HUSTLER POLITICAL EVENT FOR HAYDEN IS CANCELED.Byline: - Harrison Sheppard City Council candidate Tom Hayden Thomas Emmett "Tom" Hayden (born December 11, 1939) is an American social and political activist and politician, most famous for his involvement in the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s. has canceled a political fund-raiser organized by Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt because he was worried about a ``media circus media circus n → excesivo despliegue informativo media circus n (= event) → battage m médiatique (= group of journalists); cortège m ,'' campaign officials said Monday. About 500 people had been invited to the $500-per-person event, planned for the magazine's Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. headquarters later this month. But on Friday, Hayden's opponent, former assistant U.S. attorney Jack Weiss Jack Weiss, is a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district. Weiss was elected in 2001 and reelected in 2005. The 5th district includes parts of the Westside and the San Fernando Valley. , criticized Hayden, saying it shows hypocrisy on feminist issues because of the magazine's negative portrayal of women. Monday, the former state senator's campaign said he was canceling the event. ``I'm fairly confident it will be a media circus,'' said Hayden campaign manager Rocky Rushing. ``This is Los Angeles and I think it's a story that the media would like to cover, especially entertainment media. It's certainly something we want to avoid.'' ``But more importantly than simply the congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. of press and paparazzi pa·pa·raz·zo n. pl. pa·pa·raz·zi A freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures for sale to magazines and newspapers. is the fact that it would divert attention from Jack Weiss' lack of responsiveness to the issues that feminists care about.'' But Weiss' campaign manager, Susan Shaw, said canceling the event still does not mean Hayden is disassociating himself from Flynt. Shaw noted that Hayden accepted contributions from Flynt during this campaign and during his campaign for mayor several years ago. ``I think his long history with Hustler magazine, and what Hustler magazine represents in terms of how it portrays women and children concerns us all,'' Shaw said. |
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