Obama Mentor Barred From Speaking at University of Wyoming

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

CASPER, Wyo. -- The University of Wyoming says it received threats after 1960s radical William Ayers was invited to speak on campus and it should be able to bar him for safety reasons.

The university filed court papers Saturday after it was sued over its refusal to rent its sports complex for a speech Wednesday by the University of Illinois-Chicago education professor. University lawyers submitted affidavits about threats made against Ayers, university staff and alumni after the university initially invited him to speak on campus.

None of the affidavits mentioned specific times when the threats would be carried out, and only one was forwarded to police for investigation. In that case, an e-mailer said the people who invited Ayers to speak should "eat a mouthful of buckshot."

One caller said he and his friends would take care of Ayers "the Cowboy way," according to the documents. In another case, education college dean Kay Persichitte said a man approached her at a supermarket and told her, "You should all be strung up and he (Ayers) should bomb you."

The university's Social Justice Research Center invited Ayers to speak earlier this month but canceled the event after getting hundreds of e-mail and telephone calls opposing his visit. UW student Meg Lanker then invited Ayers to speak, but the university barred him from appearing on campus.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/25/AR2010042502611.html

Edited April 26, 2010 by ##########

[Darnell 8,478]

Maybe they can rent out the rodeo complex, instead?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

an e-mailer said the people who invited Ayers to speak should "eat a mouthful of buckshot."

Sounds like ####### wants to go quail hunting again.

[Fandango 1,439]

Why they even invited him to speak in the first place is beyond me.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

The university's Social Justice Research Center invited Ayers to speak earlier this month

Code words for commies.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Why they even invited him to speak in the first place is beyond me.

He is a best friend of Obama. In the age of terrorism why not hear from an expert on the subject.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Wow! not one lefty as come to the defense of their brethren.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

Why they even invited him to speak in the first place is beyond me.

amen!

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Since it is a decision based on safety, not Ayers or his politics, the puffer-y from the VJ right is really quite entertaining. Go back to discussing this 'fascinating' topic amongst yourselves.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

How come there was no one dumpster diving to find out how much Bill Ayers was getting for a speaker's fee, and running to the press in outrage?

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[justashooter 430]

He is a best friend of Obama. In the age of terrorism why not hear from an expert on the subject.

no sympathy for terrorists here.