On May 4, 1970, during a huge protest against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war at Kent State University, Ohio National Guard troops fired at students, killing four students and injuring nine others.
Now, for an event at the university marking the 50th anniversary of the tragedy, Kent State is shelling out $83,000 to a famous celebrity to come and speak: Jane Fonda.
<a href="https://pjmedia.com/trending/kent-state-to-pay-hanoi-jane-83k-for-may-4-commemoration-speech-ohio-sos-wants-her-yanked-calls-it-a-disgrace/">PJ Media</a> reports:
<blockquote>In a move that surprised many in the Northeast Ohio area and beyond, Kent State President Todd Diacon announced that actress, activist, and (former?) communist sympathizer Jane Fonda will be one of the speakers at an anniversary commemoration of the shooting on May 3—and she&#8217;ll be paid a whopping $83,000 to ostensibly reminisce about her anti-war activism.</blockquote>
Ohio GOP Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who served in the 101st Airborn Division and later as a Green Beret in Iraq, expressed his anger on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/franklarose/posts/3050153538330470">Facebook</a>, writing:
<blockquote>The 50th anniversary of one of Ohio’s darkest days has the potential to serve as a moment of unity, understanding &amp; healing in a nation that is deeply divided. However, Kent State’s decision to pay Jane Fonda $83,000 to speak at their commemoration event does the very opposite.
I served 10 years in the US Army, and eight years in the Ohio Senate before becoming Secretary of State. I certainly understand that people disagree on policy issues, especially matters of war &#8212; and that’s ok. What’s not ok is providing aid and comfort to the enemy and willfully serving as a propaganda tool for those engaged in hostilities against the United States. And Ms. Fonda did that – the very definition of treason.
American service members coming home from Vietnam deserved a much better reception than the one they received. They weren’t the politicians who chose which battle to fight &#8212; they were the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines sent into the battle. And we should say one thing to them: Welcome Home.
There’s still time to make the 50th anniversary commemoration of this awful day one that can be inclusive and educational for Ohioans, Americans and the world. I urge Kent State University to immediately rescind their invitation to Ms. Fonda.</blockquote>
As PJ Media noted, Kent State spokesman Eric Mansfield defended the decision, asserting that the commemoration advisory committee “developed three pillars that guided the planning: honoring and remembering those killed and wounded; educating about May 4, 1970, and the dangers of polarizing rhetoric and divisive discourse; and above all, inspiring current and future students to be leaders in peaceful conflict resolution and reconciliation.”
In January 2018, after Fonda continually targeted former NBC host Megyn Kelly for daring to ask Fonda about her plastic surgery, Kelly decided she had had enough, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-megyn-kellys-finally-responds-hanoi-jane-amanda-prestigiacomo">firing back</a>:
<blockquote>Apparently, when she came here, however, again, to promote her film about aging, I was supposed to discern that this subject was suddenly off limits. Look, I gave her the chance to empower other women, young and old, on a subject which she purports to know well, and she rejected it. That’s OK. But I have no regrets about that question, nor am I in the market for a lesson from Jane Fonda on what is or is not appropriate …
Look at her treatment of our military during the Vietnam War. Many of our veterans still call her “Hanoi Jane” thanks to her radio broadcast, which attempted to shame American troops; she posed on an anti-aircraft gun used to shoot-down our American pilots; she called our POWs hypocrites and liars and referred to their torture as “understandable.”</blockquote>
PJ Media noted that in 2011 Fonda <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11359078/Jane-Fonda-says-Hanoi-Jane-photo-will-hurt-to-my-grave.html">allowed that the photo shoot was a mistake</a>, saying she would “regret to my dying day. I allowed myself to be photographed on a Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun,&#8221; but then added this excuse: &#8220;It happened on my last day in Hanoi. It was not unusual for Americans who visited North Vietnam to be taken to see Vietnamese military installations and when they did, they were always required to wear a helmet like the kind I was told to wear during the numerous air raids I had experienced.”
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Of course I’m all for free speech. <a href="https://twitter.com/Janefonda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Janefonda</a> can come to campus and give a speech for free anytime — but we shouldn’t be paying her $83k to travel to Ohio and speak at such a solemn occasion as this. <a href="https://t.co/u1kxJCusgh">https://t.co/u1kxJCusgh</a>
&mdash; Frank LaRose (@FrankLaRose) <a href="https://twitter.com/FrankLaRose/status/1229859069659406341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Kalin Bennett made history when he signed his letter of intent to Kent State University to play basketball on a scholarship. Though medical professionals told Bennett&#8217;s family he would likely never speak or walk, the 6&#8217;10, 300-pound center is set to become the first player with autism to compete on a Division 1 team in the NCAA&#8217;s history.
Bennett, who starts at KSU this coming summer semester, says he wants to inspire others with and without autism, on and off the court.
