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To: longnshort who wrote (288356)	5/20/2006 5:31:40 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572219

makes you happy doesn't it Yeah, genius, I love losing money. In case you're confused........it was Elroy who said he was masochistic, not me.

To: longnshort who wrote (288356)	5/20/2006 5:40:45 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572219

Senator McCain Heckled By Students At New School Graduation May 19, 2006 Arizona Senator John McCain was the main attraction at the New School's graduation ceremony Friday. But as NY1’s Michael Scotto reports, he was an attraction that lots of students didn't want to see. Senator John McCain kept reading his speech as boos and angry hecklers tried to drown him out. His appearance at the New School commencement Friday was met with harsh protest from students who thought his conservative political positions had no place at their liberal university. “The senator does not reflect the views on which this university was founded,” said graduate Jean Sara Rohoe. “Not only this, but his invitation was a top-down decision that did not take into account the desires and interests of the student body.” The anger was made clear in remarks from Rohoe, who abandoned her original speech to criticize the Republican lawmaker's appearance. Students had petitioned for the university to cancel McCain's speech, but the school's president, former Democratic Senator Bob Kerrey, refused to give in. And as a result, McCain's remarks on many topics, including the unpopular war with Iraq, were rejected by students. “I supported the decision to go to war in Iraq. Many Americans did not,” McCain said before being drowned out by boos. McCain urged students to engage in political debate, and many made their views known from their seats. They turned their backs and held up signs. Kerrey said those who screamed from the audience weren't as bold as McCain was for speaking to a hostile crowd. “There will come a time in your life when the question occurs, ‘Will you stand, not heckling from an audience where no bravery is required?’” said Kerrey. McCain was met with much quieter resistance at Columbia University earlier this week. Students there and at the New School said they were angered not only by his views, but by his decision to speak at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. McCain once called the conservative leader an agent of intolerance. But this past week the two men stood side-by-side, as McCain prepares for a likely run for president. McCain, like former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, is trying to highlight his conservative credentials. The senator knows that without conservative support he'll have little chance in 2008. “He's trying to paint himself as a conservative. He's trying to position himself in Republican primary,” said David Birdsell of Baruch College. But students at the New School weren't interested in hearing his views at their graduation, with one heckler yelling at the senator, “We're graduating, not voting.” - Michael Scotto ny1.com