Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Historians for Obama

From this morning’s Inside Higher Ed: Historians Team Up to Back Obama:
In the weeks approaching the 2004 and 1992 elections, among others, groups of educators issued formal statements of support for the Democratic nominees for president, taking public stands as members of their profession. In recent elections, groups of scientists have also weighed in — after the party nominations were settled.

But in a move that is unusually early and specific, a group of prominent historians on Monday issued a joint endorsement of Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency. The endorsement, released through the History News Network, was organized by Michael Kazin, a professor of history at Georgetown University, and Ralph E. Luker, a historian who is one of the leaders of the popular history blog Cliopatria. The scholars who signed included two past presidents of the American Historical Association — Joyce Appleby of the University of California at Los Angeles and James McPherson of Princeton University — and many other A-list scholars in the field.

Officials of the AHA (which was not a party to the endorsement) and several other long-time observers of the discipline said that they could not think of a comparable example of historians collectively taking a stand in a political race in this way….

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad to see that he's willing to point that finger.

Anonymous said...

Obama is smart. But is smart enough?

Anonymous said...

Considering the current chimp posing as pres, many of the electorate dislike "smart."

Anonymous said...

If you were stupid enough to refer to Obama as a chimp you'd be tarred and featherd, 3:13.

Anonymous said...

Did you have any sort of point there, 4:29. or are you just ulling that out of your butt?

Anonymous said...

Point is you're a stupid shit to refer to our president that way. Is that clear enough for you, dumbass?

Anonymous said...

I agree with 9:28: it is downright wrong to insult our president's cognitive abilities by equating him with a primate. He's more like a fungus.

Anonymous said...

Thanks, 10:33; upon consideration, the comparison is actually insulting to chimps.

And, 9:28, he may be "your" president but he's sure as hell not mine, philosphically speaking.

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