'McCain's Scheduled Speeches Draw Protests' WOOHOO!

[in_cog_ni_to]

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At the New School, a proudly left-leaning university of some 8,000 students now headed by former Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., organizers announced Tuesday that they had collected more than 1,000 signatures on a petition asking Kerrey to disinvite the Arizona Republican from the May 19 commencement ceremony.

Gregory Tewksbury, a part-time instructor and a leader of the anti-McCain protests, said the senator's stand on abortion and gay rights did not reflect the values of the New School. But he insisted McCain would be welcome to speak in a different setting _ one that allowed students and faculty to engage him.

"If Sen. McCain wants to come and debate his views on his conservative support for the South Dakota ban on abortion or war in Iraq or opposition to gay marriage, we are happy to have a debate with him," Tewksbury said. "But as a commencement speaker where there is no give and take, we feel the speaker should represent the views of the university."

Other speakers went further, suggesting McCain's views were so out of the mainstream that he had no business appearing at the New School at all.<snip>

http://www.comcast.net/news/politics/index.jsp?cat=POLITICS&fn=/2006/05/09/388133.html

[Warner2008]

1. Good for New School, but I cringed at this part:

"Other speakers went further, suggesting McCain's views were so out of the mainstream that he had no business appearing at the New School at all."

That's absurd. What are they afraid of? They should be inviting Pat Robertson (not that he'd have the cajones to go there) to come and debate. Sometimes my "openminded" liberal brethren disappoint me.

[WCGreen]

2. Here Here.....

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. Afraid of? Who said they were afraid? The repukes have been in

complete control of our Government since they stole the 2002 mid-term election. I think the New School knows quite well where McCain stands on issue. Anyone who supports THIS>>>>>>South Dakota ban on abortion or war in Iraq or opposition to gay marriage doesn't deserve a captive LIBERAL audience and SHOULD BE banned from speaking there. He belongs at Bob Jones University. He should go play with his new buddy Jerry Falwell.

[Oversea Visitor]

4. It get worse as

Pink spread word. Want to bet :)

[graywarrior]

5. Let him speak. But let him deal with the repurcusions that follow.