Skepchick has a quickie up about Dr Ben Carson’s commencement speech at Emory University, and specifically about the vocal opposition to bringing a creationist like Carson to speak. Only thing is, that was the 2012 commencement address — it’s a done deal. Carson did speak last spring, and the good news is…he’s a terrible boring speaker. I really, really hope the Republicans continue to try and make him a nominee.
Here’s his speech. Good if you’re suffering from insomnia, or some terrible medical condition that can only be cured with supplemental platitudes.
As someone who has sat through many commencement speeches, I am unsurprised. Most are entirely forgettable. It’s going to be interesting to see how UMM’s commencement speaker fares next month: it’s Al Franken.
See if you can post Al’s talk. I would expect it to be a bit less forgettable.
I think Medical Schools should take a hard look at their admission policies.
Damn it, if only you had posted it last night I Might have gotten more than 3 hours sleep. ಠ_ಠ
I guess all that means is that I should read Skepchick more regularly.
At my sister-in-law’s commencement, Woody Harrelson gave the commencement address, and he made a masturbation joke during it. That was the only good one I’ve ever heard.
You mean suppository platitudes, don’t you?
Al Franken in Morris???? I am so jealous – I want to hear him give a commencement speech out here in Davis, where an order of magnitude more people would enjoy hearing him. Does he do road trips?
My favorite commencement speech is from Woody Allen. I don’t know if he ever actually gave it, but it’s a funny read.