BCR in penis measuring contest; coming up short

Berkeley College Republicans have brought in Michelle Malkin to speak at their first meeting. Malkin is expected to discuss her new book, in which she justifies WWII Japanese Internment Camps, and relates that scenario to the war on terror. Also, Malkin presumably plans on justifying the idea of killing the first-born child of all immigrants to protect American freedom.

It’s painfully clear that bringing Malkin in to speak is a desperate attempt for publicity by the club – the only way it could be more transparent is if they invited a leader from the KKK to speak, flanked by a few of his closest friends. The ploy is working, though. University officials are preparing for a protest to be held outside of Dwinelle, and fears are that another Pipes incident may arise.

But at what cost is this publicity being obtained? Officials and members of BCR are divided on the issue, both due to the extremist nature of the speaker and for the welfare of the club. Generally speaking, supporting Japanese internment camps is a really poor way to increase appeal to a growing conservative population in Berkeley’s Asian demographic.

In any event, hopefully coverage of the event will be limited to the Daily Cal, and BCR officials will not get the ego boost needed to pull off stunts like this again.
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