Indigo:

I'm sure you are right on the question of principle, but what is the
"Wings over the Rockies" Museum where this happened?  It sounds like an
Air Force Museum to me, which case would things be different?



Patrick

P.S.  If we want to look at doubtfully appropriate uses, the London
Natural History Museum has been the official venue of London Fashion Week
and many of its shows for the past decade or so - as I understand it
purely as a money-raising venture.

P.P.S.  Perhaps there IS a natural history element after all, since the
models do parade on CAT-walks!!





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On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Indigo Nights wrote:

> At the bottom of this note, I am including a clip from
> the Denver Rocky Mountain News stating that Bush held
> a political rally yesterday at one of its museums.
>
> My question to this forum is:  Do you believe that
> museums should be the place to hold such fora?
>
> My personal thought is that it disturbs me quite a
> bit.  It is one thing to have a dignitary visit and
> promote the museum but not for political exploit (I
> recognize that sometimes that is hard to strain out).
>
> My thought is that museums, in order to preserve the
> integrity of their "neutral" education based purpose
> (among others) should remain neutral in such matters
> and not sponsor politics.
>
> Ok, so we've done the religious thing for the last
> week, I guess it's time for the politics.
>
> I will admit that it bothers me because it is Bush and
> the politics are not my own, and I will further add
> that I do not see this as a way to promote funding to
> the museum since this has been an administration where
> it's dangerous to do a "grab and grin" with the prez.
> A number of NPOs who have done so one day have seen
> their funding cut the next.
>
> With that said, what's the concensus of the group
> about using your institution for political rally?  Yea
> or Nay?
>
> *** Bush stop sparks protests ***
> Bush supporter Kate Kile of Manitou Springs smiles at
> Bush opponents
> Monday at Wings Over the Rockies museum at Lowry Air
> Force Base. "The
> First Amendment is great, isn't it?" Kile said as she
> walked past
> demonstrators. President Bush flew into Denver to
> support incumbent Sen. Wayne
> Allard and Bob Beauprez, who is running in the 7th
> Congressional
> District.
> http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/election/article/0,1299,DRMN_36_1509489,00.html
>
>
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