ONLY IN AMERICA

One Georgetown (Washington, DC) Marriot refused to hold symposium on the grounds that the sponsoring organization was too controversial and the venue inappropriate for this type of forum, while another area Marriot okayed the conference scheduled for its premises.

Which of the symposia were rejected:

The People’s Truth Forum (PTF; a homeland security watch organization) discussion on terrorism; or the CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) 11th Annual Banquet, which featured a speaker whose name keeps popping up in investigations of things like the 1993 WTC bombing (and others)?

Yup. The PTF conference on terrorism. Marriot officials told one of the keynote speakers that it was a business decision made because the conference would require too much security, and draw crowds “…leading to confrontations with hotel guests and/or room cancellations."

After researching the matter, the Marriott's corporate office supported the local decision and issued the following statement: "Due to the high density of Muslim students on campus, we're afraid of the potential for violent protests, injured employees and damage to the facility."

Well, kiss my ass. Now the bastards are running corporate policy.

Only in America.