Current state and future of City Club of Cleveland

Dan Moulthrop, CEO of the City Club of Cleveland, spoke at the Rotary Club of Cleveland meeting on August 10, 2017 at Windows on the River.  

Dan told how the City Club has a large and growing membership and more meetings and events than ever.  There are also plans for a City Club in the Mahoning Valley and maybe other places. 

City Club of Cleveland and Freedom of Speech since 1912

Dan Moulthrop, CEO of the City Club of Cleveland, spoke at the Rotary Club of Cleveland meeting on August 10, 2017 at Windows on the River.  Dan told how freedom of speech can be messy and hard.

The City Club started in 1912 and in 1915 was challenged when a scheduled German speaker was protested against after the sinking of the Lusitania.

He mentioned issues with Socialist speakers and controversial people such as George Wallace in the 1960’s.

Milo Yiannopoulos at the City Club of Cleveland?

Dan Moulthrop, CEO of the City Club of Cleveland, spoke at the Rotary Club of Cleveland meeting on August 10, 2017 at Windows on the River.

Dan spoke about how freedom of speech can be messy and hard.

He said he was asked about inviting the controversial Milo Yiannopoulos who was permanently banned from Twitter to speak at the City Club.  This was his response.

Corey Lewandowski, Free Speech and the City Club of Cleveland

Dan Moulthrop, CEO of the City Club of Cleveland, spoke at the Rotary Club of Cleveland meeting on August 10, 2017 at Windows on the River. 

Dan told of the recent speech given by former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and all the ramifications of that event re freedom of speech and our current political climate.  

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City Club’s Dan Moulthrop at Rotary Club of Cleveland

Dan Moulthrop, CEO of the City Club of Cleveland, spoke at the Rotary Club of Cleveland meeting on August 10, 2017 at Windows on the River. 

After his introduction he congratulated the Rotary Club of Cleveland and its work and compared the long history of the City Club and the Rotary. 

Does the City Club of Cleveland lean left politically?

Dan Moulthrop, CEO of the City Club of Cleveland, spoke at the Rotary Club of Cleveland meeting on August 10, 2017 at Windows on the River.

He was asked if the City Club leans left politically and if it would be different in more conservative cities like Dayton or Cincinnati.

 Moulthrop gave the history and philosophy of the City Club of Cleveland stressing that they don’t take sides but admitted that the current membership is probably more left leaning.

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Debates at the City Club of Cleveland

Dan Moulthrop, CEO of the City Club of Cleveland, spoke at the Rotary Club of Cleveland meeting on August 10, 2017 at Windows on the River.

He was asked about having debates at thy City Club and told about candidate debates and an Al Sharpton story.