Why then did George Mason try to rescind a $35,000 Michael Moore speaking invitation?
A short time ago I read with no small amusement about the plight of George Mason University. It seems that somebody in the administration had signed a contract with Michael Moore, the man who has made “controversy” his middle name. On Mr. Moore’s side of the deal, he was to appear on campus and give a lecture; on George Mason University’s side, they were to hand him a $35,000 check before he hopped into his stretch limo and roared off. The rub came when the president, who had been on a trip to China, returned to the campus, found out about the Moore invitation, and tried his best to rescind the contract. His reason was simple enough: George Mason just couldn’t afford it. Sanford Pinsker, “I Know How Much it Costs to Hear the Caged Bird Sing,” The Irascible Professor, March 31, 2005 — http://irascibleprofessor.com/comments-03-31-05.htm Jensen Comment: This article has more to say about colleges paying absurd fees for speakers than it does about the cancellation of Michael Moore’s spee
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