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[Rdtf]

I heard on the news this morning (local ABC channel 7) that Michael Moore is being paid $35,000 to speak at George Mason University in northern Virigina (just outside Washington, DC) ONLY 5 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION!. This univeristy has a concert hall called the Patriot Center, and I have seen a few good concerts there and it's used for more than just college students. Maybe email, call and write them? I know he just started a 'bash bush' tour - How can he be allowed this blatant attempt to sway the election? I am soooo ready for this F** A** to move to Cuba and drive a 1955 Chevy.
I did various searches and cannot find it posted online yet - stay tuned.

websites:

http://www.gmu.edu/
http://www.patriotcenter.com

Update -It's cancelled!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20040930-100345-2561r.htm
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[TroyS]

He's coming to WI too but I don't know the dates, there is a twist though. A soldier who recently returned from Iraq has challenged him to a debate. How much do you want to bet lefty-loony Moore won't take him up on it.

[Rdtf]

I know - what's he gonna do - ask him what he asked Bill O'Reilly - 'would you send your child to fight?" That soldier would say yes, as I went before him to pave the way.

[Guest]

[jataylor11]

GM students should demand that 35K be spent on speakers such as Laura Ingraham, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, et al

I may have to go protest this appearance.

My sister "dated" Michael Pig Moore prior to Roger and Me. He has always been scum.

I put Moore in the Hitler, Stalin, Ted Bundy, category of malignant existence.

[dusty]

Telling lies sure pays good these days. What a total waste of human? DNA M. M. is. Someone please tell me he didn't breed.

Dusty

[buffman]

If he'd ask me would I send my child to fight in Fallujah, well, if he was a combat trained volunteer then hell yes, and he would have my prayers. The smart aleck side of me would be to tell the people of VA to hide their kids, the other white meat from the Fat Bast*rd.
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[msindependent]

Where does the 35,000 come from?

[Rdtf]

[Navy wife]

Breaking news! There is supposed to be an announcement in the Washington Post newspaper tomorrow that HE HAS BEEN CANCELLED!!!

[Rdtf]

[Navy wife]

AMEN! I was sick to my stomach to think that my money, as a Virginia taxpayer, was going to pay that man.

[Rdtf]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20040930-100345-2561r.htm

GMU cancels Moore as campus speaker
By Christina Bellantoni
THE WASHINGTON TIMES


George Mason University yesterday rescinded its invitation to filmmaker Michael Moore after state lawmakers balked at the pending deal, which could have cost the Virginia school as much as $35,000.
The "Evening with Michael Moore" event had been in the works for Oct. 28. As of 3 p.m. yesterday, university officials and Mr. Moore still were negotiating the details of a deal, including his speaking fee and whether taxpayer dollars would pay for the event.
But after dozens of conservatives sent critical letters and e-mails to university President Alan Merten, university officials said late yesterday the school had rescinded its offer.

"The university has decided to cancel the Michael Moore event as it was felt it would be a misappropriate use of state resources," said Daniel Walsch, GMU spokesman. "The best way to handle this was to just cancel the whole thing. This was the best way to go."
Mr. Walsch had said before the deal was canceled that Mr. Moore could receive $35,000 for his appearance.
Mr. Moore's latest film, "Fahrenheit 9/11," criticizes President Bush for his handling of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the Iraq war. Mr. Moore is registering voters nationwide and is speaking on high school and college campuses in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 2 election.
Mr. Moore did not respond to questions e-mailed by The Washington Times yesterday.
Some Virginians had criticized the school for inviting Mr. Moore to speak.
"It strikes me as a get-out-the-vote effort for the Democratic Party using taxpayer money," said Delegate Richard H. Black, Loudoun County Republican and one of the most conservative House members.
Mr. Black, who had sent a letter to Mr. Merten, also criticized school officials who had told lawmakers this year that higher education deserved more funding, leading the legislature to raise taxes. Mr. Black, who opposed the tax increases, said spending money to bring Mr. Moore to campus proved the increases weren't needed.
"How can GMU pay one political operative so much for one campaign appearance when families are straining to pay your tuition and fees?" he wrote.
Mr. Walsch said fees for speakers vary and are negotiated individually, and that some speakers waive the fee or donate their fee to scholarship programs.
The average speaking fee nationally is $7,500, according to the Speakers Platform, a San Francisco-based speakers bureau. Appearances by high-profile celebrities cost $30,000 to $300,000.
Mr. Moore's $35,000 appearance fee seemed to be "about right," said representatives at the Speakers Platform, who did not want to be quoted.
Mr. Walsch said the tentative plan called for Mr. Moore to speak to a crowd of 6,000 at the school's Patriot Center. Anyone with a GMU identification card could have attended free of charge, but members of the general public would have had to purchase tickets.
Earlier yesterday, Delegate Robert H. Brink said many schools have a student activity fund in place to pay for speaking engagements.
"The students of GMU should have the right to hear who they want to hear," the Arlington Democrat said. "It's GMU's job to provide a forum for as many points of view as possible."
Mr. Walsch said the school hosts "provocative" speakers geared to promote the university's philosophy of stimulating and educating students. He noted appearances by Princeton scholar Cornell West and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.
"People who get audiences to think outside their box," Mr. Walsch said.

[Bystander]

How many brain cells was Walsch missing when he said:

'...the school hosts "provocative" speakers geared to promote the university's philosophy of stimulating and educating students. He noted appearances by Princeton scholar Cornell West and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.
"People who get audiences to think outside their box," Mr. Walsch said.'

He equates Michael Moron to C. West and CJ Rehnquist? Moron should be taken 'outside their box' and put into a cage with a bunch of bananas where he belongs. (A bath first--in the interest of public health!)
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[jataylor11]

With all the money Moore made on his farce of a movie he should pay colleges to speak -- not the other way around