[quote name='alonzomourning23']I want speakers I like. If I'm in control I'd pick speakers I'd like. No ones being censored. Whoever I pick you could say the people I didn't pick are being censored for X reason.[/quote]
We're talking about a state university, a public university. You don't pick speakers based on who you like or don't like, this is a state university. What you're talking about is instituting a government ban against any speaker who doesn't agree with you to speak. If you were in control of a private university then I would have no problem with you choosing the most liberal people you can find, but I would value objectivity and non-partisanship over anyone's bias in a state university.
[quote name='beb0p']You couldn't have made a better statement to dispute your claim about "taking in every side". Suggesting it is just a gut reaction based of vile assumptions is ridiculous.
As I stated, they are political. If someone is only important due to their political position, in this case president, then that's how I will judge them. That's why they're famous, that's why they're speaking there. And they will be speaking in the capacity of president.[/quote]
Political? Come on man, it's a
ing graduation. I'd think we could at least agree that graduation ceremonies have nothing to do with politics, but I guess I'm not that surprised you'd want to make that a political issue too.
I feel pretty certain the only reason Bush is coming is because the eminent domain and Boone Pickens, some rich oil tycoon who has just donated near $200 million to our university in less than a year.
It's obviously personal. He's just making up some assumptions that President Bush is going to see one of his old, rich, and white, oil buddies, seize some private property, and donate more money. He just has some whining session about how much he hates President Bush being there. It's some pent up emotions of negativity toward the right wing or whatever and it is. The nation is so polarized that Democrats would protest the President
just being there. He's not there to talk about how we should take away Social Security, he's there to congradulate students on graduating. It's a damn shame that people like you have that much hate that you would rather miss your own graduation than listen to a President talk.
Taking in every side is easy. The question is taking it in accurately. For example, rush limbaugh may explain a proposed universal health care system, but he won't due it in an unbiased way. And you wouldn't look to the "people eating tasty animals" founder for an accurate portral of the actual PETA. I've seen nothing in your posts indicating you can view things in opposition to you in a relatively unbiased way.
Just as a sidenote, I love it how you people try to make a stand or whatever by specifically screwing over your own grammar skills. I can just see you at your keyboard laughing about how you won't capitalize Rush Limbaugh even though you know the first letter in names always gets capitalized. Take that
rush
limbaugh! hahahaha!!!
Again, whatever you think you know about me is just whatever distorted assumption you have of how the average conservative acts. I do listen to all points of view, but I also take everything at face value. Hell, just watching the media I'm already getting the liberal side
Seriously though, I remember I was really looking forward to that Meet the Press when NBC had both Howard Dean and Ken Mehlman. Then Dr. Dean had declined to debate Mehlman for some reason and they had to have seperate segments. It was still a good show.
