May 1, 10:30am (According to a search on google using the terms "Obama Big Ten Network")
... you have mad search engine skillz.
obama is a deer in the headlights,can not talk to a sixth grade class without a teleprompter,devious,sneaky,backroom dealing, socialist.
just locking your ability to edit.
Not that you mind, of course.
i'm curious if he'll make a wise crack about what biden.
... said?
April 27th, 2010 at 11:21 AM ^
It's "What Biden". Two capital letters were missing from the comment. What is Joe's lesser known, half-brother. Going back to early childhood, What and Joe often traded places in school, on dates, etc., since they look so much alike.
Since his election as VP, only people playing close attention can tell when What is making public appearances in Joe's place. For instance, on March 23 during the signing of the health care bill live on television, he said to the President, "This is a big f--king deal!" News reporters looked at each other and asked, "What in the hell?"
Exactly.
According to Bud Abbott, What Biden was an excellent second baseman.
April 27th, 2010 at 10:38 AM ^
... ate for breakfast?
April 27th, 2010 at 11:59 AM ^
leave his pet dog still tied to the leash on the white house lawn.....
NO POLITICS
/sarcasm, heavy, heavy sarcasm
That being said, I did have a friend interviewed by the Freep about what they (and a bunch of other students) wanted to hear from Obama, and I hope he doesn't speak on politics and instead speaks to all the graduates, politics aside. It is, of course, their day, not his and not a forum for politics, much like this board.
... the Veep started it on this one:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/even-joe-biden-disses-rr
Obama supporting RR, but that might be too polarizing of a topic too...
April 27th, 2010 at 12:14 PM ^
What would constitute politics in Obama's speech?
A serious question. It's difficult for someone who is centrally involved in American politics to speak without it being political. When LBJ spoke at graduation in 1964, he coined the phrase "the Great Society," and laid out a particular notion of liberal nationalism; Kennedy announced the formation of the Peace Corps (I don't think at graduation, but still on UM campus), etc. Obvs., both of those represented important political ideals of their administrations. Were they political?
I think direct attacks on his political opponents are out of bounds, and every graduation speaker knows that, but he's almost certainly going to lay out a vision of where he thinks the country is going, what the role of government is within that path, and what the graduates' place within the relationship between government and society should be. In that sense, his speech will be political in the broad sense. That's why he's been invited.
April 27th, 2010 at 12:24 PM ^
It's not like Larry Page went up last year and was all "Microsoftlolololol"
April 27th, 2010 at 10:04 AM ^
Does anyone have, or know anyone who has, extra commencement tickets?
April 27th, 2010 at 10:14 AM ^
the actual ceremony begins at 11 am. BTN's coverage probably starts at 10:30
It'd be funny as hell if Michigan's graduation gets more of a pregame show on BTN than Ohio State's spring game did.
It's the President.
April 27th, 2010 at 12:22 PM ^
and saw AF1 take off in 00' when he gave EMU's commencement address. Cool beans.
I don't care what your politics, seeing the President is pretty cool. I always have respect for whomever is in office because the pressure of that office are unlike any on earth. Only 44 men knew/know of that pressure.
..."44", but he's only the 43rd person to be president. Grover Cleveland's two terms were separate and distinct presidencies.
That said, I agree with your post wholeheartedly.
Ohio screws everything up.*
* - Cleveland not actually from Ohio
It's also on channel 4 NBC local at 11, for those who want to flip back and forth to check out the coverage.
obama is a deer in the headlights,can not talk to a sixth grade class without a teleprompter,devious,sneaky,backroom dealing, socialist.
I'm really happy you posted this twice.
Glad you agree with my post octal9,good man