We Still Can’t Believe Harvard Let That Khatami Guy–WHAT THE??
Looks like the Iranian president himself, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will be speaking at Columbia this Friday, the Spectator reports. Gotta love that First Amendment, huh? If his remarks at the United Nations yesterday were any indication, he plans a rousing disquisition on how the Holocaust never happened. (You wanna handle this one, Mazower?) No word yet on whether the president's popped collar (see above) will make an appearance.
But here's the weirdest part: Columbia President Lee Bollinger doesn't seem to know who invited him! "I happen to find many of President Ahmadinejad's stated beliefs to be repugnant, a view that I'm sure is widely shared within our university community," Bollinger told Spec.
Bollinger also said he wasn't sure the university could accomodate him on such short notice. Gotta love them First Amendment loopholes, huh?
UPDATE 8:48 a.m.: A new version of the story says the dean of the international relations school sent the invite, apparently without consulting her boss. Love it!
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September 21st, 2006 at 9:55 am
Uh. That collar isn’t popped. It’s starched. But I suppose you wouldn’t know anything about dry-cleaning would you. What with your gates adorned with ivy.