Posted on 05/11/2021 7:30:00 PM PDT by marshmallow
In a break with recent tradition, President Joe Biden will not be delivering the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame this year - although he was invited by the university to do so.
On Tuesday, the university announced that its May 23 commencement speaker will be Jimmy Dunne, a finance executive and trustee of the university. During the last three presidential administrations, U.S. presidents or vice presidents have addressed the university's commencement in their first year in office, but that trend will not continue in 2021.
Although a university spokesman told CNA that, as a policy, “we do not discuss who may or may not have been approached to address our graduates,” sources from the White House confirmed to CNA that Biden had indeed been invited by the university but could not attend due to scheduling.
The White House expressed its hope that Biden would appear at a future commencement ceremony of the university, during his first term.
U.S. presidents have customarily been invited to address graduates at Notre Dame’s commencement ceremonies. Both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama addressed the university’s commencement in their first year in office, while other presidents have appeared later on in their presidential terms.
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That could stick, no pun intended, Peter Buttjabbed.
Biden doesn’t “do” live, public, face to face speeches any more than he absolutely has to. He tends to lose his train of thought after two or three sentences. Everybody knows it.
Don’t be surprised if Biden sends a PC celebrity in his place. Somebody who critics may think twice about making fun of. Dr. Levine for instance.
Any criticism will be labeled Transphobia.
RE: your #21: That’s quite a grueling schedule, glad taterhead is at the helm. /s
Notre Dame has been a cursed institution ever since they had the vile pro abortion Obama come on their campus and conferred on him a “Doctor of Laws” degree. They have rotted in every way ever since.
That Hesburgh guy did a lot of damage.
Yes, Joe’s a “good” Catholic. More like a “goober Catholic”.
No 4th of July fireworks at Mt. Rushmore. No traditional July 4th in person concert in DC (they are great). No federal investigation into Hunter Biden and his treason, drug deals, illegal lobbying, whoring, and money laundering, etc.
The Dems sure picked a loser for president.
He can’t even address Notre Dame on an envelope now.
So, ah, is biden mentally prepared for this promotion...speaking at Nostradamus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmhVw6q-KOA
Quasimodo predicted all of this!
I believe that was Georgetown or Catholic U in DC.Shameful.
He’s afraid of pi$$ing off non-Catholics. But ND hasn’t been very Catholic for a long time.
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