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Professor's Tweet about Pence's "Little Demon Mouth" Sparks Collin College Controversy
On Oct. 7, Collin College history professor Lora Burnett tuned into the vice-presidential debate and began to tweet.
Like many other Americans, Burnett noted the fly that made itself at home on Vice President Mike Pence’s head for a full two minutes. Like many other Americans, she pointed out his blood-red left eye.
But it was this tweet that would get her in trouble with her employer.
“The moderator needs to talk over Mike Pence until he shuts his little demon mouth up,” Burnett wrote.
Link to tweet
Read more: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/collin-college-professors-political-tweets-11955945
