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College suspends professor for allegedly attempting to force students to vote for Obama
campusreform.org ^
| Sept. 17, 2012
| Oliver Darcy
Posted on 09/17/2012 6:07:22 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A college professor has been placed on leave after she allegedly forced her class to sign a pledge to vote for President Obama in the upcoming elections.
Early last week Professor Sharon Sweet at Brevard Community College (BCC) allegedly told students to sign a pledge that reads: I pledge to vote for President Obama and Democrats up and down the ticket.
The pledge was printed off of GottaVote.org, a website funded by the Obama campaign.
University administrators said they learned about the incident late Thursday afternoon and launched an investigation, after they received a phone call from a concerned parent.
Based on the allegations, Associate Professor Sweet has requested, and been granted, a leave of absence without pay effective immediately, reads a statement put out by John Glisch, Associate Vice President for Communications at BCC.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: academicbias; sharonsweet; taxdollarsatwork; youpayforthis
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To: Free ThinkerNY
To: Free ThinkerNY
Theatre.
Nothing will happen to that crazy you-know-what.
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:09:55 PM PDT
by
elkfersupper
( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
To: Free ThinkerNY
To: Free ThinkerNY
What, no screams of racism? (/sarc)
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:11:21 PM PDT
by
Traveler59
( Truth is a journey, not a destination.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Isn’t such a “pledge” a requirement for employment as a “journalist” at the major tv “news” networks? She can sub for Andrea Mitchell and she’s probably younger and (undoubtedly, since it wouldn’t take much) better looking. There would be no difference in the “news” contenct.
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:11:45 PM PDT
by
laconic
To: Free ThinkerNY
This country is all about freedom - the freedom to vote any way your betters tell you to. Or else.
To: Free ThinkerNY
There will be visitors coming to the college to reeducate the college administration who made this decision. It is the Chicago way. Run college administration, RUN! Run for office, and really tick ‘em off.
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:13:18 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I live in Brevard and called today...
“We have nothing to say on the matter”...click!
Guess they got a lot of calls!
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:13:56 PM PDT
by
3D-JOY
(If there were no United States Armed Forces there would be no United States of America)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Good news! I read about this issue yesterday on FR. I sincerely doubt that the college responded to a “concerned parent”. More likely an avalanche of e- mails from all over the country.
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:16:25 PM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Meanwhile the teacher in Salisbury, N.C. IIRC is back at work with the young. You'll go to jail for speaking ill of zer0, younin'! You'll be arrested! the teacher told the young man.
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:17:00 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:17:23 PM PDT
by
Nifster
To: 3D-JOY
She also broke the law, F.S. 110
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:21:35 PM PDT
by
Captain7seas
(Fire Jane Lubchenco)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Sort of makes you wonder about the character and spine (or lack thereof) of any student that would actually sign the pledge!!!!!!
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:22:38 PM PDT
by
RetiredTexasVet
(You can never blame a progressive for a failure .... it's always the fault of someone else.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Early last week Professor Sharon Sweet at Brevard Community College (BCC)...University administrators said they learned about the incident late Thursday...
Is it a Community College or a University?
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:27:23 PM PDT
by
Half Vast Conspiracy
(I made a prank call...pretended I was a mime.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Section 104.31, of Title IX in chapter 104, states that no officer or employee of the state... shall... use his or her official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or nomination of officer or influencing another persons vote or affecting the result thereof.Her big mistake was leaving paper trail otherwise:
1. Electioneer students who look up to your position as a teacher.
2. 'Encourage' foreign born employees whose check you sign to seek citizenship and vote for Obama.
3. Just be cool and don't get caught with your hands in the cookie jar.
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:27:41 PM PDT
by
Calusa
(The pump don't work cause the vandals took the handles. Quoth Bob Dylan.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
She’s a Union officer.
Part of their mission statement, “....
Taking appropriate political action that will promote passage of progressive legislation to improve the economic and educational condition of society....”
http://www.uff-brevard.org/about.shtml
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:29:56 PM PDT
by
machogirl
(First they came for my tagline)
To: Free ThinkerNY; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
Not this Sharon Swedet opera singer ? (Not Oprah, silly!)
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:34:29 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong!)
To: Free ThinkerNY; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
Not this Sharon Sweet opera singer ? (Not Oprah, silly!)
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posted on
09/17/2012 6:34:50 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong!)
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