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tblue37

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63. Schools should not ruin students' proud moment by inviting commencement speakers offensive to half
Sun May 21, 2017, 04:02 PM
May 2017

Last edited Sun May 21, 2017, 04:40 PM - Edit history (1)

of their graduating class. The ceremony is for students and their families and should not be coopted by politicians or pundits looking for another stage to perform on so they can get more publicity.

Excellent. dalton99a May 2017 #1
i would have walked out trueblue2007 May 2017 #57
RESIST oasis May 2017 #2
Easy to resist when you leave TexasMommaWithAHat May 2017 #24
What is your point, should they not have? Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #27
They saw an opportunity to act against Trump's administation oasis May 2017 #34
Every one of them: proud and patriotic. Eyeball_Kid May 2017 #49
Ding, ding, ding - agree iluvtennis May 2017 #58
Thanks for the negativity. TeamPooka May 2017 #37
What goes around comes around, I'm afraid TexasMommaWithAHat May 2017 #66
Do you recall the hecklers & protesters when Pres.Obama spoke @ ND in 2009? irisblue May 2017 #71
And that was disgusting. TexasMommaWithAHat May 2017 #73
Your imagination is not the standard for all, now is it? One might ask why do you live in TEXAS?? WinkyDink May 2017 #75
Because I like where I live. TexasMommaWithAHat May 2017 #77
they can do whatever the fuck they want. OBama WAS treated by SHit for being BLack JI7 May 2017 #86
And, what would you have them do, ma'am? MineralMan May 2017 #45
Even more reason to walk out. LakeArenal May 2017 #46
Not all people who have money are for trump. Doreen May 2017 #52
And who cares? berksdem May 2017 #69
It's all the better they do... Lithos May 2017 #70
Ever hear of scholarships and financial aid? WinkyDink May 2017 #74
No, I'm sure it wasn't easy for them. SunSeeker May 2017 #85
What is your point? What do you think they should have done? Sat there? (nt) ehrnst May 2017 #93
Yes. Out of respect for their fellow students. TexasMommaWithAHat May 2017 #97
Did their fellow grads complain? I haven't seen any reports of that. ehrnst May 2017 #98
Really? TexasMommaWithAHat May 2017 #99
So, have other grads stated that they were put out or not? ehrnst May 2017 #100
How many were interviewed TexasMommaWithAHat May 2017 #102
You tell me. I'm sure that the media would have been happy to talk to one of the ehrnst May 2017 #103
Uh - no leftynyc May 2017 #94
#Resist! yuiyoshida May 2017 #53
That was beautiful to behold. Sugar Smack May 2017 #3
Agreed, and I am disappointed in those who didnt leave. Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #28
Me too. The ONLY thing that gets real attention is a spectacle. Sugar Smack May 2017 #35
I am giving those students a standing ovation. DURHAM D May 2017 #4
Notre Dame is in Indiana. They know him well. crazylikafox May 2017 #5
In Indiana, he is known as "Mike Dense" for good reasons alterfurz May 2017 #9
He messed Indiana all too well benld74 May 2017 #48
Excellent underpants May 2017 #6
DO YOU THINK PENCE IS TOO DENSE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WALKED OUT? bresue May 2017 #7
Excellent, know a young man graduating at this time, probably did not walk out if he Thinkingabout May 2017 #8
Thanks! That brought tears to my eyes. Sacrificing the long-awaited Tanuki May 2017 #10
I know LoveMyCali May 2017 #16
me too barbtries May 2017 #26
They needed to hold up signs or something. Doodley May 2017 #11
Since they walked out as he began his speech... Grammy23 May 2017 #14
enough of them were wearing rainbow stuff that it was pretty obvious why. Amaryllis May 2017 #61
They probaby weren't allowed in the stadium with signs. SunSeeker May 2017 #84
Ouch. ucrdem May 2017 #12
More like "Hometown ZERO"! Fritz Walter May 2017 #13
well said!! onetexan May 2017 #32
I so admire them. TNNurse May 2017 #15
I don't know if the students had already received their diploma, but if they hadn't - avebury May 2017 #17
That will do it every time. murielm99 May 2017 #59
Do you see the girl near the end giving him the finger as she walked out? classykaren May 2017 #18
(not seeing it...) eom lastlib May 2017 #21
Damn, these young adults have moxie! demmiblue May 2017 #19
So proud of those kids! DK504 May 2017 #20
I was born and raised in 100 miles N. of Indianapolis....I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! onecent May 2017 #22
RESIST!!!! workinclasszero May 2017 #23
I love this!!! StarryNite May 2017 #25
Excellent. But a much larger group remained. We need to work on that. Hoyt May 2017 #29
According to Trump, it was the largest audience in history benpollard May 2017 #42
No joke. Our Prez is a narcissistic carnival barker. Hoyt May 2017 #44
WooHoo!!! Phoenix61 May 2017 #30
I used to take students from our small college in Ohio .. FairWinds May 2017 #31
Please tell me they started humming the national anthem! Initech May 2017 #33
Wow. I'm smiling through proud tears. Hope Walking. RESIST. Guilded Lilly May 2017 #36
Well done oswaldactedalone May 2017 #38
Good for them. mountain grammy May 2017 #39
That's something they can now be proud of benpollard May 2017 #40
It was appropriate for the students to walk-out on Pence, J_William_Ryan May 2017 #41
kick yurbud May 2017 #43
Saw a few of them on TV this morning explaining their reasons malaise May 2017 #47
Good on the protestors! Marthe48 May 2017 #50
Good for them. They have given me hope. skylucy May 2017 #51
Maybe one of those wonderful students will be a future president. Doreen May 2017 #54
Why do universities even invite standing politicians to address their students like this? LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #55
Come now. He's from Indiana, and he's the Vice-President. WinkyDink May 2017 #76
And a controversial, traitorous asshat with nothing of value to say to these students. SunSeeker May 2017 #87
Those students LittleGirl May 2017 #56
Thanks to those students NastyRiffraff May 2017 #60
Here's another video from higher up uppityperson May 2017 #62
Here's their reception outside rug May 2017 #82
Very cool. So proud of them. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #90
Schools should not ruin students' proud moment by inviting commencement speakers offensive to half tblue37 May 2017 #63
I agree. I wouldn't want to see students TexasMommaWithAHat May 2017 #67
Seems you're one of the few who sees it that way. 7962 May 2017 #80
Well, the students who walked out TexasMommaWithAHat May 2017 #81
Excellent!! And of course, correct! nt 7962 May 2017 #83
They know what Pence has said and done up to now. SunSeeker May 2017 #89
Turns out it was a speech about freedom of speech; something they cant handle. 7962 May 2017 #92
No, what they can't handle are fascists in the White House. SunSeeker May 2017 #96
!!! Alice11111 May 2017 #91
I agree also. This is a really bad custom. More like authors, educators, movie stars, demigoddess May 2017 #68
Absolutely treestar May 2017 #78
Well said. SunSeeker May 2017 #88
Childess greytdemocrat May 2017 #64
Bravo! Proud of them Hulk May 2017 #65
Good! I knew that was coming! Cha May 2017 #72
Some walked out yesterday at Grove City College. That surprised me because appleannie1943 May 2017 #79
Good. Conservatives thought it was cute when Notre Dame students protested Obama in 2009. muntrv May 2017 #95
And they protested "outside" TexasMommaWithAHat May 2017 #101
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