10/6 The Cato Institute, which is sending libertarian activist David Boaz
to appear with Kennedy at the Spitfire tour on the theme of "personal
responsibility", desires to give away free tickets for Spitfire (which
otherwise costs $18?) via campus libertarians. It looks like I am
going to receive a number of these tickets to give away, and Cato
specifically says that they don't care how they are given out, so...
does anyone want to go to see the event on October 18? (If you feel
compelled to flame Cato, David Boaz, libertarians, the LP, etc., I
suggest private e-mail over the motd.) -- schoen
\_ Cool! It's so nice to see people who advocate the defunding
of the arts offering free access to the cutting edge of
American culture. What next? Does public support for
community theater get replaced with free tickets to "Let
Them Eat Cake: The Myth of Class in American Society"
(brought to you by the Safeway Bakery)? Support for public
schools get replaced by the charitable distribution of
"Bobby Starts a Home Business" coloring books? Do
government funded rape crisis centers get replaced with
condom vending machines (and free pamphlets entitled "Date
Rape: Personal Irresponsibility and Its Consequences"--
brought to you by Trojan).
\_ Hmmm, I think this counts as "flaming Cato", etc., but OK:
for Cato and many other participants, Spitfire is a political
event, not a cultural one. It has no pretensions of being a
cultural event, just an allegedly worthwhile exchange of ideas.
Cato exists for politics, and other entities for other purposes,
unless you want the local Symphony Orchestras to start holding
protests on Sproul. The Spitfire Tour is just appearing in
Zellerbach because of the size of the venue (and perhaps the
ASUC's access to it). -- schoen
\_ if you don't want flames stay away form the motd dumbass
\_ I didn't notice him complaining about it, he was doing
this thing known as "replying" to it.. silly concept,
huh, dumbass?
\_ dumbasses like you are disgraces to our
race. You know who you are you lamer.
\_ give them to the homeless on Telegraph. i bet they'd enjoy
a free lecture on personal responsibility
\_ They probably would. Some of those guys get
public assistance and they still pan handle.
Others seem to be high school age kids who
suspiciously wear the latest in torn up jeans
and nice sneakers. My hunch is that maybe only
maybe one in ten pan handlers on Telegraph is
actually desperate and can not find a home
even if they tried. A few people are really
in need and just can't find jobs. The rest
probably need a lesson in responsibility. -fab
\_ i think 9 out of 10 people on telegraph
with facial tattoos are actually desperate
\- damn kids need a beating. --psb |
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