Librado Romero/The New York Times
Senator John McCain delivers commencement speech during The New Schools ceremony at Madison
Square Garden. Students holding leaflets and turning backs during McCain's address.
Posted on 05/20/2006 3:27:36 AM PDT by Pharmboy
Librado Romero/The New York Times
Senator John McCain delivers commencement speech during The New Schools ceremony at Madison
Square Garden. Students holding leaflets and turning backs during McCain's address.
Librado Romero/The New York Times
Senator John McCain, the keynote
speaker at the New School University
graduation, was received with jeers,
boos and insults.
The jeers, boos and insults flew, as caustic as any that angry New Yorkers have hurled inside Madison Square Garden. The objects of derision yesterday, however, were not the hapless New York Knicks, but Senator John McCain, the keynote speaker at the New School graduation, and his host, Bob Kerrey, the university president.
No sooner had Mr. Kerrey welcomed the audience to the university's 70th commencement than the hoots began to rise through the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Several graduates held up a banner aimed at Mr. McCain, an Arizona Republican and likely 2008 presidential candidate, declaring: "Our commencement is not your platform." Other students and faculty members waved orange fliers with the same message.
Mr. Kerrey, a former Democratic senator from Nebraska, was unapologetic yesterday about inviting Mr. McCain, his friend and fellow Vietnam War veteran, to speak. He noted early in his welcoming remarks that there had been intense media coverage of Mr. McCain's graduation speech last week at Liberty University, headed by the Rev. Jerry Falwell, in which Mr. McCain strongly defended the Iraq war.
"Many predicted that his speech today would not receive as friendly a reception," Mr. Kerrey said. "The expectation is that — and that expectation has already been realized — that some of you in this audience will act up to protest the senator's appearance."
The first student speaker, Jean Sara Rohe, 21, said she had discarded her original remarks to talk about Mr. McCain.
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Oh, great, now he'll want McCain-Feingold to apply 30 days before and after a graduation.
HA! My first thought--no heckling and jeering of politicans.
The harshness in these student's actions makes me thing they don't appreciate diversity of opinions, that sacred cow of the Left.
The left does not believe in diversity of opinions- they believe in coerced implementation of their opinions.
You have to remember, to these nutbars Hillary is a conservative and Arnold Schwarzenegger is a Nazi.
Ain't that the truth.
I suppose I will have bathe more frequently, as I get a sadistic delight in seeing McCain pillaried by my enemies, which gives off a bad odor.
I'm off to the showers ... Bwahahahahaha
Yes, but I'd like to think that at least conservatives would have the decency not to protest during what (should be) a dignified ceremony for (supposedly) educated people. And the professors were even involved in this? Disgraceful.
Quick John!!! Suck more Libs!!!
Uh, he speaks at Liberty University and then shows up at the New School? What did he expect?
It would seem that despite a supposed good education , that ignorance is rife in new York.
Indeed. That's why I said "feel" the same way, not "act." They cannot have a reasoned discourse, so they scream and stamp their feet. The left has always done that.
I must have missed the part where McCain barged into the room and forced them to listen.
Derision by those who have Mommy and Daddy picking up their tabs, the vast majority of whom will be living at home with M & D for the next 5 years.
Derision by those who have Mommy and Daddy picking up their tabs, the vast majority of whom will be living at home with M & D for the next 5 years.
The New School? Afraid not. Mom and dad have already plunked down the $600k for a "starter condo" on the upper west side.
Thanks for clarifying. Seriously though, look at that top picture. These graduates are taking part in a ceremony that is supposed to dignify them and their accomplishments, and instead they make themselves look like complete asses. And the professors encourage this! This just gives me another reason to be glad that I've decided not to attend my commencement.
New School? I'm strictly Old School!
Did any of you see the girl from the New School on the John Gibson show? She actually said that hearing a different opinion would spoil their day. Gibson couldn't believe she said that and kept asking her if that would really hurt her to hear a different opinion and she said yes.
New School for Social Research in the West Village. One of its founders, Thorstein Veblen, is actually one of my heroes.
Not true, the left welcomes all opinions, as long as they are the same as theirs.
Isnt it Ironic, doncha think?
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