San Juan Capistrano City Councilman Derek Reeve, who just weeks ago ignited a firestorm of controversy by announcing from the dais that he'd named his dog "Muhammad," has now questioned the integrity of 'Middle Eastern' students on his Facebook page.
Reeve was also in the news when it was discovered he'd plagarized dozens of passages for a political column he wrote for the Patch news site. He dismissed those allegations, contending while he'd used other's work without attribution, the same standards didn't apply to blogs as other forms of writing.
An attorney and college teacher, Reeve, who portrays himself as an arch-conservative, lost his job teaching political science at Concordia University after those revelations. Saddleback College kept him on board, however.
It's apparently students there that spurred his latest Facebook post. The page is open to friends only, but the post was sent to several media outlets.
On his Facebook page, Reeve questioned "Are my international Middle Eastern students less honest or just really bad at cheating?"
We'll contact Reeve, Saddleback and others tomorrow for comment. See earlier reports of the other episodes at www.thecapistranodispatch.com ... Also, a college watchdog has a post at http://dissenttheblog.blogspot.com/
Reeve is an absolute disgrace to San Juan Capistrano. What will it take for Saddleback College to dismiss this man?
Posted by: AllInOneOutlet | December 13, 2011 at 04:48 AM
This man's bigotry seems to know no bounds! I wonder what he'd have to say if a Saddleback instructor or a SJC council person wrote on Facebook, "Are my wheelchair-bound students less honest or just really bad at cheating," or some other disabled slur?
I say we start making cripple jokes during public comments at council meetings and see how he likes it.
Posted by: cat | December 13, 2011 at 07:55 AM
Wait. Were they cheating?
Posted by: Jim Reardon | December 13, 2011 at 08:48 PM
Yes, Jim. Every one of them, and only the Middle Eastern ones.
Posted by: Good at Finding Excuses | December 13, 2011 at 11:42 PM
To make a statement like that, "Good at Finding Excuses" must be omnipresent (or just a common racist).
Posted by: Steve Behmerwohld | December 14, 2011 at 07:26 AM