Here's the
prepared text of the speach. Personally, I believe my fellow righties made waaaaaay too much of this. It seems to me, from the context, that she was just saying - "be careful so that folks don't misinterpret your actions."
I think the whole analogy is kind of goofy - most people on the RO could give a better commencement address. But, I don't think it a ghastly exercise in America bashing.
Akin to what one might hear at Wednesday night prayer meeting where I grew up, "Please pray for Blackadder -
he's forgotten how to start threads."