Protest of Dick Cheney at BYU

This is a short documentary if you will of the anti and pro rallies with regard to Vice President Dick Cheney's visit to BYU as the graduation commencement speaker in 2007. The Vice President won't be at the University until late April, but the students didn't know about this until late March.

Some background information:
Brigham Young University (BYU) is a private university of 30,000 students located in Provo, Utah. It is ran by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (aka mormon) the church takes a stance of political neutrality and never backs a party or a candidate in any situation. The campus administration usually never let protests occur at BYU either, so this is a rare occasion for the campus.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/02/AR20070402008...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR20070404023...

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Dick
• Cheney
• protest
• Brigham
• Young
• University
• BYU
• Provo
• UT
• Utah
• graduation
• speech
• mormon
• LDS
• political
• politics

[nsneddon]

Since this idiotic BYU student is so concerned about alleged unethics, where is the protest of Sen. Dianne Feinstein who headed the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, oversaw $1.5 Billion that went to her husband's companies URS of San Francisco and the Perini Corporation of Framingham, Mass. If this weren't enough, she left her subcomittee at the same time her husband sold his stake in both companies.

Wow if you want to talk about unethical!

[erp010]

Dianne Feinstein really isn't coming to talk at BYU though.

[rascaltwitch]

wow. there wasn't even an attempt to present a balanced documentary. nice try, though.

[erp010]

What didn't you find balanced about it? Examples would be nice.

[Flex4545]

BYU is full of a lot of dorks. He's the VP of the country. What's the alternative to him speaking? A local boy scout leader?

[erp010]

Ralph Nader is coming down to speak as an alternative at an independent venue not sponsored by BYU.

[MarcFuentos]

Wow. Glad I went to Utah State.

[columbusclipper]

ummm...there is a middle ground between harsh language and torturing.

[Jfesolai]

hey its a scam, those dudes protesting are the same ones that hold up their signs at General Conference their PLASTIC!!!

[mslaerik]

ummm then why did they chose a politician to speak? especially one with a 20% approval rating

stop being a sheep and think for yourself

[lovelessissimo]

Well, i for one would like to know if terrorists are going to kill me. And if it takes pouring some water on someone in order to scare them , then so be it. And to the opponents to that: What should we use instead? Harsh language?

[lovelessissimo]

hey, the LDS church has nothing to do with politics. look at the protest.

[mslaerik]

hey 420 you must like Alex Jones :)

and to everyone else

Just so I get my two cents worth is my last straw with the LDS CHurch is this DICK Cheney thing

Dick Cheney represents Illegal War, Killing innocents then profiteering of it. Dick Cheney is anti american .ANd If you think He cares about religion you need to get your head checked

[dublinguy35]

You know the Republicans are in trouble when students at BYU protest one of the leaders of that party. BYU is not a center of liberalism like UC Berkeley. Well this White House has made their bed and it's time to sleep in it. The LDS church claims no political slant but since they fund BYU and had this rediculous "protest" area and then even edit what the protesters can say well so much for "free speech" and "non-partisan" from the university and the church.

[dealer5]

Hey did the campus republicans have any volunteers for the marine corps or army infantry there? If people are SOOO supportive of the VP and his policies then they should put their money where the mouth is and enlist! Otherwise they should shut their mouths.