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FBN’s Lou Dobbs on liberal commencement speakers outnumbering conservatives seven to one, and its impact on fundraising.
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-- of this generation.
That all of you.
-- help lead the way.
Now.
I recognize that's a cheap applause line when you're given commencement of borrowed that's an easy thing to say.
Astro.
It's true that's the president it and -- -- fishing for a plot while delivering a commencement speech.
At -- college some some of the students reportedly objecting to the use of the women's colleges a political backdrop to -- -- female and youth vote.
The facts suggests that's exactly what the the administration wanted to do.
If you didn't know it was the White House that all the college earlier to offer up the president is their commencement speaker at -- college quickly excepted of course but in order to do that.
They had the dump the previously scheduled speaker we're just happen to be.
The executive editor of the New York Times Joseph Abrams.
Who by the way is the first woman to hold that position.
And that minor -- -- however pointing to a larger troubling trend the liberal indoctrination.
Indoctrination of our students in higher education in colleges and universities all over the country.
-- a new study by the young America's foundation that's a conservative youth group.
Reveals that -- left leaning commencement speakers of the nation's top 100 universities.
Well number conservatives.
By -- I had this is amazing.
-- While these.
-- -- nineties.
I love -- Think about this commencement speaker.
-- wouldn't think could be like clothes that fit it if you give a little edge for the administration but now seven.
To one is the ratio.
Liberals and conservatives and at the top 35 universities the -- the ratio is even worse bombing -- overwhelming.
29.
29.
Members of the -- and I marbles or are giving commencement speeches compared to your ready.
Year -- one conservative.
Even the remaining five politically unaffiliated speakers out number the pork -- but it -- five to one.
Yes liberals are very comfortable with -- Universities in the camp at they've been colleges all around the country.
That's partly because those universities are among the top contributors to.
The Obama campaign for example in 20082000.
-- -- -- the number one donor was to the Obama campaign.
The University.
Of California.
-- Matt LeBlanc the -- one.
It -- together one point 6000001.
Point six million.
I mean everybody's happy to talk about a relationship they've got a going -- -- And the third and somewhat Harvard.
Look at that -- -- -- -- Only the third biggest bubble -- a -- Now almost nine.
Tenths of millions -- thousand dollars.
Stamford.
Coming intent 595.
I mean it goes on Columbia university's -- thirteen.
Over half a million dollars so.
It's no surprise that the Obama administration and its officials have spoken college's 29 times in the past three and -- -- peers think about that.
The administration itself hopeful.
I mean even -- in three and a half years.
29.
Of -- officials there.
Now how does that compare I know that's exactly what you think how does that compare to the Bush Administration.
While President Bush.
Those folks have fourteen.
Commencement addresses.
That's -- fourteen.
That's correct -- After President Bush and office ate here is -- Obama.
Three and a half and the fact is in half the time.
More than twice as many opportunities to loan deliver commencement addresses overall -- seven to one ratio I -- that's -- -- maybe that's just the idea this administration.
Wanting to maintain diversity and proportionate balance since in higher education.
Or maybe.
