The College Republicans shouldn’t have to pay police security bills that were only incurred because of protesters. We have a right to free speech in this country. An organization that invites someone, however controversial, to share their opinions shouldn’t be punished… especially because of a bunch of crazy liberals that are incapable of listening to views different than their own without getting up in arms about it.

college republicans shouldn’t have to pay it. how about the idiots making death threats pay it… seriously wtf

Rob Lewis:

How dare you call David Horowitz a Nazi. He comes from a Jewish family, after all. I don’t support most of Mr. Horowitz’s ideas, but I do support his right to say it. Mr. Lewis can go to a truly repressive country like Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, or Venezuela and see how long he could express his views without ending up in prison.

Too bad CAN members and others on the left feel they have to make threats and break things to shush one who disagrees with their point of view. If they acted more like most on the right, all would be peaceful and there would be no need for additional security at such functions.

Bill the protesters. Sell protest tickets?

"Personally and morally I think that he never should have came here," Lewis said. "Would a Nazi speaker be allowed to speak? I'm not sure."

You fool. The answer is YES! Of COURSE they should be allowed to come here! ANYONE, from Mahmood Ahmedinejhad to Hitler to Horowitz to Michael Moore should have been given the right to come and speak. Then you have the right to rip their arguments to shreds.

Idiots like you are those who cry about first-amendment rights being trampled on, and then partake in the silencing yourself.

(And I’m writing this as a liberal Zionist Jew).

Then the student of color groups shouldn’t have to pay for extra security when they have hip-hop events or controversial speakers. Fair is fair, right?

the school shouldn’t pay because CAN was protesting and threatening to disrupt a student event, but they should pay for the Iraqis who CAN want to come to Wisconsin.

How dare you call David Horowitz a Nazi. He comes from a Jewish family, after all. I don’t support most of Mr. Horowitz’s ideas, but I do support his right to say it. Mr. Lewis can go to a truly repressive country like Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, or Venezuela and see how long he could express his views without ending up in prison.

he’s not calling him a Nazi, read it over dumbass

It is University Policy that the police must coordinate security needs with the student groups. I think that in this case and many cases,the coordination did not happen. The police should be very clear as to what they are charging, and try to build that into a budget well before an event happens. This isn’t an isolated event either. The Alliance for Programing Equality meets bi-weekly with UW PD to address issues like this.

I just think its interesting that the administration took such supportive steps and responded is such a timely manner for College Republicans. Where were they student of color organizations were under scrutiny with UW-Police.

“If they acted more like most on the right, all would be peaceful and there would be no need for additional security at such functions.”

But you see, therein lies the beauty of individuality - the ability to express oneself in ways different from others. What you say is kind of like saying, “I don’t ger art, artists should express their feelings by writing.” If the right can’t handle a bunch of “looney leftists” (as some on the right so lovingly call us) who appear and peacefully protest DAVE without call for alarm … I don’t know guys. I admit, some of the left go a tad strong on their actions for my taste, but, so do some of the right, if not with actions then definitely with words.

I know Zach’s concern is the fact that he in no way supports Horowitz and his views and therefore does not want any money that he has given to the school to be given to help fund the infamous DAVE. I feel the exact same way. Horowitz had every right to come here, the CR’s had every right to bring him. But I in no way comply with the administration using my money to fund this event. As long as its not my money fine, and as long as its a one time thing in regards to the CR’s in general.

Happy Holidays.

This is a matter of fact and your made-up fiction.

The fact: Our university is paying for security for an event that was through the College Republicans. If an organization wants to host an event, they should be ready to pay whatever bills come their way. When CAN had its conference here in Madison in October, we went through the student org SFC funding channels…we didn’t gripe to the administration after the fact.

Your fiction: “CAN threatening to disrupt the event” - if you knew what you were talking about, you would know that CAN protested before the event, and then sat and chuckled quietly throughout the event. You’d probably have seen more disruption if you went to an English 100 class and sat in the back rows.

The laughably stupid fiction: “If they acted more like most on the right, all would be peaceful and there would be no need for additional security at such functions.” I hope that everyone reading these sees the sickening irony of that statement when “most on the right” were all for a bloody war that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and thousands more to come be it by the bullet, the radiation, or starvation. You, sir or ma’am, are a fool.

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there are no liberal zionist jews. your party hates you. get some courage, wake up, and come to the ‘dark side’ where your intentions are never given the benefit of the doubt by open minded libs.

Thug @ 3:50am snarked: “You’d probably have seen more disruption if you went to an English 100 class”

Yep. Police presence tends to quite the cowardly anti-war vigilantee. Then again, we know what happens when unhinged anti-war thugs are unrestrained.