&#8220;I want to make an impact not just on the court, but with kids that are struggling with the same things I am,&#8221; Bennett <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/expo/sports/erry-2018/11/548b2471446488/kent-state-basketball-recruit.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=cleve_sf">told</a> Cleveland.com. &#8220;I want to use this platform to inspire other kids with autism and non-autism. I want to let them know, hey, if I can do this, you can do it, too. A lot of times they feel alone and by themselves, and I felt that same way growing up.&#8221;
Bennett grew up in a small community in Little Rock, Arkansas, surrounded by a vital support system, including his Christian mother Sonja Bennett, whom the basketball standout profusely praised for her love and encouragement.
&#8220;I have a great support system,&#8221; said Bennett, noting that not all other kids are so fortunate. &#8220;I have a real strong, Christian faith-believing mother. I didn&#8217;t talk until I was seven years old, but she just kept pushing and pushing. She just kept bringing me closer to other people, and made me a better person &#8212; her and my dad, very hard working people, still &#8217;till this day.&#8221;
According to Cleveland.com, &#8220;Bennett did not sit up until he was 2. He did not walk until he was 4. He did not talk until he was 7 and did not hold a conversation until he was 8.&#8221;
In the future, Bennett said he&#8217;d like to start an inclusive camp-like charity for children with autism.
&#8220;I want to be able to make a place where (autistic) kids can just come by, have fun, don&#8217;t feel no fear being around other people; be able to express themselves, be able to be who they are without worrying about what people think about them, or how they process stuff,&#8221; said the athlete.
&#8220;We are all human, we all feel love, we all feel compassion, and this is just another step forward with it,&#8221; he added.
Sonja relayed a telling story to Cleaveland.com about her son and a former therapist of his who once believed Bennett would never be able to speak, sit up, or walk:
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&#8220;Kalin told me, &#8216;Momma, I want to talk to her,'&#8221; Sonja Bennett recalled. 
Kalin had read his medical file and knew what medical professionals had predicted for him. 
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if you have ever been around an autistic child, but they are brutally honest. They want to know,&#8217;&#8221; Sonja Bennett said. &#8220;They are not being defiant. They are not trying to be nasty. But they can have hard questions that they want you to answer. I showed him his (medical) file. I wanted him to read this book of files so he would know how he needs to always keep fighting.&#8221;
&#8220;So, when he read it, and then met the therapist, he said; &#8216;Are you the one who said I would never do this and never do that?&#8217; She said, &#8216;Yes Kalin, I am.&#8217; He said, &#8216;My question is, I hope you haven&#8217;t told anybody else that because you could ruin their lives.&#8217; She sat right there and took it from Kalin. She did.&#8221;
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Now Bennett is off to live in Ohio, where he can be closer to his teammates. And his mother will be joining him &#8212; Bennett told his coaches that condition was a deal-breaker.
&#8220;I talked to (Kent State) coach (Rob Senderoff), and I was like, unless my mom comes, I ain&#8217;t comin&#8217;,&#8221; said the 18-year-old. &#8220;The separation anxiety really doesn&#8217;t upset me no more. But at the same time, I still like that support. Even when I have the best day of my life, I still want to make sure I see my mom&#8217;s face.&#8221;
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To read the full interview, <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/expo/sports/erry-2018/11/548b2471446488/kent-state-basketball-recruit.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=cleve_sf">click here</a>.

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Kent State University graduate Kaitlin Bennett&#8217;s gun-toting graduation photo has gone viral on social media, triggering an extraordinary number of leftists in the process.
The 22-year-old decided to pose in her gradation gown with her AR-10 long rifle slung on her back to make a statement about Kent State&#8217;s gun policy, which currently allows visitors to carry on campus but bars any students or staff from doing the same. The gun, when vertical, is almost the same height as Bennett, which adds that little something extra to get the Left even more worked up. Oh, and her graduation cap has a fine message, too: &#8220;COME AND TAKE IT.&#8221;
&#8220;Now that I graduated from [Kent State], I can finally arm myself on campus,&#8221; she captioned the photo on Twitter. &#8220;I should have been able to do so as a student- especially since 4 unarmed students were shot and killed by the government on this campus.&#8221;
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Now that I graduated from <a href="https://twitter.com/KentState?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KentState</a>, I can finally arm myself on campus. I should have been able to do so as a student- especially since 4 unarmed students were shot and killed by the government on this campus. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CampusCarryNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CampusCarryNow</a> <a href="https://t.co/a91fQH44cq">pic.twitter.com/a91fQH44cq</a>
&#8212; Kaitlin Marie (@KaitMarieox) <a href="https://twitter.com/KaitMarieox/status/995699996212322304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The tweet generated over a thousand replies and has been &#8220;liked&#8221; nearly 10,000 times since being posted on Sunday.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a bad ass photo,&#8221; the graduate <a href="https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/portage-county/kent-state-graduate-makes-a-statement-with-gun-toting-photo/95-552495593">told</a> WKYC 3.
