EPISODE · May 6, 2024 · 40 MIN
Response to Being Disinvited as the ’24 Dickinson College Commencement Speaker
from The Smerconish Podcast · host Michael Smerconish
Dickinson College has rescinded its invitation to Michael to be its commencement speaker. Listen to his response here, which is also written in full at Smerconish.com. In short, Michael says "We are doing our youth, future leaders, and nation a disservice if the civil, deliberative speech of the type I would have delivered at Dickinson is now unwelcome because it is easier to yield to the uninformed than to invest the time necessary to make reasoned decisions." Original air date 6 May 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Dickinson College has rescinded its invitation to Michael to be its commencement speaker. Listen to his response here, which is also written in full at Smerconish.com. In short, Michael says "We are doing our youth, future leaders, and nation a disservice if the civil, deliberative speech of the type I would have delivered at Dickinson is now unwelcome because it is easier to yield to the uninformed than to invest the time necessary to make reasoned decisions." Original air date 6 May 2024.
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