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Originally Posted by Guest
My question would be "Who was in charge of inviting the commencement speakers"?
A VP like Pence would be fine IF he steered completely clear of political messages. Of course, that did not happen. His message should have been congratulations and wishing them well on the challenges to come.
Inviting Ann Coulter to Berkley was just as strange. An ultra conservative speaking at an ultra liberal university is not a good mix.
What would the seniors at Liberty Universitiy have done if their commencement speaker was Al Sharpton? No one would have attended the program.
Yes, students should think for themselves at college but administration workers at colleges have to think about reactions to speakers when inviting them.
Don is right when he says being rude is wrong.
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Please, just do as I suggested and listen to the other politicians who have given or are still giving graduation speeches, then come back and tell us that none of them got political. Students have every right not to agree with the choices, but they are NOT in charge and the colleges have EVERY right to invite whatever speakers they choose. These students want to claim tolerance, but show absolutely none if that "tolerance" is not in step with their values or their wants and desires. Colleges are
supposed to be where they are taught to have an open mind, but that apparently is not happening. If it were, then they would
listen first and then challenge. They have every right challenge, but not just blindly be against what someone has to say simply because of WHO they are. They might actually learn something and have a real basis for their difference. It makes me wonder if they might actually change what they think and so they refuse to listen in order to save face.