Notre Dame needs to get over themselves

In 1977 President Jimmy Carter spoke to the graduating class at the University of Notre Dame. So did President Reagan in 1981 and President George W. Bush in 2001. It is a tradition for new Presidents to speak at the Notre Dame graduation but this year, there is some hesitation among the faculty at the nation's most prominent Catholic university to allow President Obama to speak due to his change in Bush policy which allows for federal funding for stem-cell research.


Really, Notre Dame? Do you really think you are that elitist that you can turn your nose up at the President of the United States? Not only a President, but the most signifigant election of our lifetime! Who do they think they are?! Oh wait, they are a Catholic institution, that answers my question. Having the President speak at your institution is an honor, no matter who you are or what your beliefs are. The Presidency is an institution. I was never a fan of 'W' but if given the opportunity to listen to him speak, I would have in a heartbeat. It's history.

It sounds like the University of Notre Dame came to their senses and will allow the President to speak after all despite their disgust at his desire to cure cancer with cells that would have been thrown away anyway. If they're so hell-bent at having an anti-stem cell research speaker there, they should just invite Newt Gingrich or Ann Coulter...see what kind of crowd they draw.