tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post3633064446965935046..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: ASU Won't Confer Honorary Doctorate On President ObamaDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-16393058863904636852009-04-11T09:49:00.000-07:002009-04-11T09:49:00.000-07:00I also think honorary degrees are a waste of time ...I also think honorary degrees are a waste of time and paper. Think how many marginal speakers have gotten them along with those of impeccable qualifications. Giving them out just cheapens the action. I won't go as far as some saying that President Obama has done nothing. He did write two books-which seems to be the new virtual announcement of candidacy on a national scale. And he is the POTUS, for what that's worth these days. Frankly, I am more concerned about the content of his speeches. I am appalled that as a president who has actively supported late term abortions that one of the flagship Catholic (big C) schools in the nation would ask him to speak. It may be a publicity feather in their cap, but it appears hypocritical to me.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-32127191839968913562009-04-11T07:54:00.000-07:002009-04-11T07:54:00.000-07:00"Obama is astoundingly significant and has certain..."Obama is astoundingly significant and has certainly assembled a Ph.D.'s worth of work."<BR/><BR/>What work? <BR/><BR/>From everything I've read about the man he's made a determined effort to obscure his beliefs and has produced *no* scholarly work being distinguished as the only editor of the Harvard Law Review whose never had an article of legal scholarship published.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-63158559473955656872009-04-10T23:28:00.000-07:002009-04-10T23:28:00.000-07:00I think honorary degrees are a dumb idea (and real...I think honorary degrees are a dumb idea (and really like Cal Tech's refusal to grant them), but the list of people who have them from ASU doesn't make me feel that Barack Obama doesn't measure up:<BR/><BR/>http://graduation.asu.edu/honorary/past<BR/><BR/>It appears that at least one grantee (Marilyn A. Papp) is the spouse of the person ASU wished to honor.<BR/><BR/>ASU is being silly. If they don't want to give him an honorary degree, they should invite someone else.<BR/><BR/>-Mark R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-46468122804402652222009-04-10T20:47:00.000-07:002009-04-10T20:47:00.000-07:00Arizona refused to recognize MLK Day for years.Arizona refused to recognize MLK Day for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-51781648276768072012009-04-10T19:59:00.000-07:002009-04-10T19:59:00.000-07:00I have to go with the writer on this. Agree with ...I have to go with the writer on this. Agree with Obama or not, we are talking about one of the most significant accomplishments in recent history, and rhetorically speaking, his body of work in speeches, books, and policies is downright historical.<BR/><BR/>It's like Time's Man of the Year. Occasionally, it can be someone controversial. But the award is not about good or bad, just significant. Obama is astoundingly significant and has certainly assembled a Ph.D.'s worth of work.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.com