@Cameron_Gray they've started this —> #supportmumiagraduationspeech
— Mental Fitness (@VTRepublican) October 4, 2014
Oh, they have, huh – cc: @twitchyteam @larryelder – RT @VTRepublican: @Cameron_Gray they've started this —> #SupportMumiaGraduationSpeech
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) October 4, 2014
As Twitchy has reported, students of Goddard College in Vermont selected convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to deliver the school’s commencement address. The video will be recorded in prison and played at the school’s commencement ceremony.
The school’s invitation to Abu-Jamal has been criticized widely, but a hashtag was started in support of a commencement address from Mumia:
Goddardites unite! @goddardcollege alums, students, faculty RT #supportmumiagraduationspeech to show your support.
— Samantha Kolber (@SamanthaKolber) October 3, 2014
Have you noticed I am a @goddardcollege alumnus, a supporter of progressive education & social justice, and I #supportmumiagraduationspeech
— Jason Evan Mihalko (@jaypsyd) October 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/aimee_liu/status/518162054557868032
too much social media hating on the college I graduated from! @goddardcollege #supportmumiagraduationspeech #ignorancekills
— Colleen McDonald (@colleenmcd77) October 4, 2014
I am a Goddard graduate X2. I support our right to free speech. @goddardcollege #supportmumiagraduationspeech
— The Wizard of IT (@thewizardofit) October 4, 2014
I believe in free speech and stand in solidarity with the graduating class of Goddard College. #supportmumiagraduationspeech
— Susan Crowe (@californiasuzie) October 4, 2014
democracy = all voices. Proud of my @goddardcollege education, because of it I can listen, even if I question #supportmumiagraduationspeech
— Darcy Bedortha (@DarcyBedortha) October 4, 2014
A graduation day to remember, Evergreen State College 1999http://t.co/yEO8YYEkzj#supportmumiagraduationspeech
— Jason Evan Mihalko (@jaypsyd) October 4, 2014
Since they’re on the topic of “free speech”:
Mumia snuffed #DanielFaulkner 's free speech right out of him. #SupportMumiaGraduationSpeech
— ⚾️ Is It Opening Day Yet? ⚾️ #NatsFan Carla (@LibertyBelleCJL) October 4, 2014
Why not a painting of him killing #DanielFaulkner – RT @laurelgreen: #GoddardCollege #supportmumiagraduationspeech http://t.co/e5yxYs5BSw
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) October 4, 2014
#GoddardCollege: #DanielFaulkner doesn't #SupportMumiaGraduationSpeech because your speaker killed him – @PhillyPolice @FOPLodge5
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) October 4, 2014
You are demonstrating both free speech and poor judgment. @goddardcollege #SupportMumiaGraduationSpeech @samanthakolber #GoddardCollege
— ? Suzy Flu ? (@scout_nj) October 4, 2014
I see from your resume you u graduated from #GoddardCollege in 2014.
*Throws resume in trash*#GoddardCollege #supportmumiagraduationspeech— Denny Loggins (@DennyLoggins) October 4, 2014
Because many Goddard students claim to support free speech so much, how about sending a speaking invitation to the widow of Daniel Faulkner, the officer Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of murdering? We’re sure she’d have something to say to them.
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Related:
‘WTF!?!’ ‘Morally bankrupt’ Goddard College comms manager compares Mumia Abu-Jamal to Gandhi
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