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Churchill was fired by the University of Colorado on July 24, 2007. <ref> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290642,00.html </ref> Churchill then filed a lawsuit, claiming the university violated his right to [[free speech]]. <ref> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290961,00.html</ref> In a [[Fox News]] interview with University of Colorado President Hank Brown, Mr. Brown defended Ward Churchill's firing. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291101,00.html] </ref> [[Bill O'Reilly]] says "the freedom of speech issue is bogus. It's all about performance. If a ball player can't catch the ball, he's fired. If a teacher can't reason, he should be fired as well." <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/video2/launchPage.html?072507/072507_views_oreilly&Talking%20Points%3A%207/25&OReilly_Factor_Talking_Points&The%20demise%20of%20Ward%20Churchill%85&Bill%20O%27Reilly&-1&Talking%20Points%3A%207/25&Video%20Launch%20Page&Opinion ''Fox News Video''] </ref>

Churchill was fired by the University of Colorado on July 24, 2007. <ref> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290642,00.html </ref> Churchill then filed a lawsuit, claiming the university violated his right to [[free speech]]. <ref> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290961,00.html</ref> In a [[Fox News]] interview with University of Colorado President Hank Brown, Mr. Brown defended Ward Churchill's firing. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291101,00.html] </ref> [[Bill O'Reilly]] says "the freedom of speech issue is bogus. It's all about performance. If a ball player can't catch the ball, he's fired. If a teacher can't reason, he should be fired as well." <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/video2/launchPage.html?072507/072507_views_oreilly&Talking%20Points%3A%207/25&OReilly_Factor_Talking_Points&The%20demise%20of%20Ward%20Churchill%85&Bill%20O%27Reilly&-1&Talking%20Points%3A%207/25&Video%20Launch%20Page&Opinion ''Fox News Video''] </ref>

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