Do you remember Prof. Ward Churchill?
In January 2005, Churchill’s work attracted publicity because of the widespread circulation of a 2001 essay, “On the Justice of Roosting Chickens”. In the essay, he claimed that the September 11, 2001 attacks were a natural and unavoidable consequence of what he views as unlawful US policy, and he referred to the “technocratic corps” working in the World Trade Center as “little Eichmanns.”
Immediately Ward Churchill became a controversial figure. He was uninvited to several appearances and was personally condemned by the president of his university. He eventually lost his job at the university.
Churchill’s contention was that 9/11 was a result of U.S. policies and that the victims deserved it.
Is Rep. Peter King (R-IA) the right’s Ward Churchill?
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told a crowd at CPAC on Saturday that he could “empathize” with the suicide bomber who last week attacked an IRS office in Austin, and encouraged his listeners to “implode” other IRS offices, according to a witness.
King’s comments weren’t recorded, but a staffer for Media Matters, who heard the comments, provided TPMmuckraker with an account.
So, currently serving member of Congress Peter King thinks the victims probably deserved it and that more IRS offices should be targeted. So far the reaction has been – yawn.
Just so you know, here’s domestic terrorist Joe Stack’s victim:
When Ken Hunter first heard about a plane crashing into his father’s office building in Austin, he said he hoped his dad, Vernon Hunter, wasn’t there.
After several attempts to reach his father, a 67-year-old IRS worker, he discovered his dad was missing.
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“There was just too much going on about what the guy did and what he believed in, and enough’s enough,” he said. “They don’t need to talk about him. Talk about my dad. You know, some people are trying to make this guy out to be a hero, a patriot. My dad served two terms in Vietnam. This guy never served at all. My dad wasn’t responsible for his tax problems.”
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Foster said Vernon Hunter was a proud Vietnam Vet and a great neighbor.
“He was just a real tender man,” he said. “It was always good to talk to him. He was just a nice guy.”
Now, as cars gather in front of the Hunter residence, a neighborhood braces itself and offers support.
Vernon Hunter leaves behind a wife, a son and daughter and six grandchildren.
Vernon Hunter, IRS employee, Vietnam veteran, husband, father and grandfather was the victim of the senseless act of Joe Stack.