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Open Letter to President Bush from Saint Vincent College Friends, Students, and Alumni

Open Letter to President Bush from Saint Vincent College Friends, Students, and Alumni

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Started by Anonymous 19 years, 6 months ago
Dear President Bush: Political motives aside, and with the highest respect for the Office of the President of the United States, we the undersigned friends, students, and alumni of Saint Vincent College respectfully protest your acceptance of the College\'s invitation to speak at commencement on May 11th. Since it was founded in 1846, Saint Vincent College has strived to embody the ideals of the Catholic faith and the fifteen-hundred-year heritage of Benedictine education. The College\'s mission is firmly rooted in \"the love of values inherent in the liberal approach to life and learning.\" We believe your administration\'s disregard of opposing viewpoints has deeply divided the nation and flies in the face of this approach. Your poor stewardship of the environment, policies that favor the wealthy while ignoring the needs of the poor and the sick, and reckless squandering of the lives of our troops by clinging to failed tactics in an ill-conceived, unjustified war are at odds with our values. Values that

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Reached 500 supporters

April 23, 2007

February 27, 2007

The petition reached one hundred signatures this morning. I am now drafting the formal letter that will be sent to the college administration alongside this list of names.

Reached 100 supporters

February 25, 2007

February 22, 2007

We are approaching the one hundred signature mark which serves as the threshold for our formal delivery request. I am preparing the physical letter for transmission to the college administration once we reach this internal milestone.

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Tom Karimi
19 years ago Featured

The school should be better than this. Catholic social teaching is about the poor and the marginalized, not this.

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Dave Sharpe
19 years ago Featured

He doesnt represent our values at all. Very disappointed in the college admin for inviting him in the first place.

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Jessica Murphy
19 years ago Featured

SERIOUSLY?!?? Keep the war mongering out of our campus. Bad choice.

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Rachel Saleh
19 years ago Featured

Whatever happened to the values they teach us in class? This feels like a total sellout.

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Sarah Ramos
19 years ago Featured

Glad to see students standing up for what is right. Commencement should be about the graduates not a platform for failed war policies.

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Mike Acosta
19 years ago Featured

St. Vincent is supposed to be about dignity and peace. Having him speak there makes no sense at all given the current political climate. Keep him away.

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