Occupy Wall Street Protests Force Cantor to Cancel Economic Speech

Occupy Wall Street protests force Cantor to cancel economic speech
By Russell Berman

The Hill

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) abruptly cancelled a planned economic address Friday at the University of Pennsylvania after learning that the event could be flooded with protesters aligned with the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Cantor was to deliver a speech titled, “A Fair Shot at the American Dream and Economic Growth” at the university’s elite Wharton School of Business, but the school announced the event was off about three-and-a-half hours before Cantor’s scheduled 4:30 p.m. speech.

"The Office of the Majority Leader was informed last night by Capitol Police that the University of Pennsylvania was unable to ensure that the attendance policy previously agreed to could be met,” Cantor spokeswoman Laena Fallon told The Hill.

Comment: Once again it appears that the free speech protections of the 1st Amendment applies only to liberals and OWS protestors!