Bollinger was just plain wrong. [View All]

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Ripping into Ahmadinejad in that manner BEFORE he spoke was reprehensible. And unnecessary. It was undignified, and it was rude. I get why he did it, I think: He was under pressure for having invited him, and funding was threatned. But all that said, `it was embarassing.

What should he have done? Simply introduced him, perhaps with a line about the profound differences he has with him and let him speak.

After questioning by the audience, he could have had his turn and questioned Ahmadinejad himself.

I have no use for Ahmadinejads anti-gay, holocaust denying, religious fundamentalism, but he was invited to Columbia. He didn't impose himself on the University.