Question for the Carmenites
This blog has become one forum for Ira Carmenites to discuss how much they thought of him. I have had the benefit of taking courses with many extraordinary professors over the years, and in Political Science two stand above the rest. One is Carmen, and the other is a community college professor in Decatur Illinois named Larry Klugman. I’m also lucky that both of these greats correspond with me from time to time. A few days ago Klugman forwarded an email to a group of his friends and asked, “If you heard on the news I was convicted of a crime, what crime would it be.” He was very entertained by the series of answers he received. Maybe Professor Carmen would be too.
So here’s the question:
If you heard on the news tomorrow that Ira Carmen were arrested, what crime would you be most likely to assume he committed?
Have fun with it.
Comment by Billy Joe Mills on 3 September 2009 at 8:21 pm:
Slander and Libel of the Obama Administration pursuant to the newly revived Alien & Sedition Acts of 1798.
Comment by Joshua on 3 September 2009 at 8:49 pm:
Great answer. I was thinking he could be taken to Guantanamo, which I believe he defended, for alleged acts of intellectual terrorism.
Comment by Matt on 4 September 2009 at 9:56 am:
Tragically, I think Billy’s answer was better than anything I could come up with. Well done, sir.
Comment by Master of Space on 7 September 2009 at 7:29 pm:
Arrested whilst making a critical comment about the UI Admissions scandal at a cocktail party in Urbana that he was invited to on account of his wife’s status as a local artist. Currently jailed in the Richard Herman Gulag for irreverent, non-correct opinions and speech.
Comment by Tim on 10 September 2009 at 10:16 am:
“Arrested whilst making a critical comment about the UI Admissions scandal at a cocktail party in Urbana that he was invited to on account of his wife’s status as a local artist. Currently jailed in the Richard Herman Gulag for irreverent, non-correct opinions and speech.”
That sounds about right.
I’d be more likely to see Carmen “reported to the dean” as he requests of students, than in jail.