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Like The Crimson. Or James F. Hoge, a current fellow at the Institute of Politics. Both The Crimson and Mr. Hoge have been involved in protests recently: The Crimson's renovations contractor because it employed non-union labor; Hoge because he is the former publisher of The New York Daily News, infamous in liberal circles for attempting to "bust" unions at the tabloid...
...this editorial, Cloud accuses Burstein of being a hypocrite for simultaneously protesting the appointment of former New York Daily News Publisher James F. Hoge as a fellow of the Institute of Politics and serving as the director of CLUH. It is our opinion that CLUH is unfairly being dragged into this issue by Cloud and The Crimson...
Finally, Cloud apparently does not understand the fact that Burstein is not attempting to censor Hoge, but merely to protest his appointment. If Burstein--or anyone else--attempted to prevent Hoge's opinions from being heard, CLUH would condemn his or her actions; any attempt to deny members of a campus community freedom of speech is dangerous. CLUH will therefore continue to monitor this issue, and be willing to act without consideration of the fact that Burstein is an officer of CLUH. Jol Silversmith '94 Assistant Director, CLUH James E.N. Hensley '92 Secretary, CLUH Nathan L. Dupree '92 Treasurer, CLUH
Cloud unprofessionally misrepresented our actions, which have been peaceful attempts to distribute information about Hoge's anti-worker policies. Incidentally, the IOP and Kennedy School of Government have faced protests in the past in which speakers were shouted down or cars were blocked; we never considered using such tactics in our protest...
...believe the rest of his editorial misinterprets and misrepresents my motives and actions, unfairly attacks me on a personal level, fails to tell the whole story of our protest against Harvard honoring Hoge and granting recognition to his anti-worker policies, and selectively excludes relevant information and quotes which, if included, would show Cloud's argument to be a much weaker one. Joshua E. Burstein...