As I have mentioned before, I have the privilege of working at Ohio State’s development office and talking to a large number of alumni. One of the issues I’ve been hearing a lot about lately is OSU’s choice of Bill Clinton as the Spring commencement speaker. Alumni either ask where they can get tickets to hear the Second Coming of Christ..err Bill Clinton speak, or ask why OSU picked Satan himself to deliver an evil commencement address.

Personally, I think that Slick Willy is about as innocent as O.J. and was a pretty bad president, but who cares. Actually a lot of people care, but they shouldn’t be up in arms over a speech to be given by a Democratic president impeached by a Republican Congress.

First of all, Clinton’s views on world issues are still well respected and he is very much an influential person in the U.S. and abroad. Not to mention that we have this nice little part of the constitution that says something about free speech. So yes, I think that Clinton should not only be speaking, but he might have something relevant to say to graduating seniors.

Perhaps I’m being ridiculous, but I just wish that people would take the blinders off and be reasonable. So I will leave you with the (ideal) words often attributed to Voltaire (but actually written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall) “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.