Legislatures May Act on Columbia University
mammasan
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http://www.nysun.com/article/63232
How fucking absurd is this. I think Ahmadinejad is an ass but the university has every right to allow whom ever they please to speak at their campus. Now local and state legislatures are concidering cutting state funding because of the university's refusal to cancel the speech. Looks like for all of our blasting of Ahmadinejad, we are becoming more and more like Iran by the day. I guess free speech is only acceptable in our country when it is approved by our elected leaders.
How fucking absurd is this. I think Ahmadinejad is an ass but the university has every right to allow whom ever they please to speak at their campus. Now local and state legislatures are concidering cutting state funding because of the university's refusal to cancel the speech. Looks like for all of our blasting of Ahmadinejad, we are becoming more and more like Iran by the day. I guess free speech is only acceptable in our country when it is approved by our elected leaders.
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Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
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over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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I agree though, it's a disgrace.
I live 9 blocks from the university and it's a mess here. TV crews everywhere, and they are going to close Broadway later. Gates to campus are closed, and the campus is only accessible with University ID.
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Remarkable.
Can you give us a little summary as to what his speech is about.
I especially liked the attack on the part of the Dean/moderator to kick things off. Real classy. Again with the "wipe Israel off the map" fallacy.
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If he's a bullshitter... then, we'll be able to see his bullshit. Let us decide based upon open dialogue... instead of government fed rhetoric. What do these protestors want to turn this place into... Iran?
Hail, Hail!!!
Sorry, there was an hour overlap with the Charlie Rose/Vedder, so I missed the first hour
I caught his responses to the questions about the Holocaust and about the destruction of the state of Israel.
On the Holocaust: he called for further research to establish the facts. At the end of his reply he said that in any case it was unfair that the Palestinian people had to be the ones to bear the brunt of the establishment of a safe haven for Jews worldwide: "the Holocaust happened in Europe, why was it 5 million palestinians who had to be displaced?".
On the destruction of Israel as a Jewish state: he said Iran loves all nations, and Jews are represented in the Iranian parliament beyond what numbers would warrant. He said they do not recognize "that regime" because it is discriminatory and is in a state of constant hostility towards other nations in the area. And that it is unfair for other nations in the world to interfere in the area by arming one faction against the others. There should be self-determination. He was then pressed by the official questioner on giving a yes/no answer to the question: "does Iran favor the destruction of Israel as a state" and he turned back to the questioner and asked for a yes/no answer to the question whether the palestinian plea had to be an international issue (questioner replied yes).
Honestly... and I guess that's where my own unwillingness to listening to opinions I disagree with lies... I walked away when he was asked about women's rights and the putting to death of homosexuals in Iran. He said something about Iran being a participatory democracy, about other nations having no right to dictate domestic policy, and blabbered something about "the United States also have the death penalty. If someone intrudes in a home and kills, do you reward them? We have a responsibility to fight the spread of microbes to the rest of society". That's when I turned it off.
so, can we have all the gay bashing creeps in this country follow Ahmadinejad back to his country? sounds like paradise to me... if i were a hate monger.
i'm kinda bummed out that he didn't wear his tan Member's Only jacket like he usually does. I like his style. wears the same shit day in and day out no matter how hot it gets in Persia.
smooth.
Thanks.
Classic!
seems hypocritical of him to criticize the US for backing Israel when Iran is solely responsible for funding and operated hezbolla no?
Most world leaders are hypocrits why would this nutter be any different.
i didn't get to catch the whole thing at all.... at work......but i got highlights on CNN at lunch. and, i think this is exactly why it was a GOOD idea that columbia let him speak...so people can see/hear firsthand what a bonehead he is. i also like how direct/upfront the president of columbia was with his introduction.....well done.
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i didn't see any of this but from what i read here and on news reports - i thought the president of columbia succumbed to public pressures and did an awful job ...
if you are going to give someone an opportunity to speak openly and honestly - starting off with opening remarks that contained mistruths and words taken out of context shows that ultimately he was set up ...
i'm no fan of this guy but if you are going to preach an open dialogue - you can't have the guy being interviewed like he is on the bill o'reilly show ... with all the guest speakers being from jewish groups ...
seems kind of hypocritical of us to criticize iran for backing hezbollah when we are almost solely responsible for funding and arming the israeli military.
that goes both ways, and pointing fingers and saying "they started it" gets us nowhere.
now i'd just like to find out how we get fred phelps sent over there where homosexuality does not exist. i'd like to tack a few posters here onto that flight too.
I wonder what gay people do over in Iran. of course there has to be gays in Iran but how do they meet? interact? is it punishable by death?
But the thing is, now.
Why is this coming to us now?
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I have to say... from what I caught of him, I agree with you.
the worse part of this was the attach on the Iranian president at the start, it was pandering to those that provide money to the college that have threatened to pull their support, and I think it backfired. Should have kept the attacks on the policies of IRan, and not attack the man, which he did some of.
One interesting question he posed was why the Palistenian people have to suffer for what the nazis did to Jews in the 30's & 40's? Of course if you have a better understanding of the history of the area that is Israel, it's not as powerful a question, but even with that, why not giving Jew's part of Germany?
anyway, I honestly don't think there will be peace in the holy land any time soon, though one can hope. To bad a place is far more important that a person's life.
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as i said, i didn't get to see/hear it....just paraphrasing/highlights on CNN. so, i didn't know it was like that...it simply was presented as if he was posing serious Qs to the president of iran....and asking him to clarify some of these hot issues.
either way....it's STILL an open dialogue.
Let's just breathe...
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