There’s nothing like giving a college commencement address to stir the pot.
This latest example would be the case of CBS 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley and his recent commencement speech at Wake Forest University.
Interestingly, Pelley used his speech to set about whacking Paramount, the corporate owner of CBS, with Pelley staunchly defending, of course, those pesky DEI initiatives that Paramount was ditching.
He began by saying that:
I fear there are some people in the audience who don’t want to hear what I have to say today. But I appreciate your forbearance in this small act of liberty.
We’re all for free speech and liberty in this space, so I read on.
Said Pelley:
‘Diversity’ is now described as ‘illegal.’ ‘Equity’ is to be shunned. ‘Inclusion’ is a dirty word. This is an old playbook, my friends. There is nothing new in this….
