{"id":2119025,"date":"2023-12-07T18:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-portnoy-refuses-to-hire-from-harvard-mit-and-penn-after-presidents-congressional-testimony\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T18:06:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T23:06:57","slug":"dave-portnoy-refuses-to-hire-from-harvard-mit-and-penn-after-presidents-congressional-testimony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-portnoy-refuses-to-hire-from-harvard-mit-and-penn-after-presidents-congressional-testimony\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Portnoy rejects hiring from Harvard, MIT, and Penn following presidents&#8217; testimony"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdave-portnoy-refuses-to-hire-from-harvard-mit-and-penn-after-presidents-congressional-testimony%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2119025&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Portnoy \u200dattends\u200d the annual Charity Day hosted \u2063by\u2062 BGC Group and\u200c The Cantor \u200cFitzgerald Relief Fund on September 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo \u200cby Dave Kotinsky\/Getty\u200d Images for \u200bThe Cantor\u200c Fitzgerald Relief Fund)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James\u2063 Meyers<\/a><br \/>3:00 \u200dPM \u2013 Thursday, December 7, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>The CEO of Barstool Sports,\u200b Dave\u200b Portnoy, has made a bold announcement\u2062 regarding his hiring practices. He has declared that he will not \u2064consider applicants \u200cwho attended prestigious universities such as\u200c Harvard, MIT, and \u2064Penn.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>This decision comes in response to the recent congressional testimony from\u200d the presidents of \u200dthese universities, who defended \u200ctheir students&#8217; participation in anti-Semitic demonstrations on campus, citing it as \u2064an exercise of free speech.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Things are\u2062 going\u200b well <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Harvard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Harvard<\/a> \u2062 today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u1mbRdITYB\">pic.twitter.com\/u1mbRdITYB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stoolpresidente\/status\/1732816504473669692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, \u200c2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis\u200b video has made me so irate I need to make sure\u2063 as many people see it as possible,\u201d \u2064the 46-year-old \u2063wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe\u200b Deans of three supposedly \u2064prestigious Universities \u2064in \u2064the United\u200b States somehow refusing to condemn students calling\u200b for the Genocide of \u2063Jews on campus. AKA \u200c\u2013 the murder \u2064of all \u200bJews. Newsflash that\u200d is \u2064calling for the murder \u2064of\u200d myself, my parents and my entire family.\u2064 And these \u2018leaders\u2019 refuse to \u2063condemn this\u200c as\u200c hate speech on \u2063their campuses?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t debating\u2064 whether there should be \u2064a cease fire or discussing \u2062the future\u2063 of Israel and Palestine in the Middle East. This \u200cis calling for the MURDER OF ALL\u200d JEWS \u2063everywhere and these absolute coward\u2064 school administrators refuse to condemn it,\u201d he concluded. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally, Portnoy \u2062claimed \u200cthat Jewish students are the only\u2064 minority group that other \u200bstudents could openly intimidate\u2063 and chant that they want to \u2063murder\u2064 an \u200bentire group of people\u2063 and not get kicked out immediately or better \u200cyet thrown\u200c in \u2063jail.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAt this rate we\u2019re one step away from the Ivy Leagues \u2064offering \u2064courses on how\u2064 9\/11 was actually the Jews\u200d (sic) \u2062fault,\u201d\u200d the Michigan alumnus wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cNot that this will make\u200d a huge difference but moving forward I will not \u2064hire any student\u2062 who graduates from any of these schools \u2062until \u200dthese Deans \u200cstep \u2063down,\u201d Portnoy wrote, noting\u2062 he would not\u2064 make exceptions for Jewish applicants from the institutions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This\u200d comes after\u2063 anti-Semitic demonstrations have been taking place at \u200bthese campuses. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Of course <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nytimes<\/a> would\u2062 frame it this way.