Wisconsin native.
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."--GKC
"Liberalism is the modern and morbid habit of always sacrificing the normal to the abnormal" --G K Chesterton
"The only objective of Liberty is Life" --G K Chesterton
"A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition." -- Rudyard Kipling
I wouldn't call Mr. Ahmadinejad's experience a speaking engagement, but a whiny american firing line. It was a classic bait and switch: An invitation to speak at the university was offered, but what happened was something more fitting to the Jerry Springer Show.
Mr. Ahmadinejad's values are reprehensible, but Academe could give the same treatment to Pope Benedict XVI, as he stands for much that liberals despise.
I wouldn't call Mr. Ahmadinejad's experience a speaking engagement, but a whiny american firing line. It was a classic bait and switch: An invitation to speak at the university was offered, but what happened was something more fitting to the Jerry Springer Show.
ReplyDeleteMr. Ahmadinejad's values are reprehensible, but Academe could give the same treatment to Pope Benedict XVI, as he stands for much that liberals despise.
All in all, it was a poor precedent.