Snyder petition

If I had it in my mind to write a counter petition to this — not that such a thing would ever occur to me – it might look something like the following:

Whereas Rick Snyder was elected Governor of the state of Michigan in November of 2010, winning 58.1% of the popular vote, 

Whereas Rick Snyder has a deep and longstanding tie to the University of Michigan, holding three earned degrees and having served on the university faculty, 

Whereas Rick Snyder and his family are long time residents of Ann Arbor, 

Whereas the university community benefits from the open expression of diverse points of view, 

Whereas University President Mary Sue Coleman, on Nov. 8th, 2006 stated that diversity “is what makes us the great university we are,” 

Whereas former Governor Jennifer Granholm, in her 2003 University of Michigan commencement address beseeched students to “triumph in complexity,” noting that the memorable moments of college are the ones where students are “amazed by people whose backgrounds and views are emblematic of the differences that make this campus life — and life outside this campus — so rich” 

Whereas President Barack Obama, in his 2010 University of Michigan commencement address, spoke of the importance of civil discourse, encouraged students to seek challenging perspectives, and reminded that “we cannot expect to solve our problems if all we do is tear each other down. You can disagree with a certain policy without demonizing the person who espouses it,” 

Be it resolved that we applaud the University’s decision to invite Governor Snyder to deliver remarks at commencement activities in April.

Right-wing conspiracy

Damn Koch brothers and their conspiracy to overthrow the PATRIOT Act! Also their nefarious support of Lincoln Center, the American Ballet Theater, MIT, the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Cornell Medical Center, PBS, the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, and the National Museum of Natural History. What’s next?!