&#8220;You see in the media a lot about college students and high school students being advocates for gun control,&#8221; she added. &#8220;But you don&#8217;t see a lot going viral about students who are pro-second amendment and pro-gun rights.&#8221;
Bennett has received a lot of support from fellow gun-rights supporters, but also experienced some Leftist Tolerance&#8482;, too. She&#8217;s received threatening messages from gun-control activists, ironically accusing her of advocating violence, such as the one screen-capped, below:
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Gun control advocates are trying to call me violent for my graduation picture that promotes the right to self-defense, meanwhile I&#8217;m getting threatening messages like this in my inbox from these very same people. <a href="https://t.co/VfpxPTZHI0">pic.twitter.com/VfpxPTZHI0</a>
&#8212; Kaitlin Marie (@KaitMarieox) <a href="https://twitter.com/KaitMarieox/status/996205949907013633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Another Twitterer scolded Bennett, &#8220;It&#8217;s because of you we have to fear for our lives.&#8221;
&#8220;Think shooting at the National Guard would have gone well for you?&#8221; posted another.
Others <a href="https://twitter.com/KaitMarieox/status/996252260614266880">harassing</a> Bennett <a href="https://twitter.com/KaitMarieox/status/996096440765243393">deleted</a> their posts when the grad quote-tweeted their messages with pointed responses.
Bennett said she&#8217;s &#8220;not nervous&#8221; over the threats. &#8220;I carry,&#8221; she noted.
Two days after the original post, Bennett doubled-down on the photo. &#8220;I have no apologies for my graduation photos. As a woman, I refuse to be a victim &amp; the second amendment ensures that I don&#8217;t have to be,&#8221; she wrote, captioning another photo of herself with her gun and graduation cap.
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I have no apologies for my graduation photos. As a woman, I refuse to be a victim &amp; the second amendment ensures that I don&#8217;t have to be. <a href="https://t.co/5CKmQobrMb">pic.twitter.com/5CKmQobrMb</a>
&#8212; Kaitlin Marie (@KaitMarieox) <a href="https://twitter.com/KaitMarieox/status/996462786027950080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The university has confirmed that the 22-year-old did not break any rules by carrying on campus, as she was officially no longer a student at the time of the photo.
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‘COME AND TAKE IT’: Woman’s Gun-Toting College Graduation Photo Goes Viral

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In an advertisement for an upcoming school event, Kent State University <a href="http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/38242/">distributed</a> a poster asking if the phrase &#8220;you need Jesus&#8221; qualifies as so-called &#8220;hate speech.&#8221;
The absurd promotion was created by the school&#8217;s Center for Student Involvement and posted on Twitter last week.
Among the other apparently questionable phrases were &#8220;build a wall,&#8221; &#8220;no more gays,&#8221; and &#8220;women need to serve their man.&#8221;
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Looking forward to the civil discourse at tonight&#8217;s event. Our moderator <a href="https://twitter.com/amylreynolds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@amylreynolds</a> has so much to offer this discussion. Free food too! <a href="https://t.co/UdBF5KYgE7">pic.twitter.com/UdBF5KYgE7</a>
&#8212; CSI (@CSIKent) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSIKent/status/920758925238128640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/38242/">According</a> to The College Fix, the upcoming KENTTalk on &#8220;hate speech&#8221; will &#8220;provide a safe place for discussions and transformational experiences for our student body&#8221; and promote &#8220;civil discourse.&#8221;
One Christian leader at Kent State is now asking for an apology.
&#8220;The university should apologize because it appears to be targeted toward one political and religious side,&#8221; said Campus Ministry International president Jared Small.
&#8220;They could have included hate speech against President Trump or hate speech against Christians as examples. In my opinion, free speech protects hate speech to an extent. However, the university appears to show a bias against Christians and conservatives,&#8221; he added.
Professor Amy Reynolds told The Fix she was uninvolved in the creation of the poster; it was the Center for Student Involvement who &#8220;created all of the promotional materials,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure what the process is/was.&#8221;

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An anti-Israel professor at Kent State University is under investigation for alleged links to ISIS after some disturbing posts on his Facebook page surfaced, an FBI spokeswoman <a href="http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/fbi-investigates-kent-state-professor-over-possible-ties-to-isis-1.655910">confirmed</a>.
Julio Cesar Pino, a Cuban-born convert to Islam and an associate professor of history at Kent State, has long been known for his repeated rants against Israel, Jews, and Christians, but suspicions were raised after a recent post on his Facebook page praised Osama bin Laden and urged Al Qaeda fighters to merge with ISIS, according to <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/20/fbi-investigating-kent-state-professor-for-ties-to-isis.html">Fox News</a>.
