By Mr. Curmudgeon
Dr. Amy Bishop is a bright scientist and inventor who believed her application for tenure (job security) at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where she taught for eight years, was a done deal. Unfortunately, Bishop’s application was denied because, according to a fellow faculty member, she was “not able to deal with reality” and was “not as good [a teacher] as she thought she was.” In response, Bishop allegedly fired a weapon at her deniers, killing three fellow faculty members and wounding three others. To say Bishop has a strong sense of entitlement is an understatement. But then again, Bishop has a degree from Harvard.
According to the Huntsville Times, Dick Reeves, a business associate of Bishop, said, “She was one of those very opinionated, bright people.” Jody Smith, a student that took a class taught by Bishop, described the professor as “fairly vocal” in her criticism of the University’s administration and believed UAH wasn’t “doing things she wanted for the students, offering the classes they deserved.” And who are we to disagree? After all, Bishop has a degree from Harvard.
Bertrand Russell, who interviewed Russia’s Vladimir Lenin in 1920, said, “If I had met [Lenin] without knowing who he was I should not have guessed that he was a great man but should have thought him an opinionated professor.” Lenin may have murdered millions in cold-blood, but he graduated with honors from the University of St. Petersburg.
“I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University,” William F. Buckley once said. I’m sure Dr. Amy Bishop would disagree. And she has a degree from Harvard.
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