NOW FOR WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT THE CEREMONY:
BUSH AT FURMAN: AMERICANS HAVE ‘OBLIGATION TO HELP’
By Dan Hoover
Controversy over Furman University’s commencement invitation to President Bush dissolved into an outpouring of civility and warmth Saturday night at Paladin Stadium.
. . . With the exception of a silent protest by a scattering of graduates and faculty, Bush was a hit with the crowd.
When the flashing blue lights of the lead vehicles in Bush’s motorcade came into view at 7:10 p.m., most of the more than 9,000 guests erupted into foot-stomping, cheers and applause.
Bush’s entrance to the stadium at 7:37 p.m. brought a roar from most of the crowd that filled all but a few of the home side seats. Students joined in, many climbing onto their beige folding chairs, women kicking off their pumps, for a better view or to take pictures.
You will find a videoclip at the following link that captures the ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION the President received from the audience (minus the 14 Marxists of course):
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080531/NEWS01/80531003/-1/ENT
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MY FAVORITE EXCERPT FROM THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH:
“Finally, a culture of responsibility means being accountable to your families and to yourself. I found family to be a source of great comfort and strength. When people talk about my family, they often say I inherited my dad’s eyes and my mother’s mouth. (Laughter.) But I got far more from them than that. From my dad, I learned that a gentle soul can also be strong. From my mother, I saw the blessings of humor and honesty and unqualified love. And from the two of them, I got an inspiring example of how a strong marriage can carry you through any challenge. And what has carried me through the challenges in my life has been the love and support of a wonderful woman named Laura Bush. (Applause.)”
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080531-3.html
DrDeb, THANK YOU for posting ‘what really happened at the Furman ceremony’...we won’t see or hear about this from the MSM.
Your favorite excerpt is terrific....my screen got blurry.
Thanks! Glad I scrolled down before posting.
Thanks so much for the full story. The sound was so bad on the video.
And many thanks to everyone who had kind things to say about President Bush. I come to FR to get cheered up and you guys never fail me:)