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Steyn speaks on Campus
The Hillsdale Collegian ^ | 31 Jan 2013 | Shaun Lichti

Posted on 02/01/2013 4:35:14 AM PST by Rummyfan

Mark Steyn, a nationally-recognized journalist and prominent conservative figure, brought a standing-room-only audience to its feet multiple times during his speech concerning America’s descent into big government Tuesday night at the George Roche Sports Complex.

“People can change…and big government can force people to change quicker than you think,” Steyn said.

He argued that the American legacy of small government does not render the nation invulnerable to the spread of European-style statist rule.

“We have to get serious about the nature and view of government that many, and quite possibly a majority, of American’s now hold,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at hillsdalecollegian.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hillsdale; marksteyn; steyn
“Government education funding is about government, not education,” he said. “Government health care is about government, not health. Government gun control is about government, not guns.”


1 posted on 02/01/2013 4:35:15 AM PST by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

Which campus is this?


2 posted on 02/01/2013 4:37:28 AM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

Wonderful, funny true blue conservative. Would love to see him take his message to liberal state U.


3 posted on 02/01/2013 4:43:00 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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To: Rummyfan

TTIUWP


4 posted on 02/01/2013 4:45:21 AM PST by synbad600
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To: Rummyfan

If he’d spoken at my college I’d have been conservative a lot earlier.


5 posted on 02/01/2013 4:47:31 AM PST by Yaelle
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okay, got it ...

Hillsdale College, Michigan


6 posted on 02/01/2013 4:47:54 AM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: Rummyfan

Steyn has taken some poor propositions in the recent past which put Him in the USEFUL IDIOT CATEGORY.


7 posted on 02/01/2013 4:52:17 AM PST by Big Red Badger
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To: nuconvert
Hillsdale is famous for, among other things, Imprimis and their free online courses.
8 posted on 02/01/2013 4:58:59 AM PST by iowamark
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To: iowamark

Yes, I get Imprimis. lol. Just didn’t make the connection.

More coffee ......


9 posted on 02/01/2013 5:02:57 AM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: Rummyfan

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Author-Mark-Steyn-on-Book-TV39s-In-Depth/10737427839/
“”Author Mark Steyn on Book TV’s In Depth

Washington, DC
Sunday, February 5, 2012

On this week’s episode of Book TV’s “In Depth,” best-selling author and syndicated columnist Mark Steyn will spend three hours taking viewer calls, emails and tweets on topics ranging from American culture to free speech and terrorism.

Steyn, a regular guest host on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show, is the author of nine books which include, “America Alone,” “Lights Out” and his latest release “After America.”

Watch Steyn live from noon to 3pm Eastern time on C-SPAN2.””


10 posted on 02/01/2013 5:12:58 AM PST by iowamark
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To: Big Red Badger

Really ?


11 posted on 02/01/2013 5:31:39 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (In the game of life, there are no betting limits)
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...brought a standing-room-only audience to its feet multiple times...

:-)

12 posted on 02/01/2013 6:34:44 AM PST by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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