Comments on: Cheney speaks at BYU; lightning fails to strike

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:23:26 +0000

The Garrens performed for EFY? Cool.

By: Mark Brinton

Mark Brinton — Mon, 07 May 2007 20:00:42 +0000

I am not surprised to hear that Cheney’s address was a retread of one given earlier. I heard Wm F. Buckley speak at ASU in 1975 and he gave the same address at BYU about a year later. Why change the script when the speaker is the only attendee in common? Because EDS speaks so highly of it, however, I suppose I’ll listen to it. I remain highly irritated, however, that thanks to this man’s (plus Bush/Rumsfeld) decision to conduct this war on the cheap and with poor intelligence, our fatalities continue to soar, while the rest of the nation is nearly oblivious to these soldiers’ ultimate sacrifice because this administration is too myopic to request, inspire or impose any form of national sacrifice.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:12:49 +0000

It turns out all those folks are Democrats after all. I mean, they cheered for Bush and they whooped and hollered for Cheney.

And Bush and Cheney have done more to resurrect the old dead Democrats than Hillary and Barak together. No more Republican Congress. No more Republican Presidency (after 2008). No more budget surplus. No more shrinking government.

So, they’re what all those right-leaning folks have been complaining about for years, RINOs!

By: Jettboy

Jettboy — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:31:39 +0000

One thing I really dislike about BYU events when someone of significants and “politically aligned” status of most of the student body speaks, is the loud and gratuitous applause. The wonderful speech by Margaret Thatcher is still overpowered in my memory by the loud, frequent, and obnoxious clapping at every other sentence. In some ways it is a type of non-organized, but allowed, forms of student demonstrations. Reading the speech afterwords, or maybe if someone could edit out the applause, would be much more enjoyable.

Somewhere I read that applause at BYU is meant differently than at other places. Can’t remember where I read that, or what the differences were. All I know is that BYU students drive me crazy when they show approval. At times it isn’t even dignified. Oh well, I thought the demonstrations against Cheney’s visit were equally undignfied and in poor taste.

By: JL

JL — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:43:04 +0000

Cheney could have further personalized his address by dropping the acronyms “DTR” and “NCMO”–both of which I’ve never heard outside of Utah–and the oh so popular phrase of frustration, “Oh my heck!”

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:56:59 +0000

Ã¢â‚¬Å“Hey, BYU students! Wilk! Marb! Jell-O! Hike the Y! Cougareat! Eh? Eh?Ã¢â‚¬?

This made me laugh so hard! Well, this and the idea of Cheney speaking of the SFLC, which really would have been awesome. I miss that place. Good old Spanish study groups in the “syphilis lounge”…

By: Curtis Gibby

Curtis Gibby — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:34:05 +0000

I thought it was interesting that this Salt Lake Tribune story pointed out that Cheney basically re-used a graduation speech he gave at Auburn two years ago, just plugging in those local items you mentioned.

By: David Manning

David Manning — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:31:47 +0000

“Richard.” Hahahah!

By: Andrew D

Andrew D — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:15:28 +0000

I enjoyed that closing sentence very much.