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Boomer Wins: University of Maryland Will Show American Sniper
Free Beacon ^ | April 29, 2015 | Stephen Gutowski

Posted on 04/30/2015 12:51:03 PM PDT by george76

School calls the movie's cancellation a "teachable moment".

Less than a week after former NFL star and University of Maryland alumnus Boomer Esiason threatened to cut off his support for the school over the cancelation of screenings of the film American Sniper on campus, the school confirmed a new screening of the movie has been scheduled.

Boomer wasn’t the only one upset with the cancelation. University of Maryland’s president, Wallace Loh, talked about some of the backlash the school faced in a letter to students ...

That cancellation drew controversy. “We were deluged by phone calls and messages from across the country, almost unanimously outraged by the cancellation or postponement,” said Maryland President Wallace D. Loh in a letter to students. “Members of our faculty, staff, students and alumni, as well as members of our state’s legislature, voiced their dismay with UMD’s abridgment of this constitutional right.

“Perhaps most disheartening, MSA’s Facebook page was filled with some of the most venomous, racist, and hateful messages imaginable

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Loh said the university is dedicated to discussing all ideas and not suppressing them.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Pennsylvania; US: Virginia
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1 posted on 04/30/2015 12:51:04 PM PDT by george76
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To: george76

Fabulous and Thank You, Boomer!


2 posted on 04/30/2015 12:52:55 PM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless you all.)
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To: george76

I wanna know why they are showing commercial movies of any kind on campus. Go to a theater.


3 posted on 04/30/2015 12:53:25 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: george76
“Perhaps most disheartening, MSA’s Facebook page was filled with some of the most venomous, racist, and hateful messages imaginable///

I want to sarcastically say gee that's too bad. But I’ve been in a blind rage about the riots the past few days and it doesn't do any good. We should be the bigger side and argue with reason, not hate. I think. Lol. I’m no philosopher

4 posted on 04/30/2015 12:55:45 PM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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To: george76

Oh God, the triggering from a rich, white, male, athlete who threatened to pull money from the school will cause a lot of “safe space” and “trigger alerts” all over that campus.


5 posted on 04/30/2015 12:56:28 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature ($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
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To: george76

Muslim heads are exploding. The school was supposed to bend to their will, like usual.


6 posted on 04/30/2015 12:57:43 PM PDT by lee martell (The sa)
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To: dp0622

That is how the student bodies are being taught. Hate America and learn to goose step to the communist agenda/


7 posted on 04/30/2015 12:58:08 PM PDT by Busko (The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.)
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To: george76

How dare these people oppose the will of muslim/liberal students? Are they not aware that students decide and not faculty?

Look, these students feel. Bottom line. And thats the only thing of import. Hopefully we will see apologies from all the racist bigots who oppressed these fragile snowflakes.


8 posted on 04/30/2015 12:58:40 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature
To all our pussified students nationwide - Toughen up Cupcakes, you ain't seen nothing yet.
9 posted on 04/30/2015 12:59:59 PM PDT by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: george76

Thanks and congrats to Boomer, but this is a hollow victory: “American Sniper” will be the last pro-American movie ever selected to be shown at U-MD; the administration has made their desires perfectly well understood.


10 posted on 04/30/2015 1:00:08 PM PDT by dangus
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“filled with some of the most venomous, racist, and hateful messages imaginable”

See? We’re not all bad.

;-D

He hasn’t seen Atheist-support groups on FB.

This is a backhanded comment as if he begrudges acquiescing, don’t you think?


11 posted on 04/30/2015 1:00:26 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: RIghtwardHo

Yeah, I don’t really get it.

If it is an old movie, I can understand. But I guess they are like video rentals/HBO/Roku - get rights ASAP and show it any way else.


12 posted on 04/30/2015 1:02:47 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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Did you notice how it took a University of Maryland alumnus, Boomer Esiason, to get them to show the movie?

None of the many liberal, politically correct administrators who run the University were willing to stand up for the right to free speech.

13 posted on 04/30/2015 1:05:07 PM PDT by detective
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Here’s the administration making perfectly clear that the problem isn’t that SEE canceled the showing, but that SEE fouled up by selecting the movie in the first place.

“MSA members were right to speak up for what they believe in. They deserve our admiration, not the scorn and vitriol they got on Facebook.”

They were right to demand the cancellation of the film?

“SEE, already busily preparing for an upcoming major concert, elected to reschedule the screening until next fall in order to properly plan a post-film panel discussion. Media sources then reported that UMD “cancelled” the movie. That UMD failed to uphold the basic right of freedom of expression. That UMD caved-in to a small number of students. “

See? It’s all the fault of the media. The UMD didn’t actually fail to uphold liberty; media sources merely falsely reported that they did. SEE acted *properly* in refusing to show the movie until it could be presented with a post-film panel to smear it.

“...Today, two student groups, the College Republicans and College Democrats, announced they will be screening the film next Monday, May 4, at 6 pm, in the Hoff Theater. It will be followed by a panel discussion of the themes and issues raised by the film...”

So SEE still isn’t showing it. The College Republicans foolishly allowed the college to save face, but it’s still at an awkward time (Supper time on a Monday), with a chance for people to smear it afterwards.

“Perhaps most disheartening, MSA’s Facebook page was filled with some of the most venomous, racist, and hateful messages imaginable.”

Really? Where’s the evidence?

“I take tremendous pride in the conduct of our students.” You wouldn’t say that if those messages were real.


14 posted on 04/30/2015 1:11:17 PM PDT by dangus
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To: george76

Great News! And a BIG thank you to Boomer Esiason


15 posted on 04/30/2015 1:12:58 PM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: george76

““Perhaps most disheartening, MSA’s Facebook page was filled with some of the most venomous, racist, and hateful messages imaginable”

Just leftist freak Democrats trying to support an intolerant institution of higher “learning”.


16 posted on 04/30/2015 1:19:10 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: george76

Money talks, BS walks. The administrators are spineless cowards, who blow one way and the other to the latest pressures. No principles whatsoever.


17 posted on 04/30/2015 1:27:06 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: george76

God bless Boomer!


18 posted on 04/30/2015 2:53:04 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Let's put the ship of state on Cruz Control with Ted Cruz.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
School calls the movie's cancellation a "teachable moment". Less than a week after former NFL star and University of Maryland alumnus Boomer Esiason threatened to cut off his support for the school over the cancelation of screenings of the film American Sniper on campus, the school confirmed a new screening of the movie has been scheduled. Boomer wasn't the only one upset with the cancelation. University of Maryland's president, Wallace Loh, talked about some of the backlash...
He claims the FB page was covered with racist comments. IMHO Loh should be tweeting from the unemployment line.
19 posted on 04/30/2015 3:52:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Agreed.


20 posted on 05/01/2015 7:09:32 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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