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  • Jewish groups, allies demand CUNY Law lose funding after student's 'vile' anti-Israel commencement speech

    05/30/2023 5:24:19 AM PDT · by Phoenix8 · 19 replies
    FOX ^ | 5/30/2023 | Halon
    Pro-Israel groups and Jewish allies are calling for the City University of New York's (CUNY) public law school to lose its funding after a graduating student accused Israel of "indiscriminately raining bullets and bombs" on Palestinians during her commencement speech. She also claimed laws are "white supremacy" and attacked the "fascist" NYPD and U.S. military. Fatima Mousa Mohammed, who was selected by the 2023 class to speak at the May 12 CUNY Law ceremony, accused Israel of "indiscriminately" murdering Palestinians and encouraging "lynch mobs." She also celebrated resistance to "Zionism around the world" while lauding the school's support of the...
  • Video: Valedictorian silenced after mentioning God, faith

    06/10/2013 9:19:52 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 38 replies
    Hotair ^ | 06/10/2013 | Ed Morrissey
    The school warned Remington Reimer that they'd stop him if he went off-script and talked about his faith, a warning they fulfilled moments after Reimer included it in his valedictory address to Joshua High School graduates. Despite the fact that other speakers mentioned God in their remarks, the school cut off Reimer's microphone in the middle of his explanation of how faith saw him through the travails of adolescence and school. Now, the local CBS affiliate's report puts Joshua Independent School District in Texas on the hot seat — and they don’t want to talk about it: Reimer thanked his...
  • Hillary Clinton Grants 30-Minute Interview

    02/08/2004 10:14:35 AM PST · by eilat59 · 64 replies · 572+ views
    Watch a 30 minute interview with Hillary Clinton. Video Of The Interview
  • Graduate imitates Chris Farley, has commencement speech cut short

    06/06/2002 4:59:20 AM PDT · by 2Trievers · 71 replies · 598+ views
    Star Tribune/AP ^ | June 6 2002
    <p>CONWAY, S.C. -- Conway High School salutatorian Chris Martin has gotten his diploma a week after school officials interrupted his humorous speech at the school's graduation ceremony.</p> <p>Principal Rick Maxey said he stopped Martin's speech, which was given as an impersonation of a Chris Farley character on ``Saturday Night Live,'' because Maxey said he worried some of the audience might be offended by the remarks.</p>