Bostonist: Boston College Snubs Applauds Condi

Darrion Hudson

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:20:05 -0500

The Rolling Stones postpone a show in the US to allow singer Sir Mick Jagger time to rest his voice...

Obvious Man

Tue, 23 May 2006 19:52:47 -0500

To the second Chris: You disagree that huge swaths of the college population find this war to be immoral? Because other than that, I don't see any assumptions the first Chris is making and I think he's on pretty steady ground with his assertion. Besides, it is pretty clear that Condi and others in the Bush administration have little to no use for people who disagree with them.

section9

Tue, 23 May 2006 14:38:15 -0500

Chris wrote----- But doesn't graduation serve a slightly different purpose? Like, say, congratulating the students on all their hard work, time and money, and not grabbing the most notable speaker possible regardless of whether that person was instrumental in orchestrating a war that huge swaths of the college population find to be immoral? And reprehensible? Don't get me wrong, I'm for pushing people. But doesn't that seem in slightly bad taste? And Condi said--- But at those times when you're absolutely sure that you are right, go find somebody who disagrees. Don't allow yourself the easy course of the constant "amen" to everything that you say. Someone doesn't want his assumptions challenged. It ain't Condi. Too bad what she tried to get accross was completely lost on you. Be Seeing You, Chris

Chris

Tue, 23 May 2006 08:38:56 -0500

Yeah, John McCain has been exploiting the free exchange of ideas message in his (identical) commencement addresses. And I completely agree that college should be about the marketplace. But doesn't graduation serve a slightly different purpose? Like, say, congratulating the students on all their hard work, time and money, and not grabbing the most notable speaker possible regardless of whether that person was instrumental in orchestrating a war that huge swaths of the college population find to be immoral? And reprehensible? Don't get me wrong, I'm for pushing people. But doesn't that seem in slightly bad taste?