Hey, they said it, not me.
Students at THE Ohio State University are reportedly unhappy that Chris Matthews is scheduled to speak at their May 4 graduation ceremony. It’d be predictable that right-leaning students would cite Matthews’ politics as a reason to object — but The Columbus Dispatch wrote that many young Buckeyes are just as upset that Matthews is, well, not that big of a deal.
“The response from students is simply that we don’t know who this guy is, we don’t care about this guy,” student government president Taylor Stepp said, according to the paper. “And the fact that Mr. Matthews obviously has a very liberal leaning and he’s not even a public official was irksome to me.”
What’s more, the university bucked tradition by not seeking the input of students and staff for a speaker recommendation this year. The excuse: there just wasn’t enough time.
“Because of time constraints and leadership changes during the past year, the decision was made to use a more streamlined approach to speaker selection for spring 2014 commencement,” OSU spokesman Gary Lewis said.
Even if students had the opportunity to provide their ideas, though, Matthews may have cut them off before allowing them to finish.
