Excuse me, but hosting a speaker DOES endorse his views unless there is opportunity for exchange of comments or rebuttal. There seems to be a closed door approach to allowing any chance for rebuttal. As reader, Tom Clowes states, "To do so reeks of political correctness and stifles rigorous intellectual debate", unless there is a chance of, "rigorous intellectual debate", then certainly the host does endorse the speakers views.
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