Be all that as it may, and notwithstanding feuds, it is disheartening when debates ostensibly to show different views preemptively close off a differing view. Unless you believe that Spencer is an extremist or a Nazi - in which case the panelists had every right to withdraw (at any time, whether or not they knew in advance of his inclusion - cf. Spencer’s withdrawal from the pK conference before or after alleged acceptance ). We do not actually know what Spenser would have said on “Beyond Stereotyping”, but I would have liked to hear it - rather more that any CAIR -approved message.