ENRAGED LEFTISTS Force University to Nix Bristol Palin Campus Appearance (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, January 28, 2011, 5:45 AM
After an uproar by the far left, Bistol Palin will not be speaking at Washington University in St. Louis after all.
The young leftists were enraged that a Palin would be speaking at their university.
Students pack Wednesday night’s Student Union Senate meeting to speak out against Bristol Palin’s selection as the keynote speaker for Sexual Responsibility Week. Following student dissent, Palin and SU mutually decided that Palin would not speak on campus. (Student Life)
The Student Health Advisory Committee said they believe the controversy over her appearance would overshadow the topics they hope to discuss.
FOX 2 St. Louis reported:
Washington University stripped Bristol Palin from her invitation to speak on campus last night. She was the conservative voice on the panel.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported:
Anger over a decision to pay Bristol Palin several thousand dollars in student fees to talk to Washington University students about abstinence led to a decision Thursday night to nix Palin’s appearance on a panel here next month.
Washington University’s Student Health Advisory Committee had extended an invitation to Palin, a spokeswoman to prevent teen pregnancy, to speak on abstinence as part of the university’s Student Sexual Responsibility Week.
But because of a growing controversy among undergraduates over the decision to pay for her talk with student-generated funds, the advisory committee and Palin decided Thursday night “that the message that they intended on sharing would be overshadowed by controversy,” according to a university statement.
Scott Elman, president of the advisory committee, said the decision to halt Palin’s appearance as a keynote speaker was “100 percent mutual” between Palin and the committee. Elman added that he was very disappointed that students weren’t more open to having Palin speak.
Palin – the daughter of Sarah Palin, former GOP vice presidential candidate – became pregnant at 17 and is a single mom to a 2-year-old boy.
Once again campus leftists turn away an opposing voice.
Of course, Washington University has a long history of allowing controversial leftist speakers to speak freely on campus. Commie-Truther Van Jones spoke at Wash U in November.
UPDATE: Of course, this is the same university that has no problem instructing students on how to give the best bl*w job.
Priorities matter.
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Chisum commented:
I wonder how she would be received by these students if she had had an abortion and wrote a book about the experience.
John commented:
I love the smell of liberal open-mindedness in the morning.
We see this time and time again in all sorts of venues. The left can’t make a rational argument for or against something so they insist the discussion be closed.
myohmy commented:
Colleges education is No.# 38 in the ranking. What does it tells you?
Khan Krum commented:
The usual left-wing response to dissent: silence your opponents by any means necessary. God, how sick I am of the American Mandarinate. Just think, this is our tax dollars at work. We need to pull the plug on their funds and let them fend for themselves. To put it into their terms, it’s time to send them to the countryside for re-education, as it were.
NavyMom commented:
Ah, the oh-so-tolerant left.
MN Jim commented:
When was the last time you heard of a conservative demonstration that stopped a liberal, marxist, communist from speaking on a college campus? It just doesn’t happen. To libs, free speech only applies to them.
jess commented:
“Tolerance” on display again. Sigh.
FWIW, WaU did not “strip” Bristol of anything – they reneged on their offer.
Everyone should be thrilled at the show provided by your tax dollars*
*yes, I know WaU is a “private” school. I also know that they cannot operate w/o heavy subsidies from local, state, & federal funds – they are one of the worst “private” college offenders of that term…
Carbon Pootprint commented:
poor little weak minded liberals are afraid to hear the other side.
The All Real Numbers Symbol commented:
Makes you wondser how much Mom and Dad had to fork over to pay for Dem Voter Jr. to go to that college. gee, I wish I could have a hissy fit and have these liberals be made to shut up.
Anita commented:
Dr.Helen (Instawife) links an interesting article ->
Why Life Sucks for College Freshmen.
nadadhimmi commented:
Just like Orwell’s bleating sheep. Just wait until Obama’s student loan rules kick in. These little bastards will have their incomes garnished to pay student loans FIRST, then taxes to support the “great society” they so ardently desire. Then, struggle on with the pitiful pittance remaining. Oh yes, it will be a thing to behold. Except the rich ones that mommy and daddy pay for: they’ll “get theirs” at the death tax the dems so badly want.
Lemonaide commented:
Who better to speak to the devastation of alcoholism or drug addiction than one in recovery? Who better to give advice on home security than a former burglar? Who better to speak to the merits of abstinence than someone who has experienced consequences in their own life? These privileged little elites don’t want to hear real world truth because it conflicts with their leftist ideology. And because Palin and her family regularly call them out on their hypocracy.
John Fembup commented:
I’m a WU alum from the 1970′s – A.B. (E. Lit.) and M.A.(mathematics).
I intend to send both my diplomas back to this “University” and ask them to remove my name from their alumni donor mailing list.
bg commented:
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O’gressivism, the party of compassion, tolerance, love, peace and social
justice.. oh wait.. believe i’m confusing them with O’slamists../wtf sarc/
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#1 AMERICAN commented:
This shouldn’t surprise anyone as these are the same idiots that elected their muslim american idol president
Dave J commented:
The total unwillingness to even try to learn something from someone with a different point of view, proves how closed minded and ignorant these progressives truly are.
Betsy Ross commented:
In the liberal mind it is always, always, always: “free speech for me but not for thee”.
MAJ Mike commented:
Another example of open discussion and civility by the LibCong. Its not like Bristol Palin is advocating something really dreadful. She’s using herself as a bad example of irresponsibility.
Say what you want, but that takes guts. More courage, apparently, than the snotty little professional students at WU. If the student body disagreed with her, just don’t attend. A boycott of offensive speakers is a common tactic. Hope Mommy and Daddy are proud of what their money is buying.
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