[Rooster Cogburn]

Just wonder if anyone has any guesses .
mine is Rubio.

[Purple Haize]

Just wonder if anyone has any guesses .
mine is Rubio.

Jeb or Walker

[ATrain]

Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama

[SuperJon]

Don't we have this same conversation every year?

[jbock13]

I'm going to take a wild guess and say it's a Republican politician. Just a wild hunch I have...

[Rooster Cogburn]

Don't we have this same conversation every year?

This late??

[SuperJon]

2014: April 16.
2013: March 31.
2012: April 19.
2011: March 28.
2010: April 23.
2009: April 6.
2008: March 26.

So, yeah.

[Kiwon]

2014: April 16.
2013: March 31.
2012: April 19.
2011: March 28.
2010: April 23.
2009: April 6.
2008: March 26.

So, yeah.

And in 1975.....?

You have too much time on your hands.

[ATrain]

2014: April 16.
2013: March 31.
2012: April 19.
2011: March 28.
2010: April 23.
2009: April 6.
2008: March 26.

So, yeah.

You have too much time on your hands.

Agreed

[SuperJon]

That took five minutes on Google while I was installing a website.

[Rooster Cogburn]

OK then.

[jcmanson]

Jeb Bush

Jerry Jr announced this morning on the Get Up & Go Show

[BJWilliams]

Let the wailing and weeping and gnashing of teeth over "ANOTHER" politician begin...

[jbock13]

.

[jbock13]

Let the wailing and weeping and gnashing of teeth over "ANOTHER" politician begin...

Well... yeah?

[BJWilliams]

My wife and I are planning to make the trip to Lynchburg for Commencement to support a friend getting his masters degree. The fact that its a politician speaking isn't going to change that. I mean, I am really not a fan of politics and people who know me personally are aware of that dislike. That said, the university can invite whoever they darn well please to speak. Is everyone going to like that decision? Of course not, but that is the beauty of this country I think. What I don't like is that the only time people seem to complain is when its a "politician". What if Oprah Winfrey was speaking...would there be the same level of vitriol? What if it was George Foreman? What if it was Wolf Blitzer? My point is, the university invites people from all walks of life to be a part of speaking to the students (and in this case graduates) from the World's Most Exciting Christian University, and you shouldn't forget that just because you don't like one particular subsection of those speakers.

[BJWilliams]

Here is the thing though...the school invites non-Republicans to speak here...the onus is on those people to accept or not. When I was a student and we had Tim Kaine come speak (that is the one I most remember, I am sure there were others), a Democrat, the students were nothing but respectful in their response. Yeah, they cheer and what not for Republicans, but its not like they boo at non-Republican speakers. Now you may hear the odd person shouting something, but that is more the exception than the rule.

[Purple Haize]

I wonder if Jeb will use the occasion to announce his candidacy

[Purple Haize]

Just wonder if anyone has any guesses .
mine is Rubio.

Jeb or Walker

BTW. Why do people still doubt

[ATrain]

I am not a doubter

[Dr. Sheh]

But what is Liberty known for? Bringing in prominent Republican politicians to speak at commencements and convos.

Well said, totally agree.

I think everyone perfectly understands the University can invite whom they please, that much is crystal clear. I just think that some of us wish LU wasn't so closely tied to politics, mainstream republicans specifically (at least for me). Someone would know better than me, my bet is of the last 10 commencements, 6 or 7 are politicians or those connected to politics such as Glenn Beck. I wish we had more prominent ministers or evangelists.

[ballah09]

When you keep digging yourself a reputation as Liberty is doing with being a Republican University with these speakers it's going to be hard getting any liberal democrat or liberal christian (athlete/hollywood) to come speak here. They can keep playing Obama and Hilary rejected our invited but do your blame them? To outsiders Liberty is just as extreme as Cal berkley but with the right. I'm not saying we are because there is so much diversity among the students, staff and faculty it's really not fair.

[ATrain]

But what is Liberty known for? Bringing in prominent Republican politicians to speak at commencements and convos.

Well said, totally agree.

I think everyone perfectly understands the University can invite whom they please, that much is crystal clear. I just think that some of us wish LU wasn't so closely tied to politics, mainstream republicans specifically (at least for me). Someone would know better than me, my bet is of the last 10 commencements, 6 or 7 are politicians or those connected to politics such as Glenn Beck. I wish we had more prominent ministers or evangelists.

Gingrich, McCain, Romney, Rove, Hannity, Jindal and Beck in this century. So roughly 50%, higher if you count Fox News correspondent Shannon Bream as well. There were 4 straight at the end of Doc's lifespan.

https://halfabridge.wordpress.com/2012/ ... 12-update/

[alabama24]

I wish we had more prominent ministers or evangelists.

I think the argument would be: "We do. It's called baccalaureate." We also have many of those speakers in convo. FWIW - I stand by my opinion that the BEST commencement speaker we have had in the past decade was Randall Wallace.

[ATrain]

I wish we had more prominent ministers or evangelists.

I think the argument would be: "We do. It's called baccalaureate." We also have many of those speakers in convo. FWIW - I stand by my opinion that the BEST commencement speaker we have had in the past decade was Randall Wallace.

Wallace was a good one, but I also liked Ben Stein at my (second) graduation in 2009.