CAPTAINS QUARTERS: BOLLINGER SURE ENLIGHTENED THE IRANIANS

Ed Morrissey at Captains Quarters put this in perspective. A lot of us thought this would happen. Here is what the Iranian state news agency reported on Ahmadinejad's speech:

Despite entire US media objections, negative propagation and hue and cry in recent days over IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's scheduled address at Colombia University, he gave his lecture and answered students questions here on Monday afternoon.

On second day of his entry in New York, and amid standing ovation of the audience had attended the hall where the Iranian President was to give his lecture as of early hours of the day, Ahmadinejad said that Iran is not going to attack any country in the world.

Before President Ahamadinejad's address, Colombia University Chancellor in a brief address told the audience that they would have the chance to hear Iran's stands as the Iranian President would put them forth.

He said that the Iranians are a peace loving nation, they hate war, and all types of aggression.

Referring to the technological achievements of the Iranian nation in the course of recent years, the president considered them as a sign for the Iranians' resolute will for achieving sustainable development and rapid advancement.

The audience on repeated occasion applauded Ahmadinejad when he touched on international crises.

At the end of his address President Ahmadinejad answered the student's questions on such issues as Israel, Palestine, Iran's nuclear program, the status of women in Iran and a number of other matters.

That is it. Nothing else was reported. Wasted your breath, didn't you Mr. Bollinger?

COLUMBIA'S CONCEIT

The Wall Street Journal has an excellent op-ed by Bret Stephens in which he deals with the arrogance and conceit of the Columbia Administration, specifically referring to the remarks of John Coatsworth, acting dean of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, when the Dean said "if Hitler were in the United States and ...if he were willing to engage in a debate and a discussion to be challenged by Columbia students and faculty, we would certainly invite him." WOW!!! the sheer arrogance of that statement is almost overwhelming, especially if you watched the pitiful performance of the faculty of Columbia and the student body. They should be ashamed of themselves.