View the Video: Conservatives Booted Off College Campus
Young conservative activists got the bum's rush from Palm Beach State College this week after they displayed anti-Obama literature during a campus club rush function.
PBSC student Christina Beattie said she had received approval from college administrator Olivia Ford-Morris to participate in the club rush, but Beattie and two members of the Young Americans for Freedom were told to fold up their table shortly after setting up.
Ford-Morris is shown in this video disputing Beattie's claim that she had approved the YAF table.
In a statement released late Thursday afternoon, school officials stated, "Palm Beach State College unequivocally supports the constitutional right to freedom of speech for our students, faculty, staff and all citizens."
The release from Grace Truman, director of college relations and marketing, continued: "The group was asked to leave the event for one reason: It had never registered as a campus club, and this event was for campus clubs. The Palm Beach State student involved has been advised to follow the established, published process to organize and register the group as a campus club."
YAF President Daniel Diaz suspects that the school's move was political.
"Ms. Ford-Morris was visibly disturbed by the material presented, published by the Heritage Foundation, criticizing President Obamas administration," he said.
Beattie said, I was shocked and offended by her dishonesty. She outright denied giving me permission to table at Club Rush simply because she disagreed with my beliefs. The fact is, she was using her administrative power to silence the conservative opposition."
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