Columbia University continues to ban the U.S. military Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) from campus because “the U.S. military remains closed to openly gay personnel.”

But the same Columbia University is hosting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose country executes homosexuals.

UPDATE:
I admit I’m surprised with Columbia President Bollinger’s introduction of Mahmoud. It was refreshingly harsh towards the terrorist leader. I will try to find the transcript and post it.

Highlights of Bollinger’s intro

“Mr. President, you exhibit all the signs of a petty and cruel dictator.”

Bollinger assailed Ahmadinejad’s “denying” of the Holocaust as “ridiculous” and “dangerous propaganda.” He called the Iranian leader either brazenly provocative “or astonishingly uneducated.”

He said he doubted Ahmadinejad would show the intellectual courage to answer the questions before him.

Ahmadinejad responded to this intro by whining like a child about respect and courtesy. Priceless.

More, see Update 3 below.

UPDATE 2:
It’s quite telling that liberals aren’t rushing the stage to prevent Ahmadinejad from speaking or tossing a pie in his face. I guess they don’t feel obliged to suppress his comments.

UPDATE 3:

Here’s the video of Bollinger’s intro:

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UPDATE 4:
Here’s my response to Mahmoud last year.

1. The absolutely worst reason I read defending Columbia’s invitation for Ahmadinejad to speak is: “freedom of speech.” That “freedom” is assured for US citizens by our Bill of Rights. When Ahmadinejad ascribes to and abides by our constitution then perhaps we should permit him to speak; but not before!

   Comment by Old Soldier — 11:21 am
   

2. I have to respectfully disagree OS. What this man represents is dispicable and the world will deal with him in time I am sure and I do admit that at first I was not a fan of this guy speaking at this university.
   However, listening to the president of the university rip him a new one in his introduction was worth it. The pres did not kiss his ass at all, but called him out on the carpet for the crap he tries to pull.
   What better way to hang a dictator by giving him enough rope so that he can do it himself? In the end, this might been seen as the beggining of the end of his reign.

   Comment by MrCynic1 — 10:47 pm
   

3. Columbia University’s Double Standard

   Texas Rainmaker makes a great point in his post entitled “Irony of the Day.”Columbia University continues to ban the U.S. military Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) from campus because “the U.S. military remains closed to openly gay…

   Trackback by The Conservative Manifesto — 11:43 pm
   

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