<p>Get it, cause she's the speaker and she's gonna come speak? Puns are awesome.
Pelosi</a> to Speak at Class of 2010 Convocation</p>
<p>ha ha. </p>
<p>Even though I personally don’t like her at all, it would be interesting to hear her speak. Sorta.</p>
<p>ah, that’s pretty cool. whether I like her or not, she is important.
can I just turn up if I’m in town?</p>
<p>considering we’ve had sucky speakers the last few years this is great news. although i don’t like her this is the 3rd highest person in gov’t people!!</p>
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<p>Yes. Provided the weather is good. If it is not there will be tickets to get inside of Barton.</p>
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thanks for this information! there’s a fairly good chance I will be here, so hopefully it will be nice.</p>
<p>I’m not really feeling the political choices ([url=<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsMC2G8l_vU#t=27m45s]Plouffe[/url”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsMC2G8l_vU#t=27m45s]Plouffe[/url</a>] seemed like a big LOLWUTISTHIS plus he was boring), but Pelosi is one of the most powerful women in the world and is the style of speaker you would want for these kinds of things. Great pick.</p>
<p>^ yeah the class of 09 got shafted pretty hard</p>
<p>My political ideology trumps the fact that she is a powerful and intriguing person to come speak. Sorry class of 2010</p>
<p>Itdsting: you might enjoy these:</p>
<p>[The</a> Columnist Consensus: Nancy Pelosi Edition | The Cornell Daily Sun](<a href=“http://cornellsun.com/section/opinion/content/2010/01/27/columnist-consensus-nancy-pelosi-edition]The”>http://cornellsun.com/section/opinion/content/2010/01/27/columnist-consensus-nancy-pelosi-edition)</p>
<p>[Polarizing</a> Pelosi | The Cornell Daily Sun](<a href=“http://cornellsun.com/section/opinion/content/2010/01/27/polarizing-pelosi]Polarizing”>http://cornellsun.com/section/opinion/content/2010/01/27/polarizing-pelosi)</p>
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<p>Good grief. Republicans are insufferable. It is a convocation speaker, not an election night rally. I suspect there will nothing be ostensibly political in the speech.</p>
<p>Just playing devil’s advocate here:
Cayuga, would you be cool with having Boehner speak? I mean, there’s no reason to think he’d be any more political than Pelosi. I just want to see if you would use the same defense for somebody from the other side of the aisle. For the record, I’m a Republican and I think Pelosi is a great pick.</p>
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<p>I would be fine with either Boehner or McConnell. As I said, it’s a convocation speech. And although I think they are nothing but obstructionist know-nothings and do-nothings that are ruining this country, they may have some apolitical wisdom to impart.</p>
<p>That said, Cornell really needs to get away from political figures. Scientists, educators, athletes, business figures, etc. should all be fair game. </p>
<p>Frankly, I would love it if Cornell limited convocation to alumni or professors.</p>
<p>This has people really talking on the Cornell Alum facebook page.</p>
<p>Could a current Cornell senior please confirm the process for selection. An alum has stated that this is totally the Class of 2010 choice. The students choose and ask and vote without getting prospects from Cornell Administration? Is this true?</p>
<p>No need to reply…someone found the answer on the facebook page. this is how the convocation speaker is selected:</p>
<p>[Pelosi</a> to Speak at Class of 2010 Convocation | The Cornell Daily Sun](<a href=“http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2010/01/26/pelosi-speak-class-2010-convocation]Pelosi”>http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2010/01/26/pelosi-speak-class-2010-convocation)</p>
<p>Cayuga- “I suspect there will nothing be ostensibly political in the speech.”</p>
<p>You really don’t mean that, do you? Whatever she talks about will have political undertones…She’s in politics!!!</p>
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<p>Undertones sure. </p>
<p>There will be plenty of platitudes like “need to regain American leadership by investing in scientific research and support for higher education” (which Republicans have cut in droves) or “our basic moral obligation to providing needed health services to our fellow citizens” (which, Republicans, despite being so overtly focused on morals when it comes to reproductive issues, seem to shy away from in the face of profit). </p>
<p>And don’t even get me started on financial reform and regulation.</p>
<p>But as I said, she will not be ostensibly political. She will not talk about 40 obstructionists individuals who act not to follow the will of the people and for the betterment of their fellow citizens but for their own political well-being, subverting the democratic process.</p>
<p>Which is actually kind of a shame, because somebody needs to put them into place.</p>
<p>Look. I’m not a fan of Pelosi. She comes across as ditzy and isn’t nearly austere enough with her own caucus. But people are making a mountain out of a molehill here. It’s a convocation speaker. Not a commencement address. And it should have no bearing on whether or not you will donate money to Cornell in the future.</p>
<p>I don’t want to do this here, but “obstructionist”…c’mon. Bush didn’t need no stinkin’ supermajority to get 85% of whatever he wanted through the Senate. The Democrats’ problem is, well…the Democrats. They needed a very big tent to win the majorities they have and now the Blue Dogs that got them their numbers are biting them in the ass and, as you said, Reid and Pelosi are pretty incompetent. Oh, and um…Martha Coakley. Y’all brought this on yourselves. That said, while I would prefer they pick leaders in fields other than politics (and wayyy too many of these picks seem to be political), it would be pretty cool to get to hear someone who is so important to what’s going on in our country speak.</p>