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MeatingPlace.com, which describes itself as "the premiere information provider for the red meat and poultry industries," reports that "An Oct. 3 'Success Breakfast,' sponsored by the College of Southern Idaho and the Twin Falls, Idaho, Chamber of Commerce and featuring activist Jeremy Rifkin, has been cancelled after officials became worried he might make negative comments about beef and milk, according to The Associated Press. Local farm groups had threatened to boycott the speech, the news story reported." View AP story.
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Rifkin's speaking engagement cacelled
When I first read this story,I remembered how Rifkin was trying to collect the $12,000 fee promised to him.I don't know what the outcome was
but if I was the college president,I wouldn't have paid Rifkin one cent.
What was Rifkin going to do,sue the school?The last thing that guy needs
is any negative publicity.Rifkin's gripe over the $12,000 is nothing compared to the billions of dollars in biotechnology products that have
been put on hold because of Rifkin's lawsuits.I would have told Rifkin if
he wants his money,to go get it from the dairy & cattlmen's association.
They're the ones who caused his speech to get cancelled.Rifkin's angry
because the college wouldn't let him do what he wanted to do by cancelling his speaking engagement.But look at all the times Rifkin wouldn't let the biotechnology industry do what they wanted to do by filing lawsuits to stop their projects.What it all comes down to is Rikfin's getting a dose of his own medicine and he doesn't like it.