” referring to Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi who oversaw Hitler’s “final solution” to execute all the Jews in Europe. But it wasn’t that comment that caused Professor Churchill’s firing this week. It was his phoney research and his plagiarism. The Regents’ action on Tuesday followed thorough reviews by other members of the CU faculty and then the recommendation by CU President Hank Brown...

Why did it take a bunch of Arabs to do what you all should have done a long time ago Professor Ward Churchill Caught On Tape Advocating Terrorism vs Fellow Americans! Audio link at Michell Malkin's website (included below) Question from audience: You mentioned a little bit ago, "Why did it take a bunch of Arabs to do what you all should have done a long time ago," that's my question. Churchill: I'm gonna repeat that, tell me if I got that right: Why shouldn't we do something and how do you you move so they don't see you coming....

U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday nominated Army Gen. William Ward, the highest ranking black in the U.S. military, to lead the new Africa Command and coordinate military operations on the continent. Bush's decision in February to create Africa Command came after months of discussion inside the Pentagon and reflected increasing U.S. strategic interest in the continent and worry that Islamic militants were finding safe haven there. Ward, who must be confirmed by the Senate, is only the fifth black man to attain a fourth star, making him a full general. "I am honored by President Bush's and (Defense)...

June 26, 1975: A date not easily forgotten by FBI Agents. On that horrible day, Special Agents Ron Williams and Jack Coler were gunned down in an open meadow on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Following the initial hail of fire from the assailants, three gunmen approached the injured Agents and finished them off at close range. Ron Williams and Jack Coler are known as Service Martyrs, a special designation reserved for Federal Agents who gave their lives while engaged in direct adversarial action. Their sacrifice is also remembered as the only two Agents in Bureau history to...

A little twinge of anxiety always hits the community when the new neighbors move in. What do they do for a living? What kind of music do they listen to? Are they sociable or are they loners? Are they loud? Do they park the chassis of their beaten-up cars on blocks on the front lawn? And do they contribute money to anti-gay groups? Seattle, we have a problem. Seems a couple of the Sonics' new hefty financial backers, Aubrey McClendon and Tom Ward, have been willing to spend backup point guard money to support former Republican presidential candidate Gary Bauer's...

University of Colorado-Boulder Chancellor G.P. “Bud” Peterson ... the university is also in the process of overhauling its faculty termination procedures following the controversial firing of CU ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill. Churchill was fired for scholarly misconduct, but is still being paid pending a full review of his actions. A faculty committee reviewing Churchill’s conduct is expected to make a recommendation to Brown in about two weeks, Peterson said. Then, Brown will make a recommendation to the school’s Board of Regents. “I don’t think he’ll have to deliberate a terribly long time” over what he’ll recommend to the board,...

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities say a 23-year-old female middle school teacher was arrested Thursday, accused of having sex with five boys in locations including the school, at a motel, in a park and behind a restaurant. Clinton Public Safety Director John Thomas says some of the 14- and 15-year-old victims were students at Bell Middle School in Laurens School District 56, where Allenna Williams Ward taught. Others went to a different school. Investigators say there could be more victims.

The average age of members of the U.S. Senate is older than it has ever been, according to Senate Historian Richard Baker. For many senators, advanced age is starting to show, raising questions about their ability to govern. Until his retirement last month, former majority leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., a noted heart surgeon, was being consulted for informal medical advice by two dozen of his colleagues -- more than 20 percent of the Senate, according to a former leadership aide. They went to Frist complaining about a host of illnesses and chronic maladies, most related to aging. Among them were...

Professor Suing To Get Legal Fees from CU. A judge Wednesday refused to stop dismissal proceedings against a University of Colorado professor accused of research misconduct after he filed a lawsuit seeking $20,000 in legal fees from the school. Denver District Judge Stephen Phillips agreed with university attorney Patrick O'Rourke who argued that ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill would still be able to seek attorneys' fees and lost wages if he successfully fights to keep his job. Churchill has denied the allegations and is appealing a recommendation by university officials that he be fired. Churchill's attorney, David Lane, asked Phillips...

