Posted by
Augsal on Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:50:48 PM
This past week has been chock full of news worthy of my comment, and I won't disappoint. I would like this blog to focus on the disgraceful antics put on by Columbia University. As you all well know, Pres. Ahmidenijad was invited to speak at Columbia University during his short visit to New York to address the UN. The invitation given by University President Bollinger in the spirit of free speech and the open discussion of opposing views is an action I would normally welcome. Pres. Ahmidenijad is a person who:
- - denies the Jewish Holocaust,
- - hosts an international symposium on the Holocaust Hoax,
- - openly advocates the destruction and annhilation of Israel,
- - thumbs it's nose at the international community by building a nuclear weapons program,
- - ignores the human rights of his own citizens,
- - openly boasts and funds terrorist groups all over the MIddle East and finally
- - is supplying and training Iraqi insurgents with weapons used to kill American soldiers
Pres. Bollinger issues an invitation to this little Hitler in the so-called spirit of enlightened intellectualism and in the spirit of an honest discussion of ideas but immediately insults and chides his guest. Though everything he said about Pres. Ahmidenijad was correct it was not his place as Host to act in this way. Pres. Bollinger's remarks were completely self-serving and without honor especially when you consider that Pres. Bollinger and Columbia University will not allow US Military recruitment and ROTC on its campus. This same self-styled open-minded seeker of Truth would not allow a representative speaker of the "Minutemen" border patrolling group to speak in a forum on Immigration and Border Security. Why?? Doesn't Pres. Bollinger want to have "open and honest" discussion on immigration and the border issues? The answer is Yes but only when it serves the Leftwing liberal agenda. Columbia cannot have conservative thought or ideas infecting the minds of its student body. But the anti-semitic, fanatical Islamic, homophobic, fascist, anti-American rhetoric of a little Hitler is OK!!!
This is absolutely RIDICULOUS!!!!
How dare he invite this Iranian joke of a leader whose country has been at war with the United States since 1979 and is currently killing US troops fighting in Iraq. Pres. Bollinger has denied US military recruitment on a campus of higher learning during a time of war whilst US troops are fighting and dying. Especially now when we need the best and brightest of recruits. This is an outrage which defies belief.
While everything Pres. Bollinger said about Ahmidenijad was true- it was not his place to say it and in fact looked very bad breaking all the rules of etiquette. Just like a Liberal- to be self-serving and look to bolster his own popularity and prestige. The hypocrisy is incredible and makes me sick.
As for President Bush and the administration- Ahmidenijad should never have been allowed entrance into the United States simply for the reasons I have outlined above. And one more thing- When will the US simply get out of the UN and kick the entire organization out of here and let them setup camp in Paris or Moscow.