Here's a surprisingly fair report from the New York Times on the violence and harassment faced by campus military recruiters. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/nyregion/21recruit.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Excerpt:

“Since the beginning of 2003, there have also been more than a dozen other often violent incidents aimed at military recruiters or property throughout the country, according to the police, recruiters and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In a few cases, vehicles have been set on fire; in others, blood has been thrown through windows. Spokespeople for the armed services have downplayed the incidents even as some recruiters have increased security at their stations.”

[Among the incidents chronicled]

“On Jan. 31, authorities said, recruiters at a station near the Flatiron section of Manhattan reported that a door had been cracked, and that anarchist symbols had been scrawled in red paint on the building.

“That same day, before dawn, the police arrested a 19-year-old Manhattan College junior who they said threw a burning rag into an Army recruiting station that was closed for the night in the Parkchester section of the Bronx, and jammed the door locks with powerful glue. He was caught carrying a handwritten note declaring that a ‘wave of violence’ would occur throughout the Northeast on Jan. 31, aimed at the ‘military industrial complex’ in response to American military actions, the police said.”

The New York Times article also makes brief reference to a cowardly attack in Toledo, where antiwar extremists threw a bucket of manure into the office and painted an obscenity on the wall. http://cleveland.indymedia.org/news/2005/02/14526_comment.php

Not much info on prosecutions of the anti-war vigilantees responsible for these seditious attacks. So much for “opposing the war and supporting the troops,” huh?

Badger police should be congratulated for keeping a close watch on the local CAN thugs. It’s a disgusting state of affairs that academia is forced to take extra security measures just to guarantee civil dialogue— apparently, this is the price society pays for tolerating Leftist vigilantism on campus.

Idiotarian @ 3:50am drooled: “I hope that everyone reading these sees the sickening irony of that statement when “most on the right” were all for a bloody war that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths”

Was there “irony” in the hundreds of thousands of dead Shinto-fascists that Truman firebombed and nuked? Of course not.

“War is a terrible thing, but not the worst thing. Our military men and women have endured the dangers and deprivations of war so that the worst thing would not befall us, so that America might be secure in her freedom.” John McCain http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/News/Speeches/a8a873e7-1d1d-4f66-a41c-eb536d20d452.htm

Hey Zach, I wonder if you would have behaved yourself during the presentation had there not been the added security.

I have a great idea, if an organization has an event that requires security because a bunch of spoiled children and left leaning nut cases wish to silence the organization, the organization (or individuals) sponsoring the distruptive behavior should be billed for the added security! If you are going to be disruptive, you should be forced to pay whatever the cost of the disruption. After all, if you get into a car accident, the one who caused the damage pays.

Perhaps someday you will grow up, Zach, and be able to tell the difference between an apple and an orange, because the conclusions you are drawing with your convoluted logic show you do not know the difference. Using your logic, I could probably put killing someone because they looked at me funny on the same plane as killing someone because they pointed a gun at me (it may not have been loaded, but everyone thought it was, including the dems and the rest of the world).

So you feel that because the University incorrectly estimated the number of security forces, that they should be given a free pass for the mistake they made?

This is a poor job of reporting, you took two opinions within a much larger group and used it to generalize all of CAN. These two people, while respected members of CAN, had no authority to speak for the entire group on this issue, as they would be quick to tell you. I am also member of CAN and though I protested the event I was expressing my free speech just as Horowitz was expressing his.

Though I think that CR should have paid for their own speaker as I feel that each group should pay for their own speakers I understand the reality of the limited budget of college students and a unexpected bill of 1,300 dollars is a little nuts.

I understand if you don’t want to post this, but reading this article I was a little surprised. Mr. Oliveira you normally do a better job of producing fair and responsible articles.

Fellow CRs, it’s no biggie, my dad will pick up the $1300 bill, he just cut costs by hiring some illegal aliens

Yes the Violent Liberals are the problem, they are the ones that support the right to life, unless your an abortion doctor then they shoot you in the head. It the liberals that stifle debate on religion, not the right that says that you can’t question the bible, because it the word of God. It was written by men, and we screw up even the tiniest of things.

wow there’s a whole lot of Anonymous how come Zack was the only one man enough to be public about his comments

“I feel the exact same way. Horowitz had every right to come here, the CR’s had every right to bring him. But I in no way comply with the administration using my money to fund this event. As long as its not my money fine, and as long as its a one time thing in regards to the CR’s in general.”

it wasn’t your money, idiot. it was from the dean’s discretionary fund that comes from money from alumni to put in that fund so that uw can do what it sees necessary. learn what you’re talking about.

Anonymous idiotarian @ 11:24am whined: “how come Zack was the only one man enough to be public about his comments”

You first, hero.