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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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To: miss marmelstein

You mean like Ms Fauxcahontas? She typifies the junior college loan officer you do not want reviewing your application. “No” or maybe “Hell No!” is her default response to any loan request.


41 posted on 09/05/2013 12:17:48 PM PDT by lee martell (y)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Paid Vacation = Reward.


42 posted on 09/05/2013 12:19:22 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Are Marines required to salute Al Qaeda yet?)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
Interesting comments - this one from 10 years ago, "Sells you his books and makes you write about them. He's very bias on certain issues."
A biased Lefty? Say it ain't so! LOL ...
43 posted on 09/05/2013 12:19:38 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Milton Miteybad; Chickensoup
Chickensoup ~ this means he is on vay cay He will continue to be paid. He needs to be fired.

Milton Miteybad ~ Then imprisoned. Or shot. Take your pick.

My pick would be a one year sabbatical in the back woods of North Korea, Iran or the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the caveat that he have no special protection or indoctrination from those countries' governments.

44 posted on 09/05/2013 12:20:59 PM PDT by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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To: Fresh Wind
Another cigar store Indian?

No, real redskin, Indian name Speak With Forked Tongue, he still gets heap big wampum whether he powwow or not. Pretty good for pot in peace pipe speech.

45 posted on 09/05/2013 12:21:57 PM 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
To emulate the Queen in Alice in Wonderland, I say: Off with his head!
46 posted on 09/05/2013 12:40:24 PM PDT by zbogwan2
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To: Hotlanta Mike
Time for him to move on to bigger and better things. Given his claimed ancestry, sounds like he would be a perfect deputy for Dr James Anaya, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples.

This is one of the multiple UN gadflies, aka "Special Rapporteur", who go around the world, telling everyone what they are doing wrong. Dr Anaya has been doing this for Canada's "First Nations" people just recently. Perfect mindset for Prof. Penn to continue his rants, right?

47 posted on 09/05/2013 12:44:25 PM PDT by SES1066 (To expect courteous government is insanity!)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

I was in a 300 level management class several years ago. The professor started one of these anti-conservatives diatribes. I simply raised my hand and after about a min of not putting it down, the professor stopped and allowed me a question.

“Professor, I’m confused. I thought this was a class on management and the syllabus says that this week we will be talking about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. How does your current topic relate to the material on the syllabus?”

First, there was the confused look of “What the hell”? Then the expression went to anger of “How dare you” and then a bit of fear crept in as he realized that I had him dead to rights. Lastly the most pleasing expression of “Oh crap, there is nothing I can say to talk my way out of this.” played across his face.

In the end, he let out a strained sigh and say “Yes, we should get back to the material.” We never had another such episode in the class room. He kind of had it in for me after that but I still managed to pull a B in that class.


48 posted on 09/05/2013 12:48:59 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: Navy Patriot; Fresh Wind
or my fav. (said about $HRILLary :) "Walking Eagle"; was
so full of (B)arbara ($)trei$and, no hope of flyin' ever.

49 posted on 09/05/2013 1:04:53 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (who'll take tomorrow,$pend it all today;who can take your income & tax it all away..0'Blowfly can :-)
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To: uncitizen
Suspended just until the heat is off everyone ...(wink wink)

My first thought on this as well...
50 posted on 09/05/2013 1:09:44 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: CommerceComet
Romney attended Cranbrook here in Michigan ($$$$$$$$) which educates very smart students from highly influential families, many of whom are MSU graduates.

There's no way MSU would have kept this prick on and it's unlikely he'll return next semester.........just a hunch.

51 posted on 09/05/2013 1:19:49 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (')
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To: oh8eleven

As a Music Major, I ran into that a lot of times, having to buy books written by the professor.


52 posted on 09/05/2013 1:19:57 PM PDT by real saxophonist (All you poor, all you needy, all you're doin' is givin' to the greedy... Temptations, 'Power')
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To: Hotlanta Mike

How much do you wanna bet he is being paid during this so called suspension? He has tenure so it seems

PAID SUSPENSION???


53 posted on 09/05/2013 1:21:51 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
MSU prof who said GOP raped American suspended (with pay)

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Michigan legislative action thread
54 posted on 09/05/2013 1:25:04 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

I am a Michigan State alum and have to say for once, I’m proud of my alma mater.


55 posted on 09/05/2013 1:38:04 PM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: Milton Miteybad

Imprisoned of shot for what? C’mon - this guy clearly deserves to get fired, and has no business being in a classroom, but he’s no criminal.


56 posted on 09/05/2013 1:50:07 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Hotlanta Mike

The ACLU will make sure that this does not stand. Now, if he went on an anti-Democrat rant, the ACLU would be nowhere to be seen.


57 posted on 09/05/2013 2:02:28 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Is this a first?


58 posted on 09/05/2013 2:05:57 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: A.A. Cunningham

Where is Ward now?


59 posted on 09/05/2013 2:06:27 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: taxcontrol

Good for you...wish there were assertive students out there.


60 posted on 09/05/2013 2:07:07 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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