UMass faculty, students boo Andy Card, Protest honor for ex-Bush aide

[Ian David]

Former White House chief of staff Andrew Card paused yesterday as he was jeered at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. (MICHAEL DWYER/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

By Associated Press | May 26, 2007

AMHERST -- Hundreds of students and faculty erupted in a chorus of boos yesterday when Andrew Card, President Bush's former chief of staff, rose to accept an honorary doctorate in public service at the University of Massachusetts.

The protesters blamed Card in part for the Iraq war.

The boos and catcalls, including those from faculty who stood on stage with Card, drowned out provost Charlena Seymour's remarks as she awarded the degree. Protesters say Card lied to the American people in the early days of the Iraq war and should not have been honored at the graduate student commencement.

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The protests were mainly contained to an area in the back of the campus arena.

Many faculty on stage joined the three- to four-minute outburst.

One faculty member on stage held a sign: "Card -- no honor, no degree."

Another sign said, "War criminals go home."

Chancellor John Lombardi refused afterward to comment on the protests or Card's honorary degree.

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[speedoo]

1. Heh. If there is a hell, this is just a sampler of the misery...

these criminals are in for.

It makes me happy to see this scumbag embarrassed, and it's also good to see whoever at UMass decided to give the worthless twit an "honorary" degree get embarassed as well.

[jamesinca]

4. That is my question

Why are they padding these peoples resumes with honorary degrees? I did CPR on somebody for 20 minutes once and I did not get an honorary degree. I did more in that 20 minutes to try and help somebody then he did in his entire time at the WH and I did not get a degree for public service.

How is being responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people considered public service? Why do we celebrate such people in this society? It is beyond me to understand it.

[Ian David]

8. Andy Card didn't kill anyone.

He "Posthumously Liberated" them.

[rodeodance]

2. good for them. glad to see some factuly have spine

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

3. Get used to it, Andy. This is your life.

You've earned such, now eat it.

[MethuenProgressive]

5. "Honor Grads - Dis-Card" - the yellow placards.

You been dissed, Card.
Nice smile on the face of the lady in green!

[IndyOp]

6. Go UMass!! (n/t)

[watercolors]

7. You have made me proud U of M

Hubby and I both grads from there in 1961! It did not surprise me to hear of incident, it has always been a very political savy college.