Condoleezza Rice is speaking WHERE?

Brigham Young University sent the following mass email to all of its students and employees:

"A special university forum, featuring former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, will be on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. This forum will be co-sponsored by the Wheatley Institution and the Kennedy Center.

"The university is switching all events that occur at the 11 a.m. hour on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, with those that occur at the 11 a.m. hour on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Please adjust your schedules or syllabi accordingly.

"Additionally, the university is unable to broadcast (or rebroadcast) to any other locations (on or off campus), the internet or BYU-TV. Dr. Rice’s speech and Q & A only can be heard in the Marriott Center.As usual, the forum will begin at 11:05 a.m. Faculty members are encouraged to dismiss preceding classes promptly at 10:50 a.m.

A special university forum, featuring former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, will be on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. This forum will be co-sponsored by the Wheatley Institution and the Kennedy Center."The university is switching all events that occur at the 11 a.m. hour on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, with those that occur at the 11 a.m. hour on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Please adjust your schedules or syllabi accordingly."Additionally, the university is unable to broadcast (or rebroadcast) to any other locations (on or off campus), the internet or BYU-TV. Dr. Rice’s speech and Q & A only can be heard in the Marriott Center.As usual, the forum will begin at 11:05 a.m. Faculty members are encouraged to dismiss preceding classes promptly at 10:50 a.m."

RIGHT ASCENSION CAN STANDS ONLY SO MUCH AND I CAN STANDS NO MORE

BYU'S legendary bad taste in forum speaker selection strikes again. First Mr Cheney. Now Ms. Rice.

I do not wish to put too fine a point to it-- but we should send the starring cast members of the Second Bush Administration -- George, Dick, Don, and Condi -- somewhere in Europe to stand trial for crimes against humanity. We should not encourage them with book sales and with speaking engagements in front of impressionable young Cougars.

RIGHT ASCENSION'S CALL TO ACTION

The students should spent that hour on 11 January reading their scriptures. The second part of The Book of Alma would be a good place.

For starters, I encourage people to write pointed letters to the editors of the Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune, Provo Herald, and BYU Universe decrying this. I'll get started today with my letters