Boston College expected to protest Rice Today

[Maraya1969]

BC Grads Expected to Protest Rice Speech
By BRANDIE M. JEFFERSON, Associated Press Writer

1 hour ago

In this photo provided by FOX News,Secretary of State ...

BOSTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she understands why students and faculty at Boston College are preparing to protest as she receives an honorary degree, and she embraced their right to object even as she defended the war in Iraq.

"People have the right to protest, but I hope when they protest they realize also that people now have a right to protest in Baghdad and Kabul, and that's a very big breakthrough for the international community," Rice said Monday before the BC commencement.

"I think it's just fine for people to protest as long as they do so in a way that doesn't try to have a monopoly on the conversation," Rice told WBZ-AM in an interview. "Others have right to say what they think as well."

Ever since Boston College announced earlier this month that Rice would speak at the school's graduation and receive an honorary degree, reaction has ranged from outrage to enthusiasm.

"We are very concerned as Catholics that Boston College has invited Condoleezza Rice, who is an architect of this foreign policy and war. ... That is hardly something to honor," said Brayton Shanley, a BC alumnus and co-founder of Agape, a lay Catholic organization that has been working with students to organize the protests.

At the ceremony Monday, demonstrators planned to wear black armbands and turn their backs when Rice is awarded an honorary law degree. Students also will hand out leaflets and stickers with messages, including "Not in my name" and "No honorary degree."



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[Bluzmann57]

1. Just goes to show you...

There is still hope for America when young people such as these are making a stand. Go young people go!
on edit- not sure how much hope there is for old folks like me who don't type very well however.

[Maraya1969]

3. My typing sucks but at least I am here and I raise my voice and so do you!

[karynnj]

2. Is she on drugs?

"People have the right to protest, but I hope when they protest they realize also that people now have a right to protest in Baghdad and Kabul, and that's a very big breakthrough for the international community," Rice said Monday before the BC commencement."

Is either country safe enough to protest in? Are they allowed to protest?

Also, someone should tell Rice that even with an honorary BC law degree she still won't be half as smart as the Senator who brilliantly questions her each time she comes to the Senate Foreign Relations committee - who has a real BC law degree.

[Maraya1969]

4. People here do not have to worry about IEDS, Suicide bombers

and gun fire when they protest. BIG DIFFERENCE.

Anyone see Bagdad ER last night on HBO? Great documentary but very disturbing.

[Tesha]

5. People in Baghdad havethe right, but they'd be foolish to try and...

People in Baghdad have the right, but they'd be foolish to try and
actually *EXERCISE* that right.

As is usual for a Republican, she's lying by telling you the absolute
truth for those words that came out of her mouth but only half of the
truth that a sane, unbiased observer would expect.


Tesha

[karynnj]

6. Totally true, and they complained about Clinton's parsing of words.