"Professor Muscle" resigns from "courtesy post" with Mizzou Journalism School

[The Tradition]

The University of Missouri professor who called for the removal of a photographer covering the protests on the Columbia, Mo., campus has resigned from her "courtesy post" within the journalism school.

Melissa Click, an assistant professor in the communications department, was among the activists who had formed a perimeter around the tent village at the center of the demonstration to block the media from accessing it.

Click was seen in a widely distributed video confronting a photographer who was filming Monday’s protests.

“Who wants to help me get this reporter out of here? I need some muscle over here!” Click yelled.

David Kurpius, the dean of the school of journalism, announced Click’s resignation late Tuesday, stressing that she held a “courtesy appointment” and never had a teaching role at the school.

“The news media have First Amendment rights to cover public events,” Kurpius said.

Click, who remains on the faculty in the communications department, apologized in a statement of her own.

http://news.yahoo.com/mizzou-professor-some-muscle-protests-resigns-143632236.html

Not good enough. She needs to be on the same train out of town with the president and the chancellor.

 

[N_fuego]

 

[rocketclone]

She can now become a community organizer

 

[naturalmwa]

I can't even begin to express my disappointment when this turned out to be "Professor Muscle"

 

[IMCC965]

Why do progressives always have to erect (hehe) tents when they protest? What's up with that?

 

[aflachawk]

I can't even begin to express my disappointment when this turned out to be "Professor Muscle"

She exactly portrays a Dem belief. That free speech does not exist

 

[The Tradition]

And drum circles! There should have been drum circles!

 

[naturalmwa]

Why do progressives always have to erect (hehe) tents when they protest? What's up with that?

conjugals

 

[naturalmwa]

She exactly portrays a Dem belief. That free speech does not exist

 

[Mattski]

University president doesn't do enough to speak out against a few random acts of racism and he's forced to resign. Communication prof shown asking for muscle to stifle a member of the press from being in a public place and she resigns from a volunteer committee post.
More evidence we are living in bizzaro world.

 

[IMCC965]

conjugals

Hmmmm. Occupy Wall Street was about rape. So is it rape?

 

[naturalmwa]

Hmmmm. Occupy Wall Street was about rape. So is it rape?

He entered the tent with his ass in the air. That was concent your honor. He sure wasn't protesting.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

University president doesn't do enough to speak out against a few random acts of racism and he's forced to resign. Communication prof shown asking for muscle to stifle a member of the press from being in a public place and she resigns from a volunteer committee post.
More evidence we are living in bizzaro world.

Conservatives are less apt to protest things then liberals.

There are conservative protests but they seem to be fewer in number then liberal protests.

For example, yesterday a bunch of people went out to protest for an increase in the minimum wage. That's a pretty liberal position so I would say with some confidence that most would identify as liberals. Maybe not all but most.

Have you ever heard of conservatives protesting the fact that there even is a minimum wage?? Have you heard of conservatives protesting for the lowering of the minimum wage.

On average conservatives are less apt to protest these things.

 

[IMCC965]

He entered the tent with his ass in the air. That was concent your honor. He sure wasn't protesting.

Good Lord. I hope those non-showering stinky bastards weren't walking around anywhere with their asses in the air, especially that guy that pooped on the police car with no toilet paper.

 

[naturalmwa]

Good Lord. I hope those non-showering stinky bastards weren't walking around anywhere with their asses in the air, especially that guy that pooped on the police car with no toilet paper.

I have a response to this, but I think it might cross a line.

 

[LuckyNed]

She can now become a community organizer

Her behavior is typical of what you find working at most state run colleges, crass thuggish behavior is the norm for the tenured.

 

[The Tradition]

Conservatives are less apt to protest things then liberals.

There are conservative protests but they seem to be fewer in number then liberal protests.

For example, yesterday a bunch of people went out to protest for an increase in the minimum wage. That's a pretty liberal position so I would say with some confidence that most would identify as liberals. Maybe not all but most.

Have you ever heard of conservatives protesting the fact that there even is a minimum wage?? Have you heard of conservatives protesting for the lowering of the minimum wage.

On average conservatives are less apt to protest these things.

Pro-life people protest all the time.

 

[KennyPowers_96]

University president doesn't do enough to speak out against a few random acts of racism and he's forced to resign. Communication prof shown asking for muscle to stifle a member of the press from being in a public place and she resigns from a volunteer committee post.
More evidence we are living in bizzaro world.

If bizarro world is a world full of idiots that are content to fight imaginary, conceptual and potential hate, while real issues and atrocities go unresolved, well then you are spot on.

