U.S. Senate candidate visits PSU

U.S. Independent senatorial candidate John Frohnmayer spoke Wednesday at PSU on the subject of freedom of speech, hosted by PSU’s Pre-Law Society. Frohnmayer started his talk with a brief look at what the First Amendment covers–as well as what it does not–before opening the floor for questions and answers.

Frohnmayer fielded question topics ranging from his feelings on the FCC (he said he thinks it is currently “filled with scoundrels”), to his thoughts on partisan politics. “To me the Democrats and the Republicans are kind of like the Crips and the Bloods,” Frohnmayer said.

A few audience members were curious of the circumstances surrounding Frohnmayer’s much-publicized departure from his position as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts in 1992.

“What that forced me to do was really understand what I believe, what are the issues to get fired up for,” he said. “I think I knew I was going to get fired after about nine months, and in a lot of ways, that was really liberating.”

Frohnmayer will return to PSU in April, along with other Senate candidates, for an open panel discussion.