Breaking News: SMU Press Announcement on Bush Library

Water Pony · Post by **Water Pony** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:58 pm

Announcement in Daily Campus reports that tomorrow, Friday, SMU will be formally announced as the site for the Bush Presidential Library.

http://www.smudailycampus.com/?reffeatu ... ewsedition

that's great raplh · Post by **that's great raplh** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:00 pm

this is a good thing for our university - in 100 years, people will not remember the politics, they'll just know that our university is worthy of a presidential library

mr. pony · Post by **mr. pony** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:17 pm

Agreed.

(But they'll still remember the DP.)

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:22 pm

mr. pony wrote:Agreed.

(But they'll still remember the DP.)

Won't remember WMD but DP

smu diamond m · Post by **smu diamond m** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:43 pm

Very true raplh. Welcome to Dallas, library!

FroggieFever · Post by **FroggieFever** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:08 pm

We will not be here in 100 years, they will have us.

J.T.supporta · Post by **J.T.supporta** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:41 am

mr. pony wrote:(But they'll still remember the DP.)

twss

ponyte · Post by **ponyte** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:11 am

Love him or hate him, the Clinton library has been a big plus for Little Rock. Having a presidential library on campus is a huge achievement. Congrats to all the hard working SMU folks that made this happen.

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:10 am

Will SMU welcome the Dubya "policy center" to our fair campus without having any control over it? Sounds a little one-sided as far as political philosophy goes, and I think that is dangerous.

FWMustangGirl · Post by **FWMustangGirl** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:16 am

jtstang wrote:Will SMU welcome the Dubya "policy center" to our fair campus without having any control over it? Sounds a little one-sided as far as political philosophy goes, and I think that is dangerous.

It'll balance our liberal faculty.

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:32 am

Every school has a liberal faculty. Ours is already balanced by our white-bread conservative rich kid student body....

ponyte · Post by **ponyte** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:49 am

What is the 'policy center'? I am not familiar with that organization. Is it part of the library? Or is it a separate entity? If there is a Clinton policy center connected to the library, it has been all but invisible. The Clinton library is primarily a public forum for Clinton to brag about his presidency. For scholars, it is a repository of information. There have not been any ├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼├ï┼ôpolicy├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼├óΓÇ₧┬ó forums or pronouncements from the library. And if there has been a policy center at the library, the city of Little Rock certainly has no say in it.

Granted my experiences with presidential libraries is the one about a half mile from my office. I visited it and little else. There may be much more than I am aware so any insight or further clarification would be much appreciated.

couch 'em · Post by **couch 'em** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:51 am

jtstang wrote:Every school has a liberal faculty. Ours is already balanced by our white-bread conservative rich kid student body....

Did you ever meet any students from Dedman or Meadows?

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:53 am

ponyte wrote:What is the 'policy center'? I am not familiar with that organization. Is it part of the library? Or is it a separate entity? If there is a Clinton policy center connected to the library, it has been all but invisible. The Clinton library is primarily a public forum for Clinton to brag about his presidency. For scholars, it is a repository of information. There have not been any ├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼├ï┼ôpolicy├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼├óΓÇ₧┬ó forums or pronouncements from the library. And if there has been a policy center at the library, the city of Little Rock certainly has no say in it.

Granted my experiences with presidential libraries is the one about a half mile from my office. I visited it and little else. There may be much more than I am aware so any insight or further clarification would be much appreciated.

Isn't the Clinton School for Continuing Education (or something like that)connected to the Library? I am not sure who attends but the classes are usually "hosted" by some of Clinton's cronies althought they do bring in some balance every now and then. As with you, I am not a Clinton supporter, and I do not pay much heed as to what goes on there, but it is a good asset to the city.

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:59 am

couch 'em wrote:
jtstang wrote:Every school has a liberal faculty. Ours is already balanced by our white-bread conservative rich kid student body....

Did you ever meet any students from Dedman or Meadows?

Of course not.