I don't know what else to title this. Anyone near Provo probably knows that Dick Cheney spoke at BYU's Commencement address yesterday. I had heard that there was going to be a small group protesting this. My first thought was, "Of course there is. It's another group of Provo students getting offended at something dumb." I've never seen a group of people more easily offended than that small minority of BYU students that you always hear about. The group that probably exists on every campus that vocalizes the thoughts "We're free-thinkers and everyone else is following the herd." (Sorry for the negativity of this post, but this group is ridiculous.)

Just to point out a fallacy in the reasoning of some of these individuals I am including a photo. First of all, the sign you see is arguing that commencement should not be used for political reasons. Without a doubt, that is true. However, I don't know if the holder of the sign is aware that the President and Vice President are sought after in commencement addresses in schools of all kinds. There are schools with the majority of students knowingly opposed to everything conservative, but they would still be privileged to have someone of such stature show up at their commencement address. Since when does having a speaker imply endorsement? Because if that's the case, then BYU is definitely not a one-party school. Does anyone remember the incredible liberal speaker from about a year ago that served as the press secretary for the last five or six presidents? The majority of students on campus were clearly opposed to the standing of this individual to the point that she remarked in the middle of her forum address, "You didn't tell me I was entering enemy territory." But no one protested. Everyone welcomed her, listened politely, and applauded her speech. But instead of that, we actually get the Vice President of the United States to speak at our commencement address and we decide to show our appreciation by staging a protest on Church owned property. Yeah, that's the part that's even worse. These students decided to take a piece of the Church's land, even though BYU has a clear no protesting rule because it is Church property, and use it for political purposes. Can anyone say hypocrite? These is land that tithing dollars and church donations are paying for. And it's being used as a political protest. Great guys. Great way to stand up and represent everything good about it. It used to be fine because the illogical protests stayed within the Daily Universe and were either worked out there or the individual was able to express themselves and feel good about things. Now we're doing it on church property for the rest of the world to see the high-class individuals that we are. Yes, while going to a Church-paid for school, you actually do represent the Church with your action, especially while on their property. Great example guys, great example.