Got this story from my buddy John:
Dick Cheney delivered a speech at Westminster College yesterday (the site of Winston Churchill's famous 'iron curtain' speech), and embarrassed himself by sandbagging the University President who accepted Cheney's request to speak at the college.
Here's a portion of an email that University President Fletcher M. Lamkin sent to faculty, students and staff this afternoon:
"I would like to thank each and every one of you who were so courteous and respectful to Mr. Cheney during his visit and speech. Frankly, I must admit that I was surprised that Mr. Cheney chose to step off the high ground and resort to Kerry-bashing for a large portion of his speech to a group comprised mainly of college students. The content and tone of his speech was not provided to us prior to the event -- we had only been told the speech would be about foreign policy, including issues in Iraq. I was very disappointed that Mr. Cheney instead used the majority of his speech to engage in ad hominem attacks. Nevertheless, I was extremely proud of the students, staff, and faculty who represented the College so well during the organization of the visit and during the speech itself -- inside and outside of the gym."
Surprising behavior coming from a man of such an honorable past...