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 I posted the dose on Thursday I will be subbing for Rinny on a Thursday for the next few weeks.
More from CSPAN - (in honor of snugs)
03:02 AM EDT
1:19 (est.) Foreign Legislature
State Opening of Parliament
British House of Lords
Elizabeth II , United Kingdom
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and
06:31 AM EDT
0:20 (est.) Speech
Education and Women's Rights
World Economic Forum
Laura Bush , United States
NOTE: I did not cut and paste the info on the Helen Thomas Awards Dinner!! I wonder who goes to that one? Yuk!
Thanks for the UK info
A hearty congratulations!
One would think so!!! LOL! Who knew that there were enough photographers to have their own org. and annual dinner!
"How did the crowd react to him? Yahoo said he had a mixed reaction, but I don't trust them."
After indicating that the President was greeted 'warmly' by the students, AP immediately launched into a glowing assessment of the handful of protesters located outside the event -- the leftist media is soooooooooooooo predictable!
As the video link below showcases, the President wasn't greeted 'warmly', he was greeted 'uproariously' by an enthusiastic group of students and parents!:
http://video.woodtv.com/index.php?video_id=703
So much to do, I'll return at 8 PM to chat about the President's C-Span appearance!
IN WASHINGTON
American Perspectives
For the first time during his presidency, President Bush will address the "Eyes of History" Gala, hosted by the White House News Photographers Association. The annual awards dinner honors Washington photographers. All members of this association cover news in Washington, and many cover the White House.
SAT., 8PM ET, C-SPAN
http://www.c-span.org/
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa (L) speaks with Elizabeth Cheney, U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, during discussions of 'People Power and Change in the Middle East' on the second day of the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea May 21, 2005. Hundreds of the world's business leaders gathered at the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea on Friday to discuss social and political reforms in the Arab world.
So Liz is in the Middle East as well
Look forward to your report
Here is a report of the game
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?article=277548&lid=NewsHeadline&sub=FA+Cup+Final:+Arsenal+0+(5)+Man+Utd+0+(4)+-+Match+Report&navlid=&sublid=&Title=FA+Cup+Final:+Arsenal+0+(5)+Man+Utd+0+(4)+-+Match+Report
Hi snugs,
Is the Arsenal Team located in Liverpool?
I bet the folks there are upset that a Yank bought Manchester United.
It has been in the sunny high 70s+ here. Took the
fery boat across the bay to Coronado and enjoyed
the water and sun. There were some dolphins out
in and out of the water. There were several people
from Toronto, Canada here for a convention on board and
were excited seeing them.
That would be consistent with what I heard WITH MY OWN EARS. This is like the AP report that said people were unkind when hearing about Clinton's heart attack (was it) at a Bush campaign speech.
Is that a picture of your with the GWB cut out?
I can see from your profile page it is a photo of you - teach me to post before looking LOL
The media will do ANYTHING to make the President look bad.
Right now I am so happy!!! My horse Afleet Alex won the Preakness!!! YAHOO!!!!
Hi everyone!
Wolfstar, that last photo looks like he's about to burst into a hymn! I love that one, and the one where he's laughing. THank you for these, great job!
Yea, that could be too. I can't imagine what it feels like to get a piece of sand stuck inbetween your eyeball and the lense. OUCH!!
Congrats, Lemondrop. What were the odds?
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