Bill Clinton is an extremely bad idea. What message can he possibly bring to the table that we have not already heard.
I am extremely disappointed in this selection, almost as disappointed as when I read that Al Gore would be keynote a few years back.
Any politician, all politicians left, right or other should be excluded from the roster. We as professionals do not need political platitudes; even if the cost is extravagant and the speaker a political hack.
Keep the politics out of the convention; period. The $250k is a sickening demonstration of poor AIA stewardship.
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Michael Robinson AIA
Firm Owner/Architect
Michael E Robinson Architect
Fallbrook CA
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