Nick Griffin, the leader of the far right British National Party, has found a country where it is even tougher to get heard than in his own – the U.S.

Griffin had lined up three venues to speak at this month in a visit to the U.S. But all three were canceled, leaving Griffin with a familiar feeling.

In July, the far right BNP, which advocates repatriation of all “non-indigenous” races from Britain, capitalized on a low turnout to win two seats in the European Parliament in Brussels, including one for Griffin, whose appearances are often accompanied by loud protesters. In October, for example, the police had to take control of a near riot outside a British Broadcasting Corp. studio as Griffin took his seat at a political talk show – his first appearance on a primetime BBC show.

In the U.S., Griffin was set to speak at a conference hosted by American Renaissance, an online magazine for “race-realist information and perspectives,” outside of Washington. The conference was canceled when protesters made life miserable for hotels that had agreed to take American Renaissance’s bookings, according to Jared Taylor, who helps run the magazine.

For Taylor, his British contact’s difficulties in finding a U.S. podium are about freedom of speech. “This is not the kind of thing you would expect from the home of the brave and the land of the free,” he said…