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Arizona Republican Congresswoman Debbie Lesko, who represents the state's 8th Congressional District, was heckled and exited the stage during a commencement speech at a high school graduation ceremony on Friday.
The Arizona Virtual Academys ceremony was held in Glendale, close to Leskos district.
Graduate Juliana Butler was upset at Leskos speech.
I thought it was very inappropriate, and I was honestly really shocked that that was even allowed. I dont know who OK'd that, said Juliana Butler.
She says Lesko failed to mention the graduates and their accomplishments, and polled the audience on school choice and federal student loan forgiveness.
I have heard other commencement speakers make speeches, and they were just very motivating. Nothing to do with politics, or religion or anything. It was just about the graduates. And she seemed to not grasp that and not put that like in her speech at all, said Juliana Butler.
She says Lesko encouraged attendees to sign up for her personal newsletter and that Lesko brought voter registration forms to the event.
https://kjzz.org/content/1783754/republican-rep-debbie-lesko-heckled-exits-stage-during-graduation-speech-glendale
Karadeniz
(22,537 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,185 posts)ZonkerHarris
(24,229 posts)maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)The NW suburbs of Phoenix will send her back again and again as long as she sticks it to the Libs, including these ungrateful graduates
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)And you can BS all of the people some of the time ...
But this time you chose the wrong crowd to try to BS.
patphil
(6,182 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,303 posts)speech at the Boy Scout Jamboree.
Cha
(297,323 posts)those graduates to endure.. So grateful Debbie Lesko got Heckled OFF the Stage
💙💛
tanyev
(42,568 posts)Graduation speeches are supposed to be about the GRADUATES, not your pet political issues.
Wyoming gop senator booed for sex identity remarks at graduation
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216698781
Voltaire2
(13,061 posts)DBoon
(22,369 posts)and forcing the grads to sit through a sales pitch