They are just hating. There are a lot of very wealthy people that never finished school. Bill Gates, the guys that started Google etc. Big list.
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 4:27 AM, Martin Baxter <[email protected]>wrote: > Hu-WHA?????????????????? > > What *is* that dimbulbette talking about, saying that Franco "hasn't had > time to accomplish anything with his degree"? He's already more famous than > she'll ever be. Whatever. Their loss. > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > Subject : [scifinoir2] Actor James Franco pulls out of UCLA grad speech > > Date : Sun, 7 Jun 2009 03:18:22 +0000 (UTC) > > From : Keith Johnson <[email protected]> > > To : [email protected] > > > Man, this is weird. I post this not because I have any opinion one way or > the other about whether Franco is "qualified" to speak at UCLA. I think > people go a bit overboard sometimes about that, such as the recent issue at > Arizona State where President Obama was deemed not yet qualified to speak. > It seems to me that, young or no, recent grad or no, Franco can be an > inspiration to students to succeed in life. Moreso because he earned a > degree in creative writing *after* he gained an acting career that has set > him up financially for life. And one can joke all they want about whether > he's intelligent or not, you can't exactly fake your way through a creative > writing degree: you actually have to *write* something. And, the guy's in > grad school now. > The weirdest thing is that some dude at UCLA was bothered enough about this > to devote a Facebook page to keeping Franco away? What, he has nothing else > to do with his time? If he were invited to speak in a few short years, would > he turn down the opportunity? > I hate to sound like an old fogey, but man the discourse in this country's > becoming discourteous on a whole bunch of fronts... > > ******************************************* > > Actor James Franco pulls out of UCLA grad speech > > > http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705308953/Franco-pulls-out-of-UCLA-grad-speech.html > > > > > LOS ANGELES — Actor James Franco says he has dropped a plan to give a > commencement speech at the University of California, Los Angeles, a move > that may have been prompted by pressure from students. > > Franco issued a statement saying he canceled his June 12 appearance because > of conflicts with preproduction demands for his next film. > > However, the "Pineapple Express" star had been the object of opposition > from students who said he was not the right fit for the commencement speech. > > "The problem with him as a speaker comes down to the fact he was a peer for > so many of us," UCLA senior Erin Moore said. "He was in our class. He's not > a role model. And he hasn't had time to accomplish anything with his > degree." > > Franco, 31, enrolled at UCLA in 1996 and graduated last year with a degree > in creative writing. He would have been the youngest person and most recent > graduate to deliver a commencement speech at UCLA. > > Soon after the commencement announcement in March, Moore set up a Facebook > page called "UCLA Students Against James Franco as Commencement Speaker." > Hundreds joined, and Moore estimated about 80 percent of them are UCLA > students. > Story continues below > > > > > A call to Franco's manager early Saturday was not immediately returned. A > UCLA spokesman referred The Associated Press to Franco's statement, in which > he expressed regret at not being able to give the speech. > > UCLA announced on its Web site that Franco would be replaced by Linkin Park > lead guitarist and UCLA alumnus Brad Delson, who graduated with a bachelor's > degree in communication studies in 1999. > > Franco is perhaps best known for his supporting role in the "Spider-Man" > films. > > He is preparing for the comedy "Your Highness," which is set to begin > filming next month. Amanda Lundberg, a spokeswoman for the producer of the > film, said Franco would be on the set in Ireland on June 12. > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
