University dumps dean for having "wrong" political views

Academic freedom must not be a very high priority at the University of California, Irvine (which sounds like the NKU of the West, judging by this story).

After UCI signed a contract with Erwin Chemerinsky to serve as dean of the university's new law school, UCI abruptly rescinded the contract. Chancellor Michael Drake said Chemerinsky was dumped because his views are too "polarizing" - which is NewSpeak for "not right-wing." Chemerinsky is a legal scholar who had been involved in progressive causes like opposing California's failed "three strikes" law (the law that put a man in prison for life for stealing a slice of pizza). (Bill Clinton had once considered Chemerinsky for a federal judgeship, but the child molesters who controlled Congress loudly proclaimed their intent to reject him.)

That UCI dumped Chemerinsky was such an obvious case of pandering to local rightists that everyone could see right through it right away. Drake admitted that he received demands from conservatives that Chemerinsky get sacked for his political views. The list of conservatives who wanted to ruin Chemerinsky's appointment included right-wing Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich and California Chief Justice Ronald George (who was appointed to that position by that fartpipe "Poopypants Pete" Wilson).

Now the university is trying to save its reputation by attempting to rehire Chemerinsky, but the damage is already done.

It's amazing how Drake claimed Erwin Chemerinsky was too political, yet it was Drake who appeased conservatives by withdrawing Chemerinsky's contract.

(Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uci15sep15,0,1791213.story?coll=la-home-center)