"Inconceivable!"
Posted on 05/23/2004 5:05:46 PM PDT by 11th Earl of Mar
BY BART JONES STAFF WRITER
May 23, 2004, 7:17 PM EDT
E.L. Doctorow, one of the most celebrated writers in America, was nearly booed off the stage at Hofstra University Sunday when he gave a commencement address lambasting President George W. Bush and effectively calling him a liar.
Booing that came mainly from the crowd in the stands became so intense that Doctorow stopped speaking at one point...
Doctorow, who spent virtually all of his 20-minute address in Hempstead criticizing Bush, told the crowd that like himself the president is a storyteller. But "sadly they are not good stories this president tells," he said. "They are not good stories because they are not true." That line provoked the first boos, along with scattered cheers.
...Those lines provoked an outburst of boos so loud the "Ragtime" author stopped the speech... He attacked Bush for giving the rich tax breaks, doing "a very poor job of combating terrorism" and allowing the government to subpoena libraries "to see what books you've been taking out."
Many parents and relatives were livid over the address... Bill Schmidt, 51, of North Bellmore, shared the outrage. "To ruin my daughter's graduation with politics is pathetic" ...
One Hofstra official said Sunday that while Doctorow had the right to say what he did, he violated the unwritten code that college commencement speeches should inspire and unite a student body. Provost Dr. Herman Berliner said he has been to numerous graduation ceremonies during the past 30 years and "I cannot remember a commencement speech that was as divisive as this commencement speech was."
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Maybe Bush itsn't as unpopular as the poll suggest?
Perhaps those polls have actually been conducted in France.
Seems like BKO's about page should mention who she was? I always enjoyed her appearances on television.
Know your audience.
Drudge has it up now.
"Inconceivable!"
That's sweet. They'll be offering the Bush side equal time, right? Isn't that what has lately been deemed appropriate?
Oh, wait. That's only when a Republican speaks.
College President Upset by Cheney's Speech
college President Fletcher Lamkin acused Cheney "stepping off the high ground and resorting to Kerry-bashing for a large portion of his speech." Lamkin has invited Sen. Kerry to speak at the college in coming months, "in the interest of balance and fairness and integrity."
Apparently that would have been by about the third word.
Amazing how well they do the job of outing themselves, isn't it??
If it had been a liberal audience,and he a conservative speaker, they would have flung the fruit of their bowels at him.
Actually most of Doctorow's books are pretty good. And he's a nice guy. I know him fairly well. But he evidently got carried away by his liberal delusions and thought that a college audience would be sympathetic to them.
Liberals spend almost all their time surrounded by other liberals, which puts them out of touch with the world. I hope this dash of cold water will do him some good.
Sorensen booed at Oswego's Commencement last week and now, E.L. Doctorow being booed at Hofstra. Ya gotta love it...
Ooops, LOL...post #113 was for you
Disgusting that this idiot peed all over the college graduates at their graduation.
Now the Faggots and Lesbos!!
The American people are sick of this crap - attacking the President during war time.
WHEN WILL THE LIMOUSINE LIBS GET IT????
do-itashi-mash'te
(so there!)
you have SUCH a way with words!
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