As One Who Stood Against Horowitz--Outside Group Stifles Horowitz Speech

National Project to Defend Dissent & Critical Thinking in Academia ^ | 10-26-07

[Ronaldus Magnus Reagan]

Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade, Atlanta

LOL

The Emory University website says that the Dalai Lama is visiting. I wonder if this communist will protest his speech too? Ha!

[Eagles Talon IV]

I don’t know but it sounds like what he would say. Google O’Rourke and political satire and you will find tons of his quotes.

[jonrick46]

"The audience was not going to be allowed to field open questions (as was made clear by the 3x5 index cards outside the event that people were asked to write their questions on)"

The requirement to submit written questions was to enable as many people as possible to ask questions. This also prevented people from monopolizing the Q + A with long statements and inflammatory comments. It also prevented the taking of time away from others who also had questions.

When the Leftists realized that their tactic to disrupt the Q + A with their inflammatory comments had been shut down with 3 x 5 cards, they decided to take a more direct step: the actual disruption with uncivil action. The result of such a step was a huge mistake. It hurt the reputation of their cause and caused national embarrassment to the university.

[goldstategop]

The only speech the Campus Left will permit is speech it approves of. Everything else needs to be muzzled.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[pabianice]

What better proof of their two-faced evil? A spokesman for the “National Project to Defend Dissent & Critical Thinking in Academia” brags about shouting-down speakers wiith which he disagrees. US academia really has become sewage. I encourage EVERYONE to not give a dime to colleges who suppress free speech.

[Panzerlied]

” we arrived to the event Wednesday night to a few stacks of index cards with instructions to write our questions down. I believe that it was this situation that led many to shout out, feeling their voices would not be heard otherwise.”

One wonders, if index cards are the norm for all Q & A sessions after speeches at Emory. Any FReepers privy to the answer?

[Panzerlied]

When index cards are outlawed...

[Piranha]

Build a man a fire and he stays warm for an hour. Set a man on fire and he stays warm for the rest of his life.

[SJackson]

The only speech the Campus Left will permit is speech it approves of. Everything else needs to be muzzled.

I first read muzzied, my mistake, same thing.