Comments on: Barbara Bush: An Iconic Life Fulfilled https://www.okwassup.com/barbara-bush-iconic-life-fulfilled/ News, Entertainment, Lifestyle and more! Wed, 09 May 2018 07:38:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Wil https://www.okwassup.com/barbara-bush-iconic-life-fulfilled/#comment-10665 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:26:58 +0000 https://www.okwassup.com/?p=18197#comment-10665 USA Today:

A California State University, Fresno professor’s rant about Barbara Bush being an “amazing racist” might land her in hot water.

Her tenure status might not save her career, school officials said.

Randa Jarrar, an English professor at the central California university, began her more than five-hour Twitter firestorm within an hour of the official announcement of Bush’s death on Tuesday.

“Barbara Bush was a generous and smart and amazing racist who along with her husband, raised a war criminal,” Jarrar wrote. “[Expletive] outta here with your nice words.”

She went on to call Bush a “witch” and wished “the rest of her family to fall to their demise.”

Twitter users immediately called on Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro to address the professor’s tweets.

Jarrar fired back, offering up Castro’s Twitter handle.

“What I love about being an American professor is my right to free speech, and what I love about Fresno State is that I always feel protected and at home here,” she wrote. “GO BULLDOGS!”

Jarrar also stated she is a tenured professor and could not be fired.

Castro released a statement Tuesday evening, assuring Jarrar’s comments were “contrary to the core values of the university.”

Statement by @Fresno_State President @JosephICastro regarding tweets made today by a faculty member: pic.twitter.com/h3ZbQyMmxd

— Fresno State (@Fresno_State) April 18, 2018

“On behalf of Fresno State, I extend my deepest condolences to the Bush family on the loss of our former First Lady, Barbara Bush,” Castro wrote. “We share the deep concerns expressed by others over the personal comments made today by Professor Randa Jarrar, a professor in the English Department at Fresno State. Her statements were made as a private citizen, not as a representative of Fresno State.”

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By: Mr.BD https://www.okwassup.com/barbara-bush-iconic-life-fulfilled/#comment-10664 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:11:48 +0000 https://www.okwassup.com/?p=18197#comment-10664 This happened pretty fast. She must have known she was in the last days to go so quick. Everybody had thought George Bush was the one near death but he ended up outlasting her. She was a classy lady. RIP

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By: Truthiz1 https://www.okwassup.com/barbara-bush-iconic-life-fulfilled/#comment-10663 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:51:59 +0000 https://www.okwassup.com/?p=18197#comment-10663 I also meant to add….

May She Rest in Paradise.

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By: Truthiz1 https://www.okwassup.com/barbara-bush-iconic-life-fulfilled/#comment-10662 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:24:53 +0000 https://www.okwassup.com/?p=18197#comment-10662 Well done DJ, in your fine tribute to such a fine woman – an exceptional human-being.

Of the many well-deserved accolades being attributed to her, Bill summed it up beautifully:

“Barbara Bush was a remarkable woman. She had grit & grace, brains & beauty. She was fierce & feisty in support of her family & friends, her country & her causes. She showed us what an honest, vibrant, full life looks like.” – Bill and Hillary Clinton

Among Mrs. Bush’s many fine qualities she never sought the spotlight. She strove simply to do “right” in accordance with her faith. She cherished her faith, family, friends and country. She demonstrated, by the way she lived her life, her total awareness, understanding and acceptance of this inspiration:

“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.” – Luke 12:48 (KJV)

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