Do you think our media will show nuns protesting Bush's presence at Catholic college today?

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http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007312732

Nuns May Protest President's Speech At St. Vincent College

May 11, 2007 6:42 a.m. EST


Christopher Rizo - AHN Staff Writer

Latrobe, PA (AHN) - President Bush may not get the friendly reception he thought he would when he agreed to give the commencement address at St. Vincent College today.

The Baltimore Sun reports that anti-war demonstrators have been organizing weekly vigils at the southwestern Pennsylvania campus, and participants plan to greet the President with a show a disapproval for the Iraq war.

Additionally, a group of Benedictine nuns from Erie, PA may be there protesting.

In an open letter, a quarter of tenure-track St. Vincent faculty say Iraq is not a just war as defined by Catholic doctrine. The letter accuses the president of, waging a "preemptive, unprovoked war" in Iraq and stifling debate at home through "fear-mongering and threats," The Associated Press reported.

Thaddeus Pajak, 22, a graduating senior, told The Sun that the President's Iraq policy is at odds with the education he has received at the liberal arts college, founded by Benedictine monks 161 years ago.

"What I've learned here is every human life is valuable to the last second," Pajak said. "If Iraqi civilians are dying in the numbers reported in the media, that doesn't go along with what I've learned here."

[DemBones DemBones]

1. Have they ever really shown protesters? They show a few

and then give a low-ball estimate of the number of protesters. If any pro-Bush people are there, they'll get more air time.

It's getting difficult to be cynical enough.

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. No. Not $$$ media, anyway. Why would they? nt

[Lobster Martini]

3. I want to see them herd nuns into a "free speech zone" n/t

[RamboLiberal]

4. Here's 2 pics from Post Gazette

President Bush arrived at St. Vincent College in Latrobe this morning to address the graduates, while about 100 protesters assembled a half-mile from campus.

President Bush, who arrived by helicopter was greeted by student leaders and college officials for the 11 a.m. ceremony.

Protesters were kept in a designated zone on Route 30.

The demonstrators, representing veterans groups, Benedictines and various peace groups, spread out along a construction site outlined with orange cones. Five state troopers, one with a camera, monitored them.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07131/785287-100.stm

Since * helicoptered in, he won't see the protestors as usual!