Jimmy Fallon gave a heartfelt commencement speech to the graduating glass at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — which paid tribute to the trauma they endured this year. The ‘Tonight Show’ host made a surprise appearance Sunday at MSDHS’s…
Showing posts with label Commencement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Commencement. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 14, 2017
A-Rod Gives Commencement Speech at U. of Miami
15 years after turning down an offer to play for the Miami Hurricanes, Alex Rodriguez is finally suiting up for the Orange and Green … as a graduation commencement speaker!! A-Rod was invited to Coral Gables to talk to the U’s Fall 2017…
Friday, May 26, 2017
Hillary Clinton Commencement Speech: Was She Trolling Trump?
Well, it"s graduation time, which means there"s a good chance you"ll soon be forced to cut a check to a nephew you haven"t seen in three years and/or make an appearance at a booze-free party that"s attended mostly by snapchatting teens.
But there are good things about this time of year, too:
Primarily, the fact that you get to see various celebrities do a little cap-and-gown standup routine without actually racking up a lifetime worth of debt yourself.
Today, graduates at Wellesley College got the super-, mega-A-list treatment courtesy of former Secretary of State and noted popular vote winner Hillary Clinton, who gave her third commencement speech at the Massachusetts liberal arts school.
(Her first was as a graduate in 1969.)
Clinton did not announce that she"s running for mayor of New York City (looking more and more like a few media outlets got a bad tip on that one), but she did make headlines doing what so many of us have been doing for the past four months:
Taking dead aim at the low-hanging fruit that is the Trump administration.
After reminding those in attendance that they"re “graduating at a time when there’s a full-fledged assault on truth and reason” Clinton really went in:
"When people in power invent their own facts and attack those who question them, it can mark the beginning of the end of a free society," she said at one point.
"That is not hyperbole, it is what authoritarian regimes throughout history have done. … They attempt to control reality."
In case that was too subtle, she also had this to say:
“People [are] denying science, concocting elaborate, hurtful conspiracy theories about child-abuse rings operating out of pizza parlors, drumming up rampant fear about undocumented immigrants, Muslims, minorities, the poor, turning neighbor against neighbor and sowing division at a time when we desperately need unity.
“Some are even denying things we see with our own eyes, like the size of crowds, and then defending themselves by talking about quote-unquote "alternative facts."”
Yeah, it was basically the climactic battle rap scene in 8 Mile disguised as a commencement speech.
Watch the whole thing below:
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Mike Pence Makes Notre Dame Graduates Walk Out on His Commencement Speech (VIDEO)
11:35 AM PT — A Notre Dame school official tells TMZ the university was aware of the walk-out, and even helped them out a bit for minimal distractions. Students asked ND heads a few days before graduation which exit they should take to cause the…
Friday, May 12, 2017
Will Ferrell Delivers Hilarious Commencement Speech at USC (VIDEO)
Will Ferrell’s still got it … and he’s got an honorary doctorate from his alma mater now to boot. The famous funnyman stayed classy for most of his commencement speech to USC’s class of 2017 on Friday that included a perfect blend of…
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