Jerry Seinfeld delivered the commencement address at Duke University over the weekend, and for many in the media this was how the headlines looked:
Students walk out ahead of Jerry Seinfeld's Duke University graduation speech as several commencements marked by moments of pro-Palestinian protest https://t.co/H4ZhiofyXF
— Axios (@axios) May 13, 2024
Duke University students walked out of Sunday's commencement as speaker Jerry Seinfeld was introduced. Seinfeld has been a vocal Israel supporter. https://t.co/zVUO7INghN
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 13, 2024
Students did walk out ahead of Seinfeld's commencement address, but the number was relatively small -- just a little over two dozen.
Democrat Sen. John Fetterman has been great on the issue of Israel, and he's adding calling out the media to his repertoire:
30 out of 7,000 students walked out.
— Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) May 13, 2024
That’s 0.43%.
Why does the media habitually platform this fringe?
Guaranteed coverage is the nicotine to the pup tent campus intifada and Hamas salutes them all. pic.twitter.com/gkSsG7DdIP
"Journalism" never fails!
Even Fetterman can see that “journalists” take non-newsworthy occurrences and inflate them into national “news”. https://t.co/gDaExPfUyk
— Super Journalist (Ret) - JOURN-L of Skrypton (@Magnum_CK) May 13, 2024
Seinfeld delivered a great speech so naturally many in media would rather focus on a couple dozen graduates who thought they were making a point of some sort (they were, just not the one they thought).
And the speech was very solid, on point for Jerry and nothing controversial at all IMO.
— Jason Scalese (@jason_scalese) May 13, 2024
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Maybe the people who walked out couldn't handle some reality checks.
Here are a couple clips of what 30 graduates didn't want to endure:
Jerry Seinfeld: "Privilege today seems to be the worst thing you can have. I would like to take a moment to defend it!" pic.twitter.com/e8IcxYbDte
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 13, 2024
Jerry Seinfeld: "I totally admire the ambitions of your generation to create a more just and inclusive society. I think it is also wonderful that you care so much about not hurting other people's feelings...BUT...It is worth the sacrifice of an occasional discomfort to have some… pic.twitter.com/P8BeylhSw2
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 13, 2024
Apparently a few graduates thought it was not worth the sacrifice of an occasional discomfort.