Rove commencement address canceled.

[kpete]

Rove commencement address canceled.
Under heavy pressure from students, New England prep school Choate Rosemary Hall has decided to cancel Karl Rove’s address at its commencement ceremony this year. Instead, Rove will speak to the campus on Feb. 11. Headmaster Edward J. Shanahan said that about “80 percent of the communications he received from students, parents and alumni supported having Rove speak with students in a setting outside a graduation.”


http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/28/rove-commencement-address-canceled/

[Coexist]

1. well, well, well.

imagine that.

[Blue-Jay]

2. HA!

good.

[Captain Hilts]

3. I'll bet he gets to keep the cash. nt

[Bill McBlueState]

4. so different

At UMass last spring, at least 80% of the campus was opposed to having Andrew Card appear at commencement, but they sure didn't cancel that.

[Atman]

7. UMass ain't no Choat.

If you defy the 80% at Choat, their checkbooks close tighter than a frightened mollusk.

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[sharp_stick]

13. LOL, exactly my thinking n/t

[Bill McBlueState]

17. definitely.

Rich people tend to get what they want.

[babylonsister]

8. But the students embarrassed the hell out of him, didn't they?

That was worth a lot and memorable, I'm sure. At least for him! :D

[Bill McBlueState]

18. it was certainly memorable

And really, the way things actually played out was a lot more educational for all sides than if the administration had just rescinded the invitation.

[Atman]

5. "Outside a graduation..."

That doesn't mean they want him to speak at all...my guess they actually were referring to a pre-sentencing hearing.

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[Ganja Ninja]

16. I was thinking strapped to a water-board. n/t

[blogslut]

6. sweeeet!

Good for the kids at Choate!

[Swamp Rat]

9. BWAHAHAHA!!! ............... The fun has begun!!!

:rofl:

[road2000]

20. He looks like Ralphie in that getup! n/t

[VP505]

10. Good,

just as it should be, maybe he will get the hint that damned few want to hear anything he has to say.:grr:

[SoCalDem]

11. no doubt a SMALL sit down with these kids

[samdogmom]

12. Way to go, students! You're our future--thanks for showing us we have nothing

to worry about! You've got our back!

[Botany]

14. Feb 10th @ Choate

Students stock up on water ballons, pies, air horns, beach balls,
whistles, kazoos, and duck calls.

Feb 11th let the party get started.

Even the "blue bloods" are sick of Rove.

[Jed Dilligan]

21. But do they despise him for the same reasons we do

or because he is the hired help?

[beberocks]

15. How long before Rove figures out he'll go down in history with the likes of Goebbels?

And other infamous spinmasters and crooks. I'd be changing my last name and moving far away from dad if I were one of his kids. History is not going to be kind to * and his administration.

[jgraz]

23. I'm sure he knows and is honored by the association

Where the hell do you think he got his best ideas from?

[elehhhhna]

19. w00t!

[applegrove]

22. Great News.

[malaise]

24. Great news

They must be rejected everywhere

[hvn_nbr_2]

25. Gotta wonder what kind of idiots invited him in the first place. nt