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So, is it correct to assume that 1. This guy made some offensive comments, and subsequently and that 2. charges of plagiarism, that were apparently not important enough to follow up on 5-6 years ago, became more interesting. I disagree with those of you who say that because he is paid on the government dime, and he's made offensive comments, that he is somehow liable for tenure revokation / job termination. That's the whole point of giving tenure to professors, and the academic environment - to encourage extreme points of view, if there are any, such that it broadens the spectrum of thought in the academic environment. Especially if you consider the things our tax money goes to support, and how much $$$ we're talking about relative to this guy's salary, it's just not that big of a deal.
If you want to take the principle that would call for his termination and shoot it around, the hypocracy of it becomes apparent pretty quickly, in my opinion. For example, neither I, nor many other Americans, believe in a personified deity, much less a Christian "God." Therefore, if my elected President evokes the image of a Christian God, should I be able to request that he be fired / impeached? Such statements might offend me and others, in the most absolute sense possible. Nevermind the probabilities of it, but consider the question on sheer principle?
In my opinion, this is a waste of time.
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