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Morehouse students protest Biden's upcoming graduation speech: 'Being used' to 'get more Black votes'
Fox News ^ | 5/09/24 | Lindsay Kornick

Posted on 05/12/2024 3:16:27 AM PDT by Libloather

Some Morehouse College students aren’t looking forward to hearing President Biden speak at their graduation ceremony later this month.

Several gathered at the men's HBCU (Historically black colleges and universities) on Wednesday to call out the school’s decision to invite Biden, calling it purely political.

"The general feeling on the ground is that we don’t want him here," a student named Malik told WSB-TV in Atlanta. "It’s very obvious that we’re being used to score political points and get more Black votes. It is so obvious that it’s just about the presidential campaign."

The students’ issues with Biden speaking ranged from anger at his response to the Israel-Hamas war to a desire to want to avoid politics entirely at graduation.

"We don’t want Biden. We don’t want politics. And we definitely don’t want Biden to come speak politics," one student said.

Another remarked, "There’s a lot more other prominent figures right now that can come to our colleges and universities and speak to us as Morehouse men."

The protest, however, seemed to primarily focus on the war in Gaza. Students were heard chanting "We won’t vote for Genocidal Joe" while holding signs reading "Free Palestine" and "End Imperialism."

Students on the scene also told WSB-TV that they expect a peaceful, silent protest on the day of the commencement speech, though Secret Service officers will be on high alert.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Education; History
KEYWORDS: black; education; fjb; graduation; morehouse; pandering; protest
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Brandon ain't black but the gaffe-o-rama could be spectacular.
1 posted on 05/12/2024 3:16:27 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

I would suggest this...if he shows up and there’s ample protest signs from black college students...it’ll scare the crap out of the White House campaign team, and mean they need to dump him ASAP and line up Michelle Obama to fit the ‘role’’.


2 posted on 05/12/2024 3:37:24 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Libloather

Even with media support and pressure on students to behave, Morehouse will be a tougher audience than he and the Dems expect. Like young people in general, students at Morehouse know that the Biden era is one of diminished expectations.


3 posted on 05/12/2024 3:39:40 AM PDT by Rockingham (`)
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To: Libloather

Will he remind them that he refused to let his kids attend school where there was a “jungle” of black kids?


4 posted on 05/12/2024 3:52:26 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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To: Libloather

The democrat base IS black... and Biden never gives a speech or has a rally in the black community.

Looks like progressives want to claim the black base - but they don’t go in the black community either.

Think about what this really says...


5 posted on 05/12/2024 3:57:49 AM PDT by GOPJ ( MSNBC ghouls pretend the 'base' is elites - it's why Biden won't campaign in the black community.)
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To: Libloather
Joe’s opening line:


6 posted on 05/12/2024 4:02:49 AM PDT by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой!)
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To: Libloather

I expect a sea of graduation caps with FJB or Go Brandon on them. Great photo op.


7 posted on 05/12/2024 4:09:53 AM PDT by George J. Jetso
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To: Libloather

BTTT


8 posted on 05/12/2024 4:15:38 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: Libloather

Biden is getting an honorary degree from this college and the kids are not happy about it.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/morehouse-biden-commencement-protest-rcna149382
As reported by Capital B Atlanta, during an April 23 town hall with Morehouse President David Thomas, students expressed concern about Biden not only being the speaker, but also receiving an honorary degree from the institution. “How are you going to justify what you’re going to bestow on [Biden] on our behalf when he’s basically a war criminal at this point?” one student asked in reference to the honorary degree.


9 posted on 05/12/2024 4:28:27 AM PDT by Doctor Congo
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To: MayflowerMadam

This will backfire terribly. But the choices must have been Slim.


10 posted on 05/12/2024 4:30:26 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Doctor Congo

“How are you going to justify what you’re going to bestow on
[Biden] on our behalf when he’s basically a war criminal at this
point?” one student asked in reference to the honorary degree.

GO BIDEN GO...........

Eight presidents have died while in office, including four who were
assassinated by gunshot, and four who died of natural causes. Biden
trying to make it as number nine.


11 posted on 05/12/2024 4:51:55 AM PDT by deport
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To: GOPJ

They don’t care one bit about blacks.


12 posted on 05/12/2024 4:59:42 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Libloather

When is this? I wouldn’t miss this for anything.😁


13 posted on 05/12/2024 5:13:47 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: Libloather

Are we missing the point? Black college students hate Israel and support the Hamas Genocide of Jews?! Those friends of Hamas will not vote for Trump. Trump supports Israel. The black college students want genocide of Israel and will continue to vote Dem commie rat. And weirdly, the Jews will vote dem Commie rat as well.


14 posted on 05/12/2024 5:14:26 AM PDT by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: telescope115

OK, it’s May 19. Got it!


15 posted on 05/12/2024 5:16:15 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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I saw a street interview on this, and it appears that they more don’t want him due to their perceived “support for Israeli genocide against Palestine”. I wouldn’t call this a “he’s losing black votes” deal too much.


16 posted on 05/12/2024 5:24:58 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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I know. This is a “Biden is losing the pro-Hamas vote” if anything.


17 posted on 05/12/2024 5:28:07 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: Libloather

I believe a bunch of the students at the Chick Fil A that DJT visited in Atlanta were from Moorehead St

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRfLAeS1xg4


18 posted on 05/12/2024 5:50:21 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: mmichaels1970

Wow! What a novel thought! And, they came up with this all on their own?


19 posted on 05/12/2024 5:52:05 AM PDT by old school
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To: Libloather

No, the effort is the same now as it has been since the creation of the BLM political freak

The effort is not to gain new Black voters but to prevent the loss of rational black voters


20 posted on 05/12/2024 5:56:50 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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