Greetings, loyal minions. Has your Maximum Leader ever told you that his devilish little fingers quiver in anticipation once a day when he goes to click on his link to the Hatemongers Quarterly? He always looks forward to the once-a-day fun the crack young staff cranks out.

Today’s HMQ is particularly delicious. Like the crack young staff, your Maximum Leader does really miss the “You Make the Call” commercials on TV. They were brilliant. But you know how advertising is. All advertising gimmicks (except sex) go out of style sooner or later. That said, go and read You Make the Call - HMQ Edition.

This contest is wonderful! Who would you hire? Your Maximum Leader votes for: Dr. Jose de Jesus. He is the obvious choice in fact. Why? Allow your Maximum Leader to ennumerate his reasons:

1) de Jesus is hispanic. Bring a little more diversity to your deparment - which is likely filled with WASPy men and women anyway.
2) de Jesus is from a “less prestigious school.” Your university is prestigious already. This will be your institutional opportunity to show that your department can play Henry Higgins to de Jesus’ Eliza Doolittle. You can “reach down” to a “less fortunate” academic and raise them up to the lofty Olympus that is your Department.
3) No department can ever have enough scholars qualified to teach on Gay and Lesbian issues; as Dr. de Jesus’ dissertation shows he is obviously well equiped to do.
4) He’s got a regular column in a non-academic journal. As the circulation of “Latin Dog Fancy” surely exceeds the circulation of any academic journal, he will likely give good press to your department and institution. Thereby making him a critical recruiting tool among the Latino community nationally.
5) Your department needs someone to clean up the conference room after Departmental Meetings. You assume de Jesus has experience.

Well there you have it loyal minions. Your Maximum Leader’s take on the contest. What fun this has been.

Carry on.