Mitch Daniels tried to censor college courses

Remember Mitch Daniels? He's the lying, frothing galoot who served as right-wing Governor of Indiana and now heads Purdue University.

Even the Associated Press has had their fill of Daniels's extremism, and a new AP story reveals that Daniels tried censoring college courses when he was governor. Daniels aimed his most severe suppression at the writings of historian Howard Zinn. Referring to Zinn's excellent A People's History Of The United States, Daniels asked, "Can someone assure me that it is not in use anywhere in Indiana? If it is, how do we get rid of it before more young people are force-fed a totally false version of our history?" Daniels also gloated about Zinn's death. The governor wrote in a memo, "This terrible anti-American academic has finally passed away."

When Daniels discovered that Zinn's work was being used at Indiana University, Daniels wrote, "This crap should not be accepted for any credit by the state. ... Which board has jurisdiction over what counts and what doesn't?"

Simply put, Daniels tried to censor what was being taught in universities and replace it with his own propaganda.

It's a shame this didn't come out before Daniels was hired to lead Purdue. On the other hand, maybe we're lucky it didn't, because he might have had other plans if he'd been kept out of that post. Chillingly, Daniels was often touted as a possible candidate for President of the good ol' U.S. and A. This story would have actually helped him among the right-wing zillionaires and meth-heads who make up the Republican base these days.

Daniels also demanded cutting the funding of an education program because it was headed by someone who had criticized his education policies.

Sounds like Mitch Daniels would fit in mighty well at NKU, considering that school's dedication to advancing right-wing ideology and suppressing those who disagree.

(Source: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/16/5005263/ap-exclusive-daniels-looked-to.html)