Reader: I wanted to see Paul Ryan speak, not disrupt event

Yesterday, while covering veep candidate Paul Ryan's speech in Lakewood, our Sam Levin spoke with six students banned from the event because they weren't enthusiastic fans of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Lots of intriguing comments followed, including this from one of the aforementioned students, who insists the plan...
By Michael Roberts
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Yesterday, while covering veep candidate Paul Ryan’s speech in Lakewood, our Sam Levin spoke with six students banned from the event because they weren’t enthusiastic fans of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Lots of intriguing comments followed, including this from one of the aforementioned students, who insists the plan was about listening, not disrupting the speaker.

jhloa2 writes:

I was one of the four that wasn’t allowed in. It was actually really frustrating. I’m not much of a Romney or Ryan fan, but I was genuinely interested in finding out what Paul Ryan had to say today.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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