Hat tip Washington Free Beacon and Campus Watch
As previously reported here, the University of Illinois is involved in a controversy over its withdrawal of a teacher position to professor Steven Salaita after it was disclosed that he had written several anti-Israel pieces that many claim crossed the line into anti-Semitism and support for violent Palestinian acts against civilians. In the midst of all this, Illinois' Democratic governor is in a re-election campaign against Republican challenger Bruce Rauner. Now some people are asking where the governor stands on this issue. It seems they are not getting answers.
http://freebeacon.com/issues/anti-semitism-controversy-embroils-illinois-governor-quinn/
Last I saw of Quinn he was mowing his lawn in his campaign ads bragging about all the "cuts" he has brought about in government. (Apparently, he has overlooked those Chicago and Cook County taxes.)
There is no reason the governor of a state should comment on a hiring matter internal to a state university. Its not part of his job description to provide oversight to tenure decisions. The work that IS part of his job description ought to keep him busy 24/7.
ReplyDeleteSort of like, the U.S. constitution gives the president no jurisdiction over marriage, so why does any president even talk about state marriage laws?