Posted on 05/21/2005 2:18:17 PM PDT by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: While his wife was traveling in the Middle East, President Bush addressed the 2005 commencement at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., today. Bush gave his first graduation speech of the year addressing the Christian liberal arts college.
PRESIDENTIAL SCHEDULE: White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan gave the commencement speech at the University of Texas, his alma mater, on Friday. So no week-ahead schedule was announced. (If I find anything while scanning the WH website tomorrow, I'll post it on the Sunday thread.)
The President will welcome German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to the White House for a meeting and working lunch on June 27, 2005.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: From the President's commencement speech at Calvin College today.
The immigrants who founded Calvin College came to America for the freedom to worship, and they built this great school on the sturdy ground of liberty. They saw in the American "experiment" the world's best hope for freedom -- and they weren't the only ones excited by what they saw. In 1835, a young civil servant and aristocrat from France, named Alexis de Tocqueville, would publish a book about America that still resonates today.
The book is called "Democracy in America," and in it this young Frenchman said that the secret to America's success was our talent for bringing people together for the common good. De Tocqueville wrote that tyrants maintained their power by "isolating" their citizens -- and that Americans guaranteed their freedom by their remarkable ability to band together without any direction from government. The America he described offered the world something it had never seen before: a working model of a thriving democracy where opportunity was unbounded, where virtue was strong, and where citizens took responsibility for their neighbors.
Tocqueville's account is not just the observations of one man -- it is the story of our founding. It is not just a description of America at a point in time -- it is an agenda for our time. Our Founders rejected both a radical individualism that makes no room for others, and the dreary collectivism that crushes the individual. They gave us instead a society where individual freedom is anchored in communities. And in this hopeful new century, we have a great goal: to renew this spirit of community and thereby renew the character and compassion of our nation.
Did you see my comments earlier on the thread that it appears that Liz Cheney was at the same forum as Laura today. Probably at different times of the day but it was obviously the same venue if you look at the photos.
Hi ya Gretchen how are the storms tonight?
Oh boy what great pics! Thanks Wolfie...I needed to smile:) I've been moving this week...getting settled into my new digs..but I'm GETTING TOO OLD FOR THIS C$#P!! Whew- got my cable hooked up right away!
Hello Mike FNC are just about to discuss GWB speech at Calvin College earlier today.
GWB to speak in 5 minutes at the Photographers Dinner on CSPAN
Gretchen did you see I did the toaster certificate today LOL
that is the cutest certificate!
Yes I saw Liz's picture there. She seemed to be enjoying herself. I wonder if Liz's position as Undersecretary of State for the Middle East had any influence on Laura deciding to go there to speak.
I often wonder what goes on in these Arab men's minds when they see and hear from these wonderful Western women who are famous and important in their governments (definitely including Condi in that as well). I HAVE to believe they're a little threatened, but maybe they just think it's all part of decadent and immoral Western culture and doesn't pertain to them.
Maybe it's more important what the Arab women think. I hope they think 'Look at that. I want some of that for myself and my daughters.'
Rack the photos Wolfstar OHHH Miss Bezaley is in Dubya arms I got go over to Yahoo photos Rack ittt
Thanks
I often wonder whether or not if when Condi and women in similar positions as Liz feel any opposition to them or if they are just so into what they are doing they are able to shut out any bad feeling against them for simply being female.
GWB on Cspan now
Dubya up now with a slide show
Im cracking up with this Cheney montage..
Did you enjoy your hero in the little spoof?
Really funny I also like the bit where the VP walked out the room away from his photographer
It was funny
That was so funny....what a treat..
OMGoodness- GW was hysterical.
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