http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/10/22/142619/55 One would think a national election would be an excellent teaching moment on how the American political system works.  Especially if you're talking college students, you'd anticipate schools eager to inundate students with all sorts of information on the upcoming elections.  What better way than to invite speakers, some of them deeply involved in the political process, to come to the school and lecture?  At one private school in Minnesota however, the decision has been made to disinvite guest en-us Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:26:55 EST Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:56:39 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/10/22/142619/55#2 These people are idiots. The election is the same time every four years. How did they schedule these people in the first place? Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:56:39 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/10/22/142619/55#1 To ensure that St. Kate's, as a non-profit corporation, is non-partisan and giving opposing parties equal time, they could arrange to have debates rather than speeches by political candidates or their supporters.  If Al Franken wants to speak, also in Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:27:28 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/