Posted on 03/15/2010 3:51:31 PM PDT by Justaham
INDIANAPOLIS — When John Roberts' niece graduates in May from Butler University this May, the Supreme Court chief justice may attend as a relative — but he has been deemed too controversial to take the stage as commencement speaker.
University faculty members scuttled a student-led drive to invite Roberts to speak at the May 8 ceremony, a decision that has disappointed the students and some conservatives on the Indianapolis campus.
"We try to steer clear of political divides if possible," Butler Faculty Senate President Jeanne VanTyle told the Indianapolis Star.
VanTyle says the school has made only two exceptions to its no-politicians rule in three decades: once for Democrat Evan Bayh when he was governor and last year for Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels.
"Last year, I watched half of the audience cheer and half of the audience frown," VanTyle told the Indianapolis Star. "That's not what someone's commencement ought to be." But members of the class of 2010 apparently don't agree and began working toward nominating Roberts at the start of the school year.
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Sub-human tenured Soviet faculty thugs.
I am glad I never heard of this wonderful school.
I bet they wouldn’t have any problem with Justice Sodomizer!
Is Hugo Chavez too busy?
LOL.. replacement? some sharia imam...or maybe some rapper...how about the fihsmonger - joy behar.
this college sounds like an institution of the lower faculties.
“We try to steer clear of political divides if possible,” Butler Faculty Senate President Jeanne VanTyle told the Indianapolis Star.”
May a Bulldog bite you in your political divide.
Better get someone safe, like Mumia Abu Jamal.
Send that hunk of a Justice to my house!
Desmond Tutu spoke in 2002, thank God he had nothing political in him at all.
Now, I truly believe the premise of Bloom’s “Closing of the American Mind”!
I wonder what they think of tyranny? Probably just fine for them.
It’s a shame that Americans don’t read history books more, or get taught it in school. They then may know some easy things, like the second amendment is not about duck hunting.
alright I need an email or phone number. Ive been on the phone all day with congress might as well tackle this one too.
Only Card carrying Commies need apply.
(then, no controversy)
Liberalism is the erasing of history and tradition for the newly-created paradigm that demonizes the former as racist, archaic or sexist.
Universities hate the US, their warm, cozy breeding ground of Marxist theories lives mainly undisturbed, and financed directly or indirectly by the taxpayer.
Screw Butler.
Incredible. But of course remember the black school (a high school, I believe) where the black administrators wouldn’t let Justice Clarence Thomas speak a few years ago...because he’d be a “bad role model” for the students? I can’t believe the insults these good people have to bear.
It’s it’s really true that they’ve never had political officeholders speak at commencment, other than sitting Indiana governors, then fine.
But I somehow doubt it.
Trajan88; TAMU Class of '88, Law Hall (may it R.I.P.) Ramp 9 Mule; f.u.p.!
Is this the speaker the President of Butler U. speaks of who made half smile and half frown:
INDIANAPOLIS (May 10, 2009) - Governor Mitch Daniels today challenged the graduating class of Butler University not to stand on the shoulders of the Baby Boom generation but to instead follow “The Butler Way” and lead lives of humility, unity and thankfulness.
Daniels encouraged graduates to, “live for others, not just yourselves. For fulfillment, not just pleasure and material gain. For tomorrow, and the Americans who will reside there.”
LOL! I knew someone here would come up with a proper description of her.
Too controversial for them.
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