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[Nikki Stone 1]

The latest from our merry maniacal meddler....

Emailed July 27, 2005

Ruth Malhotra wants to thank you. You don't know who she is, but believe me, you've had a hand in helping her win a battle in our NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM.

Like so many -- too many! -- young conservative students in America, Ruth found herself being singled out for abuse by a professor who simply hated Ruth's political views. Ruth -- an A-student at Georgia Tech -- mentioned to her professor that she was going to attend the conservative conference sponsored by C-PAC in Washington, D.C.

Without batting an eyelash, the professor told Ruth "Well, then, you will probably fail my course." Can you imagine the arrogance and sense of superiority this professor must have assumed when she unflinchingly told Ruth she was going to see to it she failed?

She proceeded to give Ruth "Fs" on all of her work ­ papers, tests, quizzes ­ and eventually forced Ruth to withdraw from her class.

Thanks to you, though, Ruth was able to fight back! First, Ruth reached out to the Georgia Tech Chapter of Students for Academic Freedom (SAF). SAF chapters are on more the 200 campuses across the country, created as part of our NATIONAL CAMPAIGN for ACADEMIC FREEDOM ... you've played a powerful role in this!

I went to Georgia to join in Ruth's cause. I took her to the governor's office and asked them to help. I went to the Dean of Diversity and said, "You claim to teach respect for difference. Will you defend Ruth?" The Dean said she would. Together we scored two victories: Ruth was allowed to retake the course under a different professor, and the professor who tried so hard to punish Ruth for her political views has been banned from teaching in the Public Policy Department!

Ruth Malhotra's story is just one of the many triumphs our Campaign has witnessed. But we're still engaged in a true fight where we face entrenched leftist professors and administrators who brazenly espouse a sickening anti-American propaganda...

* University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill called the men and women who died in the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001, "little Eichmans" - linking them the one of Adolf Hitler's most vile henchmen.

* One professor at Bowling Green University found out one of his students was in the ROTC program and proclaimed that the student's uniform was a symbol of "the imperialist monster." He refused to let the young man drop the course and then failed him.

* A Columbia University professor told students at a "peace" rally that "the only true heroes were those who found ways to defeat the U.S. military." He said he wished American sons and daughters in uniform would "suffer a million Mogadishus," referring to the ambush of American soldiers in 1993 and made famous by the movie "Blackhawk Down."

It will take continued courage and resolve to bring true balance to our campuses again. That's precisely why I'm writing you today. Will you stick with me? Will you gird us again as conservative students across America ready for a new academic year?

Perhaps you can afford the Campaign a gift of $50 again. If possible, an increased gift of $100 would be fantastic. Regardless of the amount, however, your generosity is genuinely appreciated - and much needed.

Throughout the letter I've provided blue links for you to access and stand with me and the NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM. My hope is that you'll take a moment now and recommit to this powerful project. Thank you and God bless you and your family.

Sincerely,

David Horowitz, President & Founder

P.S. Take a look at the nice "thank you" note from Ruth Malhotra. You can take pride in the fact that you played a role in that triumph. And, if possible, lend your support to CSPC's NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM today. Thanks again.

The Ward Churchill stuff and the peace rally statements are covered by academic free speech and should not be stopped or punished, as distasteful as they might seem to conservatives. (I believe this is Horowitz's real goal.)

But, any professor grading students based on their ideology and not their work should be punished. This is not common, but the idea that it is being done at all is alarming. I'd like some documentation on this, so if anyone from Georgia Tech is out there and knows anything about the Malhotra case, I'd appreciate the info.