hayward Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 So what's a current sitting president make, doing a "commencement speech", at a university graduation, that was pretty much just another reason to pander votes from a certain race and possibly political background, all the while putting forth the effort for more division among the population of his governing citizens? Fuck this asshole, and any politician of any "side" that partakes in this bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 13, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 13, 2023 The American Presidency Project DOCUMENTS STATISTICS MEDIA ARCHIVE PRESIDENTS ANALYSES GIVE FILTER ANALYSES Analyses Type - Any -CommentaryOpinionsAnalyses Analyses by Year -Year2020202120222023 Year Author Select - Any -John T. WoolleyJohn WoolleyRobert FlorkowskiJohn T. Woolley & Gerhard PetersThe American Presidency ProjectGerhard Peters Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Presidential Commencement Addresses By John T. Woolley Presidential Commencement Addresses (Updated 5/20/2021) President Biden has given one commencement address thus far in 2021--at the Coast Guard Academy (May 19). It was the 11th time a president has spoken at the Coast Guard Academy. Starting with Eisenhower, every president has made at least one commencement address in the first year of their presidency. Most gave only one or two addresses, but George H. W. Bush set the record by making six addresses in 1989. LBJ was runner-up with 5 in 1965. The earliest instance of a commencement address in our database is Theodore Roosevelt 1902 address at the Naval Academy—the most frequent commencement destination. The military academies account for 30% of presidential commencement addresses. Occasionally, commencement addresses have involved an extended articulation of important new policy position (see below) but that is relatively rare. Commonly, Presidents state their position on prominent contemporary issues. Almost always, they provide an opportunity for Presidents to extol shared American values and international commitments. Top Presidential Commencement Destinations United States Naval Academy 17 United States Military Academy 13 United States Coast Guard Academy 11 United States Air Force Academy 11 Capitol Page School 6 University of Notre Dame 6 Howard University 4 University of Michigan 3 Yale University 3 Oklahoma State University 3 The speeches are surely undertaken with an eye to the audience--but also to geographical proximity to Washington D.C. There have been slightly more commencement addresses at private institutions (51%) than public. Seven percent have been to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (4 times at Howard). Eleven percent have been at institutions with religious affiliations (6 times at Notre Dame) and 11% to secondary schools or community colleges. Presidents have rarely given commencement addresses at the most elite private institutions—none at Harvard, three at Yale, two at Princeton (according to APP documents). Substantively important commencement addresses include these: Lyndon Johnson, University of Michigan, May 22, 1964 (Great Society) Lyndon Johnson, Howard University June 4 1965 (Civil rights) George W. Bush, US Military Academy, June 1, 2002 (Preemptive war) Number of Commencement Speeches by President T. Roosevelt 2 Wilson 1 Coolidge 1 Hoover 1 F.D. Roosevelt 2 Truman 4 Eisenhower 8 Kennedy 6 L. Johnson 17 Nixon 5 Ford 6 Carter 4 Reagan 11 G.H.W. Bush 23 Clinton 24 G.W. Bush 23 Obama 24 Trump 6 Biden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 I don't think the point was how many commencement speeches....it was the content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 14, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 14, 2023 24 minutes ago, SkisNH said: I don't think the point was how many commencement speeches....it was the content. Ahhh got ya…I’m certainly not going to listen to that babbling idiot for more than 10 seconds so thanks.👌🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 29 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Ahhh got ya…I’m certainly not going to listen to that babbling idiot for more than 10 seconds so thanks.👌🏻 I will summarize....white middle class men are the root of all evil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 14, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, SkisNH said: I will summarize....white middle class men are the root of all evil. Of course…fucking dipshit Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 15 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Of course…fucking dipshit Joe. 81 million my ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag6240 Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Just wait, word salad is speaking at West Point on the 27th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 14, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 14, 2023 33 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said: 81 million my ass. Heard you the first 600 times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 I remember Trump making West Point grads come back to campus during a full blown pandemic to listen to his speech. So there’s that content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted May 14, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 hour ago, ArcticCrusher said: 81 million my ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DriftBusta Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Mainecat said: I remember Trump making West Point grads come back to campus during a full blown pandemic to listen to his speech. So there’s that content. I remember the facial expressions on all the Coast Guard Academy graduates listening to Obama a few years back, telling them the biggest danger that they would face was global warming. That was gold content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Heard you the first 600 times. Best part is he doesn't even believe what he states enough to back it up. Fucking loser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 3 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said: 81 million my ass. 2 hours ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: Stay home, don’t vote! 2024 has already been decided, same as it was in 2020. Your vote means nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Deep state, 81m, all part of the plan. Keep your head in the sand. Voting is pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Heard you the first 6,000,000 times. Fixed that for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted May 14, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Heard you the first 600 times. Every fucking day it’s the same shit from him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted May 14, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 14, 2023 59 minutes ago, akvanden said: Stay home, don’t vote! 2024 has already been decided, same as it was in 2020. Your vote means nothing. 40 minutes ago, Deephaven said: Deep state, 81m, all part of the plan. Keep your head in the sand. Voting is pointless. Sad but probably true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 It is true that a vote for Trump is futile, but a different R would be a different story. Out of all he has the worst chance of winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted May 14, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 14, 2023 27 minutes ago, Deephaven said: It is true that a vote for Trump is futile, but a different R would be a different story. Out of all he has the worst chance of winning. Yeah ok.....bring on the savior!....who is it? Where is he hiding?.you already said you don't like DeSantis.....and DeSantis is the ONLY possible alternative. The Indian has some good thoughts and ideas but doesn't stand a chance.....so who might it be? We need to know. Trump's got this....no worries. Biden is shriveling and becoming more demented before our very eyes. The Dems should be the ones looking for another candidate. 100% Trump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 34 minutes ago, Deephaven said: It is true that a vote for Trump is futile, but a different R would be a different story. Out of all he has the worst chance of winning. He would beat Biden head to head....unfortunately Biden won't be the Dumbocrats candidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 And he won't beat Biden either....although ANY other R would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, Deephaven said: And he won't beat Biden either....although ANY other R would. Not what current polling says... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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