Graduate Says ‘No, Thanks’ to Merrick Garland’s ‘Mushy’ Harvard Commencement Speech – Opinion

It’s not enough that they have to sit through woke classes with Marxist professors attempting to indoctrinate them in leftist ideology. Students at the top universities who want to earn a job-relevant degree must listen to commencement speeches.

But Harvard psychology major Emma Heussner wasn’t having it, choosing to walk out in the middle of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s insufferable speech–instead of listening to his inane drivel.

just walked out of harvard’s graduation because I didn’t want to listen to merrick garland talk about himself for 30 minutes pic.twitter.com/av26ok3mCb

— Emma Heussner (@emmaheussner) May 29, 2022

At Harvard, long considered one of the nation’s most prestigious universities, you get to be inspired by our heavily politicized attorney general. Huessner describes this moment:

By the time Merrick Garland finally started speaking, it was very much — I think he was trying to be inspirational and motivating, as in, ‘You guys are responsible for making the world a better place,’” she said. “But the way it read, was very much like, ‘This country sucks and you guys can fix it.’ “

Garland’s speech focused on the vague “democracy under threat” trope, the imagined “efforts to undermine the right to vote,” and other liberal talking points. The Evening Standard Washington Post sounded bored, writing in a headline, “Garland’s mushy speech to Harvard grads does not inspire confidence.”

Inspiring. That’s worth the $76 grand a year right there, right? Former Secretary of Education Bill Bennett had this to say about Garland’s speech:

Garland is such a disappointment … He’s no moderate. It’s a repeat of Joe Biden wearing the suit of an attorney general. We’ve heard all of this before. This is not new. ‘America is a wreck. Democracy is under threat … January 6 …’ My God. That’s not what you pay all that money for.

The top 100 universities will feature only three prominent conservative commencement speakers, according to Young America’s Foundation. At least 53 universities will be hosting liberal speakers, which includes luminaries like Nancy Pelosi, Taylor Swift, NYU and journalist Bob Woodward, Boston University and Old Joe at the University of Delaware.

Imagine slogging through four years of statistics just so you can have Naggin’ Nance yell at you for 45 minutes. Or fly in your entire family to bear witness to your accomplishments, but instead have them subjected to Uncle Joe’s creepy Cornpop stories.

These kids can at least attend graduation. As RedState reported, 70 kids in Granada Hills, California, are banned from their high school ceremonies because they didn’t get their shots.

Heussner, the student who walked out on the ceremonies, decided that instead of listening to Garland drone on, as she says in her video, she’d rather be with the important people in her life–her parents:

They’re the ones who were there for me and who supported me — and I didn’t want to be preached to by Merrick Garland, when he was talking a lot of talk but not really walking the walk that he was preaching.

Our nation’s universities have become poisoned with leftist ideology, cancel culture and divisive rhetoric.  Leftists have taken control of commencement speeches, making them the most important battleground. At least one student isn’t buying what they’re selling, and as we move forward, let’s hope thousands more follow suit and just walk away.