Liberals Dominate Spring Commencement Exercises at Top Universities

Young America’s Foundation ^ | MAY 20, 2003 | Rick Parsons

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ED : Administration Cites Recent Surveys Showing Lack Of Basic Knowledge Of U.S. History

ED : Senate Panel Hears that Ignorance of U.S. History Poses Major Security Threat

[sirshackleton]

It's funny, because I went to a relatively liberal school (certainly not a conservative one), but college is where I ultimately became a conservative.

[Arm_Bears]

I can't sympathize enough with this year's graduating class at N. C. State. Whoever selected Phil Donahue as the commencement speaker should be subjected to slow and painful torture (perhaps endless replays of Donahue's address). The Alumni Association lost my support when they put John Edwards on the cover of our alumni magazine. Now the University as a whole can say good-bye to any future financial support from me.

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Phil Donahue

LOL - that is scraping the bottom of the barrel from the outside.

[BIGZ]

If you are not a socialist when you are twenty you have no heart, if you are socialist when you are thirty you have no BRAIN, or something to this effect. Most figure this out if you think at all.

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but college is where I ultimately became a conservative

As a result of…?

[Cordova Belle]

Cheerful bit of news--really:

I read today on Drudge where an anti-war liberal was literally booed off the stage at commencement at Rockford, Illinois, and was described as "leaving the stage in tears."

Thank god for the students and parents who didn't let him get away with such drivel!

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That compensates for the Donahue appearance in post #3.

[LiteKeeper]

EDUCATION SPOTREP

[Paleo Conservative]

University administrators’ love of liberal media personalities continues. This year’s cast includes PBS’s Jim Lehrer at Hamilton College; NBC’s Tim Russert at Lehigh University; MSNBC’s Chris Matthews at College of the Holy Cross; Inside Edition anchor Deborah Norville at Bucknell University; New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman at Yale University (class day); NPR’s Linda Wertheimer at Wellesley College; Newsweek columnist Anna Quindlen at Colgate University; former NewYork Times columnist Anthony Lewis at Oberlin College; and syndicated columnist Molly Ivins at Scripps College.

If I were going to invite a media personality/journalist, I would invite Laurie Dhue.

In order to comply with strict Free Republic posting rules, I have posted a picture of Laurie Dhue along with my comments.

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One freeper stated that, no matter what she said, he agreed with her.

Couldn't tell from the context, whether her appearance, perspective or both mesmerized him.

[Susannah]

Hmm, I didn't see my alma mater listed. Thought I had gone to a top University when I graduated from Purdue.

[IowaHawk]

Thank you President Baxter, and thank you honored faculty, esteemed guests, imaginary friends and clueless graduates.

It is with a great sense of honor I speak to you today. As I look over the assembled class of 2003, their faces beaming with the bright promise of tomorrow and the Jagermeister shots of last night, I am reminded of my own youthful ambitions - making the world a better place, helping those in need, having group sex with the pom-pon squad. While none of these have yet worked out for me, the dreams are still alive. One or two, anyway.

In conclusion, if you are an English major, I have a lawn maintenance business and need people for my leaf cleanup crew. You can bring your resume by the red pickup parked outside.

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Thought I had gone to a top University when I graduated from Purdue.

I worked with a Purdue grad who was personally and professionally first rate. I worked for an Ivy League grad who was neither.

Folk rise or fall on their own talent and effort.

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if you are an English major, I have a lawn maintenance business and need people for to teach my leaf cleanup crew English J

[Atlantian]

Glad to see GA Tech was one of the few schools to invite a Republican, Elizabeth Dole.

When my husband graduated from GA Tech in 1997 (at the age of 48 with a degree in Math), the speaker was Zell Miller. Zell's grandson was graduating that year. Zell gave a great speech and it was a wonderful day for all the graduates.

[RightOnGOP]

Funny story: Local Raleigh TV station WRAL headlined over the weekend "Rick Santorum booed off stage....." from wherever he was speaking, while hidden in small type on their headline news list was the local story about Phil Donahue's chilly reception and even more profane remarks at NC State. Liberal bias?

The headline of this thread should add "...Middle Universities, & Bottom Universities." Because most ALL colleges invite liberal speakers. The exception is a conservative speaker of any kind, at any university. Sad, but true.

It's a shame that alumni don't insist (by withholding $$$$) on fair and balanced exposure for these high profile engagements......it might work!

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Bump to you, your husband, his Math degree from a top flight school, GA TECH, Zell and the whole flaming state of GA that turned against the vermin democrats in 2002!!!!!!!!

[ladyinred]

Don't they mean left wing extremist Nazi's?

[Atlantian]

There was an article in the AJC about Santorum being booed, but no mention at all about what happened to Donahue at NC State. Typical.