Bush to Speak at 3 Graduation Ceremonies

[donsu]

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSH_COMMENCEMENT_SPEECHES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-03-26-13-32-58


President Bush will give three commencement addresses this year, including a speech in the congressional district of one of his fiercest war critics.

The White House announced Monday that Bush will speak on April 28 on the Kendall Campus of Miami Dade College in Miami, Fla.

His next address will be on May 11 at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. The president of the college, Jim Towey, is the former director of Bush's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

The college is in the district represented by Rep. John Murtha, who has helped lead Democratic opposition to Bush's war strategy in Iraq.
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how much stuff will happen between now and the speeches, and if the speeches happen what will he say and who will stay to listen?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. If he came to my graduation

I would not attend my graduation ceremony... it is... that simple

[xultar]

4. I'd go. But I'd stand up and turn my back when he started blowin shit.

[Robbien]

2. I read that universities are being pushed to have GOPers as speakers

For the last several years very few if any non-GOPers being asked to speak.

BYU is having Cheney this year and the campus is all in an uproar.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

3. Hah no way dude could ever show his face at a leading university, including his alma maters.

[northzax]

5. he's the President of the United States

and he is speaking at St. Vincent and Miami Dade? I feel bad for the Coasties.

what an impressive list.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

6. are he learning, yet?

[benld74]

7. He did commencement at Oklahoma state last year

My wife went there and said this was good, considering when she graduated NIXON gave the commencement address and we all know what happened to HIM!

[Aviation Pro]

8. Gee, those are some real first tier schools....

...you got there Mr. Bush. I guess even you could get in there without your Daddy's help.

[lpbk2713]

9. He ought to be a true inspiration in one way at least.

He's living proof that anyone can grow up to be President.

[ComerPerro]

10. he should not be allowed. If I were a student, I would protest it.

The very idea that he would take my graduation and try to turn it into just another political stump speech would really outrage me. And that's all he does.

When Clinton and Carter give speeches, they actually give stories, life lessons, nuggets of wisdom, etc. Not just a bunch of pathetic talking points that they use on $5000 a plate fundraisers.

[TornadoTN]

13. Funny thing happened here at a graduation with Harold Ford, Jr.

He was scheduled to speak at the graduation of a local high school here in East Tennessee. Of course, with it being 2006 at the time, the righties went nuts saying he was just using it as a campaign speech and they cancelled on him. Well, the students decided they would protest by not taking part in their own graduation - soon thereafter he was back on the speakers list and gave a really good speech that had nothing to do with politics and more about life lessons and the hope of a brighter tommorrow.

(That being said, I'm not a big fan of Mr. Ford, but I'll give him credit where credit is due)

[ComerPerro]

19. exactly, that's what good politicians do. But Bush can't, because he is a moron

[peace13]

11. This is very sad considering the work and money involved

in graduating from college. Who would want to listen to My Pet Goat on such a special day?

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. I wonder how much the WH paid the schools to let him come and speak?

I'd miss my graduation if he were the speaker.:puke:

[geardaddy]

14. So do you think he'll do his speech in Latrobe

with a Rolling Rock in his hand?

[Bunny]

17. He'll probably drag Cheney along, so he can go "hunting" at the

Rolling Rock Country Club. You know Cheney and his "hunting" : blast away at caged birds. :eyes:

[bdamomma]

15. oh, I wish all those students would give a nice loud protest!!

[jmowreader]

16. There are only four colleges Bush should speak at

A fine No Prize for anyone who guesses which four they are.

[formerrepuke]

18. Liberty U? Oral Roberts U? Bob Jones U? He should be restricted to those...

[TornadoTN]

21. Just about the only college campuses I can think of that would take him

I've been out of college for a year now (just finished my MBA) and there were hardly any people chickenhawk enough to openly say they supported Bush. I can only imagine how much worse its become - at the time, the on-campus "Young Chickenhawks" were basically non-existant and rarely ever made any public appearances or posted any bulletins on the boards.

[americanstranger]

20. I just spoke to a freind who is a St. Vincent Alumnus.

He says a lot of alumni are contacting the school to protest having Bush speak there.

In his words - 'Having him speak at St. Vincent's doesn't seem very 'Benedictine' to me.'

I agree. But the head of the school used to work for Bush, so that's that, I think.

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