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To: g_w_north who wrote (168110)	4/19/2003 12:09:27 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574610

Notice that he only apologizes for "not calling actors before canceling 'Bull Durham' event". I'm not sure why you're going on about this, and I'm not sure what the basis for the criticism is. A private enterprise, it would seem to me, ought to have every right to associate or not associate with anyone it wants to. I, for one, would never attend an event of any kind at which Robbins or Sarandon was a speaker or honoree -- these people are, frankly, idiots, in my opinion; why would I want to be there? OTOH, Fleischer is smart, articulate, and knowledgeable, and I'm sure would make an interesting participant. Others, no doubt, see it the other way around. But the Hall has to make its decisions based on their own best interests, and clearly, the person making the decision felt it was in their interest to not associate with Robbins and Sarandon, right or wrong. There is no stifling of free speech; there is no "blackballing". These Hollywood nitwits can say anything they'd like to, and other organizations are free to honor them as they see fit.

To: g_w_north who wrote (168110)	4/19/2003 2:51:58 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574610

<Hall president apologizes for not calling actors before canceling 'Bull Durham' event> Notice that he only apologizes for "not calling actors before canceling 'Bull Durham' event". He's like a child doing his bare minimum to have the problem go away. He's a pissant ideologue who is absolutely certain he is 100% in the right. <Petroskey invited White House spokesman Ari Fleischer to speak at a Hall event last year. > Now Ari's got to be an exciting speaker for a Baseball event. <g> Can you fukking imagine? I bet Fleisher has never been to a ball game.......was always too busy working on his nonexistent speaking style. <g> It semms the hall president is balanced and fair. And a big baseball fan! I wonder how long he'll be around? We can only hope not for long. BTW how did a former Reagan speech writer end up head of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown? Kind of funny when you think about it. <g> ted