Posted on May 20, 2003 by John Hinderaker

Antiwar Reporter Booed Off Stage

New York Times reporter Chris Hedges was selected to give the commencement speech at Rockford College in Illinois. An odd choice–a quick Google search suggests that Hedges only gives one speech, and it must have been obvious that he would use the opportunity to denounce the Iraq war. The Rockford Register Star tells what happened:
“New York Times reporter Chris Hedges was booed off the stage Saturday at Rockford College

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