Reply #9: It reminds me of the furor over a Communist speaking at my University in the 60s.

[TahitiNut]

You'd think the sky was falling ... with all the hyper-patriots throwing hissy fits over this American - a former expatriate to the Soviet Union and his daughter speaking at our University. We were overrun with demonstrators and police on our urban campus.

Young and curious, I went to watch the zoo ... and I found a good vantage point off to the edge in front of the auditorium where the speech was to be held. They opened the doors and the crowd actually pushed me into the place - I'd never planned on going to listen, but I had very little choice. So, I go'd with the flow. Borderline boring! The guy gave mild endorsements of Marxism and spoke of his experiences. Hardly worth writing home about ... and not worth the gasoline burned up in all the police cars.