My Commencement Speech to Rutgers’ Geniuses: Go Forth and Fail

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Greetings, Class of 2014. So Condoleezza Rice was too offensive for you. Just wait until Monday morning. Did you learn how to spell KFC?

P. J. O’Rourke

Published May 18 2014 6:45AM EDT

Rutgers Did Not Invite Me to Give Its Commencement Speech Today…

The university got pretty confused about who would, after Condoleezza Rice declined.

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Rutgers invited, then disinvited, then re-invited Eric LeGrand, the Rutgers defensive tackle who was paralyzed from the shoulders down in a 2010 football game.

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My Commencement Speech to Rutgers’ Geniuses: Go Forth and Fail

Greetings, Class of 2014. So Condoleezza Rice was too offensive for you. Just wait until Monday morning. Did you learn how to spell KFC?

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