Also, I'm no journalist....but aren't they supposed to be in favor of access to "historic events"?

 

[mstp1992]

Her behavior is typical of what you find working at most state run colleges, crass thuggish behavior is the norm for the tenured.

It is, eh? Do you have tangible evidence to support that claim?

 

[Foxclone]

I have a response to this, but I think it might cross a line.

This is HROT , I think the line is way way way over there.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Pro-life people protest all the time.

True as I said they will protest some things . . . but that's one of the few things that conservatives actually protest over. That and taxes.

List all the issues which you have heard of or seen a liberal protest over and then list all the issues that you have seen a conservative protest over. Counter protests don't count. Tiny organizations that most conservatives or liberals are put off by don't count. (Example: PETA and the KKK don't count)

President got fired because of protests and the football team. Conservatives arn't gonna go out and protest this woman.

Conservatives:
Abortion
Taxes
Religious Symbol Removals

Liberals:
Environment
Corporate Greed/Income Inequality
Abortion
Birth Control
Minimum Wage
Racial Issues
Healthcare
Police Brutality
Capital Punishment
LGBT issues


The list of topics for which liberals will start a protest over is much much longer.

 

[naturalmwa]

This is HROT , I think the line is way way way over there.

I don't know. People always think they're ready, and then they're not ready. I think that reply works to answer both you and IMCC if you think about it; which I wouldn't necessarily recommend.

 

[LuckyNed]

It is, eh? Do you have tangible evidence to support that claim?

Of course I do one of the most recent was the exchange between some low level biology prof and the CEO of the University of Iowa.

 

[joelbc1]

University president doesn't do enough to speak out against a few random acts of racism and he's forced to resign. Communication prof shown asking for muscle to stifle a member of the press from being in a public place and she resigns from a volunteer committee post.
More evidence we are living in bizzaro world.

I agree that the President should have resigned, too. He screwed the pooch big time. He knows it. The prof ...she resigned and good riddance. What's all the hub-bub, bub?

 

[naturalmwa]

True as I said they will protest some things . . . but that's one of the few things that conservatives actually protest over. That and taxes.

List all the issues which you have heard of or seen a liberal protest over and then list all the issues that you have seen a conservative protest over. Counter protests don't count. Tiny organizations that most conservatives or liberals are put off by don't count. (Example: PETA and the KKK don't count)

President got fired because of protests and the football team. Conservatives arn't gonna go out and protest this woman.

Conservatives:
Abortion
Taxes
Religious Symbol Removals

Liberals:
Environment
Corporate Greed/Income Inequality
Abortion
Birth Control
Minimum Wage
Racial Issues
Healthcare
Police Brutality
Capital Punishment
LGBT issues


The list of topics for which liberals will start a protest over is much much longer.

That's because liberals believe in solutions through community action where cons don't. Also, pretty sneaky trying to trade the KKK for PETA.

 

[MidMOhawk]

I agree that the President should have resigned, too. He screwed the pooch big time. He knows it. The prof ...she resigned and good riddance. What's all the hub-bub, bub?

Most people around here will tell you that the chancellor should have been more to blame than the president. The timing wasn't the best, but the president did what he could. The protestors knew what they wanted and didn't meet in the middle. They didn't accept his apologies.

 

[The Tradition]

That's because liberals believe in solutions through community action where cons don't. Also, pretty sneaky trying to trade the KKK for PETA.

Nah, liberals just think it's a cool thing to do.

 

[joelbc1]

Most people around here will tell you that the chancellor should have been more to blame than the president. The timing wasn't the best, but the president did what he could. The protestors knew what they wanted and didn't meet in the middle. They didn't accept his apologies.

I would say so too....but he announced he "gone" at the end of the year, too, didn't he? But hey, now MU can start afresh. All too often in these types of "revolts" the baby gets tossed with the bathwater.

 

[naturalmwa]

Nah, liberals just think it's a cool thing to do.

Now you know where the tents come in.

 

[mstp1992]

Of course I do one of the most recent was the exchange between some low level biology prof and the CEO of the University of Iowa.

You used the terms "typical" and "norm". You've simply provided one example (albeit, an appropriate one given Logsdon's behavior -- which is 'typical' for him I might add).

However, you haven't satisfactorily supported your claim that this is typical or the norm for tenured faculty. Basic statistics, my friend.

For what it's worth, I don't believe Professor Click was a tenured professor, nor was she even an active instructor. I think the position was of the "courtesy" variety (which is not too uncommon).

 

[The Tradition]

You used the terms "typical" and "norm". You've simply provided one example (albeit, an appropriate one given Logsdon's behavior -- which is 'typical' for him I might add).

