uruloki’s lair

Another anti-war diatribe was greeted by academic applause and students disgust:

E.L. Doctorow, one of the most celebrated writers in America, was nearly booed off the stage at Hofstra University Sunday when he gave a commencement address lambasting President George W. Bush and effectively calling him a liar.

Booing that came mainly from the crowd in the stands became so intense that Doctorow stopped speaking at one point, showing no emotion as he stood silently and listened to the jeers. Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz intervened, and called on the audience to allow him to finish. He did, although some booing persisted.

The only people who thought the speech was appropriate was some of the academic faculty at Hofstra. I’m surprised the reaction wasn’t worse, seeing as the graduates had to sit through all their anti-war lectures instead of getting the teaching that they paid thousands of dollars for.

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