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Richard Spencer, police and protesters descend on Univ. of Florida
CNN ^ | October 19, 2017 | Eric Levenson

Posted on 10/19/2017 10:06:15 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

(CNN)The University of Florida in Gainesville is bracing for a day of protests Thursday when white supremacist Richard Spencer arrives on campus to deliver a speech on his racist views.

The event, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, will be Spencer's first planned visit to a college campus since he and others participated in the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August. University and local officials are concerned that Thursday's event could also become violent, and they have taken a number of steps to prevent that.

On Monday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for Alachua County, where the university is located, to enable law enforcement agencies to work together more efficiently. He also made a provision for the National Guard to be activated if necessary. "I find that the threat of a potential emergency is imminent," Scott said in the executive order declaring the state of emergency.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: richardspencer; univflorida
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HLN, CNN's sister station, is staked out at the University already, breathlessly covering it as if they're hoping something happens.
1 posted on 10/19/2017 10:06:16 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
The National Guard?

Good. They will likely be needed to put down the lawless rabid leftists who will illegally riot and cause havoc.

Lets hope those idiots get pepper-balled like they did in Phoenix a few months back.

Image result for mr pepper balls

2 posted on 10/19/2017 10:10:51 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

What’s the background on this idiot? I smell Soros.


3 posted on 10/19/2017 10:11:11 AM PDT by Dogbert41 (Jerusalem is the city of The Great King!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I wonder who pays this slime Spencer to do all this crap?


4 posted on 10/19/2017 10:11:22 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: \/\/ayne

Hasn’t Florida had a crappy enough time lately, with the sucky football team?


5 posted on 10/19/2017 10:12:10 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
white supremacist Richard Spencer arrives on campus to deliver a speech on his racist views.

In what universe is this objective "news"? This is biased, slanted op-ed page kind of stuff!

No wonder I never watch or read CNN anymore.

6 posted on 10/19/2017 10:12:13 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Trump won; we got Gorsuch and a bit of MAGA. Likely have a civil war before we get more.)
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To: \/\/ayne

So, let me be clear: you’re joining the ‘Progressive’ cultural Marxists in their protest against free speech?


7 posted on 10/19/2017 10:13:39 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Trump won; we got Gorsuch and a bit of MAGA. Likely have a civil war before we get more.)
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To: Dogbert41

IDK, seems like his name just sprouted up over the past month or two. Maybe a convenient invention of the Left to tar conservatives?


8 posted on 10/19/2017 10:13:44 AM PDT by workerbee (America finally has an American president again.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

This event smells like a democRAT setup to further divide Americans. No doubt that Soros money is behind this.


9 posted on 10/19/2017 10:13:49 AM PDT by Buffalo Bob
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Does anyone ever even listen to Spencer speak?

He's quite academic and really, only, advocates for people of European descent to have the same rights every other group seems to have.

10 posted on 10/19/2017 10:15:32 AM PDT by riri
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Is Richard Spence being paid by George Soros?

He’s NOT an invited speaker - he just rented a room from the University to cause trouble. They should have told him ‘no’...

He could have rented some local hotel banquet room and not caused all this drama. UF should have told him NO... NOT an invited speaker - not welcome...


11 posted on 10/19/2017 10:16:30 AM PDT by GOPJ ("NFL: Now Far Left" - - freeper Lazamataz)
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I wonder who pays this slime Spencer to do all this crap?

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See post 3 for a possible answer.

Soros.

He funded the radical right AND the radical left at Charlottsville. He doesn’t care who or how the social status of our country is ruined and destroyed.

Just as long as it does indeed fall apart.


12 posted on 10/19/2017 10:17:06 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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>>So, let me be clear: you’re joining the ‘Progressive’ cultural Marxists in their protest against free speech?

Free speech goes both ways.


13 posted on 10/19/2017 10:17:24 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
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To: riri

Look, he’s NOT an invited speaker. This has nothing to do with ‘free speech’ and everything to do with drama queening... The University of Florida should have told him NO NO WAY - rent a hotel banquet room...

Someone needs to see who is funding this nut - I’m guessing George Soros or one of his nutty spin off organizations.


14 posted on 10/19/2017 10:19:19 AM PDT by GOPJ ("NFL: Now Far Left" - - freeper Lazamataz)
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Hoe lee crap. The msm and the international snowflake coalition (ISC)is so blowing this up YUGELY. If you ignore the event, maybe there won't be any traction to it. Firing up the ISC and fasctifa and radical alt-left violent extremists, what do you suppose is gonna happen? 🍿🍻🚬
15 posted on 10/19/2017 10:19:43 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: dfwgator

And the hurricanes...


16 posted on 10/19/2017 10:20:20 AM PDT by GOPJ ("NFL: Now Far Left" - - freeper Lazamataz)
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And the hurricanes...

Actually the Hurricanes are pretty good this year, Richt has them going in the right direction.

17 posted on 10/19/2017 10:21:27 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Who the hell is this Spencer moron and why would anyone want to listen to him give a speech? I’ve never heard of him.


18 posted on 10/19/2017 10:22:09 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Has Sheila JACKSON LEE changed her name yet?)
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I wonder who pays this slime Spencer to do all this crap?

Probably 'Southern Poverty Law Center, George Soros, or rogue FBI undercover agents... The University of Florida should know better. Would they rent a room to a 'small pony' show? NOPE, they would not.

He's not an invited speaker... (which is different)... Spencer should have been told to rent a hotel banquet room...

19 posted on 10/19/2017 10:23:39 AM PDT by GOPJ ("NFL: Now Far Left" - - freeper Lazamataz)
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-—international snowflake coalition (ISC)...

LOL...


20 posted on 10/19/2017 10:24:06 AM PDT by Popman (My sin was great, Your love was greater  What could separate us now…)
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