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2007-10-26 Fifth Column

Leftist Brown Shirts Shut Down Horowitz Speech at Emory

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-10-26 07:31|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 People told me that if Bush were elected in 2004, thugs would interfere with free speech on American campuses. And they were right.

Posted by doc 2007-10-26 09:17|| 2007-10-26 09:17|| Front Page Top

#2 ...rowdy protesters continually interrupted him and less than half an hour into the event, the crowd became so disruptive that police were called in and Horowitz had to be escorted off stage.

Unless universities get back to education and away from leftish elitist underpinnings, they will become an endangered species. They will become irrelevant.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-10-26 13:26|| 2007-10-26 13:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Janet Levy, a board member of the Horowitz Freedom Center, and her son, who is a student at Emory, attended the event and were both noticeably disturbed by the spectacle, describing it as absolutely insane. I never expected this at Emory, said Levy.

Emory University in Atlanta and Fulton County. Hardly a bastian of Republican conservatism and culture. Not surprising at all to those who live in Georgia. The following from Al Googlam:

Alumni
The Association of Emory Muslim Alumni (AEMA) is the first of its kind Muslim Alumni organization in the United States. The AEMA is a great benefactor to the Emory MSA experience and a resource available to all of Emory's MSA members past and present. Their website can provide you with further information to what is at offer.

Haider Shamsi Award
The Haider Shamsi Award is an Islamic studies award available to all Emory Muslim students. This pioneering effort by AEMA is an attempt to establish a long-term Islamic studies scholarship. In its current form, the Haider Shamsi award involves an essay-writing component which along with other factors, such as leadership qualities, is then judged for a $500 and $100 dollar cash prize. For further information please visit the Haider Shamsi award website.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-10-26 13:40|| 2007-10-26 13:40|| Front Page Top

#4 I live in Fulton County (Alpharetta) and this is pretty embarrassing. I knew there were lots of liberals around, but had the impression they had some class. Anyway, I made a donation to Horowitz to help them get a little more security. I hope they keep this going.

Posted by Beau 2007-10-26 15:01|| 2007-10-26 15:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Of course they define free speech as Free Speech for Us, And No One Else

Posted by Chedderhead 2007-10-26 16:34|| 2007-10-26 16:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Isn't Emory Jimmy Carter's home away from home?

Posted by ed 2007-10-26 17:36|| 2007-10-26 17:36|| Front Page Top

#7 I think it's wonderful that Mssrs Horowitz and Spencer have put on these events.

I really am frustrated, though, that it was so difficult to get detailed information about the events. Days beforehand I emailed many friends encouraging them to attend one of the events and posting a link to the website:

www.terrorismawareness.org

In addition to speakers, there were to have been showings of rarely seen movies critical of Islam. Do you think you could find out when and where those movies would be shown? No. Could you find out what the topic for Horowitz would be before his actual event? No. The topic for Spencer's October 22nd appearance was available, but it took some searching to find it, and I only found it in the last few days before the week began.

The extremely poor communication around Terrorism Awareness Week may be due to the fact that they are relying on volunteers to coordinate events, or perhaps they wished to hold their cards close to their chests to prevent sabotage at the events by loony lefties. Whatever the reason, I was unable to persuade others to go to events without a better idea of what was on the schedule.

The next time they host events at universities, they need to get their act together and COMMUNICATE.

Posted by Jules 2007-10-26 20:16|| 2007-10-26 20:16|| Front Page Top

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