It seems our neighbors to the north at Syracuse University have made a similar decision in regards to their commencement speaker for this year’s upcoming graduation, reports The Post Standard.
Vice President Joe “I just said what?” Biden will be gracing the Carrier Dome with his presence at the event on May 10th. In Syracuse’s defense the selection of Biden makes sense for them, as opposed to the randomness of Cornell’s selection of David Plouffe. Biden graduated from Syracuse’s College of Law in 1968 (four years before becoming a lifer in the US Senate), and he has maintained a relationship with the University, speaking at 3 previous law school school commencements, and receiving various awards from the institution. Furthermore, serving 36 years as a Senator and being Obama’s Left Hand Man is far more impressive than swindling people to vote for a candidate under the veil of “hope” and “change”, which is pretty much the only thing Plouffe has done.
Although Syracuse’s selection of Biden is a bit more understandable, it is indicative of a scary trend in academia: Republicans need not apply, only Democrats wanted to speak at graduation.
