Karl Rove Drops Prep School Speech

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Washington Post/Associated Press

Karl Rove Drops Prep School Speech

The Associated Press
Monday, January 28, 2008; 4:04 PM

WALLINGFORD, Conn. -- Following protests from students, former presidential adviser Karl Rove has withdrawn as this year's commencement speaker at a prestigious prep school, the school's headmaster said Monday.

The choice of Rove as speaker for the June commencement at Choate Rosemary Hall had led some students to plan to walk out of the ceremony. Others had sought to bring comedian Stephen Colbert to campus for an alternate speech.

Instead of commencement, Rove now will speak at the school on Feb. 11, headmaster Edward J. Shanahan said. Shanahan said he will deliver the commencement address at the school, the alma mater of John F. Kennedy and Adlai Stevenson.

Shanahan said he had asked seniors for their opinions on the proposed commencement speech and many said they wanted to hear from Rove _ but at some time other than commencement.


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/28/AR2008012801875.html

[onehandle]

1. Run and hide.

Anyone who has been a part of this criminal enterprise will not be accepted in the real world.

Give speeches to right-wingers, where they have no honor or taste.

[devilgrrl]

2. BFD. "Instead of commencement, Rove now will speak at the school on Feb. 11"

There's cause for celebration?

[sharp_stick]

5. At least the kids don't have to show up for that one

I have no problem at all with that shit speaking there, just not to an audience that would probably be puking on their shows at the thought of it.

[tabasco]

12. Saving face required a makeup date.

Students will have the option not to attend the later appearance whereas the commencement is something students should not have to miss.

[devilgrrl]

15. I think it's sad that have to deal with a make-up date.

Hence the vitriol.

[ursi]

18. yeah, no kidding, this is like throwing him a bone anyways

[xxqqqzme]

22. Wonder what are they paying him to speak?

[SpiralHawk]

3. "We don't want to listen to no steenkin republicon homelander propagandist" - Preppies

"Connecticut yankee preppy, pretend-Texan Commander AWOL Bush has already given us a crappy reputation. Spare us further debasement and embarassment."

- Preppies for Progress

[underpants]

4. He can't go any better than prep school commencements?

:rofl: Such is "the genius" I guess

Wow I thought it was bad when the guy who "made" Bush his righthand man and most trusted confidant could only muster $3 Million for his first post White House book but now he is doing the "argyle circuit" ?????

[endarkenment]

6. maybe he should try exeter or deerfield

Those are the sons and daughters of the reknucklian elites. Choate is a bit on the progressive side.

[Hannah Bell]

7. you know that stuff?

what's phillips academy?

[endarkenment]

20. It is Phillips Exeter Academy or Phillips Academy aka Andover

Exeter and Andover are long time rivals as snootiest new england prep schools. Choate, on the other hand, was founded as a feminist (1st generation) girls school.

[Hannah Bell]

21. no, i meant does it lean L or R? n/t

[cali]

23. It certainly was not. Choate was all male until

1970 when Rosemary Hall moved up from Greenwich CT to merge with Choate. Choate was the prep school that JFK and Adlai Stevenson attended. Two of my sisters went to Choate/Rosemary Hall. I escaped it.

[endarkenment]

24. So is Choate's heritage Rosemary Hall or Choate?

I agree that half of their heritage is the boys school. Should we just dismiss the other half?

[Hardrada]

10. And FDR attended Groton!

[truthisfreedom]

8. Rejected.

[fascisthunter]

9. Karl Rove the Worm Will Have to Face Some Facts

He isn't liked by many.

[LibDemAlways]

11. That criminal shouldn't be welcome anywhere. His life

should be a living hell. I hope when he speaks in Feb. the few people who come to see him walk out when he starts to spew his lies.

[Ilsa]

13. "...they wanted to hear from Rove _ but at some time other than comencement."

How about in front of a judge, jury, and under oath?

[ToughLuck]

14. Great to hear the young are paying attention!!!

LOL..this story is inspiring to me..Rove the slime, I bet the kids would love a chance to ask this arrogant asshole lots of questions..he may be sorry he said he was free to attend....lets see if he cancels his engagement.

[BrklynLiberal]

16. Good for those students who spoke up and demanded they have input on the matter..

[frog92969]

17. Give the criminals NO santuary!

K&R

[Orsino]

19. ...and then is invited on CNN, Fox and MSNBC.

Yeah, America rejects his message, all right. :mad: