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Duke University students walk out on Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech, chant 'free Palestine'
Fox News ^ | 5/12/24 | Stephen Sorace

Posted on 05/12/2024 10:40:51 AM PDT by Libloather

Dozens of students at Duke University walked out on legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech on Sunday, with some chanting "free Palestine," according to videos of the ceremony posted on social media.

The student protesters staged the walkout just as Seinfeld, who is Jewish and a vocal supporter of Israel, was introduced, according to the videos.

Some students carried Palestinian flags as they left the stadium. Other graduates and guests chanted "Jerry! Jerry!" as the comedian took the stage to receive an honorary degree.

Seinfeld delivered his speech without major interruptions, Reuters reported.

The "Seinfeld" star opened his speech with some jokes before telling graduates his "three real keys to life," which are work hard, pay attention and fall in love, according to WRAL-TV.

"Whatever you're doing, I don't care if it's your job, your hobby, a relationship, getting a reservation at M Sushi," the comedian said. "Make an effort. Just pure, stupid, no-real-idea-what-I'm-doing-here effort. Effort always yields a positive value, even if the outcome of the effort is absolute failure of the desired result. This is a rule of life. Just swing the bat and pray is not a bad approach to a lot of things."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Education; Local News
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; domesticenemies; duke; dukeuniversity; education; gaza; hamas; hitleryouth; israel; jerryseinfeld; northcarolina; palestine; seinfeld; sharialaw; speech; terrorists; universities; waronterror
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Comedy all around.
1 posted on 05/12/2024 10:40:51 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Yadda Yadda Yadda!


2 posted on 05/12/2024 10:41:42 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Libloather

Dumb asses, ruin their own graduation for themselves.


3 posted on 05/12/2024 10:42:55 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Libloather

These woke-activist types pretty much destroyed any sympathy for “Palestine” from the vast middle who just prefer to be left alone.


4 posted on 05/12/2024 10:43:49 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Libloather

5 posted on 05/12/2024 10:44:09 AM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: Libloather

Libtards educated in hate


6 posted on 05/12/2024 10:47:27 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: NWFree

The LaCrosse U? 88 professors?
What do you expect?


7 posted on 05/12/2024 10:48:28 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Libloather

A commencement about nothing


8 posted on 05/12/2024 10:48:41 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Libloather

Don’t give them their degrees.


9 posted on 05/12/2024 10:51:28 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Libloather

Who are these people?


10 posted on 05/12/2024 10:52:29 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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Rep. Wesley Hunt: If The Anti-Israel Student Protestors Were Threatening Black Students They Would Have Been Kicked Out Yesterday

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rep-wesley-hunt-if-the-anti-israel-student-protestors-were-threatening-black-students-they-would-have-been-kicked-out-yesterday/vi-BB1maHTE


11 posted on 05/12/2024 10:54:58 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

I’m actually fine with this. If you want to walk out, walk out. If you want to walk out chanting, go ahead do that too. Then just GTFO and the rest of us can continue with the event.

I can’t remember if I ever have walked out of anything. I do remember seeing Mel Brooks History of the World Part 1 and HATING it. (Love Mel, but that one was not good!) I was there with 2 other people and none of us were enjoying it. But when we finally did decide to leave, it was over! So we saw the whole thing.

Another picture I hated was “oh Lucky Man” I think it has Malcolm McDowell as the lead. Would have walked out of that for sure, but I was on a date! Think that is really a guy’s movie. There is a band in it that plays some songs as interludes. I’m sorry I can’t remember their name, they were the best thing in the movie.


12 posted on 05/12/2024 10:56:04 AM PDT by jocon307
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To: Libloather

Disgusting behavior and very sad. That they would support murderers and terrorists here in our country. I hope they have a very unsuccessful future and think on what they did to ensure that.


13 posted on 05/12/2024 11:01:08 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: Libloather

So they can gradiate and go live in the craphole that is Durham,NC with the other “rape victims” of the LaCross team. The place is unbearable, run as a servant’s quarters for the elitist university.

Don’t forget it was jew professor from Duke who came over to Greensboro long back to instigate a shoot out with the real Klan— over unionizing the Cone Mills (Cone being created from the actual name.. Cohen- makers of denim jean fabrics for decades). Cohens brought in the Klan— point of fact to mess up the jew-ish union organizers causing major problems in the mills. The shoot out is known history. Cone mills stayed non-union many years after. Right out of “Norma Jean” same kind of crap. And now— the elite supports.. the “ownership” class of Palestinians the most hated minority in all of the Middle East.. who want nothing to do with them.


14 posted on 05/12/2024 11:01:18 AM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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To: Libloather
Jerry Seinfeld is personally keeping Palestine subjugated? I really doubt that. Tim Whatley, maybe. That guy is really weird and creepy. And he went on to do some pretty nasty things. So it could be him. But not Jerry.


15 posted on 05/12/2024 11:02:22 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Libloather

Parents are probably the age who watched when the show was popular.
I never saw even one episode myself (during my boycotting of TV decades, now over).

Remember, the Jewish people who are secular Jews do not have any particular affection for Israel and do not go to worship services. And their college student offspring care even less now.


16 posted on 05/12/2024 11:02:51 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: jocon307

History of the World Pt 1 was hit and miss. Without the stabilizing force of Gene Wilder Mel goes off the deep end and runs your nose in the jokes after you’ve already laughed.


17 posted on 05/12/2024 11:02:56 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Libloather

Do these freakin’ asshats have ANY concept of what a “Free Palestine” would be? It would be SHARIA LAW, probably the LEAST “free” system in the world where gays are executed, where people of other religions are executed, where women are treated as second class citizens and men can have endless girlfriends - OK maybe that part ain’t so bad - but it definitely ain’t a “free” society


18 posted on 05/12/2024 11:06:55 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: jocon307

Mel Brooks, history of the world part one,

That was the only movie I have ever requested my money back on. My request was not honored. My companions thought the movie was funny. I thought it was Offensive dreck.


19 posted on 05/12/2024 11:08:40 AM PDT by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: Libloather

In a report this morning, a reporter asked a protester what she was protesting. She said “The things the school is doing in support of Israel.” When pressed she said she wasn’t sure and asked another protester. The other girl admitted she didn’t know and said she wished she was “better educated.”

You can’t make this up.


20 posted on 05/12/2024 11:13:28 AM PDT by Cold_Red_Steel
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