&#8220;Sheik Osama (May Allah be Pleased with Him) was the greatest, and desrves (sic) praise for kicking off this jihad,&#8221; a post which Pino later deleted but was captured in a screenshot by <a href="http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/kent-state-professor-under-investigation-link-isis">The Clarion Project</a>, read. &#8220;However, the organization he left behind is not the same AQ he founded. The brave warriors of AQAP and the Nusraf Jabbat should join #IslamicState.&#8221;
Pino is also known by his Muslim name Assad Jibril Pino, according to an essay he wrote called &#8220;Born in The Fist of the Revolution: A Cuban Professor&#8217;s Journey to Allah.&#8221; He was spotted <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/28/professors-death-to-israel-rant-sparks-controversy-at-kent-state-university.html">shouting &#8220;Death to Israel&#8221; in 2011</a>, eulogized a Palestinian suicide bomber in the Kent State paper and reportedly <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/03/02/kent-state-needs-to-take-action-with-jihadi-professor.html">posted jihad messages</a> on a website in 2007.
In February 2008, the Islamic convert <a href="https://du1ux2871uqvu.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/profile-documents/Pino_CV.pdf">presented a lecture</a> on &#8220;The Contrast of Islam to Judaism and Christianity&#8221; at the Center for Inquiry, Akron.
Pino&#8217;s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/julio.pino.73">Facebook profile pictures</a> and previous cover photos show disturbing glorification of ISIS, Al Qaeda, and Hamas, among other jihadist groups. Under one ISIS propaganda photo in 2014, he commented, &#8220;Keep it a secret: That&#8217;s me on the left!&#8221; 
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On February 16, 2014, he posted a picture of himself in front of the U.S. Capitol with a comment underneath, &#8220;I come to bury D.C., not to praise it.&#8221; 
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Pino denied the allegations to the Beacon Journal.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve never broken the law,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I support no violence or violent organizations. One man or one woman&#8217;s interpretation of events can be very different from another&#8217;s. As they say, &#8216;Haters gonna hate.&#8217; Truth always prevails, and truth will prevail in this case.&#8221;
Pino added he thinks it could only have been a rumor that caused people to be suspicious of him.
&#8220;I can only imagine, given my past record at Kent State dealing with controversial issues about the Middle East, some people may be favorable or unfavorable,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Rumors start, and that&#8217;s the only thing I can think would draw attention from a government agency.&#8221;
Kent State president Beverly Warren tweeted her rejection of the professor and his values:
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We find Prof. Pino&#8217;s comments reprehensible &amp; counter to our core values. He does not speak on behalf of <a href="https://twitter.com/KentState">@KentState</a>. <a href="https://t.co/aKrArapaXX">https://t.co/aKrArapaXX</a>
&#8212; Beverly Warren (@PresBWarren) <a href="https://twitter.com/PresBWarren/status/689855965500424192">January 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Pino&#8217;s students do not seem to be big fans, either. He received a &#8220;B&#8221; rating on <a href="http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=46629">ratemyprofessors.com</a> and a rating of 2.7 out of 5.
The following are a few of students&#8217; comments about Pino:
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Boring as heck somewhat facile approach and a real intellectual lightweight.
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The worst class I have ever had. Stay away from him.
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This professor is knowledgeable, but may insult you with his opinions.
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WARNING: Closed minded conservatives do not take this course.
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worst teacher ever
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According to his <a href="https://www.kent.edu/history/profile/julio-cesar-pino">university profile</a>, Pino teaches courses to include &#8220;Comparative Third World Revolutions,&#8221; &#8220;Afro-Latin America, History of Women in Latin America,&#8221; and &#8220;The Sixties: A Third World View.&#8221; A Ph.D graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Pino is a Fulbright Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
A Kent State spokesperson confirmed that Pino is still teaching classes but that he poses no threat to students.
&#8220;Kent State is fully cooperating with the FBI,&#8221; the University said in a statement. &#8220;As this is an ongoing investigation, we will have no further comment. The FBI has assured Kent State that there is no threat to campus.&#8221; 
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&#8220;Sheik Osama (May Allah be Pleased with Him) was the greatest, and desrves (sic) praise for kicking off this jihad.&#8221;
Julio Cesar Pino
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&#8220;Anyone that is a supporter of ISIS needs to be considered an imminent threat,&#8221; the Clarion Project&#8217;s Ryan Mauro told Fox News. &#8220;If I was a student there, I would not go on campus, personally.&#8221;
Pino did not respond to The Daily Wire&#8216;s request for comment in time for publishing.

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Kent State Professor Investigated For Ties To ISIS