Would you libtards who are SO upset about this just SHUT THE HELL UP! How many letters about this is the Post Disgrace going to run?

“As a member of the 1958 50th Reunion class, I was considering attending the ceremony, but with the honoring of Mrs. Schlafly, attending this ceremony is not something that I can do.”

Would you like some cheese with that WHINE?

” I was there when she was attacking the ERA and women’s rights, often with meanness and smugness that rejected all other viewpoints.”

Sounds to me like she acted like a liberal, completely unwilling to listen to different opinions.

“I am still a witness as she continues her attack “crusade” which now includes among its targets the concept of global warming.”

Good for her. It shows she is smarter than you and ALGORE. Global warming ended 10 years ago.

“Mrs. Schlafly has a right to her opinions, but Washington University has the right and the obligation to carefully consider whom they decide to honor. ”

So WashU should only honor liberals?

“It is unfortunate that the class of 2008 and the 50th reunion class of 1958 have to endure the pain of this situation when it could have been thoughtfully avoided if the University had upheld the principles of fairness and objective investigation that I was taught while there as an undergraduate.”

Maybe if you didnt get your panties in such a wad when someone is successful and has different opinions than you, it wouldnt be that hard to accept.

Si Vis, you’re still not understanding what someone already pointed out to you in the other forum - there is a difference between allowing speech and honoring someone whose views are antithetical to those of the institution honoring them. Wash U has already had Schlafly to speak on campus; this is allowing those diverse viewpoints with which the University and liberals disagree, and they should invite her to speak again as well after this controversy (her speaking about the controversy would be very interesting). However, for Wash U, who has policies of equality and diversity, to honor the work of someone who has consistently argued against those ideals is hypocrisy on the University’s part. What you want to argue against, then, is the ethos of the University. That’s a much more difficult argument to make, of course, and probably doesn’t lend itself to clever contractions like “libtards” or resorting to trite cliches like “would you like some cheese with that whine.” If you want peace, be prepared to deal with intellectual laziness.

It’s just an error that the Post has printed this woman’s home address and phone number, right? Y’all might want to take that down…..

St. Louis mom and pop bars and restaurants should always be grateful to Phyllis Schlafly. She led a group of conservative organizations that stopped County Councilman Kurt Odenwald from putting a smoking ban with a casino exemption on the ballot back in 2006.

Mary Hodge Brauninger:

“As a member of the 1958 50th Reunion class, I was considering attending the ceremony, but with the honoring of Mrs. Schlafly, attending this ceremony is not something that I can do. I was there when she was attacking the ERA and women’s rights, often with meanness and smugness that rejected all other viewpoints.”

You have defended the honor and dignity of a great but somewhat loopy institution. However, I do question how you were a member of the 1958 class but was there when she was “attacking the ERA and women’s rights” some 20 years later? Just couldn’t let go of it, could you?

I am sure that Ms Schlafly, as any good student does, reflects the values instilled in her by the faculty of Washington University and of Harvard as taught at the time of her respective graduations. Regretably the faculty views must have changed over time.

It’s the job of any university to engage people in conversation and to present many sides of an issue. I don’t see a problem with her speaking.

Some busybody posted a letter similar to this one a couple of weeks back. It was cussed and discussed for a couple of days. Why is this letter even being discussed. Did Jamie run out of letters to post, and this was a last resort?

My guess is that Schalfly wrote a big check or checks to WashU over her lifetime, and that alone qualifies her for the honorary degree. An honorary degree, for you short bus riders, isn’t worth a snot and is just a way to pad the endowment of universities. Give it a rest already.

I believe it was Mark Twain who said “the purpose of an education is to take an empty mind and make it into an open mind”..I believe WUSTL grads would be well served by Ms. Schlafy at commencement, perhaps adding some garnish to their already hard won degrees