The State University College at Oneonta has booked a Fox News Channel military analyst to counter a lecture tonight by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan.I like that last part - "we're doing more advertising because the speaker cost more money".
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Both events are part of "Making a Difference Week," said CUAC lecture chairwoman Erin Dromgoole, who helped book both speakers earlier this month.
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Sheehan is getting paid $11,000 for the hour-long talk, while Rutter will receive his standard fee of $600 for his presentation, Dromgoole said.
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Dromgoole said Sheehan will give a presentation entitled, "One Person Can Make a Difference."
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She said the CUAC also heard concerns that Sheehan’s appearance may be more than a just a talk.
"Some people assumed it was an anti-war rally and that’s not what it is," Dromgoole said. "Her program is not about the war."
Dromgoole said the lecture is designed to illustrate that an individual can make a difference in society. But she added that the war will be mentioned by Sheehan.
"Obviously, it’s going to come up, that’s who she is," Dromgoole said.
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In addition to hiring the lecturers, CUAC also paid for an advertisement in The Daily Star for the Sheehan speech.
Harcleroad said Rutter was not booked in time to get a similar advertisement for his speech, but he said that Rutter and Sheehan’s lectures are being promoted on campus with the same level of activity.
However, Dromgoole said, the advertisement was done in part to generate off-campus interest in Sheehan’s lecture because of the larger price tag for her appearance.
SUCO to pay Sheehan $11,000
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