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Fresno State Professor Gloats Over Barbara Bush's Death, Brags She Won't Be Fired
Posted on 4/18/18 at 12:29 am
Posted on 4/18/18 at 12:29 am
Deplorable. What the frick is wrong with some people?
The Fresno Bee
quote:
A Fresno State professor called former first lady Barbara Bush an “amazing racist” who raised a “war criminal,” and expressed no concern that she could be fired or reprimanded for her outspokenness on social media.
Randa Jarrar, a professor in Fresno State’s Department of English, expressed her displeasure with the Bush family within an hour after the official announcement that Mrs. Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92.
“Barbara Bush was a generous and smart and amazing racist who, along with her husband, raised a war criminal,” Jarrar wrote on Twitter. “(F) outta here with your nice words.”
Barbara Bush was a generous and smart and amazing racist who, along with her husband, raised a war criminal. frick outta here with your nice words.
— Randa Jarrar (@randajarrar) April 18, 2018
Jarrar’s tweet generated more than 2,000 replies back to her, with many upset at her and tagging Fresno State and University President Joseph Castro in their comments.
Jarrar, who in her Twitter messages describes herself as an Arab-American and a Muslim-American woman, goes on to maintain that she is a tenured professor and makes $100,000 a year.
“I will never be fired,” Jarrar tweeted.
In a separate tweet, she wrote: “If you'd like to know what it's like to be an Arab American Muslim American woman with some clout online expressing an opinion, look at the racists going crazy in my mentions right now.”
Jarrar even encouraged those of Twitter to reach out to Fresno State and to Castro, offering up their twitter handles.
“What I love about being an American professor is my right to free speech, and what I love about Fresno State is that I always feel protected and at home here,” Jarrar wrote. “GO BULLDOGS!”
LOL! Let me help you. You should tag my president @JosephICastro. What I love about being an American professor is my right to free speech, and what I love about Fresno State is that I always feel protected and at home here. GO BULLDOGS!
— Randa Jarrar (@randajarrar) April 18, 2018
Fresno State, roughly three hours after Jarrar’s initial tweet about Bush, sent out a statement by Castro that addressed the outspoken professor.
“On behalf of Fresno State, I extend my deepest condolences to the Bush family on the loss of our former First Lady, Barbara Bush,” Castro says in the statement. “We share the deep concerns expressed by others over the personal comments made today by professor Randa Jarrar, a professor in the English Department at Fresno State.
“Her statements were made as a private citizen, not as a representative at Fresno State.”
Castro also added: “Professor Jarrar’s expressed personal views and commentary are obviously contrary to the core values of our University, which include respect and empathy for individuals with divergent points of view, and a sincere commitment to mutual understanding and progress."
The Fresno Bee
This post was edited on 4/18/18 at 12:38 am
Posted on 4/18/18 at 12:31 am to L.A.
I want to see some citation for her 1.5 million dead, please.
Also, while we're at it, let's see some data on how many were killed by American soldiers versus how many were killed by other Arabs. I don't think that data will come out too kindly for this woman.
Also, while we're at it, let's see some data on how many were killed by American soldiers versus how many were killed by other Arabs. I don't think that data will come out too kindly for this woman.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 12:35 am to L.A.
I’m not sure American Muslims really need her as a spokesperson.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 12:37 am to L.A.
She needs to be hung and die a slow death
Posted on 4/18/18 at 12:40 am to L.A.
Liberalism is a god damn mental disorder. It’s almost time to go to war against these people
Posted on 4/18/18 at 12:41 am to L.A.
Someone should get Raiders QB and MAGA Patriot Derek Carr to tell his Alma mater he won’t donate a penny or do a thing for their program so long as this disgusting Moslem cretin is employee there.
This post was edited on 4/18/18 at 12:43 am
Posted on 4/18/18 at 12:42 am to L.A.
I am not an admirer of the Bush family and I opposed the Iraq War. I still would never even entertain the thoughts or notions to share those thoughts that this professor did with such callousness. The fact that this person is a professor, a teacher, saddens and angers me.
There is an escalating erosion of common decency and respect in today's world. As the quantity of communication has become easier and more proficient, the quality of communication has decayed to a toxic and morose level.
Shame on this person. And shame on anyone who finds such an action to be acceptable.
There is an escalating erosion of common decency and respect in today's world. As the quantity of communication has become easier and more proficient, the quality of communication has decayed to a toxic and morose level.
Shame on this person. And shame on anyone who finds such an action to be acceptable.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 12:48 am to L.A.
