Bush is coming to ECU (woo-hoo)

pirate00 · #1 04-09-2001, 10:05 PM

Hey fellow Pirates, how do you feel about our "elected" leader, George W. Bush, visiting our campus on Wednesday?

dzsweetiee · #2 04-09-2001, 10:45 PM

I think it's awesome!

DeltAlum · #3 04-10-2001, 12:09 AM

This is refreshing. It's nice to see people getting excited about having a President visit a campus.

Since I've been in commercial TV News (TV director) since college in the late 60's, I've gotten somewhat jaded. I've televised every president from Nixon through Clinton -- and after a while dealing with the Secret Service, White House Communications Agency, local cops, etc. becomes a real pain -- and you start thinking of a presidential visit that way. A Pain. One President even visited the facility I worked for which made the planning that much more intense.

I hope that the security measures (street closures, etc.) aren't a problem for you and that you maintain the excitement of having someone of this stature visit your campus.

Enjoy the event. It really is neat the first time around.

DeltAlum

kdgirlie · #4 04-10-2001, 12:19 AM

there is an anti bush rally on fifth st. starting at ten for anyone interested

IowaHawkeye · #5 04-10-2001, 12:28 AM

Kdgirlie - now tha's wher ei'd be if i was anywhere near ECU! i didn't vote for him, i don't like him, and the way things are going right now, i don't see myself liking him at all over the next four years

kdgirlie · #6 04-10-2001, 12:39 AM

i wish I could be there but I can't miss anymore classs

amycat412 · #7 04-10-2001, 01:00 AM

I agree Iowa!

prospectiverushee · #8 04-10-2001, 01:06 AM

His dad is going to be the commencment speaker here on May 18th

orchid2 · #9 04-10-2001, 01:20 AM

Pardon me for being uninformed, but does either one of his daughters go to school there?

AlphaChiGirl · #10 04-10-2001, 02:33 AM

Naw, Dubya's twin daughters go to Yale and UT-Austin.

Yeah, if I were at ECU, I'd be rockin' the anti-Bush rally. He was selected president and it's an honorable position, I guess. Didn't vote for him (and damned glad I didn't), although my absentee ballot was probably screwed up some way by the corrupt, partisan, government officials in Florida. What he's done so far scares the living daylights out of me. The trouble is...it's not him, it's his tacticians. I am reminded of what a doctor from PP told me..."Bush my be personally stupid, but he's surrounded by some of the world's smartest political strategists".

Have any of you had an experience with a big speaker like the President, or anyone controversial, come to campus? We had Al Sharpton last year, but it was around finals and everyone was too exhausted to protest. Tommy Thompson came a few weeks ago, and there was a pretty big group protesting.

ElleDelta3 · #11 04-10-2001, 07:22 AM

AlphaChi
Where do you go to school? I am from and go to The University of Wisconsin Madison, where Tommy was state Gov. I am not surprized that there were anti Tommy Thompson rallies...he is too conservative and is Anti schools, despite the fact that his wife is a teacher. He put a salery cap on Teachers wages...that is crap. It is so amusing that he has a post in the Bush Administration because Donna Schalala, one who held this same position in the Clinton Administration, was also from Wisconsin, she was our school chancelor...What has this world come to.....Bush as president, what a joke.

ztafairy · #12 04-10-2001, 08:19 AM

I just don't understand why Bush is coming to ECU of all schools. That's just odd to me. Is he also going to other schools around the U.S. or is this it? I personally don't plan to attend his talk. Plus the Arena is going to stink from all those sniffing dogs going through there looking for bombs and stuff. He visited where my sister works a few months ago while he was campaigning and she said that those dogs stunk up the whole entire office.

So is this protest for real? I would love to join you guys but I have to work. I know a lot of the faculty do not like him at all. The only reason I would want to go is to say I've seen a President in my lifetime. But I think I'll wait for the next Democratic President to come into office.

kdgirlie · #13 04-10-2001, 10:21 AM

the protest is real, I really wish I could go
I heard he was coming because of the flood, and supposely he is unvailing a plan to help

dzsweetiee · #14 04-10-2001, 10:43 AM

Why can't everyone just be happy that ECU, a medium sized public school in NC is getting a nationally respected speaker? I mean, if anything, at least we are getting the publicity, and you never know, it might actually help out the post flood situation.

ztafairy · #15 04-10-2001, 10:45 AM

If he's coming to talk about the flood, he's a little too late. It was 1 1/2 years ago. I can't believe it's been that long! It seems like it was just a few months ago! Anyway, in the paper today, it says he's coming to talk about his proposed budget and the impact it will have on colleges and universities. But it would be nice to get assistance from him for the small group who were flooded out and who still live in FEMA trailers. They could use the help.