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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 21 Jun 2017

    Valedictorian Peter Butera criticized school staff during his graduation speech. So the school cut his mic. https://usat.ly/2tuABCx pic.twitter.com/kejiEQ2wH3

    3:50 PM - 21 Jun 2017
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      2. USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Read the speech that got a high school valedictorian pulled from the stagehttps://usat.ly/2tPM7Yx 

        9 replies 41 retweets 95 likes
      3. Shut Up & Vote - Nov. 6th‏ @Honest4America 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Why are the baby-boomers so fearful of criticism? Why does this generation want to limit the rights of others? #StopWatchingFox #TrumpRussia

        2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      4. glee_iconoclast‏ @Glee_Iconoclast 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Honest4America @USATODAY

        Baby Boomers = Socio/Psychopath governance. Worst Generation Ever.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      5. @american_first‏ @us_merick 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Glee_Iconoclast @Honest4America @USATODAY

        You can't deflect a left admin'd campus as a baby boomer problem. Guess they also have safe rooms

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. glee_iconoclast‏ @Glee_Iconoclast 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @us_merick @Honest4America @USATODAY

        You can fault them for the crazy increase prices to get into the campus which decreased odds of non-whiny brats getting in

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. @american_first‏ @us_merick 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Glee_Iconoclast @Honest4America @USATODAY

        Disagree. Education is available for all who want it. Keyword; want it. No free rides need apply

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. glee_iconoclast‏ @Glee_Iconoclast 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @us_merick @Honest4America @USATODAY

        Look at the economic & other statistics--they got theirs, then adopted "greed is good" & changed rules for every1 else.

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      1. JC‏ @JohnVChristie 21 Jun 2017
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        @jimmykimmel had him on last night and he got to finish his speach on national tv. Classy move Jimmy 👍🏼

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      1. marjie Rose‏ @marjieros 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Now you know where our kids learn....not to let people speak their mind, even if it's not what you like to hear.He was respectful

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      1. Butterball‏ @rupleasant 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Good job, young man! I loved your speech! Maybe admin. should investigate the criticisms & make changes. They seem reasonable to me.

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      2. Kat is#ALLin 👌🏻 👌🏻 👌🏻‏ @thekat0711 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        He sounds like an asshole! A graduation speech is not the place to criticize the authority that got you to where you are.

        9 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Its Been A Hong Time‏ @JamDrinksWater 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @thekat0711 @USATODAY

        He earned his right to speak on that mic by being a valedictorian. Not many people get there especially as a 4 yr student president.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Java Critic‏ @CaffeineCritic 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        "I want my policy proposals to be acted on; but if they lead to bad results, I want the adults to take the blame."

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      1. MarilynES‏ @MarilynEH60 21 Jun 2017
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        Sounds like this school administration is afraid of free speech.

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      1. Shut Up & Vote - Nov. 6th‏ @Honest4America 21 Jun 2017
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        Why r the baby-boomers so fearful of criticism? Why does this generation want to limit the rights of others? #SystemicProblem #BadParenting

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      2. Cole A. Linse‏ @linse_a 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        i dont get why people are bashing him for simply stating that his school system is broken (which he backs up with evidence)

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      3. Cole A. Linse‏ @linse_a 21 Jun 2017
        Replying to @linse_a @USATODAY

        Hes not begging for attention or special privileges like the snowflakes are, and im sure that he didn't ask for the full scholarship

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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