Ben came out tonight with guns blazing.

I just started listening to the Q&A. He is an extremely bright guy. Excellent communicator, quick on his feet.

Ben Shapiro, the new Magnificent Seven. All by himself.

Wow. Just. Wow.

Too much knowledge, too quickly. Brain Hurts. Must survive. Must escape. Must tell others.

H&K-Guy

Last Q&A question by the guy who was attacked by the AntiFA "professor" guy with a bike lock- asked Shapiro if a wrestling match with the guy would be appropriate. Shapiro said how about settling it at 10 paces

Wow! Ben Shapiro was on fire tonight. It was one of his best speeches.

That was fun to watch.

I'm really glad he didn't have to deal with an unruly crowd inside. In the past he's been shut down/almost shut down by hecklers.

I listen to his podcast every day on my iPhone. They are usually available around 1:30 PM CST.

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Originally posted by oddball:
Last Q&A question by the guy who was attacked by the AntiFA "professor" guy with a bike lock- asked Shapiro if a wrestling match with the guy would be appropriate. Shapiro said how about settling it at 10 paces

Yeah, I don't think Ben realized exactly who that guy was, or he'd of capitalized on the moment even more, I bet.

The last guy was as smart as the bike lock that hit him. Worse was that "Proud Boys" bro.

Mike Baker's piece has a gem of a statement about Ben Shapiro.

quote:

www.foxnews.com: Hurricane Shapiro descends on Berkeley

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The administrators and faculty on Berkeley’s campus have likewise been preparing for the approaching storm. Students and faculty alike have been offered counseling in the event they feel threatened by Mr. Shapiro. I don’t know if you’ve seen a picture of the young fellow in question, but trust me, nobody would feel threatened bumping into Ben in a dark alley, even if he were wearing a clown suit and carrying a chainsaw.

< snip >

I want to get that engraved on a trophy topped with a Clown carrying a chainsaw and send it to him.

Ben's take on last night:

5 Things I Learned At Berkeley Last Night

By Ben Shapiro

So, I visited Berkeley last night.

And it was terrific.

The students were engaged; the police were finally allowed to do their jobs. Antifa stayed away. Sure, there were protesters – lots of them. That’s great! It’s a free country, and they’re free to say whatever stupid nonsense they want to. But overall, this was a big moment for Berkeley, which had been blockaded by violent leftists for nearly a year: a civil discussion involving a dissenting, conservative voice, allowed by the administration and defended by law enforcement.

Even at Berkeley, the First Amendment still lives.

Here are a few things I learned last night.

1. When The Police Are Allowed To Do Their Jobs, Antifa Is Powerless. We’ve watched Antifa fight free speech in cities ranging from Portland to Seattle to Sacramento to Dallas to Berkeley. We’ve watched them get violent. But the biggest problem, by far, has been the unwillingness of local authorities to allow the police to do what they need to do. Last night, hundreds of police were brought into protect our event, at a cost of $600,000. That’s because of Black Bloc and Antifa. But neither held sway, because the police quickly arrested anyone with a weapon or a mask, and prevented violence in the crowd outside. Good. Law and order is a precondition to civil society. It’s just said so much law enforcement was necessary for a college speech.

2. Many Students Are Infected By The Microaggression Mentality. The notion of microaggressions suggests that if I attack your politics, I’m attacking your identity – and that such political attacks are a form of “aggression” equivalent to violence.

This is plainly un-American. No, speech isn’t violence, as we showed last night.

3. Many On The Left Are Willing To Label Anyone A White Supremacist. I, needless to say, am not a white supremacist. I devoted several minutes of my speech last night to ripping into white supremacism and the alt-right. I’ve devoted much of the last two years to doing so as well.

How far will some on the Left go in this direction? Just view this addled tweet from crazed “anti-racism strategist” Tariq Nasheed:


You see, I’m actually not even really Jewish. It’s just an enormous ruse. I’ve been undercover for some 33 years. The kippa is just a disguise to throw those wily actual Jews off the scent.

Patricia Heaton had the best response to this:


4. Students Can Handle It. Yesterday, we had a bunch of people who disagreed with me who attended the lecture. That was great, and I personally thanked them for their attendance. That apparently didn’t stop a few from feeling supremely hurt by things they didn’t even have the stomach to hear:


Overall, though, students are just fine. And all the administrative tut-tutting over the sensitivities of snowflakes is generally unnecessary.

5. Conservatism Needs To Be Heard On Campus. The administration didn’t do a great job of ensuring that those who wanted to hear my speech could do so. They heavily restricted the venue, and then prevented those in the standby line from attending. The next step in ensuring free speech is ensuring that events are better handled by the administration so that those who want to hear an opposing view – and there were literally thousands who wanted to come – can do so.

Overall, the event was a great success. All the Leftist insanity merely brought a spotlight to conservatism, and to the necessity for free speech. Thanks so much to the Young America’s Foundation, to the Berkeley College Republicans – and more than anyone, the besieged police officers – who made it possible. This is what America is all about.

^^^ Excellent!
I'm glad it went well.

Is there a link or something for those of us who missed the live event?

I'd like to check it out. Was traveling all day yesterday.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Is there a link or something for those of us who missed the live event?

I'd like to check it out. Was traveling all day yesterday.

Asketh and ye shall receiveth.

So Berkeley police are banning people from bringing weapons to a protest. Huh....

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Originally posted by Sig2340:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Is there a link or something for those of us who missed the live event?

I'd like to check it out. Was traveling all day yesterday.

Asketh and ye shall receiveth.

Cool. Thanks. Watching it now.

I watched his speech and the Q&A session that followed. The time flew by quickly, well, except for a couple of those asking questions...never did figure out what the guy who "told them I was a liberal to get to the front of the line" was up there for.

$600,000. Good Lord that makes me sick.

Rush said about double that