[billsux]

Sounds to me like they were just engaging in a peaceful protest. Turning your back on him doesn't exactly sound to me like disruption or preventing people from hearing what GW had to say. Also, you don't find it a LITTLE disturbing that "Graduating students were told that they would be expelled and arrested if they turned their backs."??? I seem to recall someone a few years back being ejected from a Gore speech and all holy hell breaking loose about it. How is this any different? If you had a problem with that but not this (or vice versa for Libs) doesn't that make you a hypocrite? (using "you" in a general sense, not you specifically rface)

[babyface00]

If this were true, is there any doubt it would be ALL OVER the media. Its a lamestream journalist's wet dream.

I'm not going to get all worked up about the testimony of one moron (among the many) on DU.

[rface]

I find it bothersome - and maybe it was the heavy hand of OSU that clamped down - ...but to be expelled from the ceremony is just the price you pay for disrupting. Hell, people are expelled from FReeRepublic for disrupting.

As for arresting.....I can imagine reasons for arresting protesters if the protests erupt into chaos or a riot or some other instance. I don't think anyone was arrested....I think some disruptors where shown the door.....as they should have been.

[KSCITYBOY]

The DU person was using a little imagination.... living in a dream world.

[alnick]

Also, you don't find it a LITTLE disturbing that "Graduating students were told that they would be expelled and arrested if they turned their backs."???

No, because that didn't happen. Notice that the writer relayed that as second-hand information, and more importantly, she herself was merely removed from the room. Her diploma was not taken from her.

It's just another lie from just another liar.