Of course this is on a Monday. There is no way I can get out of work for it either!
Whoever chooses to go be sure to read up on this: Fifty-nine Deceits in Fahrenheit 911 (Click on the link to the actuall page for all 59) - I suggest that you pick out a few of the best points so that you can nail his 'followers', should you be confronted. Also, remember to wear nice clothes (let's differentiate ourselves from the liberal slob crowd).
"TO GET HIM TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE ELECTION TO COME TO UTAH TO OUR COLLEGE, I THINK IS A BIG DEAL AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR US."
Really? What's so exciting to here a one sided smear speach from a guy who doesn't give two craps about the country you live in? I hope some students have the guts to stand out in protest of this, I have a feeling there will be.
Hey Provo, be warned - if you feed him, you'll never get rid of him.
Moderator,
My bust, missed the profanity.
Mea Culpa.
'Fahrenheit 9/11' director steaming up Utah County
Maybe Utah is back in play.
OK, maybe not. But two weeks before the presidential election, maverick filmmaker Michael Moore will break away from the swing-state Bush-bashing circuit to speak at Utah Valley State College - one of the most conservative campuses in one of the most conservative counties of one of the most conservative states in the country.
Some segue.
Political invective aside, it may be the first time that a sitting American president gets lashed, lambasted and lampooned from the podium of Orem's David O. McKay Events Center.
"He went to the Republican convention," UVSC spokesman Derek Hall said. "This has got to be a friendly place compared to that."
Don't count on it.
Joe Vogel, vice president of academics for UVSC's student government, helped persuade the student council to blow its entire $50,000 lecture budget to lure the activist moviemaker.
Since announcing the "Fahrenheit 9/11" director's Oct. 20 visit, Vogel has felt the heat. He has been barraged by scathing e-mails and buried in handwritten letters protesting Moore's appearance.
Flint, Mich., this ain't.
"Maybe I need a couple of bodyguards," Vogel joked.
With phones ringing wildly in the background Tuesday, student body President Jim Bassi acknowledged that the community is upset, "but we expected this."
"It's a viewpoint that isn't introduced in Utah often, if ever."
Count Sean Vreeland, a UVSC senior and Army reservist who spent five months in Afghanistan, is among those who plan to boycott the documentarian turned cult figure.
"For this uneducated, sophomoric-level guy, this fascist coming to speak to these students . . . the priorities are definitely skewed," he said. "And I think it's wrong."
J.C. Smoot, a member of the College Republicans who worked on Jon Huntsman Jr.'s gubernatorial campaign, said the campus is "kind of in disbelief."
"I don't know how big of a welcome Michael Moore will get coming to Happy Valley," he said.
Free admission should entice UVSC students, while the public will be asked to fork out $5 to $10 to see who Hall called the "most polarizing" speaker the school has ever invited.
Moore follows guests such as Bill Bennett, Barbara Bush, Alan Keyes, Gordon B. Hinckley and even the Dalai Lama in addressing the 8,000-seat arena.
Vogel expects an intense setting - and the college expects sizable protests - because of the timing of the visit, but "do I think he's going to swing the vote in Utah? Probably not."
Nonetheless, Zachary Fraser, a senior working for the Provo Angels, thinks attracting someone of Moore's caliber is positive for the fast-growing school. "There's no doubt he is a big name right now," Fraser said. "From the perspective of putting UVSC on the map, I think it's great."
Even so, Stan Lockhart, former Utah County Republican chairman, criticized the school. "Michael Moore has slandered the president in every way possible and here they are bringing him to speak two weeks before the election," he said. "It's regrettable that they use it for political purposes."
Vreeland said the bigger sin is spending $50,000 when the library "is in shambles" and student fees could be used for much-needed parking.
"Parents paying [for their children's college] ought to know this is where their money is going," he said. "It doesn't make sense to spend my hard-earned money on a non-educated, negative person."
"They'll be shocked by some things and I think it might make them question some things," Vogel said. "It's good for college students to have an open mind. If nothing else, by bringing Michael Moore here, that will be accomplished."
He's got balls as big as his fat head going to UTAH of all places!
I agree, this shouldn't come from student body funds unless the majority want it.
I was hoping you'd say something like, "There ain't enough room in this town for the both of us."
Print out a whole bunch of those 59 deceit articles and hand them out outside of the Moore event. You guys need to Freep the living heck out of that event.
Let's use this tread as an organizational thread for the Utah freepers. I really want to go, but am 99% sure that I can not get out of work for it.
What are some sign ideas? We need to be careful not to go 'over the top' with the signs or else the media will portray us as loopy as he is.
Thanks for the post. I just emailed my family in the Utah Valley. I have a nephew that's a student at UVSC.
Please ping any other Utah FReepers you can think of.
Bring US flags as well - I'm sure Moore will hate that and so will all the US haters who'll be present.
Chanting "Four more years" and "Bush Cheney" etc. will also drive them nuts. Speaking of which, it would be good if people bring cameras in case the lefties turn violent.
It's on a Wednesday (October 20), but I'm still certain I will have to work! Doh!
Actually, UVSC is in Orem.
Darn, I thought UVSC was in Orem! LOL
How about more people show up outside to protest than those that show up for the speech inside? This will send him a message from Happy Valley. Unfortunately, most people will come hear him speak just out of curiosity--not because they agree with him.
How about rallying the conservative UVSC students (the Institute building might be a good place to start), have them pack the place early, then have them turn their backs on him in silent protest.