Saturday, October 23, 2004
I don’t get it…
Michael Moore spoke Wednesday in Utah.
That’s not the part I don’t get.
What I don’t get is why Moore speaking to students at a university would lead to some of the actions described in this paragraph (quoted from the article):
Before the speech, Moore was asked if he felt safe in Utah County - a reference to a month-long backlash that included angry letters, a student-government recall petition and a lawsuit filed Monday to void his speaking contract.Angry letters? OK. I know Moore is a guy about whom one apparently must have a strong opinion. A student-government recall petition? This is teetering on the brink of ridiculousness, but what’s a university without a protest? A lawsuit filed to void his speaking contract? Unreal.
"Why wouldn't I feel safe here?" the Midwesterner said. "I haven't seen a lot of Utah gangs. I haven't seen a lot of Mormons with chains and knives."
It’s not as if Moore is spewing hate and encouraging violence against his fellow man. Frankly, even if he were spouting hateful rhetoric, he still has a right in this country to be heard, last I checked. I’m interested to know who exactly filed this lawsuit (turns out it was a resident of the town in which the university is located, not a student or affiliate of the school) to keep him from speaking to students (who, to make a wide sweeping generalization, are some of the most liberal voters – and non-voters – in the country) at this university. This article from the Provo Daily Herald states that the university’s president invited Sean Hannity to speak in order to balance out the propaganda. Well, the article doesn’t say that exactly, but Hannity did accept, and already spoke at the college a couple weeks ago*.
So why are people so afraid of Moore? Why is nearly every speaking engagement of his that you hear about “balanced” by some other group from the right wing setting up shop too?
If you don’t like what someone has to say, turn your TV off. Don’t pay money to go see his movie. Turn the dial on your radio. Skip his piece on the Op/Ed page of the paper. And don’t go to his speaking engagement.
I can’t believe this doesn’t go without saying…
*According to this article, the lawsuit trying to void the speaking engagement of Moore’s was filed on the grounds that the student council at the university didn’t have the authority to pay the $40k speaking fee, plus $10k for Moore’s travel, to bring him to the school. The week before, Hannity spoke at the university, waiving his speaking fee, but it still cost the university – ready for this? - $50k to bring him out. So it’s OK to pay $50k for a conservative to come out, but $50k for a liberal? Better get the courts involved. One more article about the guy and the lawsuit for you here too.
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