Now that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran is here in the states, we have his address at Columbia University to look forward to. The dean of Columbia seems to think there will be a dialogue. That's not likely, it will probably be more of a monologue.
You have to wonder why a school that will not allow an ROTC program because of the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy toward gays would allow a representative of a country that persecutes gays to speak on campus.
Columbia University welcomes the leader of a nation that that has threatend to use nuclear weapons against us, but does not welcome the founder of the Minutemen to speak. Last year, Jim Gilchrist had been invited to speak to the students, but a group did not want to hear him and stormed the stage as he was about to speak. President Bollinger's reaction to this violation of Mr. Gilchrist's right to free speech was deafening silence.
As a peace offering the Columbia Political Union voted to ask Mr. Gilchrist back this year, but they then rescinded the invitation.
Columbia claims anyone would be welcome to speak. I agree that the president of Iran does have a right to speak, I just wish that Columbia would also give that right to pro Americans too.
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I PERSONALLY ABHOR THE IDEA OF AHMADINEJAD COMING ANYWHERE ON U.S. SOIL, NO LESS NYC. SHOULD WE BE SURPRISED ABOUT COLUMBIA? NO WAY. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDA, AND IT DOESN'T INCLUDE ROTC AND MINUTEMEN. WISH I WAS AN ALUMI WITH A BIG FAT WALLET SO I COULD CUT THEM OFF. THAT'S THE LANGUAGE THEY UNDERSTAND. I ALSO THINK THAT FREEDOM OF SPEECH SHOULD BE LIMITED TO UNITED STATES CITIZENS. TERRORISTS NEED NOT APPLY FOR THAT FREEDOM. IT'S OURS ALONE. CALL IT WHAT YOU MAY, BUT THIS IS HOW I THINK AND FEEL.
PF/SSS
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