Maher says he'll speak at Cal.
BERKELEY -- Bill Maher intends to speak at the Cal's December commencement, despite demands to disinvite him, an appearance his critics say they will protest.
On his Friday night HBO show, "Real Time with Bill Maher," he dismissed the campaign against him as illogical and ironic, given the Berkeley Free Speech Movement's 50th anniversary this year.
"I guess they don't teach irony in college anymore," he said.
Last week, the student group that selected the provocative TV show host voted to disinvite Maher under pressure from students who were upset with the choice because of his statements about Islam.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/News/ci_26856471/Bill-Maher-at-Cal:-He-wants-to-speak;-student-promises-protest-at-commencement
= new reply since forum marked as read
Kick the religious fundamentalists in the teeth -- the same type who were butthurt about outspoken atheist and Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
Don't let them Cat Stevens you into exile. Free speech > "political sensitivity."