Free Speech Week Is Off...

[aaronleland]

Milo Yiannopoulos' 'Free Speech Week' At Berkeley Falls Apart, Organizers Say

"Free Speech Week," a four-day, right-wing rally at the University of California, Berkeley, has been called off, student organizers of the event tell member station KQED.

Another organizer, controversial far-right activist Milo Yiannopoulos, will reportedly hold a press conference on Saturday formally canceling the event, which was scheduled to start Sunday. A spokesperson for Yiannopoulos told KQED on Friday that he "couldn't confirm" the event would happen.

The event fell apart after the co-organizers — The Berkeley Patriot, an online publication, and Yiannopoulos — failed to confirm the guest list and book multiple indoor venues on campus.

Damn. Announcing the cancellation of a four day rally the day before it starts?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

I don't think Milo ever planned for the event to actually occur - he just wanted to troll Berkeley so he could play the victim of their "censorship".

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Berkeley, the birthplace of the free speech movement. How did this happen?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Berkeley, the birthplace of the free speech movement. How did this happen?

Because Milo and his clowns didn't actually bother to confirm the line up of speakers, or reserving venues to speak at, or anything else they needed to do to actually organize the event.

 

[Peach]

Milo Yiannopoulos' 'Free Speech Week' At Berkeley Falls Apart, Organizers Say

"Free Speech Week," a four-day, right-wing rally at the University of California, Berkeley, has been called off, student organizers of the event tell member station KQED.

Another organizer, controversial far-right activist Milo Yiannopoulos, will reportedly hold a press conference on Saturday formally canceling the event, which was scheduled to start Sunday. A spokesperson for Yiannopoulos told KQED on Friday that he "couldn't confirm" the event would happen.

The event fell apart after the co-organizers — The Berkeley Patriot, an online publication, and Yiannopoulos — failed to confirm the guest list and book multiple indoor venues on campus.

Damn. Announcing the cancellation of a four day rally the day before it starts?

That's Milo Y? for you.

The event fell apart after the co-organizers — The Berkeley Patriot, an online publication, and Yiannopoulos — failed to confirm the guest list and book multiple indoor venues on campus.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

I'm surprised this thread isn't getting more attention. There were a few posters here that seemed very excited over this event.

 

[tycho1572]

What? No free speech week at Berkeley? Are you sure about that?....

The controversial Free Speech Week is set to kick off Sunday at the University of California, Berkeley amid concerns it will be marred by violent protests from groups like Antifa and doubts over how many of the scheduled speakers will actually show up.

The four-day long event, organized by a student group called Berkeley Patriot in conjunction with right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos’ MILO Inc., has become a major concern for officials at UC-Berkeley worried about seeing violent counter-protests like the ones that have plagued the school this year during speeches by a number of controversial conservative and alt-right speakers.

“We are operating under the assumption that all the speakers will be there and that the event will continue as planned,” Dan Mogulof, a spokesperson at UC-Berkeley, told Fox News. “We’d rather spend the money and have it not pan out than have the opposite and not have the reinforcements to keep everybody safe.”

Mogulof – citing security reasons – would not say how large the police presence would be, but did reveal that besides the campus police, the university is bringing in law enforcement from the other nine UC campuses with special training in managing protests and is also coordinating with local and state police departments ahead of the events.

“We’re willing to go all out to make sure that this all works smoothly,” he added.

Berkeley 'Free Speech Week' set to begin amid threats of Antifa protests, speaker uncertainty

 

[tycho1572]

I'm surprised this thread isn't getting more attention. There were a few posters here that seemed very excited over this event.

Isn't it exciting to think you won a battle?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

I'm surprised this thread isn't getting more attention. There were a few posters here that seemed very excited over this event.

Isn't it exciting to think you won a battle?

I didn't fight in this "battle", clown shoes.

Milo lost it all by himself.

 

[tycho1572]

I'm surprised this thread isn't getting more attention. There were a few posters here that seemed very excited over this event.

Isn't it exciting to think you won a battle?

I didn't fight in this "battle", clown shoes.

Milo lost it all by himself.

I can't see you fighting any real battle, snowflake.

 

[aaronleland]

But why cancel it? Milo is a get. People will watch him speak even if Bannon and Coulter didn't show up.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

But why cancel it? Milo is a get. People will watch him speak even if Bannon and Coulter didn't show up.

Apparently, he doesn't have anywhere to speak. They didn't reserve any rooms.

 

[Peach]

I'm surprised this thread isn't getting more attention. There were a few posters here that seemed very excited over this event.

Isn't it exciting to think you won a battle?

I didn't fight in this "battle", clown shoes.

Milo lost it all by himself.

I can't see you fighting any real battle, snowflake.

You served when, and where?

 

[aaronleland]

But why cancel it? Milo is a get. People will watch him speak even if Bannon and Coulter didn't show up.

Apparently, he doesn't have anywhere to speak. They didn't reserve any rooms.

It's just weird. It's not like Milo has to schedule a publicity stunt. He could say he's speaking at some shit town in Idaho and thousands of people would show up. What's the end game?

 

[tycho1572]

But why cancel it? Milo is a get. People will watch him speak even if Bannon and Coulter didn't show up.

Apparently, he doesn't have anywhere to speak. They didn't reserve any rooms.

The free speech week will happen as scheduled.

 

[aaronleland]

But why cancel it? Milo is a get. People will watch him speak even if Bannon and Coulter didn't show up.

Apparently, he doesn't have anywhere to speak. They didn't reserve any rooms.

The free speech week will happen as scheduled.

Reports are that Milo will announce it's cancellation tomorrow.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

But why cancel it? Milo is a get. People will watch him speak even if Bannon and Coulter didn't show up.

Apparently, he doesn't have anywhere to speak. They didn't reserve any rooms.

The free speech week will happen as scheduled.

Well, we will see tomorrow, won't we. Milo's having a press conference.

Coulter, Weinrich, and a few others have already confirmed that they won't be there.

 

[tycho1572]

But why cancel it? Milo is a get. People will watch him speak even if Bannon and Coulter didn't show up.

Apparently, he doesn't have anywhere to speak. They didn't reserve any rooms.

The free speech week will happen as scheduled.

Reports are that Milo will announce it's cancellation tomorrow.

I hope you're wrong.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

But why cancel it? Milo is a get. People will watch him speak even if Bannon and Coulter didn't show up.

Apparently, he doesn't have anywhere to speak. They didn't reserve any rooms.

The free speech week will happen as scheduled.

Reports are that Milo will announce it's cancellation tomorrow.

I hope you're wrong.

Non-refundable airline tickets?

 

[tycho1572]

But why cancel it? Milo is a get. People will watch him speak even if Bannon and Coulter didn't show up.

Apparently, he doesn't have anywhere to speak. They didn't reserve any rooms.

The free speech week will happen as scheduled.

Well, we will see tomorrow, won't we. Milo's having a press conference.

Coulter, Weinrich, and a few others have already confirmed that they won't be there.

Have you always been good with squelching the opinions of others?