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SUSPENDED: Michigan State removes liberal professor who went on anti-Republican tirade
The Right Scoop ^ | September 5th, 2013

Posted on 09/05/2013 11:40:52 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike

Shocked? I sure am. I thought they’d just give him a quiet slap on the hand or ignore him altogether. I never expected he’d receive real consequences for leftist tirade:

CAMPUS REFORM – Michigan State administrators have suspended Prof. William Penn for the remainder of the semester, after he was caught on video going on an anti-Republican tirade on the very first day of his literature class.

In an email to students Thursday morning, Dean Karen Wurst of the College of Arts & Letters, cited his “inappropriate, disrespectful and offensive” comments.

“On Aug. 29, during your Literatures, Cultures, Identities course, Professor William Penn made comments he has acknowledged were inappropriate, disrespectful and offensive and may have negatively affected the learning environment,” she wrote. “Once MSU was made aware of the situation the Office of the Provost immediately began a review.”

“As a result, Penn’s duties have been reassigned, and he will not be teaching this semester,” she added. “A new instructor is being assigned to your course.”

Kudos to Michigan State University for protecting the classroom from political intimidation.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: academia; corruption; democrats; detroit; education; fired; hatespeech; leftismoncampus; michigan
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As graduate from a Big Ten school myself (The Ohio State University) I also have to say kudos to Michigan State.
1 posted on 09/05/2013 11:40:52 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike
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To: Hotlanta Mike

this means he is on vay cay He will continue to be paid. He needs to be fired.


2 posted on 09/05/2013 11:42:02 AM PDT by Chickensoup (...We didn't love freedom enough... Solzhenitsyn.)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Agree. Kudos to the administration for at least beginning to admit that they’ve got some extremely dumb sh**s on their staff.


3 posted on 09/05/2013 11:43:10 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Hotlanta Mike

The professor should be sent to one of those “tolerance” classes at Diversity University.


4 posted on 09/05/2013 11:43:26 AM PDT by Zuse
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Still getting paid?

Hmmm. . .I wonder. . .


5 posted on 09/05/2013 11:43:57 AM PDT by Hulka
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The “professor” should have paid attention to what happened to Ward Churchill.


6 posted on 09/05/2013 11:44:00 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
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To: Chickensoup

Not enough ‘hate’ mail from the alumnus $$$ supporters.


7 posted on 09/05/2013 11:44:02 AM PDT by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Kudos from this IU Hoosier as well.


8 posted on 09/05/2013 11:44:17 AM PDT by henkster (If the Feds create an unlimited demand for bastard children, you get an unlimited supply of them.)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

I thought anti-Conservative tirades were a basic requirement for promotion.


9 posted on 09/05/2013 11:44:49 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: Hotlanta Mike

He’ll probably be offered a job in the Obama administration.


10 posted on 09/05/2013 11:44:54 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Truth/Lies; Liberty/Tyranny--WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE??)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Suspended just until the heat is off everyone ...(wink wink)


11 posted on 09/05/2013 11:45:01 AM PDT by uncitizen
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Professor William Penn believes in free expression and free speech.

Please write him and tell him what you think:

Penn@MSU.EDU


12 posted on 09/05/2013 11:45:02 AM PDT by Tzimisce (The American Revolution began when the British attempted to disarm the Colonists.)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

The Board of Regents at MSU is elected (on the ballot every 4 years, along with the Governor). No doubt why this happened. A typical public university where the ivory tower managers are insulated would never have done this.


13 posted on 09/05/2013 11:45:20 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Probably too much firewater for Penn, and he may lose his scalp for this, if I hear the tom toms and read the smoke signals correctly.


14 posted on 09/05/2013 11:46:20 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Could this be the beginning of a trend...to have a two way discussion once again in American colleges? Whatever, good on Michigan State!


15 posted on 09/05/2013 11:46:59 AM PDT by yoe ("They Come To America" order it now: http://www.theycometoamerica.com/buy-dvd/)
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To: zeestephen

You gotta love those I-phones that can document all these egregious performances of our “public” officials.


16 posted on 09/05/2013 11:47:39 AM PDT by Sioux-san
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To: Hotlanta Mike

He will probably get a huge job offer from Valerie Jarrett.


17 posted on 09/05/2013 11:49:20 AM PDT by Slyfox (Without the Right to Life, all other rights are meaningless.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

You mean, like the Fort Hood killer?

Yup, Major Hasan was on Obama’s 2008 transition team.

http://www.publiusforum.com/pdfs/GWuni_nidalhasan.pdf

Appendix C, Page 29.


18 posted on 09/05/2013 11:49:28 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: Hotlanta Mike

link to vid
19 posted on 09/05/2013 11:49:42 AM PDT by kevcol
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To: Hotlanta Mike

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=95961


20 posted on 09/05/2013 11:49:45 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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