According to reports on Twitter and from several individuals who called into
the Rush Limbaugh Show on Monday, President Obama was
enthusiastically booed when he appeared in a public service announcement shown
on the scoreboard video screen at Michigan State University during Saturday’s
football game against Nebraska.
The “It’s On Us” PSA, which features a parade of celebrities
in addition to the president and Vice President Biden, was designed “to
fundamentally shift the way we think about sexual assault, by inspiring
everyone to see it as their responsibility to do something, big or small, to
prevent it,” according to a White
House press release. The campaign was launched in partnership with the
Center for American Progress’ Generation Progress and students from nearly 200
colleges and universities across the country. The NCAA has agreed to assist the
White House through ”resources on NCAA.org; coverage of the campaign in
its award-winning quarterly magazine, Champion; activities during the National
Week of Action in November; and a half-day session on sexual assault and
violence prevention at the Association’s annual convention in January.” The
NCAA also agreed to show the PSAs at NCAA championship events and on social
media.
The student section started the booing when President
Obama’s face appeared on the screen at the end of the video. They were joined
by others in the stadium.
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