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Barack Obama And Notre Dame

Posted by JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief in At TMV.
May 16th, 2009 | Comments

The debate heats up and some predict a hot welcome for President Barack Obama when he delivers the commencement address at Notre Dame tomorrow:

And, of course, it sparked a verbal battle on…Hardball:

CNN’s Rick Sanchez (always fun and enlightening to watch) featured the controversy also:

According to Fox News, pro-life activists are now converging on the the university to protest Obama’s speech.

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jchem

While I have a long list of issues with the Catholic Church and the pro-life movement, you have to admit, the protestors now hold the majority viewpoint, no?

http://www.gallup.com/poll/118399/More-American...

StockBoySF

Well it was the folks Notre Dame who invited Obama..... It's not as though he is using the power of the presidency to compel the folks at ND to listen to him.

kathykattenburg

While I have a long list of issues with the Catholic Church and the pro-life movement, you have to admit, the protestors now hold the majority viewpoint, no?

Barely, yes -- by the same percentage that Bush won reelection. I don't think that gives them a mandate, either.

elrod

The louder the pro-life forces get, the more likely the pro-choice sleeping giant will reawaken. It's happened before. The pro-life side might embarrass itself on Sunday if it isn't careful. Here's a hint - hide Alan Keyes.

jchem

"barely, yes"

Nine points? Thats a bigger margin than what Obama was elected over McCain, and there has been considerable discussion about Obama's mandate.

As far as the protestors go, I know I would be pretty ticked off if this was my graduation. I don't think the pro-life folks are helping themselves out any here. And when they bring folks like Alan Keyes along, well as Elrod suggested, embarrassment is bound to come.

kathykattenburg

jchem,

Maybe I'm thinking of the electoral vote. Fifty-one percent to 49 percent.

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