However, you haven't satisfactorily supported your claim that this is typical or the norm for tenured faculty. Basic statistics, my friend.

For what it's worth, I don't believe Professor Click was a tenured professor, nor was she even an active instructor. I think the position was of the "courtesy" variety (which is not too uncommon).

Yeah, her "resignation" was cleverly worded. She resigned from the "courtesy post" with the School of Journalism but she retains her position with the Communications Department. A casual reader might think, "Good, she quit" but she really didn't.

 

[naturalmwa]

Yeah, her "resignation" was cleverly worded. She resigned from the "courtesy post" with the School of Journalism but she retains her position with the Communications Department. A casual reader might think, "Good, she quit" but she really didn't.

Well she clearly isn't very courteous. I bet she's French.

 

[mstp1992]

Yeah, her "resignation" was cleverly worded. She resigned from the "courtesy post" with the School of Journalism but she retains her position with the Communications Department. A casual reader might think, "Good, she quit" but she really didn't.

Yep, it's simply a title change. But, unless I'm mistaken she's not an instructor per se.

Either way, she was way out of hand and really should be dumped by the department.

 

[MidMOhawk]

I would say so too....but he announced he "gone" at the end of the year, too, didn't he? But hey, now MU can start afresh. All too often in these types of "revolts" the baby gets tossed with the bathwater.

Yes. Only after he realized that he would be the next target. Wolfe actually tried to fire the chancellor months ago. The chancellor covered his ass and saved his job.

 

[naturalmwa]

Yep, it's simply a title change. But, unless I'm mistaken she's not an instructor per se.

Either way, she was way out of hand and really should be dumped by the department.

Now this brings up a point. Last week we had a French weatherman who acted in his own time to express some rather regretful positions and the cons were very upset he got the ax. Here we have a professor acting rather bad expressing her opinions on her time. Are cons going to defend her right to free speech?

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

That's because liberals believe in solutions through community action where cons don't. Also, pretty sneaky trying to trade the KKK for PETA.

Protests arn't a community action they are a display of anger over a policy. I'm not saying that anger isn't warranted sometimes and displays of anger can't change things.

But a community action is a food bank, a soup kitchen, or a homeless shelter. Those actions actually directly accomplish the objective. A protest is a display of anger that the government's negligence of the poor.

As far as the KKK and PETA, I'm mostly just trying to keep extremist groups that most people on both sides detest of out of them. Not necessarily equating them. Just keeping groups out that arn't necessarily representative of the views of the wider group.

 

[naturalmwa]

Protests arn't a community action they are a display of anger over a policy. I'm not saying that anger isn't warranted sometimes and displays of anger can't change things.

But a community action is a food bank, a soup kitchen, or a homeless shelter. Those actions actually directly accomplish the objective. A protest is a display of anger that the government's negligence of the poor.

As far as the KKK and PETA, I'm mostly just trying to keep extremist groups that most people on both sides detest of out of them. Not necessarily equating them. Just keeping groups out that arn't necessarily representative of the views of the wider group.

I supposed they wouldn't have to be inherently, but all of the types of protests we are contemplating here are indeed community actions to display anger.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Now this brings up a point. Last week we had a French weatherman who acted in his own time to express some rather regretful positions and the cons were very upset he got the ax. Here we have a professor acting rather bad expressing her opinions on her time. Are cons going to defend her right to free speech?

First I would say there is a quid pro quo here. If cons are going to start defending her job then liberals have to start defending other people's jobs when they express opinions like that. Seeming how she just lost a title and gave it up willingly and wasn't really fired it isn't even equal

Second I think the issue is the expression of her opinions. No one is suggesting she be fired for protesting with the students. The issue is her attempt to remove reporters from a public space. That's not using your free speech rights that's trying to infringe on the rights of others.

 

[The Tradition]

Now this brings up a point. Last week we had a French weatherman who acted in his own time to express some rather regretful positions and the cons were very upset he got the ax. Here we have a professor acting rather bad expressing her opinions on her time. Are cons going to defend her right to free speech?

Uh, she called on students to assault someone. Could have been charged with inciting a riot.

Not the same thing as writing a book.

 

[mstp1992]

First I would say there is a quid pro quo here. If cons are going to start defending her job then liberals have to start defending other people's jobs when they express opinions like that. Seeming how she just lost a title and gave it up willingly and wasn't really fired it isn't even equal

Second I think the issue is the expression of her opinions. No one is suggesting she be fired for protesting with the students. The issue is her attempt to remove reporters from a public space. That's not using your free speech rights that's trying to infringe on the rights of others.

That's the crux of this situation.