i was in a medically induced coma for two months. you gave an incredible speech last night because so many times, as you find out, the best theupg for a soldier, airman or marine to see is for someone who has battled their way back once they came home. absolutely. we ve got one warrior carrying another off the field in battle and that s what our alumni do when they come home. those like norvi reach over the fence and help the next person. in the wake of all this talk about the corruption and scandal at the v.a., that was in your speech last night, you have people from all around come out to even line the rafters at the waldorf to support your cause. you raised about $2 million, $160,000 just in text messages last night. it is incredible how much generosity there is from the american people and how willing they are all to stand behind our nation s veterans. norvi, you tell a story about going to the v.a.
right. i never figured out who batman was. were you able to figure that out? yeah. we knew who it was. it is the season for commencement speeches. we told you yesterday about the west point speech given by president obama and the icy reception there. well of course, condoleeza rice rice at rutgers and how there was a disruption and she said she didn t want to be a disruption and backed out. michael bloomberg made these comments and said it s the left that s trying to silence the right. listen. he s right. this spring it has been after protests from students and to me shockingly from senior faculty and administrators who should know better. in each of these cases, liberals silenced a voice and they denied an honorary degree to individuals they deemed politically objectionable.
your wife says you re not the same guy. you re too volatile, tough to be around the house. so you go to the v.a. for help. they give you a bucket of pills and basically put you in a walking coma. that is correct. i went to where i m supposed to go. we go to the v.a. to go get help. unfortunately the person sitting across the desk from me really wasn t paying attention to me; just gave me a bunch of pills. i took those and was base economy a zombie. know one of your jobs is to now one of your jobs is to reach out to veterans who don t know they need help or choose not to reach out; you re going after them on the west coast. absolutely. there is a stigma associated with post traumatic stress disorder. we want them to reach out and get help. it was an incredible event. the way it was scripted would have an hollywood producer in awe. one of the winners could not prepare for the speech. he got the courage award.
harvard, his alma mater. he says folks, you are biased. listen. it has been disturbing to see a number of college commencement speakers withdraw or have their invitations rescinded after protests from students and to me, shockingly, from senior faculty and administrators who should know better. in each of these cases, liberals silenced the voice, and they denied an honorary degree to individuals that they deemed politically objectionable. this is an outrage. in the 2012 presidential race, according to federal election commission data, 96% of all campaign contributions from ivy league faculty and employees went to barack obama. liberal arts education must not be an education in the art of liberalism. it is incredible did he that. if he made this speech before, i wonder if the result at rutgers would
rest his soul and bob carries on that tradition. he has been there since the early days we were around and i can t think of a better spokesperson. kevin plank. our incredible partners, they do everything from raising awareness to supporting us with funds and providing actual back packs and gear to our warriors. a lot of men and women last night are going to be out with charlie daniels today. they re looking forward to seeing you guys. thank you very much. great job. great speech last night. i appreciate it especially now. we need you more than ever. straight ahead, now you see it, now you don t. why did people magazine remove a tweet of hillary clinton going to lunch with the president? this guy is blindfolded and thinks he s about to bungee off a bridge. little does he know what happens next. first happy birthday to wynonna judd. she turns 50 today but doesn t look it.