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Emailed by a friend:
- From the Desk of David Horowitz -
Dear Joe,
This past week has been a whirlwind. I’ve spoken at Butler, Colgate, and the University of Texas. At each gathering the left’s “tolerance” hypocrisy was clearly in evidence, as I was heckled and harangued from virtually the beginning to the end of my talks.
At Texas -- where 20 radicals were arrested! -- the thugs got a surprise. Supporters of our National Campaign for Academic Freedom rose and shouted back. The radicals were stunned but not silenced, and with each slanderous epithet they underscored our point: We need an Academic Bill of Rights to break the radical left’s grip on our campuses.
Never was this more apparent than at Butler, where, on Wednesday evening, April 6, I was physically assaulted by a group of student thugs shortly after I took the stage. Joe, I’m writing to tell you two things:
# I will not be intimidated by student thugs or radical professors who believe violence will keep us off their campuses;
# Our National Campaign for Academic Freedom is working! It’s gaining notice and gathering momentum at such a pace, in fact, that leftists are resorting to near-guerilla tactics to silence us!
Joe, your steadfast commitment to our Academic Freedom campaign is nothing short of courageous. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Because it is abundantly clear -- as more and more college and university administrations begin to understand our message and hear our call for them to embrace our Academic Bill of Rights -- the left is absolutely terrified we’re are succeeding.
The assault on me by a group of four leftist students at Butler is evidence to fact that our National Campaign for Academic Freedom is making sense not only to state legislators and school administrators, it is reaching the ears of the students who are quickly realizing what you and I’ve been saying: they’re only getting half of the story, the radical left’s story.
So today I’m asking you to keep the pressure on the schools, the professors, the administrations, state and local leaders and other who we need to join in us in our fight for genuine academic freedom …
…make a special contribution of $100, $50, or at least $25 right now by clicking on this link and supporting our National Campaign for Academic Freedom.
Joe, let me tell you what happened at Butler. As I stepped to the podium, a group of four students -- juvenile delinquents, really -- rushed the stage and slammed a chocolate cream pie into my face.
Fortunately my glasses weren’t broken. Officials caught and arrested three of the students -- including a female who spewed racial epithets at Butler professor Marvin Scott, a good friend of mine and yours in this battle, and the Republican candidate for Senate in last November’s election.
There was nothing comedic about it. This attack was one in an increasing string of violence against conservative speakers. Ann Coulter, William Kristol and Pat Buchanan have suffered similar assaults as well in recent weeks.
These assaults are in addition to leftist attacks on armed services and Homeland Security recruiters at campus job fairs in an effort to silence them, too. This type of thuggish behavior is not only being encouraged by radical faculty members who regularly deride conservatives and conservative students but tacitly condoned by school administrations that tolerate these acts, as well!
This is precisely what you and I are fighting against! These students and their academic consorts are underscoring our point -- and they’ve taken to violence in response to the success of our National Campaign for Academic Freedom!
But here is some great news! I received heartfelt apology from Butler University President Dr. Bobby Fong following the assault. Dr. Fong told me that contrary to what the mainstream media reports, there is widespread support in the academic community for our Academic Bill of Rights. Our opposition consists mainly of radical ideologues.
Dr. Fong’s words should lift our spirits and power us on, Joe. So, please help me again right now. Go to one of the links within this letter and make a contribution of $25, $50, or even $100 if possible today to our National Campaign for Academic Freedom. And please know how grateful everyone at the Center is for your commitment.
Sincerely,
David Horowitz, President & Founder
P.S. Please know that whatever support you can offer again to our National Campaign for Academic Freedom will be put to immediate use. The Center has set a budget of $3.25 million for this year and a large part of that will be devoted to growing grassroots support for this campaign. Thanks again.
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