'Exhilarated' Cornell Professor Apologizes

They didn't hand you the microphone to sing karaoke my dude. https://t.co/92byZf1N9N

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 19, 2023

From the New York Post:

A Cornell professor who said he was “exhilarated” by the Hamas attacks on Israel has apologized for his incendiary comments, admitting his choice of words was “reprehensible.”

Russel Rickford, an associate professor of history, addressed the pro-Hamas statements he made at an off-campus protest over the weekend in a statement to the school’s paper, the Cornell Daily Sun.

“I apologize for the horrible choice of words that I used in a portion of a speech that was intended to stress grassroots African American, Jewish and Palestinian traditions of resistance to oppression,” Rickford wrote Wednesday.

“I recognize that some of the language I used was reprehensible and did not reflect my values.”

No. Russel Rickford's comments most definitely reflected his values. He found the Hamas attacks on women and children to be exhilarating.

I believe Rickford regrets being exposed as a supporter of terrorists butchering innocents. I believe he's sorry about revealing his values. I don't believe he suddenly cares about the slaughtered Jews and Americans.

Here are your values, Russel Rickford:

Cornell University Professor Russell Rickford speaking about Hamas terrorist attacks. Shameful @Cornell. pic.twitter.com/xv1dTqGymy

— Sam Aberman (@samaberman) October 15, 2023

The saga continues…

Professor Rickford standing by his comments. “What I was referring to is in those first few hours, when they broke through the apartheid wall, that it seemed to be a symbol of resistance, and indeed a new phase of resistance in the Palestinian struggle.”…

— Sam Aberman (@samaberman) October 17, 2023

Rickford stood by his remarks. He didn't intend to apologize, until he determined that would be in his best interests.

Cornell University Professor Russell Rickford has released a statement through The Cornell Daily Sun.

No mention of Hamas.
No mention of terrorism.
No apology to the Cornell Jewish community.

But he does apologize for his choice of words. Do you think this is enough? pic.twitter.com/86K8jU5Vyi

— Sam Aberman (@samaberman) October 19, 2023