The FLAP: Paul Deignan v. Wallace Hettle and Bitch Ph.D

Patterico has Scumbag of the Day: Wally Hettle

Protein Widsom has most of the FLAP with What repercussions? (updated to include Hettle’s email to Deignan’s advisor)

Read both of these posts and the comments. Read all of them.

Paul Deignan’s site, Info Theory has the plaintiff’s complaint.

Bitch Ph.D will be the defendant.

Flap is late to post on this matter and saw the FLAP developing over the week when the California Special Election was happening and Flap was busy drilling for dollars.

Here is the text of the letter that started it all.

Received from either Drs. Galen B. King and Peter H. Meckl of Purdue University.

Yesterday and last night Paul Deignan spent in “trolling” a feminist academic web site with disruptive and abusive comments.

This is a highly visible liberal site. He was banned, but used his computer expertise to defeat the ban and taunt the host of the site.

This kind of behavior is not unheard of on the net. But Mr. Deignan chose to do this action from a homepage that claims you as a dissertation adviser.

Mr. Deignan has a right to free speech. He shouldn’t disrupt the discussions of others–it is highly unprofessional. And it is linked to your name.

Might you please advise him to exercise a little discretion in the future. As matters stand, Mr. Deignan appears to be doing a bit more politicking than mechanical engineering.

Thank you,

Wallace
Hettle

The latest in Paul Deignan’s response to Wally Hettle’s letter is Text of the Hettle E-Mail

So, what is the FLAP?

Paul Deignan says he has been defamed by Wally Hettle. And he claims he has been damaged.

Wally Hettle says Paul Deignan is “unprofessional” and rats him out to his major advisors of his mechanical engineer department at Purdue University.

One of Paul’s advisors, Galen King, “Yes, we received an e-mail,” King confirmed on Wednesday. “It said that Paul was exceeding his bounds, if you will, on what is essentially a private site. He’s been asked to refrain, at least until he’s [graduated from Purdue].”

Flap’s take on the matter is disappointment, surprise and outrage (so here we go):

1. Surprised that Paul, in the first place, would bother with Bitch Ph.D in the first place. Flap has found leftie sites very unhospitable to rationale argument and debate. So, Paul don’t bother them with your arguments – they don’t want to listen.

2. Disappointed at Galen King saying anything about the matter. What Paul does in his free time is his own business and does not reflect upon you or Purdue University. This being said by a parent who has had three children (one graduate alumna) attend Purdue University and who has paid many dollars to your university in tuition and fees. Freedom of speech applies to both mechanical engineering as to dentistry as to politics. Therefore, buzz out and Flap will send you an e-mail and call you on Monday (today being Veterans Day holiday) to let you know how I feel – perhaps you may even care.

Galen King

3. Outraged that Wallace (Wally) Hettle would write Paul Deignan’s advisors and tattle-telling, accusing Paul of inappropriate behavior and essentially denigrating Paul’s character. Wally is a HORSES ASS. And Flap will tell him so by telephone and e-mail – again on Monday since today is a holiday. There is little doubt that Wally did NOT agree with Paul’s political philosophy and wanted to put a monkey-wrench into Paul’s ability to voice his opinions. Wally wanted to HARM Paul. Flap will publish the good Dr. Hettle’s contact details so others who are predisposed can voice their displeasure. Like Patterico, Flap has NO problems releasing this information:

Wallace Hettle
wallace.hettle@uni.edu
liberalwally@yahoo.com
SEERLEY HALL 316
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
CEDAR FALLS, IA 50614-0701
(319) 273-2942

Here are Dr. Wally’s academic contact details:

Instructional Faculty

Wallace A. Hettle History University of Northern Iowa Office: SRL 316 Phone: 319-273-2942 Fax: 319-273-582 wallace.hettle@uni.edu

U.S. History B.A. and Ph.D., History, Northwestern University Civil War, 19th Century Southern U.S. The Peculiar Democracy: Southern Democrats in Peace and Civil War (Univ. of Georgia Press, 2001)

Wallace Hettle’s Department Head is Robert F. Martin and his details are here.

The Deans of the College are here:

CSBS Dean and Associate Dean

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Dean
Julia Wallace
Sabin 117
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0403
phone: (319) 273-2221
fax: (319) 273 – 2222

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Associate Dean
Phyllis Baker
Sabin 121a
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0403
phone: (319) 273-2109
fax: (319) 273 – 2222

And the equivalent of the University President is

The Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is James Lubker, Ph.D.
Seerley 001
(319) 273-2517
(319) 273-3153 (FAX)

Soooooo if you are predisposed to let these folks know about the FLAP and the activities of one of their faculty members – which sounds to Flap a lot more politicing, meddling, intimidation and intentional unprofessional conduct and alot LESS history of the Civil War give them a write, fax, e-mail or telephone call.

Flap knows you will be glad you did.