Obama visits Texas A&M, civility breaks out
President Obama gave a speech at Texas A&M University last night. Aside from being my alma mater, it is also known as the most conservative university in the country. Obama was there by invitation from George H.W. Bush to hold a forum on community service.
There was, of course, a protest organised. It could be that the age of university students has gone way up, but from the photos it looks like at most half the crowd are students. I particularly liked this guy, who looks like a regular at the Dixie Chicken. This one wants Obama to call Glenn Beck – but doesn’t say what she wants Obama to call him. You can get a sense of the size of the crowd from the supporters behind this guy.
I was a student at A&M when Jimmy Carter was President. I was never a fan of President Carter (although I think he has made a pretty good ex President), but if he had arrived on campus to talk about community service, I can’t imagine there would have been this kind of protesting. So I was encouraged by this video, posted by The Battalion (Texas A&M’s student newspaper and source of the other photos). Starts off with a student protest, and then gets into some very sensible student reaction.
(H/T: The Battalion Online)
