President Obama speaks at Notre Dame: Liveblog

By GottaLaff

Here are a few highlights, updating regularly:

"These honorary degrees are pretty hard to come by, I'm only one for 2 as president".. HUGE APPLAUSE

He gets heckled, the heckler gets booed. Obama says, "That's alright... We're not gonna shy away from things that are uncomfortable sometimes." [Applause]

Heckler: "Stop killing our children." Obama continued on: "We must learn to live together as one human family": Huge applause.

Applause for support of stem cell research while acknowledging those against. "How do we engage in vigorous debate? How do we remain firm in our principles w/o denying those with just as strong convictions on the other side?"

Obama is taking on abortion head on. A doctor said to him, "Speak about this issue in FAIR MINDED WORDS". His response was: I didn't change my position... just the words on my website.

This decision is not made casually, so let's work together to reduce the number of women seeking abortions.... numbers of unintended pregnancy.

Somebody is playing a tape of a baby in the audience. Correction: Per Mark Knoller, parents carried a crying baby out of the audience.

“Maybe we won’t agree on abortion, but we can still agree that this is a heart-wrenching decision for any woman..."

I'm inspired by the responsibility and civility with which this class is [dealing] with the subject at hand. [paraphrased]

Views on abortion may be irreconcilable but: "surely we can (discuss) w/o reducing those with differing views to caricature."

Be wary of too much self-righteousness.

"Hold firm to your faith and allow it to guide you on your journey. Stand as a lighthouse."

Learn from one another and all things are possible.

Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Community service "breaks down walls, fosters cooperation."

"We're all fishermen."

A standing and thunderous ovation for Obama from the grads as he concludes his comencement address.

Out. Of. The. Park.