Moore inspires UVSC petition; Student leaders could lose their jobs;

[Shallah Kali]

Huntsman Jr. may fly Hannity to campus
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2419090

Not at Utah Valley State College, where an increasingly popular recall petition could do just that: dump Moore and the student leaders who invited him.

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As it stands, though, the "Fahrenheit 9/11" director will speak Oct. 20. Moore's conservative counterpoint, Sean Hannity, is booked for Oct. 11. And to ensure that "balance," Republican gubernatorial candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. has offered his father's jet to bring Hannity to Utah.

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"Of course, Sean Hannity isn't quite the extremist or activist as Michael Moore, but it's still on the students' dime," he {vreeland} said.

Hannity is waiving his $100,000 speaking fee, but is expected to have his travel and expenses covered by the Huntsman campaign, a $5,000 anonymous donation and student fees from ticket sales. Moore sold out in five days and Hannity has notched 1,100 tickets sold so far.

[trumad]

1. Sean Hannity isn't quite the extremist or activist as Michael Moore

yeah but he is a God Damn Lying piece of shit...is that better

[0007]

4. I've couldn't have said it better!

[ima_sinnic]

2. this is a crucial part of the story:

. . . Jim Bassi, the UVSC student body president locked in the cross hairs, worries a recall could prompt Moore to sue. By contract, the school still would have to pay the $40,000 speaking fee. . . .

The petition, launched by UVSC senior Sean Vreeland, has nearly 2,000 signatures. Under the student constitution, a recall needs 10 percent of the student body, or 2,415 signatures. Once a valid petition is posted for a week and published in the student newspaper, Hall said the dean can schedule a recall election.
If two-thirds of the student voters then back the two-pronged petition - provided the recall balloting draws more voters than the previous student government election - Moore's appearance could be canceled and Bassi along with his vice president, Joe Vogel, ousted.
Vreeland launched the petition - viewable online at
http://www.recalluvsc.org - to stop what he calls the misuse of student fees, which are being tapped to pay Moore. . . .

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very VERY unlikely that Michael Moore would sue, #1, and #2, two-thirds of the student voters backing the petition? Meanwhile only 5% of the students have bought tickets to see Hannity (figuring 2415 = 10% of students).

This would be great publicity for Moore--the petition might get its 10% signatures but I have to presume it highly unlikely that anywhere near 2/3 would approve it.

[truthisfreedom]

5. let them silence dissent. let them live with the memory of missing out

on the truth.

[Cocoa]

12. insanity

These people are not thinking straight, or thinking at all.

Shame that their college president is egging them on, he should be ashamed of himself, he knows this is wrong.

[aQuArius]

3. Being a Utah native...

Extreme politics in Utah can get really dirty, lol. UVSC is right next to BYU where most mormons are extreme conservatives. However, a growing liberal base is taking hold in Salt Lake City so things are looking up. I only wish I could be there to watch this all unfold.

[lil-petunia]

6. Libruls are legal in Utah? Since when?

Wow, things have changed!

[fsbooks]

10. my daughter is in SLC

She and her friends are going to see Michael Moore. There are some interesting politics there.

Just remember Barack Obama, who said at the DNC (loosely paraphrased) we should not think of states as red or blue states, we are all a mix.

[wicket]

7. Hannity IS an extremist

They are obviously blinded by their ideology not to see it.

[w4rma]

8. and activist (nt)

[wicket]

9. Absolutely

And a liar!

[PoiBoy]

11. I can't believe...

that Hannity gets a $100,000.00 speaking fee... An Academy Award winning director gets $40,000.00 and a lying RW mouthpiece gets $100k? I'd sure like to see proof of that... I CAN believe $5k plus expenses for Hannity.. that's what he'd be lucky to get...

Can't Bassi start up a counter petition... what would the administrators and trustees do if a pro-Moore petition got 2 or even 3 times more signatures than the anti-Moore petition?...

would 30% of the student body voting pro-Moore get Vreeland kicked out of the school without his degree? one can only hope..! (j/k)

:hi:

[Javaman]

13. Funny how Moore sells out in 5 days and that moron...

Hannity is still trying to fill seats...

[moondust]

14. Maybe they could have a book burning in conjunction with this.

"...From every mountainside
Let freedom go thud."