What's shaking Fire Nation JLD here with a series on commencement speeches? I

have gathered the best graduation slash commencement speeches over the past 30

years and on occasional Fridays I will share with you that speech. So sit back

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secrets now or visit trafficsecretspodcast.com. Welcome to the commencement

speech at the University of Wisconsin back in 2004 by Bradley Whitford the

film and television actor from NBC's West Wing. What's up mad city? It's great to

be back in my hometown on behalf of the acting president of the United States.

I want to congratulate you all on your tremendous achievements. A

commencement address is what we call and show business a tough gig. You've got

a huge room. You've got a big distracted crowd that thinks I know everything

about everything and probably say it out a little too late last night celebrating.

I heard you at the motel by the way and you've got a bunch of family members of

various ages who you have to worry about offending if you happen to get a little

too honest. Somebody once said it's like being the body at a wake. They stick you

in the middle of a room but deep down they really don't want to hear a lot out of

you. The sad truth is I don't even remember who was a speaker at my graduation. I

remember squinting a lot in a vague sense that I would never again be surrounded by

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