The arrogance of this disgusting beast reminds me that we will only solve the Leftist problem with force.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:01 am to L.A.
Fresno State’s canned response is disappointing.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:11 am to L.A.
I try not to paint with a broad brush, but if leftists want any respect, they need to squash people like this.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:15 am to L.A.
Yeesh.
Zero love for the Bushes, but that is insane.
Zero love for the Bushes, but that is insane.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:17 am to L.A.
quote:also it’s amazing a liberal can get away with a statement like that. Conservatives are fired left and right because of social media posts
Her statements were made as a private citizen, not as a representative at Fresno State.”
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:17 am to L.A.
Well, when she dies the world will be gloating about how much more food and oxygen there is. Just looking at her, I'd hate to think what she smells like. Greasy and buttery, I'm sure.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:20 am to L.A.
The president is named Joseph Castro. Do you really not think he agrees with her 100%?
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:27 am to L.A.
eh being ugly as she is may be punishment enough
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:54 am to L.A.
You lie down with fleas; you wake up with fleas.
No sympathy for the Bush’s
No sympathy for the Bush’s
Posted on 4/18/18 at 2:04 am to L.A.
The racist Bush family.
Eugene Robinson: George W. Bush’s greatest legacy — his battle against AIDS
By Eugene Robinson Opinion writer July 26, 2012
This is a moment for all Americans to be proud of the best thing George W. Bush did as president: launching an initiative to combat AIDS in Africa that has saved millions of lives.
All week, more than 20,000 delegates from around the world have been attending the 19th International AIDS Conference here in Washington. They look like any other group of conventioneers, laden with satchels and garlanded with name tags. But some of these men and women would be dead if not for Bush’s foresight and compassion.
Those are not words I frequently use to describe Bush or his presidency. But credit and praise must be given where they are due, and Bush’s accomplishment — the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR — deserves accolades. It is a reminder that the United States can still be both great and good.
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When the Bush administration inaugurated the program in 2003, fewer than 50,000 HIV-infected people on the African continent were receiving the antiretroviral drugs that keep the virus in check and halt the progression toward full-blown AIDS. By the time Bush left office, the number had increased to nearly 2 million. Today, the United States is directly supporting antiretroviral treatment for more than 4 million men, women and children worldwide, primarily in Africa.
This is an amazing accomplishment, especially because it wasn’t supposed to be possible.
Before PEPFAR, the conventional wisdom was that the drug-treatment regimens that were saving lives in developed countries would not work in Africa. Poor, uneducated people in communities lacking even the most basic infrastructure could not be expected to take the right pill at the right time every day. When the drugs are taken haphazardly, the virus mutates and becomes resistant. Therefore, this reasoning went, trying to administer antiretroviral treatment in poor African countries might actually be worse than doing nothing at all.
The Bush administration rejected these arguments, which turned out to be categorically wrong.
Africans are every bit as diligent about taking their HIV medications as are Americans or other Westerners. While there has been a “modest, contained and not alarming” rise in resistance to one class of drugs, according to a World Health Organization researcher who presented a study at this week’s AIDS conference, scientists no longer envision a nightmare scenario in which drug-resistant strains of the virus run rampant.
According to a survey by the charity Doctors Without Borders, 11 African countries — including some of the hardest-hit by the epidemic — are providing antiretroviral drug treatment to well over half of their citizens infected with HIV. Treatment not only extends the patient’s life but also decreases the likelihood that he or she will pass the virus to an uninfected person. The end of the AIDS epidemic is not yet in sight. But it is no longer unimaginable.
Bush’s initial multibillion-dollar commitment to PEPFAR was not really justifiable on grounds of national security, except perhaps in the broadest possible sense. The administration was motivated instead by altruism. It was the right thing to do.
So far, the United States has spent about $46 billion through the program. President Obama has been sharply criticized for proposing a cut of nearly 12 percent in PEPFAR funding for the 2013 fiscal year. Administration officials say they are actually just shifting money to complementary programs and that overall HIV/AIDS funding will rise to an all-time high. Advocates for the PEPFAR program argue that any way you look at it, fewer dollars will ultimately mean fewer people receiving lifesaving drugs — and, potentially, more new infections.
The Obama administration has a point when it complains that, at a time when the U.S. economy is struggling, it is only reasonable to expect other wealthy countries to bear more of the cost of providing antiretroviral treatment in Africa. Administration officials also have a point when they note that, under Bush, the biennial international AIDS conference could not even have been held in Washington — because HIV-positive individuals were denied visas to enter the country. Obama ended this discriminatory policy during his first year in office.
