Johns Hopkins Say More Than Half Of Graduating Class Has Signed Petition Protesting Carson

[CatWoman]

Organizers protesting Dr. Ben Carson as an "inappropriate choice" of commencement speaker for the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine say their petition has been signed by more than half of the graduating class.

Carson has been at the center of a firestorm in recent weeks following comments he made on Fox News comparing advocates of marriage equality to people advocating for bestiality and pedophilia.

In an April 1 appearance on Mark Levin's radio show, Carson sought to downplay the outcry among Hopkins students. Carson said that it is "still up in the air" whether he'll speak at the medical school's commencement and dismissed the concerns from students as merely "eight students who signed a petition."

In a release sent to Media Matters, the original petitioners dispute Carson's suggestion that it was only "eight students" who signed the petition. Rather, they state that a "majority of the graduating class" has signed on, as well as "close to 700 signatures" from across Johns Hopkins University.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/04/04/johns-hopkins-petitioners-say-more-than-half-of/193465

[loudsue]

1. Who was the IDIOT that asked this man to speak? A well educated public has no

patience for idiots who are homophobes or racists or sexists (or any other fox news/republican point of view) .

[CatWoman]

2. this guy reminds me of Sara Palin

he keeps sticking his stupid foot in his mouth, then blames every one else for his ignorance and stupidity.

[louslobbs]

3. They should let him speak and they should all show up. As soon as he walks to the podium, they

should all stand and turn their backs to him while several people in the audience turn on large boom boxes blaring Helen Ready singing "Leave Me Alone,"http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sKfqHsiHWJU, for as long as he stays on the stage and tries to speak.
Lou