Here are some of the contacts...as a 2005 grad, I don't want to be forced to sit through something like this and incensed on one of the most important days of my life, my graduation from Law school!
Hofstra:
President Stuart Rabinowitz:
Office of the President 144 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549-1440 Phone: (516) 463-6800 E-mail: president@hofstra.edu
Hofstra Law:
Dean David Yellen: Fax: (516) 463-6091 Email: lawdny@hofstra.edu
Vice Dean Marshall Tracht (a very nice man, by the way) Fax: (516) 463-6091 Email: lawmet@hofstra.edu
Write them and let them know that in light of Doctorow's speech, that it is necessary to either warn potential speakers or screen their speeches to prevent a future occurance! People have a right to their opinions, but there is a time and a place for everything, and a captive audience at a college graduation is not it! Bashing the President at a time of war to a group of graduates is nothing short of Un-American!
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BUMP! Please help a fellow NY'er!
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Another limousine liberal implodes. Gotta love it!
Very Good editorial!
I'm surprised Newsday published it.
"But where Doctorow crossed the line was using a strident, personal and partisan attack in an environment where families gather to celebrate personal accomplishment and academic excellence. If they wanted to hear the author excoriate the president, they would have probably preferred a venue such as the opinion pages of this newspaper."
Hard to believe they don't see the selfishness in giving a commencement address like this. Ego.........
When will these people learn? Never mind.....they won't.
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These twits depend on a captive audience to spew their propaganda. No one would listen to them otherwise. I agree that it was totally inappropriate for Doctorow to make such a negative speech at a college graduation. The word "buzzkill" comes to mind.
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Some Hofstra professors said Doctorow was on target in discussing the war. "I thought this was a totally appropriate place to talk about politics because that's the world our students are entering," said sociology professor Cynthia Bogard. "I only wish their parents had provided them a better role model."
I e-mailed the pompous professor at Cynthia.J.Bogard@Hofstra.edu , asking her who she was referring to - the parents, the speaker, or the president. Not surprisingly, she has not responded. Perhaps if we all gave her a little love note, she might make her feelings better known.