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Originally posted by Kadath
They gave him free reign to give a speech on the topic of his choice. He chose to speak against the war.
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He didn't choose very well, as is obvious by the response to his speech. A commencement is not for his benefit, it's for those who are graduating. As is typical, he put himself above those he was speaking to.
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Originally posted by Kadath
That's his fucking right, and the first amendment be damned, it's in the implied contract between the speaker and the college.
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Which amendment is the one stating that he shall not be booed off the stage if his opinions are not shared by his audience? It's not the first.
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Originally posted by Kadath
If they didn't want to listen they could have gotten up and walked away.
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It's their graduation, not his. Yes, the new administration made the mistake of inviting him, but that mistake was made up for in three short minutes.
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Originally posted by Kadath
But I'm god damn sick of the new movement in America to shout down anyone who speaks against the government's policies. The reason people like Michael Moore, Tim Robbins and Chris Hedges speak where they do is there is very little objective reporting these days.
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Oh please. First, it's not a "new movement" for Americans to be patriotic. Secondly, Hedges
is a reporter, and obviously he is not very objective. It's a shame that there is little objective reporting, but don't redefine the word "objective" to mean "doesn't-agree-with-me".