{"id":1046,"date":"2007-04-03T09:40:11","date_gmt":"2007-04-03T15:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2017-06-06T05:57:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T11:57:15","slug":"byu-campus-protests-dick-cheney-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/04\/byu-campus-protests-dick-cheney-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"BYU campus protests Dick Cheney speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"2\"><a class=\"imagelink\"  href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/cheney3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/cheney.thumbnail1.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>By DEBBIE HUMMEL, Associated Press<\/font><\/p>\n<p>Some students and faculty on one of the nation&#8217;s most conservative campuses want Brigham Young University to withdraw an invitation for Vice President Dick Cheney to speak at commencement later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Critics at the school question whether Cheney sets a good example for graduates, citing his promotion of faulty intelligence before the Iraq war and his role in the CIA leak scandal.<\/p>\n<p>The private university, which is owned by the Mormon church, has &#8220;a heavy emphasis on personal honesty and integrity in all we do,&#8221; said Warner Woodworth, a professor at BYU&#8217;s business school.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cheney just doesn&#8217;t measure up,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>(More)<\/p>\n<p>(photo)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By DEBBIE HUMMEL, Associated Press Some students and faculty on one of the nation&#8217;s most conservative campuses want Brigham Young University to withdraw an invitation for Vice President Dick Cheney to speak at commencement later this month. 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