1911_sfca
07-02-2008, 12:00 PM
Hi all,
Last night, I caught Don Kates speaking at a San Francisco Republican Committee event.
Kates was fascinating to listen to, quite much for the Q&A which was actually longer than his lecture. He is an entertaining fellow when speaking off the cuff, and not afraid to speak his mind. I didn't know any of his political views before, and although he describes himself as a Liberal Democrat (and decries the bogus "liberals" today who he says are actually Social Fascists), he still received a lot of respect and spontaneous applause from the mainly Republican crowd.
If you ever want to get a good laugh, ask Prof. Kates what he thinks about Libertarians. His musings on the court, the NRA, and gun owners, were also incredibly entertaining. Patrick McCullough was in the audience (a packed room at the top of a San Francisco hotel), and we had a good talk afterward.
My only regret was that I didn't bring a video camera to record the session. Apparently their normal videographer is minding her house from an encroaching wildfire and couldn't make it.
The reason why I'm posting is that Kates is speaking again tonight at the Independent Institute in Oakland. I got a flier, and the information is available from their web site. The event costs $15, and Kates will be joined by another speaker. The title of the talk is "What the Second Amendment Means Today."
I will be working (transporting criminals) tonight, so I can't make it, but if anyone else is interested, see this link (http://www.independent.org/events/detail.asp?eventID=138).
Last night, I caught Don Kates speaking at a San Francisco Republican Committee event.
Kates was fascinating to listen to, quite much for the Q&A which was actually longer than his lecture. He is an entertaining fellow when speaking off the cuff, and not afraid to speak his mind. I didn't know any of his political views before, and although he describes himself as a Liberal Democrat (and decries the bogus "liberals" today who he says are actually Social Fascists), he still received a lot of respect and spontaneous applause from the mainly Republican crowd.
If you ever want to get a good laugh, ask Prof. Kates what he thinks about Libertarians. His musings on the court, the NRA, and gun owners, were also incredibly entertaining. Patrick McCullough was in the audience (a packed room at the top of a San Francisco hotel), and we had a good talk afterward.
My only regret was that I didn't bring a video camera to record the session. Apparently their normal videographer is minding her house from an encroaching wildfire and couldn't make it.
The reason why I'm posting is that Kates is speaking again tonight at the Independent Institute in Oakland. I got a flier, and the information is available from their web site. The event costs $15, and Kates will be joined by another speaker. The title of the talk is "What the Second Amendment Means Today."
I will be working (transporting criminals) tonight, so I can't make it, but if anyone else is interested, see this link (http://www.independent.org/events/detail.asp?eventID=138).