| | It is getting hot in politics. It is not only about presidential race or bail-out policy, although both are very important. It is about one thing at the moment: the character of leading republican candidate John McCain. His double face and double talking is revealed now in federal politics. But we know even more than that: we remember his actions as Gallaudet University board member! He shamelessly supported the megalomania of previous president Irving Jordan who greatly increased financial flow-in to the university -- partly for his own benefit as university "CEO" -- but at the same time he undermined the academics at the school by his neglect. During his last 5-6 years of presidency many faculty members complained about a total disinterest on the president's part in academic quality and -- as a consequence -- a deep plunge in student performace. Just remember that he announced his resignation just a few weeks before the Office of Management and Budget of the White House released an dismayal evaluation of Gallaudet's academic efficiency!
It is not only Jordan's failed academic policy that was supported by John McCain. he also supported the pre-arranged succession of Jordan by provost Jane Fernandes who was solely and personally responsible for the deep dive of academics at Gallaudet. As provost for 5 years she blundered after blunder, still she received a great applause after each of her terrible and disastrous moves as top-ranking Gallaudet officer. Her arrogance and greed to grab more and more power was fully supported by John McCain. Her antics were shielded and protected by the influencial senator up until the end of the protest that eventually ousted them both!
We are the people who have the direct experience of John McCain's character. We know more about him as the general public and the average voter, because it was him who did the great damages and participated in the failed policies of a previous unfit Board of Trustees at the Gallaudet University that led to the magnificient Unity for Gallaudet Protest in 2006. As we prepare to celebrate the second anniversary of our victory, including Black Friday, the shameful arrest of our best protestors on October 13th 2006, we have refresh our minds about this knowledge of John McCain. As we gather to remember that fateful days, we have to send a strong message to the public about root causes of our protest 2 years ago. Among these causes we should also send a strong message about the character of senator McCain as we saw it with our own eyes.
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