Burlington Conservatives: Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee

Liberal group’s film showing spurs talk of theater boycott. (myracinecounty.com, 5/2/2012)

Excerpt:   Want to rent the Plaza Theater in Burlington? 

That’s fine, regardless of your political leanings, as long as you agree to pay the rental fee. 

Plaza Theater owner Shad Branen said Monday that “any group is welcome to rent it any day,” and he has no desire to show support for any particular group. 

His decision to rent the theater to the Burlington Progressives for a Wednesday showing of “The Koch Brothers – Exposed” drew the ire of local conservatives, as the WeVote Burlington group began drawing up plans to protest the showing.  [Wonder how WeVote Burlington would react to a small grass-roots progressive group using the Burlington High School?]

On the group’s Facebook page – a private page that is available only by asking to be allowed to join – some members called for a boycott of the local theater.  [Private Facebook page.  Secret campaign headquarters location.  Peas in a pod.]

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