Smatresk talks commencement choice

KRAM1 · May 17, 2015

I bet that wouldn't be your line if Wendy Davis was speaking...

EXACTLY...and that is why all this crap-okay is so hypocritical. The only ones turning it into something political are the "protesters". Funny how that works, isn't it.

GreenMachine · May 17, 2015

EXACTLY...and that is why all this crap-okay is so hypocritical. The only ones turning it into something political are the "protesters". Funny how that works, isn't it.

most of these protesters will be cleaning urinals for a living once they get into the real world.

GreenMachine · May 17, 2015

So judgmental. How typical. What a child.

yep, it's an observation from experience . what a DB.

Green P1 · May 17, 2015

No one was childlike or obnoxious as many wanted to paint those who opposed. They simply didn't show up.

KRAM1 · May 17, 2015

The political stunt was turning to Abbott last second after Dr. With schmoozed her husband to get Abbott to settle our debt if he spoke to a highly liberal university.

Hmmmm...free speaker vs $100,000 plus speaker fee...seems not only fiscally responsible to me, but will have a much longer positive effect on UNT and its future. And, you are full of hookie. Dr. With's husband works for and with Dr. Burgess at the national level...not at the state level. The budget thing has been worked out for some months now...long before the commencement speaker thing.

And, you lose tons of credibility by calling UNT a "highly" liberal university. You obviously have never attended nor been on the campus of a "highly" liberal university if you think UNT is one. That is really the funniest thing I have heard in a very long time. Your "circle of chums" and/or dept. at UNT may be liberal, but your overall knowledge of the campus voting patterns and political affiliations is not credible. Liberal, perhaps....highly liberal...pure wishful thinking on your part. Plus tons of those "liberal" students you tout have never seen the inside of a voting booth. They have these things called voting records you know. One cannot find out who someone voted for, but they can and do know who votes and who does not among registered voters. This stuff is studied constantly. Young registered voters vote in very ... Very low numbers. That's too bad in my opinion. But, it is what it is. You can find some interesting things from looking at the voting patterns and records by precinct.

This is the stuff college students do, and it is THE place to do it...it is what college students do, and I have no problems with it as it is 100% understandable. Now that you have graduated, you might might actually learn to understand and appreciate how things work in the real world and how important it can be to your university to make nice with the state's governor no matter the party. In this case, the party and politics is totally irrelevant to the benefits to the university. Sorry you just can't see that fact, but perhaps you will.

Edited May 17, 2015 by KRAM1

GreenMachine · May 17, 2015

Dat PR spin tho

you really have a college degree? Amazing

KRAM1 · May 17, 2015

Nah. I don't support any active politicians as commencement speakers.
I voted independent.

Now that is funny...tell me which "independent" candidate you voted for in the last state election. Libertarian perhaps, but I recall no candidate on the ballot listed as "independent". Hard to vote "independent" with no independent candidates...or maybe you simply did not vote at all?

KRAM1 · May 17, 2015

Masters in fact. Gonna bet more education than you, bud.

Want to bet me too? :-). Just kidding, you are beginning to sound like a junior high locker room now. What were your undergrad and graduate majors?

KRAM1 · May 17, 2015

Wasn't talking to you.

I will take that as you don't want that bet...so, you embarrassed about your degrees too like you say you are the university where you earned one or both? What are they in? But, but, but I am talking to you. See how that works?