\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mERf12Jzcq\">pic.twitter.com\/mERf12Jzcq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Portnoy\u2064 (@stoolpresidente) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stoolpresidente\/status\/1732494530035720655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, \u20642023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>At Harvard,\u2064 over\u2063 30\u2062 student groups signed a letter \u200bblaming Israel for the \u200dHamas\u2063 terrorist attacks on October 7<sup>th<\/sup>, causing donors\u2062 to\u2063 pull their support from the school.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is unacceptable on every single level,\u201d \u2063Portnoy wrote. \u201cI\u200b don\u2019t care if you\u2019re Jewish or not either. If you know a Jew (sic)\u2063 or \u2062just have\u2063 a degree of basic human \u200bdecency\u2063 calling for\u200d the murder of an entire group of people should outrage you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u2063news blasts directly to your inbox for\u2063 free. Subscribe \u200bhere. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u200d\t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"> <\/p>\n<h2> How has Dave Portnoy&#8217;s decision to impose\u200b a hiring ban been received by the public, and what are the potential implications for affected individuals and the broader discussion on free speech in \u200bacademic environments<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Barstool Sports\u2062 CEO Dave Portnoy Declares Hiring Ban on Applicants from Prestigious Universities<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>In a controversial \u200bmove, Dave Portnoy, the CEO of Barstool Sports, has announced a significant \u2063change in his \u2062company&#8217;s hiring policy. Portnoy&#8217;s statement \u2062comes as a response to recent congressional testimonies from the presidents of prestigious universities defending their students&#8217; participation in anti-Semitic\u200b demonstrations on campus.<\/p>\n<p>University \u2064Presidents \u2062Defend Anti-Semitic \u200bDemonstrations:<\/p>\n<p>During\u2063 the congressional hearings, the leaders of renowned educational institutions, including Harvard, MIT, and Penn, justified their students&#8217; engagement in anti-Semitic acts as an exercise of free speech. The testimony sparked outrage and raised concerns about campus safety \u2063and the tolerance of hate speech.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy&#8217;s\u2062 Reaction:<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to \u200bthe congressionally examined issue, Portnoy took to social media to express his\u2063 strong opposition. The CEO posted a video\u200c on Instagram expressing his anger towards the university presidents and the lack of condemnation for the students&#8217; actions, which called for the genocide of Jews.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy&#8217;s Hiring Ban:<\/p>\n<p>In response to the testimonies, Portnoy announced that Barstool Sports will no longer consider applicants who graduated from prestigious\u200c universities involved in the controversy. This decision reflects Portnoy&#8217;s dissatisfaction with the inability of these institutions&#8217; \u200bleadership to condemn\u200b hate speech and protect the safety of their students. Portnoy further emphasized that he\u200c would not make exceptions for \u2063Jewish applicants from these institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy&#8217;s Concerns:<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy highlighted the unique vulnerability\u2063 of Jewish \u200dstudents as a \u200cminority group on campuses, where they are openly intimidated\u200d and threatened without immediate repercussions. He \u200bstressed that such behavior would not \u200cbe tolerated towards any other group of \u200cpeople and expressed concerns about the universities potentially tolerating or promoting anti-Semitic sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>The Impact of Portnoy&#8217;s Decision:<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy&#8217;s declaration has drawn mixed \u200dreactions from the public. While some commend his stance against hate speech\u2064 and\u200b his \u2062commitment to protecting his employees, others criticize his decision as potentially unfair to individuals who may \u200bhave attended these universities but do not support or engage in such actions.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>Dave Portnoy&#8217;s\u200b decision to impose a hiring ban on applicants from prestigious universities \u200cinvolved in the recent controversy highlights his strong \u2064stance against hate speech and the lack \u200dof condemnation from university leaders. The move sparks a debate on the responsibility of educational institutions to address and condemn acts of hatred on their campuses. Portnoy&#8217;s decision also raises\u2063 questions about the potential impact on affected individuals and the broader discussion \u200don free speech in academic\u2062 environments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Portnoy, CEO of Barstool Sports, attended the Charity Day event in NYC hosted by BGC Group and The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund on September 11, 2023. 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