BYU and the LDS Church fail to see they are being used by the Republican establishment. You can almost hear the committee meeting, "Where can we go where we will be wildly applauded, honored and adored?"

Stephen Hardy

Acton, Mass.

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As tithe-paying LDS Church members living outside of Utah, we are concerned. The church is generally viewed as having a strong connection to the far right. By accepting an offer for Cheney to speak, it causes real challenges for church members who do missionary work.

Natalie and Michael Shirts

New York, N.Y.

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A huge majority of commencement speakers (at one time 90 percent) are on the political left. On those rare occasions a conservative is invited, the speaker is often met with profanity, rudeness and every attempt to silence them.

Evelyn Scott

Draper

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The anti-Cheney detractors seem to feel that the vice president is not worthy to speak at BYU's commencement. They seem to forget that the vice president of the United States is a very special position. They should be happy Rocky Anderson wasn't invited.

Jim Dublinski

Salt Lake City

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Vice-president Cheney should be standing trial for impeachment instead.<

Wallace Hoffman

Salt Lake City

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This is the wrong man at exactly the wrong time.

Scott Burnett

Langley, Washington

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What an honor. I don't think I would ever criticize a decision or attempt to give advice to President Gordon B. Hinckley or his counselors, who are the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Board of Trustees.

Jonathan Lowell

Bountiful

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Dick Cheney at BYU reminds me of another commencement speaker who turned out to be a disaster: Lowell Thomas in 1964. He showed up late, spoke mostly on the virtue of skiing in Utah powder and then departed early. Is there a graceful way to find another speaker?