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|terms=January 3, 1981 – June 29, 1986

|terms=January 3, 1981 – June 29, 1986

|preceded=[[Robert Burren Morgan]]

|preceded=Robert Burren Morgan

|former=y

|former=y

|succeeded=[[Jim Broyhill]]

|succeeded=Jim Broyhill

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'''John Porter East''' (May 5, 1931 – June 29, 1986) was a U.S. [[senator]] from [[North Carolina]] from 1981 until his suicide (induced by [[hypothroidism]]) in 1986, only two days after meeting with then Supreme Court nominee [[Antonin Scalia]]. A [[Republican]], he was an ally of fellow [[North Carolina]] [[Senator]] and [[Republican]] [[Jesse Helms]]. Together, they opposed the creation of [[Martin Luther King Day]]. He earned a 100% rating every year from the [[American Conservative Union]].<ref>http://acuratings.conservative.org/acu-federal-legislative-ratings/?year1=1986&chamber=11&state1=0&sortable=1</ref> He was also a strong opponent of [[abortion]] and greatly influenced the late [[conservative]] political theorist [[Russell Kirk]].<ref>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Kirk</ref> Prior to entering the [[Senate]], he had been a professor at [[East Carolina University]].

'''John Porter East''' (May 5, 1931 – June 29, 1986) was a U.S. [[senator]] from [[North Carolina]] from 1981 until his suicide (induced by hypothroidism) in 1986, only two days after meeting with then Supreme Court nominee [[Antonin Scalia]]. A [[Republican]], he was an ally of fellow [[North Carolina]] [[Senator]] and [[Republican]] [[Jesse Helms]]. Together, they opposed the creation of [[Martin Luther King Day]]. He earned a 100% rating every year from the [[American Conservative Union]].<ref>http://acuratings.conservative.org/acu-federal-legislative-ratings/?year1=1986&chamber=11&state1=0&sortable=1</ref> He was also a strong opponent of [[abortion]] and greatly influenced the late [[conservative]] political theorist [[Russell Kirk]].<ref>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Kirk</ref> Prior to entering the [[Senate]], he had been a professor at [[East Carolina University]].

==East and [[professor values]]==

==East and [[professor values]]==

John Porter East was one of the first people to notice modern-day liberal bias present in the academia. In 1970, he said the following about campuses: {{cquote|“It is common knowledge that American college and university faculties tend to be overwhelmingly “liberal” in their political leanings. As noted sociologist [[Seymour Lipset]] has written, “Intellectuals, academics…in the [[United States]] tend as a group to be disproportionately on the left. They are either [[liberal]] [[Democrats]] or supporters of [[left-wing]] minorities.”<ref>https://susandharris.com/a-former-senators-prophetic-warning-to-america/</ref>}} Earlier in 1968, he had said the following about the mail he had received: {{cquote|Underscoring this liberal-left dominance is…the material I receive as a professor of [[political science]]. Obviously, the senders, after obtaining lists of college and [[university]] faculties from various sources, mail out the material on the valid assumption that the recipients would be of a liberal-left persuasion.}}

John Porter East was one of the first people to notice modern-day liberal bias present in the academia. In 1970, he said the following about campuses: {{cquote|“It is common knowledge that American college and university faculties tend to be overwhelmingly “liberal” in their political leanings. As noted sociologist Seymour Lipset has written, “Intellectuals, academics…in the [[United States]] tend as a group to be disproportionately on the left. They are either [[liberal]] [[Democrats]] or supporters of [[left-wing]] minorities.”<ref>https://susandharris.com/a-former-senators-prophetic-warning-to-america/</ref>}} Earlier in 1968, he had said the following about the mail he had received: {{cquote|Underscoring this liberal-left dominance is…the material I receive as a professor of [[political science]]. Obviously, the senders, after obtaining lists of college and [[university]] faculties from various sources, mail out the material on the valid assumption that the recipients would be of a liberal-left persuasion.}}

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