for what it's worth, several years ago, we (at Annenberg) invited Michael Moore to speak at graduation. he wanted $20,000. We said "our budget is waaay below that" (I think it was in the $1000 range) and he said "That will be fine, i like to talk to college kids, juse send someone to pick me up." and so i went and picked him up. And he was the best graduation speaker we've had in the six years I've been here, regardless of his politics. He was very funny.
http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/pad/21/michael-moore.jpg kc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 9:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Michael Moore, Michael Eric Dyson It's a five minute spot on the Tavis Smiley show. Michael Moore has been invited, then uninvited to George Mason University and University of California, San Marcos. The universities claim that his $35,000 fee is too high for their budget. Dyson points out that it's simply a matter of censorship; big name speakers always command a large fee, right wing speakers aren't being uninvited. Universities have a responsibility to provide a broad spectrum of opinion to students, etc. BTW, Pat Buchanan and Howard Dean will be debating at Irvine Auditorium at Penn on October 19. Don't know what kind of fees they command, but should be an interesting bunfight. Ross Bender http://rossbender.org In a message dated 10/7/2004 6:28:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't have audio streaming capability and I'm not sure I want to spend $5 when I don't know the content of the program, just to get a transcript (how silly is that! Yes I know, it's for people who want a transcript after hearing it, but what about those who can't hear it -- either technically or because of a medical condition?). Is there anyone willing to summarize? Dan W. On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 04:51:07PM -0400, John Ellingsworth wrote: > Michael Eric Dyson is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. > His thoughts on Moore being uninvited to different universities: > > http://npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4075026 ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
