First of all, he is a President and second of all he is a guest in this country. He was supposed to be respected as a guest from other country and the University of Columbia's President just showed the world how 'FRIENDLY' America is by insulting the Iran President before he even spoke.
This is terrible and lower the image of America than ever before. Even though he is a bad President, but he has done nothing wrong to the US and he is not supposed to be treated like that.
It would make the America as a bully than as a good country.
Now, he remained calm throughout the speech and that's a true gentleman because he could calm himself even though he was insulted. If an American in other country was insulted like him, the American would act out of control.
Now, the Columbia's President just showed the world how to treat Americans in other country. How terrible is that? Don't you think the world was watching? What do you think?
2007-09-25 14:56:47 · 22 answers · asked by bonding100 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Do you think the Columbia University President is uneducated person? Why he invited Iran President in the first place and insult him before his face? What an educated man with title University President. It's a shame!
2007-09-25 15:25:33 · update #1
It shows that Americans are very rude and nasty people. The Columbia University President just showed it to the world. Also, if you are looking at the businesses in the US, the customer services are extremely rude and nasty than if you go to other countries like in China or Europe.
2007-09-25 15:28:55 · update #2
Nonsense. He was invited to enlighten the students... The University President, politely skimming over his lies, would have been presenting a deception, and providing bad education.
2007-09-25 15:01:59 · answer #1 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 2⤊ 5⤋
I think Mr. Bollinger's actions in giving the Iranian President a rather nasty introduction was really due to public pressure from the politicians and others, and it's sad that it had to come to that. Unfortunately, he only looked boorish by doing so. Heck, if you don't want the guy here, don't invite him.
In any case, it didn't work to placate public opinion - we're hearing harsh words from NY State legislator Sheldon Silver who is making noises about pressuring Columbia University by not supporting more funding for some of its programs.
2007-09-25 22:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by Silverkris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not.
If you don't agree with the guy, just don't allow him to speak. Don't insult him to his face when he gets there. It's like Saddam's execution-- the Columbia president's behavior made the Iranian president look good, just as the guards taunting Saddam (and him saying nothing) made him look good in the eyes of many people over there.
The AP has an article out saying that before this trip, Iranians disliked their president; now they think he was wronged by America and are on his side again.
Nice work, Columbia president!
2007-09-25 22:10:29 · answer #3 · answered by illiniangel 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
He is fighting a proxy war against the US in Iraq and should have never been invited to an American University.
The Columbia U. President was just trying to stop the bleeding of donation money his University was loosing because of his stupid attempt to rub his own President's nose in shite.
I hope it didn't work because it was very rude and not OK to insult a speaker he invited to speak before allowing him to be heard. That second wrong did not correct the first one.
2007-09-25 22:06:52 · answer #4 · answered by Victor S 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
He should have been shot like a dog when he took the podium.
Considering that he advocates the violent death of millions of people just to bring back his imaginary Mahhdi....putting him in a grave would be a very humane thing to do as far as the rest of the world is concerned.
Americans in countries like Iran are already treated poorly. Have you not been watching Al-Jizzera? Cutting someone's head off on video is a little more rude than expressing an opinion as to how well a person governs a country.
There is no rule which requires that insane megalomaniacs are to receive polite treatment wherever they go.
Perhaps you should stop feeling so bad for a bad person, and empathize more for the people he kills in his own country.
2007-09-25 22:13:12 · answer #5 · answered by nineteenkilo30hotel 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Would you consider it correct and proper to invite someone to your home as a special guest, then insult them? It doesn't matter that he's the scum of the earth, the president of Columbia U was wrong to insult a guest he invited to his school. It's one thing to disagree with someone (even vehemently) but quite another to be rude to a guest. It showed a lack of class.
2007-09-25 22:13:36 · answer #6 · answered by Mister J 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The president of Columbia was telling the truth. And your statement that the Iranian president has done nothing wrong is incorrect. Thru his actions weapons have been sent to Iraq that have killed hundreds of civilians. And we have been insulted like that in other Countries, sometimes by our own elected officials.
2007-09-25 22:08:12 · answer #7 · answered by smsmith500 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yeah, why not? Are you afraid he's going to lose sleep over it? No, he's going to laugh all the way back to the hell hole he came from. He's not just a "bad president", he's a mini-Hitler. I'm not defending the president of Columbia University by the way, he's an anti-American idiot.
2007-09-25 22:08:35 · answer #8 · answered by qwert 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
answer is no it isn't OK and it is very disrespectful. he also wanted to hold a prayer for the lost ones of 9/11 and was denied as well. i think Americans selectively allow and disallow what they choose but the criteria is one unknown to most Americans. it surprises me how this country was built on everyone being able to practice their religion freely but if you aren't Christian then they slander you, your cause and your beliefs and your heritage. sounds very hypocritical to me.
2007-09-26 05:40:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The University's pres. was just afraid of being condemned if he didn't. With all these accusations of being "unpatriotic", he feared backlash.
Besides that, there was pressure from American Jews because of the Holocaust comments.
he actually never called for genocide in Israel, nor the annihilation of it. That's a misrepresentation used by those who want to create more hate.
2007-09-25 22:05:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
that was the most reflective of the ****** unreallistice submisivebut suckers iv`e had the missfortune to have to respond to,the people that exept the use of god and jesus christ from the mouth of a liar and and killer should move away to iraq and die for your beliefes
2007-09-25 22:21:26 · answer #11 · answered by grim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