Professor's fate may not be decided until well into next year. The University of Colorado's efforts to fire Ward Churchill are on hold because of a dispute over whether the university has to come up with $20,000 in state funds for the professor's defense. Churchill's attorney, David Lane, said a lawsuit to get the money could be filed by next week. Meantime, there's been no progress on Churchill's appeal since August, and it could be well into 2007 before a final decision on his fate is made. CU spokeswoman Michele McKinney said the delay is outside of the administration's control....

An expert on academic freedom said Tuesday the University of Colorado should be held to a high standard of proof if it tries to punish an embattled professor on allegations of plagiarism. A faculty committee is investigating research misconduct charges against Ward Churchill, a tenured professor of ethnic studies who first came under fire for likening Sept. 11 victims to an infamous Nazi. "The burden of proof should be a very high standard," said Jonathan Knight, director of academic freedom and tenure programs for the American Association of University Professors. Churchill has confirmed that a subcommittee of the university's Standing...

The University of Colorado student union voted Thursday in support of firing tenured ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill. The union's legislative council voted 9-6 in favor of a resolution supporting former Interim Chancellor Phil DiStefano's recommendation to fire Churchill for plagiarism and research misconduct. The resolution will be sent to the student government's tri-executives and will go into effect if two of the three student leaders sign it. "This is not a problem that is attached to the entire ethnic studies department — just a not-so-good professor and he doesn't deserve to be employed here," ... "He takes away from...

The police of Grodna assigned 26-year Paval Yaziesrki, one of the participants of the action of memory for missing journalist Zmitser Zavadski, to a mental house. According to “Deutsche Welle”, UCP activists have held a peaceful action of memory for Zmitser Zavadski in Grodna. No slogans or portraits - only lit candles in hands. But the police officers both uniformed and in muftis, that were 10 times more numerous than the action participants, pushed 8 people in cars and drove them to a police department. Paval Yazierski felt sick at the interrogation in the police office. Questioners tried to force...

The Washington Times reports on the headway that David Horowitz and the Academic Bill of Rights are making. According to the Times, this Bill of Rights has been introduced as legistlation in 18 states, while Ohio and Tennessee have "struck deals with their universities on protecting academic freedom in lieu of legislation." Moreover, students at Princeton took the Bill, converted it into a Student Bill of Rights, and passed it by a vote of the student body. But my favorite part of the Times' story describes how the left is fighting back. the Acadmic Bill of Rights : 1. Faculty...

University of Colorado at Boulder Interim Chancellor Phill DiStefano today issued a notice of intent to dismiss for cause to Professor Ward Churchill. His recommendation follows a CU-Boulder investigation into allegations of research misconduct by Churchill.

It's not always easy for university administrators to discern authentic Native professors from those who wish they were - or try to be. Ward Churchill of the University of Colorado tops the list of poseur professors. Throughout the years, he's become a magnet for lost Indians and Native romanticists. But his disputed personal claim of being Cherokee falls below a damning list of professional problems. And on Tuesday, a CU committee recommended firing the ethnic studies professor for research misconduct. This is no light charge. It's the first time the CU Standing Committee on Research Misconduct has voted to ax...

Ward Churchill, the professor who called some of the World Trade Center victims “little Eichmanns,� should be fired because of “repeated and deliberate� infractions of scholarship rules, a University of Colorado committee said today. The recommendation, which came on a 6-3 vote, now goes to university officials for a final decision.

A University of Colorado committee recommended on Tuesday firing a professor who called some of the World Trade Center victims "little Eichmanns," citing repeated research misconduct. The panel's recommendation now goes to university officials for a final decision. Ward Churchill, a tenured professor of ethnic studies, denied the allegations. He has vowed to fight his dismissal with a lawsuit...

