I just learned that Chris “Obama gives me a thrill up my leg” Matthews has been chosen to deliver the commencement address at my alma mater, Washington University in St. Louis. Just think of the shame for those young graduates to know that Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton thinks so highly of their 4 years of hard work (, their parent’s money, and student debt) to reward them with hearing from this partisan hack.
At least, the student paper has been critical of the decision.
Side note, when I graduated in 1994, ex-Senator Bill Bradley gave the commencement address and he was actually quite good. It did amuse me to hear from my sister that Bill Bradley delivered the exact same speech a year or two later at her alma mater Rice University in Houston.
To add insult to injury, the Telegraph just named Matthews the second most influential political pundit in America.
Sadly, he is also receiving an honorary degree. Washington University is a great university that draws the brightest students from across the country, but regretfully it suffers from a liberal bias common in higher eduction that would make this selection acceptable.
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