But if Africa is gaining ground against AIDS, history will note that it was Bush, more than any other individual, who turned the tide. The man who called himself the Decider will be held accountable for a host of calamitous decisions. But for opening his heart to Africa, he deserves nothing but gratitude and praise.
Eugene Robinson: George W. Bush’s greatest legacy — his battle against AIDS
By Eugene Robinson Opinion writer July 26, 2012
This is a moment for all Americans to be proud of the best thing George W. Bush did as president: launching an initiative to combat AIDS in Africa that has saved millions of lives.
All week, more than 20,000 delegates from around the world have been attending the 19th International AIDS Conference here in Washington. They look like any other group of conventioneers, laden with satchels and garlanded with name tags. But some of these men and women would be dead if not for Bush’s foresight and compassion.
Those are not words I frequently use to describe Bush or his presidency. But credit and praise must be given where they are due, and Bush’s accomplishment — the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR — deserves accolades. It is a reminder that the United States can still be both great and good.
subscribe
When the Bush administration inaugurated the program in 2003, fewer than 50,000 HIV-infected people on the African continent were receiving the antiretroviral drugs that keep the virus in check and halt the progression toward full-blown AIDS. By the time Bush left office, the number had increased to nearly 2 million. Today, the United States is directly supporting antiretroviral treatment for more than 4 million men, women and children worldwide, primarily in Africa.
This is an amazing accomplishment, especially because it wasn’t supposed to be possible.
Before PEPFAR, the conventional wisdom was that the drug-treatment regimens that were saving lives in developed countries would not work in Africa. Poor, uneducated people in communities lacking even the most basic infrastructure could not be expected to take the right pill at the right time every day. When the drugs are taken haphazardly, the virus mutates and becomes resistant. Therefore, this reasoning went, trying to administer antiretroviral treatment in poor African countries might actually be worse than doing nothing at all.
The Bush administration rejected these arguments, which turned out to be categorically wrong.
Africans are every bit as diligent about taking their HIV medications as are Americans or other Westerners. While there has been a “modest, contained and not alarming” rise in resistance to one class of drugs, according to a World Health Organization researcher who presented a study at this week’s AIDS conference, scientists no longer envision a nightmare scenario in which drug-resistant strains of the virus run rampant.
According to a survey by the charity Doctors Without Borders, 11 African countries — including some of the hardest-hit by the epidemic — are providing antiretroviral drug treatment to well over half of their citizens infected with HIV. Treatment not only extends the patient’s life but also decreases the likelihood that he or she will pass the virus to an uninfected person. The end of the AIDS epidemic is not yet in sight. But it is no longer unimaginable.
Bush’s initial multibillion-dollar commitment to PEPFAR was not really justifiable on grounds of national security, except perhaps in the broadest possible sense. The administration was motivated instead by altruism. It was the right thing to do.
So far, the United States has spent about $46 billion through the program. President Obama has been sharply criticized for proposing a cut of nearly 12 percent in PEPFAR funding for the 2013 fiscal year. Administration officials say they are actually just shifting money to complementary programs and that overall HIV/AIDS funding will rise to an all-time high. Advocates for the PEPFAR program argue that any way you look at it, fewer dollars will ultimately mean fewer people receiving lifesaving drugs — and, potentially, more new infections.
The Obama administration has a point when it complains that, at a time when the U.S. economy is struggling, it is only reasonable to expect other wealthy countries to bear more of the cost of providing antiretroviral treatment in Africa. Administration officials also have a point when they note that, under Bush, the biennial international AIDS conference could not even have been held in Washington — because HIV-positive individuals were denied visas to enter the country. Obama ended this discriminatory policy during his first year in office.
But if Africa is gaining ground against AIDS, history will note that it was Bush, more than any other individual, who turned the tide. The man who called himself the Decider will be held accountable for a host of calamitous decisions. But for opening his heart to Africa, he deserves nothing but gratitude and praise.
This post was edited on 4/18/18 at 2:05 am
Posted on 4/18/18 at 3:01 am to L.A.
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“What I love about being an American professor is my right to free speech,
what she seems to be forgetting is that that right comes with risk of consequences, depending on what you say....
i absolutely think what she said was terrible and tactless, along with just straight up hurtful and disingenuous... EVERYONE, Rep or Dem, should be disgusted with this....
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