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beam me up scottie

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44. You do realize that honorary degrees aren't actual degrees, right?
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 09:31 PM
Mar 2016
Bush Returns to Yale, Gives Graduates the Last Laugh

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — George Walker Bush (Class of '68) and Yale University buried the hatchet on Monday, as the proud West Texan embraced his alma mater after decades of rejecting the school for what he saw as its intellectual arrogance, then for his own political convenience and finally for perceived slights against his father (Class of '48).

In his first public appearance at Yale since he graduated with a history degree, the former president of Delta Kappa Epsilon--a fraternity known for its raucous parties--donned a blue academic gown, received an honorary doctor of law degree and delivered a brief and mostly lighthearted, self-deprecating speech at the university's 300th commencement.

...

After congratulating this year's graduates, Bush--who was hardly a stellar student--launched a series of quips, mostly at his own expense.

"And to the 'C' students, I say to you: You too can be president of the United States."

Referring to Vice President Dick Cheney, who briefly attended Yale and left amid poor grades, Bush said: "So now we know: If you graduate from Yale, you become president. If you drop out, you get to be vice president."

In an elliptical reference to his rowdy days here, Bush joked: "If you are like me, you won't remember everything you did here. . . . That can be a good thing."

http://articles.latimes.com/2001/may/22/news/mn-1027
Fuck a bunch of David Gergen. cyberswede Mar 2016 #1
Let me guess... Gergen's a Hillary supporter? InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2016 #29
David Gergen is a former Clinton administration official and 3rd Way Smear Artist FreakinDJ Mar 2016 #60
Get bent, Gergen...Yesterday Trumpster blamed Obama. AzDar Mar 2016 #2
NO - Bernie was playing the Trump card. DUH! jillan Mar 2016 #3
Anyone could see where this was heading. That was the reason for how hard they pushed the spin. Skwmom Mar 2016 #28
That's completely fucking obtuse BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #4
I love it whenever one of these establishment whores chimes in against Sanders mikehiggins Mar 2016 #5
^^^^^^^ this^^^^^^^ nt restorefreedom Mar 2016 #14
He is most likely a Hillary supporter and doing his thing for "the struggle". nt m-lekktor Mar 2016 #6
Since he came in to the Clinton Campaign to "Reorganize It" I'd say he's for Hillary! KoKo Mar 2016 #17
Gergen is one smart commentator. Yale and Harvard Law School. oasis Mar 2016 #7
And Ted Cruz was educated at Princeton and Harvard Bjorn Against Mar 2016 #21
Cruz currently has the GOP establishment eating out of his hand. oasis Mar 2016 #37
Actually even much of the GOP establishment hates Cruz Bjorn Against Mar 2016 #42
True dat, but where else can they go? oasis Mar 2016 #43
Um...George Bush Jr. graduated from Yale too and he's not exactly known for his intelligence. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #34
Please see post #37. nt oasis Mar 2016 #38
How does that refute my point? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #39
Gergen graduated with honors. Holds 25 honorary degrees. oasis Mar 2016 #41
You do realize that honorary degrees aren't actual degrees, right? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #44
Uh yeah, but they're not given out like trick or treat candy. oasis Mar 2016 #45
Yeah they kind of are. Kanye West received one and so did Kermit the Frog. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #47
Kermit deserved it. "It ain't easy being green." oasis Mar 2016 #49
LOL! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #50
Again we part on the square. oasis Mar 2016 #53
If attending Yale and Harvard Law School means that a graduate brentspeak Mar 2016 #63
A few of those "dummies" you refer to are CEOs of corporations. oasis Mar 2016 #67
So the self-proclaimed elite hires its own brentspeak Mar 2016 #68
I don't purchase generic products. Some do. oasis Mar 2016 #69
Gergen totally flipped from his initial coverage last night when he was taking Trump to task for Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #8
He must have gotten a 3 am call from Hillary. nt PonyUp Mar 2016 #12
He has never promoted it... scscholar Mar 2016 #16
Bernie's statement against violence. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #20
The old "but that other guy is worse" defense scscholar Mar 2016 #61
Why are you defending Trump and his hate filled, violence inciting rhetoric? Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #62
Do you remember watching him on PBS when it was "supposedly" a Public Station? KoKo Mar 2016 #23
That's encouraging to hear. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #24
I can hear the muffled mutterings of a John McLaughlin in the background. Gregorian Mar 2016 #9
Gergen: "Hillary and Trump blaze trails" Enrique Mar 2016 #10
Well...there you have Gergen's View! Thanks for the Post! KoKo Mar 2016 #40
Man, the way he tortures logic deutsey Mar 2016 #11
light up his twitter account grasswire Mar 2016 #13
he's a totally biased republican; nonetheless, amborin Mar 2016 #15
The last job Gergen had in politics was working for a Democrat, President Bill Clinton BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #18
Nancy Reagan was just buried and Gergen has no stomach for their legacy of racism. Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #19
So let me get this right Gwhittey Mar 2016 #22
Excellent point...well done. yourout Mar 2016 #25
Yep...n/t KoKo Mar 2016 #55
I've lost track of how the race card has been used this cycle and it wasn't Bernie doing the playing Skwmom Mar 2016 #26
Gergen - He is reading this completely wrong, as is most corpmedia. blm Mar 2016 #27
sounds more like Gergen is writing it not reading it azurnoir Mar 2016 #70
David Gergen, now there's the first person I turn to for the latest in race politics! Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #30
yep, totally unbiased. lol n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #31
Gergen doesn't understand that people don't take "orders" from Bernie Merryland Mar 2016 #32
This is just another dirty trick. That became obvious last night. Skwmom Mar 2016 #33
Watching Trump in KC right now........... truegrit44 Mar 2016 #35
CNN had "Bernie Protesters Disrupt Trump" scolling headline under a feature story KoKo Mar 2016 #48
So another Clinton surrogate is carrying water for Trump? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #36
I remember David Gergen from way back on PBS when he KoKo Mar 2016 #51
So he's like David Brock? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #52
No..not David Brock. He's way credentialed above Brock ... KoKo Mar 2016 #58
Clinton supporters need to get their meme straight. malletgirl02 Mar 2016 #46
++++++1 Person 2713 Mar 2016 #56
Well, if you know your antisemitic tropes, he can be both! Scootaloo Mar 2016 #57
BINGO nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #72
One of the many old pundits who needs to hang it up. Peregrine Took Mar 2016 #54
This election cycle will have many unexpected, positive consequences, the FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #73
What a racist HillaryBro jfern Mar 2016 #59
STFU David Dem2 Mar 2016 #64
Nixon's Turd Octafish Mar 2016 #65
Projection AgingAmerican Mar 2016 #66
This is the same David Gergen that has said nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #71
2003 Gergan blames the Democrats for Iraq Ichingcarpenter Mar 2016 #74
Gergen on Ronald 'Hero of the AIDS Crisis' Reagan: Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #75
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