The New President of Afganistan

Janice Posted: May 23, 2005 04:47 PM

The New President of Afganistan

So yesterday at my sister's graduation from BU, he was the special guest and they played the Afganistan national anthem. Do you think if she would have graduated at NYU, the same thing would have been done? Is this still too soon? People clapped yesterday for John Kerry, but the Pres. of Af. got a standing ovation twice.

transcript from speech

ETA: there were also snipers, at least 6 of them that I saw on roof tops. It made me feel incredibly uneasy

marymoon Posted: May 23, 2005 04:48 PM

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I don't know. That's really odd.

FH's graduation speaker was Bono, so they played U2 music, actually throughout the graduation, it was pretty cool

ETA: sorry, that was way random of me. I don't know what to think about what you described.

Janice Posted: May 23, 2005 04:50 PM

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Posted by marymoon

I don't know. That's really odd.

FH's graduation speaker was Bono, so they played U2 music, actually throughout the graduation, it was pretty cool

ETA: sorry, that was way random of me. I don't know what to think about what you described.

that's, its okay I am a fan of any random speaking. I don't know what to think either. Then a few guys were waving the Afgan flag. I just don't think it would have happened in NY yet.

marymoon Posted: May 23, 2005 04:51 PM

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If I had been there I really wouldn't know exactly how to react. I really don't know that much about him, so...

JimmysBride Posted: May 23, 2005 04:53 PM

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Definitely too soon for that, IMO.

ETA: At least in NY.

Janice Posted: May 23, 2005 04:53 PM

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Posted by marymoon

If I had been there I really wouldn't know exactly how to react. I really don't know that much about him, so...

apparently he is loved a whole lot in Boston. he is the first pres. to ever be elected there, and his father was killed by the taliban. So I know he is not a terrorist, just weird that people in that country were cheering on 9/11, and now 4 years later, we are standing to their nat'l anthem.

Janice Posted: May 23, 2005 04:57 PM

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Posted by JimmysBride

Definitely too soon for that, IMO.

ETA: At least in NY.

that is exactly how I feel. I don't think it would have taken place in NY

marymoon Posted: May 23, 2005 04:58 PM

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I don't think he has anything to do with 9/11, so to me, I don't think NY or 'too soon is applicable (in my mind), but I think it's weird in general to go nuts over the president of another country and to stand for their national anthem

mrsgtobe Posted: May 24, 2005 12:45 AM

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BU must have a 'thing' with asking world leaders to speak...for my BU graduation in 2001, the university speaker was the Governor of Puerto Rico! (Amazing lady, BTW...I still remember her speech.)

What BU school did your sister graduate from? I'm a Sargent grad, myself.

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