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Facebook Group Seeks to Oust Notre Dame President After Obama Invite
foxnews ^ | April 16, 2009

Posted on 04/16/2009 8:36:55 PM PDT by JoeProBono

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Critics of the University of Notre Dame's commencement invitation to President Obama are calling for the ouster of the university's president, using a social networking site to draw support. A Web site launched Thursday asks Notre Dame alumni and financial supporters to join the Facebook group "ReplaceJenkins" and to sign a petition pledging to withhold contributions until the university's president, the Rev. John Jenkins, is replaced "with someone who will be more loyal to the teaching of the Catholic Church." The site, www.replacejenkins.com, says it is a nonpartisan group of Notre Dame graduates and donors who support academic freedom. An e-mail from The Associated Press seeking further information was not immediately returned.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Religion
KEYWORDS: notredame

1 posted on 04/16/2009 8:36:56 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

good luck..if they can’t rid of Wile E Weis, they aint going to get rid of this guy.

Let Obama speak and let him get booed. Can’t wait to hear him get side tracked from the teleprompter.


2 posted on 04/16/2009 8:42:00 PM PDT by MAD-AS-HELL (Hope and Change. Rhetoric embraced by the Insane - Obama, The Chump in Charge)
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To: MAD-AS-HELL

This is something else the internet can be used for ~


3 posted on 04/16/2009 8:44:44 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: MAD-AS-HELL

4 posted on 04/16/2009 8:45:16 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

Will the White House ask ND to take down all symbols of Jesus, as they did at Georgetown when the One spoke there this week? If so. will ND comply?


5 posted on 04/16/2009 9:08:17 PM PDT by Josephat
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To: JoeProBono
I hope they pull it off! It's way past time for the Catholics to stand up and stop taking crapola - and what better way than Notre Dame taking the lead in this effort.
6 posted on 04/16/2009 10:08:26 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: Josephat
Will the White House ask ND to take down all symbols of Jesus, as they did at Georgetown when the One spoke there this week? If so. will ND comply?

If they do they're going to need a pretty big cloth to cover "Touchdown Jesus"

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There's no way Obama can avoid it on campus.

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7 posted on 04/17/2009 1:06:28 AM PDT by PanzerKardinal
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To: JoeProBono
I could be very wrong, but I still think that for some reason, Hussein will not be at ND’s commencement.
8 posted on 04/18/2009 8:12:34 AM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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