Free Speech 101.Free Speech 101 Joseph Vogel WindRiver Publishing, Inc. 72 N. WindRiver Road, Silverton, ID 83867-0446 1886249318 $12.95 www.WindRiverPublishing.com Free Speech 101: The Utah Valley Utah Valley is a valley in North Central Utah located in Utah County, and is considered part of the Wasatch Front. It contains Provo, Orem, and their suburbs, including Spanish Fork and American Fork. Utah Lake is a natural shallow fresh water lake in its center. Uproar Over Michael Moore  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , is the story of the conflict generated during Michael Moore's 2004 Slacker Uprising Tour when author Joseph Vogel, then head of student government at Utah Valley State College Utah Valley State College or UVSC, is a publicly-funded college located in Orem, Utah.Although the college has many courses of study, including an increasing number of bachelor's degree programs, it still retains many of its trade and technical school roots. , dared to extend an invitation for Michael Moore to come and speak. In the center of fiercely a conservative, passionately Mormon state, Moore's liberal and anti-President Bush views were harshly despised de·spise tr.v. de·spised, de·spis·ing, de·spis·es 1. To regard with contempt or scorn: despised all cowards and flatterers. 2. by a vociferous portion of the community. The result was offers of bribery, death threats, and legislative pressures aimed at preventing the UVSC UVSC Utah Valley State College (Orem, UT) UVSC Uranium Ventilation Scrubber Cell from using student fees to fund an allegedly "viewpoint neutral" program to hear Michael Moore's words. Of course, no similar opposition was raised against conservative Sean Hannity's pro-Bush visit and speech. Vogel himself and many others passionately believed in the importance of free speech, and that true patriotism and being an American meant listening to all points of view before making a decision. The hard-fought battle just to allow Michael Moore to speak, and its outcome, is accounted in vivid detail from an insider's point of view--an author who knows well the history of religious persecution  The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed.Please see the relevant discussion on the . against Mormons for practicing their beliefs, and therefore questions why so much intolerance against free speech exists in the state of Utah to this day. Highly recommended. |
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