Posted on 01/18/2013 3:23:24 PM PST by Kaslin
The Constitution's Second Amendment was created to bolster slavery and capture land from Native Americans, award winning actor Danny Glover told a group of students at a Texas A&M sponsored event on Thursday.
“I don’t know if you know the genesis of the right to bear arms,” he said. “The Second Amendment comes from the right to protect themselves from slave revolts, and from uprisings by Native Americans.”
“A revolt from people who were stolen from their land or revolt from people whose land was stolen from, that’s what the genesis of the second amendment is,” he continued.
Glover, best known for roles in the “Lethal Weapon” franchise and “Angels in the Outfield,” was addressing students at an event being held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Director of Texas A&M’s Memorial Student Center, Luke Altendorf, told Campus Reform on Friday that the university was unaware of Glover’ talking points prior to his speech.
“I had no idea, we really didn’t know that topic was coming up,” he told Campus Reform. “Someone was asking a question about activism, I think that’s where some of that came from.”
Altendorf declined to say if, or how much the school had paid for Glover’s speech, but said student fees were not used.
WATCH: Danny Glover says the Second Amendment was crafted by America's founding fathers to protect slavery
Danny Glover at Texas A&M MLK Breakfast, 2nd Amendment
In the past, however, the university paid Angela Davis and Harry Belafonte $25,000 for their speeches at the same event.
Altendorf also defended the school’s decision to host those controversial speakers with university resources.
“We didn’t feel those speakers you are referring to are bad decisions on these topics because we want to foster discussion,” he said.
The video recording of the event was captured by members of a student group, the Texas Aggie Conservatives (TAC). That group has also created an online petition blasting Texas A&M for its speaker selections.
Eric Schroeder, chairman of the conservative group, called the event “outrageous.”
“It should be a time for real reflection and respect,” he said referring to the memorial breakfast for King. “Instead, the university pushes a political agenda.”
Schroeder also called on university President Bowen Loftin to make up for the event by inviting a conservative speaker of equal star power.
“We expect President Loftin to stand by his commitment to diversity and fully support our efforts to bring in a conservative speaker to provide an alternative to Mr. Glover’s far left message” said Schroeder.
Wow. Does he realize that rich liberals fear black people owning guns?
It was so people could protect themselves from unhinged racist’s like Danny Glover.
How do I contact Danny Glover to invite his participation in an event?
http://www.louverturefilms.com/ss/faq
Is he serious? He’s even dumber than I thought.
He's either a liar or incompetent. Glover's marxist screed is well known and documented.
“I had no idea, we really didn’t know that topic was coming up,” he told Campus Reform. “Someone was asking a question about activism, I think that’s where some of that came from.”
B.S.
Altendorf declined to say if, or how much the school had paid for Glover’s speech, but said student fees were not used.
Glover is a money grubbing marxist hypocrite that expects the rest of the world to pay him reparations for spewing crap. No doubt that Texas taxpayers footed the bill for this event, one way or the other.
I’d like to ask glover where the slaves were in Lexington and Concord when the British were trying to steal the power and firearms. Were there any within 600 miles?
I’m about ready to boycott all things Hollywood. These limosine liberal Chavez-loving pukes are ruining this Country.
Danny Glover is a lying piece of trash. Gun control began with racists trying to keep guns out of the hands of blacks.
Somebody ask Glover if he’s joined the Klan yet.
Doesnt matter if Glover is an idiot, a racist, or a deranged leftist, the people in the audience will believe him. They have probably heard the same message at home or in racial victimhood classes at college. They will believe it, teach it to their children, and vote for against Republicans.
I agree with Danny on one point. 100% of Liberals should shun guns, including their bodyguards.
The Lunatic Left is a cancer of the soul.
Danny Glover must have been too high on pot or passed out during his high school US history class.
Texas A&M is one of the most conservative universities in the country. What were they thinking by inviting this lug nut, his reputation should proceed him.
Danny Glover has lived in the USA a lot longer than I have and he has benefitted quite a lot more than I have. And if this is his view of our country, then he can go straight to hell. If he is so stupid that he can’t see that there is a human right to self-defense (from both criminals and tyrants), then I look forward to the day when his Marxist masters decide that he is no longer useful and they do what they always do to useful idiots after the revolution.
Texas A&M is one of the most conservative universities in the country. What were they thinking by inviting this lug nut, his reputation should proceed him.
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