[Vision2020] interesting...

[Joan Opyr]

In short, Ed, you have no evidence for any of your claims.  You might 
have saved yourself a lot of typing (and Vision 2020 a lot of bother) 
by answering my questions with a simple "no."  What is true and 
verifiable?  That you shopped "The Ed Swan Story" around to an 
assortment of gullible right-wing blogs while pretending to be someone 
else.  You don't call that seeking fame.  Fair enough.  We'll just call 
it lying.

And now I'm adding you to the Bozo Bin.  I have better things to do 
than debate your deceits.  The bathroom drain needs snaking, the dogs' 
toe nails need clipping, and if I have to get ready for this 
afternoon's march on City Hall in support of the Moscow police union.  
That's important stuff, Ed, and it's all real.

Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
www.joanopyr.com

On Apr 30, 2006, at 9:46 PM, Ed wrote:

> First of all Mrs. Huskey, I never claimed to be Ed Cooper; I always 
> signed my posts as “Ed.” I’ve had the email address ecooper for a 
> coon’s age as a precaution. I’m certain that my explanation to counter 
> all your spiteful, hateful and sardonic allegations will be a waste of 
> time—but I believe one is warranted.
>  
> Me, as a “paranoid doofus”?… hmm, well, when an innocent utterance 
> (reality) such as, “white privilege is a myth,” gets you in hot water 
> with the university and subsequently threatened with expulsion, one 
> has to be careful what he/she says…yes, I had an opinion and was 
> severely chastised for expressing it. Until I have diploma in hand, I 
> intend treading carefully..
>  
> About me wanting fame….that accusation is ludicrous. I pleaded with 
> the university to do the right thing (let me have an opinion that is 
> reflective of my personal beliefs), they said nay. Further, they said 
> I must embrace the stereotypical liberal-progressive mindset (social 
> justice mantra...and more) or I would not be suitable to teach 
> children. My last resort was to contact FIRE (as you well know); and 
> it was they who schooled WSU in Constitutional Law 101, which 
> ultimately kept me in the Teacher Education Program. I not once 
> contacted news agencies; they contacted me. I turned down scores of 
> interviews and radio talk shows; I had no desire to be in the 
> limelight. I had an attorney that specializes in Constitutional law 
> contact me wanting to sue to university; I said that I do have no 
> desire capitalize on this ordeal. I simply wanted the freedom to 
> exercise my First Amendment rights. People that sue for stupid reasons 
> irritate me; I would not lower myself to that level.
>  
> Mrs. Huskey screeches: “I'm challenging you here and now Ed: if you 
> have some genuine,
> verifiable piece of evidence that you were mistreated by "overzealous 
> and vindictive pontificates,
> " then produce it.”
>  
> I will gladly show anyone, one-on-one, every stitch of documentation 
> that I have regarding my case. I have shown liberal friends that were 
> flabbergasted. I’m not ashamed of anything I’ve said or written. 
> Moreover, I realize that you will find this hard to believe, but I’m 
> not always right either. During a student affairs meeting, I was told 
> to remove the fact that I am a Christian from my philosophy statement. 
> I was also told that a conservative-themed T-shirt would never be 
> appropriate in public if I were to become a teacher. I thought I had 
> time warped to 1984 (the novel).. I petitioned the university to allow 
> me to record my meeting with faculty; they declined. I have nothing to 
> hide; they obviously have… I have retained every written racist remark 
> made (by instructors) on my term papers and assignments, I have all my 
> dispositions evaluations—yes, those that I failed because I subscribe 
> to a different political and moral paradigm. I even have copies of a 
> several libelous letters/narratives that were surreptitiously inserted 
> into my student file. Boy, the morals one must have to do that...
>  
> Mrs. Huskey, you know I despise homosexual activity. But, if you were 
> harassed, as I was, by the College of Education for your belief 
> system, I would side with you; the law is the law...Obviously, you’re 
> a well educated person who has something to offer to the rest of the 
> world. So, hypothetically, if you were a teacher, and my children were 
> in your classroom, I wouldn’t want them to hear anything about your 
> sexual preference, your girlfriend, wife/husband (?), or anything else 
> remotely related to homosexuality…that’s simply a theme irrelevant to 
> teaching any subject… I would expect you to educate them in relevant 
> subject matter however. But, that’s my opinion.
>  
> The "lesbian atheist"? I’m not into naming names. Although she 
> infuriated me, I’m not a vindictive person and wish not to defame her. 
> I knew she was a lesbian—I won’t even go into the stereotypical 
> manifestations that alerted me to her sexual preference.  In 
> retrospect, she might not be an Atheist. I analyzed her hateful 
> rhetoric during our conversation, using my availability heuristics, 
> and made an educated guess. See, I’m not always right.
>  
> Mrs. Huskey spews yet another piece of salvo: ”If you've got proof, 
> then make it public.  Publish it.  Flaunt it. 
> Rent a billboard.  Otherwise, stuff a biscuit in it.”
>  
> Let me reiterate my ramblings: I have no desire to seek monetary 
> windfalls or fame.
> I simply want the freedom to express my opinion without fear of 
> retaliation or persecution--and how dare you
> tell me what I should do with my personal effects. Your command to me 
> doesn’t match your holier-than-thou
> claims…Lastly, you want a biscuit stuffed in it, do it yourself.
>  
> The Mrs., still foaming at the mouth, queries more information 
> (perhaps some she couldn’t acquire via pillow talk {malaise is now 
> setting in}) ,
> “Will any of your fellow education students vouch for You”?           
>  
> Certainly, they all will. It’s funny you should ask. I didn’t share my 
> battle with many while on campus;
> but those I did share with were all shocked. None of them heard, in 
> their words, anything from me
> that warranted me being in trouble, so it was surprise to them when I 
> filled them in.
> A couple acquaintances in my cohort group commented, during our 
> discussion, that the instructors seemed to call on me
> when they wanted a different or contrasting opinion, even pestering me 
> while I presented it.  
>  
> Well, Joan, when this time had come, I had hoped/dreamt/yearned for a 
> more loving, honest, unbiased and sincere
> inquiry into my WSU woes and my alleged pseudonym usage (as you claim 
> those who participate in your
> lifestyle exemplify). However, you did nothing to dispel my lesbian 
> typecast/schema.
> (Funny, stereotypes are right 99.9% of the time; it’s a survival tool…)
> Your dialogue is rife with hate, scorn, and narcissistic critique.
> Further, you made me doubt your integrity, intentions, likeability, 
> and trustworthiness as a human being.
> I hope your archetype isn’t indicative of your entire persuasion…
>  
>  
> Ed
>  
> P.S. I didn’t realize it was "lesbianish" to play golf. My gaydar 
> simply scans for the most repulsive clipped-hair, masculine-looking 
> and sounding woman imaginable--one that could never, in her life, 
> catch a real man…….Guess I’m hopeless.\


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