Ward Churchill, the pugnacious professor of ethnic studies, insists that scholars who rebuked him for falsification, fabrication and plagiarism just don't understand his discipline. Churchill is, of course, the University of Colorado professor whose misconduct was "deliberate and not a matter of an occasional careless error," a CU investigative panel has concluded. The panel also condemned Churchill for "serious deviation" from accepted research practices. In turn, Churchill and his righteous entourage insist that he's been targeted because of his "alternative historical perspective." Churchill complains that "individuals knowledgeable in my discipline" were excluded from the panel and that he had to...

Ethnic studies — a relatively new field — could be harmed by the plagiarized passages and made-up facts discovered in University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill's work, a panel found. But scholars of ethnic studies, and those who have been closely watching the investigation, have varying opinions on whether there will be a "Churchill effect" on the field. The stinging report that became public last week rejected Churchill's assertion that there are different research standards for ethnic studies scholars. Panel members also found that the tenured professor strayed from the "bedrock principles" of scholarship. The five-member investigative panel arrived at...

Author says CU prof used picture of hers without permission... The photograph of a child's grave in University of Colorado ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill's 2004 book about Indian boarding schools jumped out at Brenda Child. That's because Child, a member of the Red Lake Ojibwa tribe, took the picture and published it in 1998 in her own award-winning book on the same subject. "I was surprised that was there because he's never sought my permission to use it and it appeared without my knowing that it would be in his book," said Child, a University of Minnesota faculty member...

David Horowitz - Ward Churchill Debate From George Washington University to Air on C-SPAN Saturday, 8 EDT. The topic was Politics in the Classroom.

A News investigation of the charges before a CU panel reveals strong evidence of possible misconduct by the professor ... "You are not qualified to assess my scholarship ... I'm not going to spend the rest of my life talking about my ancestry." — Ward Churchill Shadows of doubt A News investigation finds problems in all four major areas before CU panel. The charge: Fabrication The charge: Plagiarism Did Churchill commit plagiarism by publishing the work of others as his own? Our findings: An essay he "prepared" for a book was actually taken from a Canadian scholar. The charge: Mischaracterization...

EXCLUSIVE LIVE WEBCAST Thursday April 6th at 8pm est, David Hororwitz will debate Ward Churchill at George Washington University Campus, Jack Morton Auditoriumin conjunction with the Students for Academic Freedom Conference. Rightalk.com the leader in conservative webradio/podcast production will stream the debate LIVE. Go to www.Rightalk.com and click on the appropriate button on our main page! Podcast/Download of the debate will be available after the event.

On April 6-7, 2006, Students for Academic Freedom will host its First National Academic Freedom Conference featuring a debate between Students for Academic Freedom Chairman David Horowitz and University of Colorado-Boulder Professor Ward Churchill. The topic for debate will be: “Can Politics Be Taken Out Of The Classroom, and Should It Be?” The debate will be held Thursday evening on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC. Young America’s Foundation and the Center for the Study of Popular Culture are the co-hosts of the debate. Seating for the debate is limited and will be determined by George Washington...

I attended the CO GOP event tonight...Ward Churchill did NOT. Jenny Hatch

More than 100 students, faculty and community members - about 20 of them protesters - attended controversial academic and activist Ward Churchill’s lecture in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. last night, both to listen and, for some, to attempt debate. Churchill, a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder,...some questioned his credentials, viewpoints, and claim to Native American heritage. Advocates “any means possible” ... “Any means” can include the use of violence, ... “Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens,” in which he referred to victims of the 9/11 attacks on the...

  This is an abridged version of the introduction to David Horowitz’s new book, The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America, which will be officially released on Monday, February 13.Trials of the Intellect in the Post-Modern AcademyIn January 2005, Professor Ward Churchill became a figure of national revulsion when his impending visit to Hamilton College was linked to an article claiming that the victims of 9/11 were “little Eichmanns” who deserved their fate. Churchill’s article produced an outcry of such force that it led to the removal of the faculty head of the host committee at Hamilton and...

