Ayers Lecture Protested By Pennsylvania GOP Lawmakers

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Republican state representatives from central Pennsylvania have written to university officials urging them to cancel an upcoming campus lecture by former radical activist William Ayers.

The Lancaster County lawmakers say the appearance at Millersville University would be inappropriate. His role in the radical Weather Underground 40 years ago became an issue in the recent presidential campaign.

Ayers is a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Millersville spokeswoman Janet Kacskos says the March 19 event is expected to go on as scheduled.

State System of Higher Education spokesman Kenn Marshall says system Chancellor John Cavanaugh hopes to meet with the lawmakers to discuss their concerns.

Messages left Friday for Ayers weren't immediately returned.

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Information from: Lancaster New Era, http://www.lancasteronline.com

Comments

[LMPE]

They don't even want to hear what he has to say. Apparently, these neanderthals are convinced that he wanted to wipe America off the face of the earth. What a bunch of babies.

[greatlakesgirl]

Ditto-heads need to be reminded that Bill Ayres is on the side of Democracy, unlike Bush and the GOP. Please people, these guys don't even know what Bill Ayres was really doing and for who. Send them each a pack of crayons, I'll meet them in the playground. They just keep running the same old trash, without any ideas.

[VOTER]

No one of these PA Republicans could pass an exam in
Professor Ayer's classes. Heck, they wouldn't qualify to be admitted as students.

[KUVVY]

As a Viet Nam veteran I would be more interested in what Bill has to say than some GOP reps from Pa. Ayers was active in ending the war which was a good thing,these Pa. reps probably wish that it was still going on.

[VOTER]

These are the same PA Republicans who LICKED BUSH'S BOOTS.
Pathetic limbaugh lemmings.

[SOLERSO68]

David Frum said recently "how many more elections can the republicans win running against Abbie Hoffman?" i guess they are hell bent on finding out. I liked the interview with Ayers i read. he said many wise and true things. Like how much the Mcain/Palin campaign resembled the "2 minutes hate" concept from George Orwells "1984", or For that matter, anytime a republican has ANYTHING to say.

[ronspri]

The impossible is happening. I detest the radical right even more that I did in the Bush era. These whiny hypocrits are becoming more detestable by the minute. Their transparently phoney patriotism, there lack of ability to do anything but complain and cry taxcuttaxcuttaxcut, their self satisfied superiority complex...­I'd rather eat elephant dung than listen to a word these subhumans have to say.

[slarabee]

Here here!!

[slarabee]

Hart444 is right. Didn't these people already lose this culture war 35 years ago?

[hart444]

Look at me, everybody! I'm a Pennsylvania state GOP rep! I'm fighting the culture war! I'm fighting the culture war! I'm gonna show the commies and the hippies that America is a god fearing free nation! WHeeeeee!!!!

[ScaryBob]

News Flash to PA lawmakers: McCain and Palin LOST !

[prostock69]

This is ridiculous. The GOP didn't even know Ayers existed let alone what he did 40 years ago prior to the election. Now all of a sudden they are getting all self-righteous? Pathetic losers!