All recent Salt Lake City Tribune articles for the Cheney controversy ...Cheney shrugs
Public Forum Letter
by Mark Tiller
March 26, 2007
Why invite Vice President Dick Cheney, who vilifies so many of the Savior's teachings, to speak at Brigham Young University? Read and ponder the church's 13th Article of Faith; count how many ways Dick Cheney fails this tenet of our beliefs, particularly the part about believing in being honest, true , benevolent and in doing good to all men.
Why invite a man who endorses waterboarding, an interrogation technique considered by many a form of torture, and shrugs if off as a "no brainer." How does the invitation of this man and what he stands for serve the church and the graduates of its flagship institution? I am deeply disturbed and saddened by the news of even considering him appropriate to speak at BYU.* * * Uninvite Cheney
Public Forum Letter
Lon Hazzard
April 4, 2007
Some have defended Brigham Young University's invitation to Vice President Dick Cheney to speak at commencement by stressing political balance or by comparing it to Michael Moore's speech at Utah Valley State College. Dick Cheney was not invited to speak at an open political forum at BYU.
Commencement speakers are traditionally very highly revered by the school that invites them. They are judged to be a living example of what students might aspire to, and they are expected to provide entertaining and positive counsel to graduates as they go out into the real world.
Whether intended or not, BYU's invitation to Dick Cheney implies an endorsement of his life's work, his policies and actions. As a BYU alumnus, knowing Dick Cheney's record, which reflects anything but true Christian values, I find this very disappointing to say the least.
Dick Cheney needs BYU far more than BYU needs Dick Cheney. Do right by the graduates and uninvite him.* * *
BYU approves Cheney protest - for two hours before VP speaks
The Associated Press
April 12, 2007
PROVO - College Democrats at Brigham Young University will be protesting Vice President Dick Cheney's commencement speech - two hours before he gives it.
BYU officials granted the student group permission to protest from noon to 2 p.m. on April 26. Cheney's address is set for 4 p.m.
The protest will take place at one of the school's main entrances. Students say they hope thousands of people will see them as they arrive early for Cheney's speech at the Marriott Center. School officials plan to open the Marriott Center at 1 p.m.
BYU Student Petition AGAINST Cheney Speech, 3,652 signatures as of today.
BYU Student Petition FOR Cheney Speech, 1,031 signatures as of today.
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