Professor's attorney: CU 'backs down,' will allow comp time... Ward Churchill will enjoy a spring semester paid break from teaching... Churchill had requested a sabbatical next semester. CU has not yet ruled on that request... David Lane, the attorney for the controversial University of Colorado ethnic studies professor... Instead of waiting for that decision - which may not come until December - Lane said that Churchill asked that he be permitted to "un-bank" two courses worth of extra time he has already logged in CU classrooms. "They said, 'No, you can't un-bank courses,' " Lane said. "So I sent them...

Churchill told De- Paul University students that "Hitler exterminated the wrong people." ,,,Churchill, who is being investigated by CU for plagiarism and academic dishonesty after he wrote an essay likening 9/11 victims to a Nazi... A committee on academic research determined that there should be a full investigation of whether Churchill mischaracterized historical facts and used material without attribution. Churchill has denied wrongdoing, saying CU is trying to get rid of him because of his controversial comments on the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Churchill also declined to comment on whether he would teach a class that CU officials said they assigned...

The great Marathon Pundit, local blogger that has been covering the Ward Churchill lecture on October 20 @ DePaul University has gotten his hands on two links of audio from the event! Ward spoke on 10.20.2005 at DePaul University but the media was banned, as well as all outsiders. The school banned all recording of the event, even photos, so anything concrete from inside the lecture was near nill next to what people have said. Well someone has gotten the best feed of the event (the only one, on top of that) and Marathon Pundit has posted an exclusive...

A few weeks back I posted a flyer that was being handed out in Chicago. Well, on my travels this past week I have come across another shocking poster hanging in my school's cafeteria. It publicizes a lecture of the Anti-American professor Ward Churchill on Oct 20 at Depaul University, and the worst part, is this is a school-sponsored lecture. Have a look at the scanned poster I have uploaded for everyone to see. Hopefully some Freepers can help me by emailing the address listed on the flyer and telling them you disapprove of this scum coming to my school....

DENVER — The University of Colorado has dropped its investigation into the American Indian heritage of the professor who came under fire for likening Sept. 11 victims to an infamous Nazi, the professor himself says. Full article at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,166489,00.html

Approaching the fetid core, what is being Left is ultimately personified by the likes of Professor Ward Churchill. His own words and ideas speak for themselves... as they do for those Liberals and Democrats that support him, sponsor him, and invite him to speak to their sensibilities. Portland's Independent Media Center, for instance. (HT. Michelle Malkin) The Denver Post reports on the Professor's recent visit to Portland, Oregon to speak at an... Anti-Military forum? Indeed! What is being Left supports the troops, if they see fit to murder their fellow Americans. "Conscientious objection removes a given piece of the cannon...

Embattled Colorado Professor Files Complaint Against Texas Detractor The Associated Press Published: Jun 9, 2005 BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill, whose essay comparing some Sept. 11 victims to Nazis led to an investigation into his scholarship and ethnicity, has filed a complaint against one of his accusers. Churchill's complaint to Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, accuses assistant sociology professor Thomas Brown of academic misconduct. Brown has alleged Churchill fabricated crucial details in his argument that the Army committed genocide against Indians in the 1800s. In an e-mail to The Denver Post Wednesday, Brown said Churchill...

Prof defends academic work with 50 pages in response to criticism By Charlie Brennan, Rocky Mountain News May 17, 2005 University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill on Monday submitted his response to the faculty committee that is investigating whether he committed research misconduct and should lose his tenured teaching position. His attorney, David Lane, said a response of more than 50 pages, single-spaced, was delivered to a committee representative Monday afternoon. Lane said that Churchill answered each and every point on which his past scholarship and academic credentials have been challenged. "He responded to everything, including the absolutely unconstitutional inquiry...

The University of Colorado made news again April 15. The Colorado Board of Regents appointed former conservative U.S. Sen. Hank Brown (R.-Colo.) the university's 21st president in the university's history. Throughout the state of Colorado there seemed to be collective sighing of relief. From the governor, the legislature, Colorado University Foundation, administration to the faculty, there is enthusiastic support for Brown's appointment. GOP Gov. Bill Owens said: "Sen. Brown is known throughout the nation -- and around the world -- for his keen intelligence, his strong leadership skills and his quiet common sense. As a United States senator, a university...