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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Did Obama deserve an honorary degree from Arizona State?
Being elected United States president can get you Secret Service agents, a sweet 747 and access to the button, but it apparently is not enough to earn you an honorary degree from Arizona State University.
The university on Wednesday, May 13, declined to give President Obama the typical honorary degree you get when you give a commencement address.
Don’t think he got a toaster either.
Obama joked the whole thing off during his speech Wednesday, saying his wife also thinks he should accomplish more to earn the degree.
See Associated Press article here.
“I come here not to dispute the suggestion that I haven’t yet achieved enough in my life,” Obama said. “First of all, Michelle concurs with that assessment. She has a long list of things that I have not yet done waiting for me when I get home.”
Commencement speakers typically receive an honorary degrees as a sign of respect and appreciation.
A University of spokeswoman said Obama has done enough yet.
“His body of work is yet to come,” Sharon Keeler said. “That’s why we’re not recognizing him with a degree at the beginning of his presidency.
Did Obama deserve the degree? Tell us below.
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‘Eating Nemo’ among the greatest sequels you’ll never see
A fantasy movie sequels chain called #unlikelysequels has taken off on Twitter.
Tweeple, Twitter users, have generated tons of unlikely movie titles.
Here are just a few of the movie titles you’ll never see on the big screen:
“Some Don’t Like It Hot,” “Titanic 2” “P.S. I Hate You,” “Oceans 3.141596: Because Nerds Can Rob Too,” “Rachel Getting Divorced.”
“No Country for Grumpy Old Men,” “The Postgraduate,” “1985,” “The English Corpse,” “Eating Nemo,” “There’s Something About Gary,” “Gone With The Category 5 Tropical Storm,” The Hoarse Whisperer,” “Scent of a Man.
“The Other Greatest Story Ever Told,” “Panic Guest Room,” “Chocolate 2: Fondu Fountain, ” Angel & Demons vs Alien & Predator,” “Friday the 14th.”
“Juno 2: Twins,” and lastly, “Swine Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Can you do better? What is your favorite unlikely sequel? Tell us below.
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