Buckley ’75 to speak at Class Day
Christopher Buckley '75, the satirical author and political commentator, will give the Class Day speech at this year's commencement.
Members of the Senior Class Council, which is tasked with choosing the Class Day speaker, would not confirm or deny Buckley's selection when contacted Tuesday afternoon. But a person close to Buckley confirmed the selection to the News, and the SCC provided a written statement later Tuesday evening announcing that Buckley would be the Class Day speaker.
Buckley, the son of the late conservative icon William F. Buckley '50, will speak on...
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Perfect, a flip-flopper ... by contrast, I'm glad my year's class day speaker stood by his convictions.
What a disappointment!
Yale can't get anyone better? What a joke.
wow. major disappointment
I disagree. What is "better?" More famous, more prominent? CB is perfect. He may not be Fareed Zakaria or Tony Blair, but he gets it. He will inspire us not through empty rhetoric but through humor. And it's a fitting choice given that his father passed away last year.
misery.
What a great choice! Definitely looking forward to Class Day
Joining the Obama bandwagon in time appears to have paid off for Mr. Buckley.
This far and away beats any other vapid choice like Tony Blair. If I have to listen to yet another anodyne speech about a "changing world" and "globalization" and this thing called "the World," I would feel cheated out of a proper Yale graduation. Read Buckley's writings and you'll see just how smart this decision was.
YES. Definitely sticking around for this.
a sparkling choice for class day.
if i knew he was this good i'd have named him senator!
Buckley will be an amazing class day speaker. The Master's tea he gave a couple of years ago in Morse is the best one I've ever been to
Wow, this is a huge let down. This is Yale. How could we not get someone who is prominent? A president, a major senator, a major governemtn official, a large business leader. Honestly, I have maybe heard about this guy for one minute in my life--because of his National Review incident and his movie. This is sad.
Despite his misguided support of President Obama, I think Buckley is an excellent choice. Bravo, Yale.
For those of us who don't get wet being near "powerful" people, this is going to be a real treat. The man is hilarious, witty, urbane. Given that the speech is going to be addressed to college students rather than "important people" like the senate, this is precisely what we need. Everyone who wishes we had "a major governemtn official" instead is totally missing the point.
Someone who treats his own biological child , only 7 years old, is not someone worthy of standing on a podium to address young grads as they go out into the world. Fine example he sets huh? If what you want young grads to learn is amorality as demonstrated by someone who abdicated his moral responsibility for his own flesh and blood then you've made a fine selection.
Traitor.
Apostate.
Quisling.