Faculty Join Students In Booing Ex-Bush Chief Of Staff At UMass Graduation

[ariesgem]

AMHERST, Mass. — President Bush's former chief of staff Andrew Card was loudly booed by hundreds of students and faculty members as he rose to accept an honorary degree at the University of Massachusetts on Friday.

The boos and catcalls _ including those from faculty members who stood onstage with Card _ drowned out Provost Charlena Seymour's remarks as she awarded the honorary doctorate in public service. Protesters claim 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.

Card smiled slightly while Seymour spoke and raised his hand in thanks, then sat down without speaking.

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One faculty member onstage held a sign: "Card _ no honor, no degree." Another sign said, "War criminals go home."

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

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070525/umass-card

[wakeme2008]

1. kick and nom for Card

:evilgrin:

[MADem]

2. Well, RIGHT the FUCK ON!!!!!!!

In Sixties vernacular!!!

Good for them!

[theoldman]

3. It's call unmitigated gall. A man with no shame.

[Ishoutandscream2]

4. Proud of the protesters

but WTF was UMass thinking honoring that war criminal with an honorary degree?

[Robbien]

9. Many Universities are being pressured by GOPers in the Dept of Ed

to have GOPers as speakers/honorary graduates.

Everything these days is based on politics. Universities need to be careful or lose their government funding.

[Grandrose]

5. K&R

:kick:

[ContraBass Black]

6. Heckled by the platform party. What an honor.

[panader0]

7. Well, I've never been booed

but there have been several times when no one applauded.

[pinto]

8. Ha. Good to see.

[hatrack]

10. Awesome! And if it's like this in 2007 for all the Bush criminal alumni . . .

You can imagine what graduation season is going to look like next year. :evilgrin:

[muntrv]

11. First University of Florida rejects Jeb, BYU protests Darth Cheney, and now

UMass jeers Card. Shows that the Bush Crime Family is not welcome at college campuses outside of Bob Jones U. Suddenly, Central State University giving Mike Tyson an honorary degree makes sense.

[live love laugh]

15. Don't forget Rumsfelon was also shunned while vacationing. n/t

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

12. Wow, what a shame......

:sarcasm:

[Malikshah]

13. Yup.. and when Caligula came to Fl he ended up in a save place

A Miami CC where he would be sure of "old guard" Cuban support (as opposed to younger generations who know what's what)

Yale, it wasn't.

[live love laugh]

14. That was wonderful! There is hope for America. n/t

[AuntPatsy]

17. But events like these get little air time, we need much much more of it.

[ellisonz]

16. Go faculty!

I bet the guy in the pic is a history prof.

[ariesgem]

18. The video's up on Crooks & LIars

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/05/26/andrew-card-booed-at-umass-commencement/

[devilgrrl]

19. Has anyone explained why he was given a honorary degree to begin with?

That's a story I'd like to hear.

[EFerrari]

20. I love it! Sing it!

K&R

[kurth]

21. Honorary doctorate in public service?

WTF