From Deseret News archives:
Readers on Cheney — with a 'Y'
Stephen Hardy
Acton, Mass.
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.
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
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
Vice-president Cheney should be standing trial for impeachment instead.<
Wallace Hoffman
Salt Lake City
This is the wrong man at exactly the wrong time.
Scott Burnett
Langley, Washington
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
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?
Bob Routsong
St. George
The protesting BYU professors and students pitch their partisan attacks on the vice-president as facts. If his alleged dishonesty disqualifies him to be at BYU, what about them?
Randall Lund
Lindon
