If you still weren't convinced about the media's bias, maybe this will change your mind: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be speaking at the National Press Club on Monday.
How delightful.
As announced at PR Newswire Friday (h/t Charles Johnson):
Ahmadinejad will appear in the NPC Ballroom in Washington via videolink from New York, where he will be attending the UN General Assembly. After Ahmadinejad's speech, NPC President Jerry Zremski will ask questions handed up from the audience for a minimum of a half-hour.
Please note: the format of the luncheon with President Ahmadinejad will differ from the typical NPC luncheon program in many ways. President Ahmadinejad will be introduced at noon. His speech will last a half hour, and will be followed by 45 minutes of questions. Lunch will be served after the speech and question period.
Johnson accurately noted at the end of his post: "Media and academic elites are falling over themselves to fete this genocidal madman."
I couldn't agree more.
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Next Stop
September 21, 2007 - 16:34 ET by BourbeauToday, Larry King, and Oprah.
Bourb:
September 21, 2007 - 16:54 ET by Conservative_in_mass.Don't forget it's a chance for him to have a second date with Diane Sawyer. The can update his Ipod together.
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ~ Unknown
MSM
September 21, 2007 - 16:36 ET by well99Those are his kind of people.They should get along famously.
...any Jews in attendance -
September 21, 2007 - 19:24 ET by TruthMonger...any Jews in attendance - I wonder...?
Maybe
September 23, 2007 - 22:07 ET by well99Maybe they could ask some survivors of the holocaust to come and Ajammedupbrain could explain how it didnt really happen.
Why do I have this feeling
September 21, 2007 - 16:39 ET by Conservative_in_mass.Why do I have this feeling of not being surprised at all. It seems that any enemy of this country can find the welcome mat out with the media.
A person who preaches genocide and called the holocaust a myth is welcomed with open arms. Dispicable.
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ~ Unknown
Anyone who hates America as
September 21, 2007 - 16:44 ET by rbosqueAnyone who hates America as much as they do must be OK in their book. What has happened to real American leaders who would rather eat a pile of dog crap than let that pond scum enter this country?
Hitler
September 21, 2007 - 17:02 ET by Joe SantoraSavage drew an excellent analogy the other day and I paraphrase "Imagine its 1939 on the cusp of WW2 and we invite Hitler to the U.S "? This is so unbelievable. Savage is right. "Get him off the plane put a black hood on him and torture him."
" More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to chose correctly "
Woody Allen
I think it will be nice to
September 21, 2007 - 17:05 ET by mrsimeleI think it will be nice to hear what he has to say. This is what diplomat's are supposed to do: communicate. This guys only crime thus far is believing that Israel is an illegal occupation. Many people in the World feel the same way.
Mrsimile, even if you believe that blarney
September 21, 2007 - 17:11 ET by RJabout "illegal occupation", his open threats against Israel, a sovereign nation and a significant American ally, should eliminate him from speaking at the university.
P.S. You really called this guy a "diplomat?" hahaha!
I do not believe that Israel
September 21, 2007 - 17:20 ET by mrsimeleI do not believe that Israel is an "illegal occupation". I just think that if there is any possible way to foster peace with Iran, we should. Do we really want Iran to be our enemy? I sure as hell don't. Ofcourse, if you are a "war-monger" then I assume you want to go in and attack Iran like Bush did in Iraq. Yeah, we all know how well *that* is going.
Then why gratutiously throw it in, Mrsimele?
September 21, 2007 - 17:31 ET by RJNow, are you going to tell me you also don't think this lunatic is a "diplomat", even though you called him one?
Speaking of gratutiously throwing things in, what have you read in my posts that brings you to the conclusion that I'm a "war monger", or that I want to attack Iran? We're speaking of whether or not a lunatic who has made repeated threats and whose country is killing our soldiers should be afforded the honor of speaking at one of our universities.
The Iranian "diplomat" is
September 21, 2007 - 17:43 ET by Free ThinkerThe Iranian "diplomat" is killing our soldiers in Iraq and supporting terrorists throughout the middle east. I would argue he is the war monger.
I would also argue the Isrealis have been overly generous with their Palestinian sqautters.
SOBDS
September 21, 2007 - 18:45 ET by acumenSame old BDS, different application; 'Hey, leader of Iran hates Bush....my kind of guy.' Feelings, nothing more than...
Lib bumpersticker - Save the dictators, club a Bush.
As far as the NPC luncheon, In an honest media they would make the little Iranian thug eat crow for butchering his own citizens, repressing women and terrorising the rest of the world. In an honest media. But then isn't it much more fun and politically advantageous to just blame Bush.
Complete naivete
September 21, 2007 - 22:34 ET by UnsaneLet me get this straight, my whiny, defeatist Leftist. The United States defeated an empire of 250 million people 16 years ago and barely fired a shot, yet we should be AFRAID of Iran as an enemy?
Besides, WE did not choose Iran as an enemy. Shocking, I know, to one as overwhelmingly naive as you, but WE rarely, if EVER, choose our enemies. If Iran didn't want to be our enemy, perhaps they should have considered following the Vienna Convention to the letter and left our embassy the hell alone. But they didn't. I have no interest in negotiating with a nation that can't even be bothered with such frivolities as the Vienna Convention.
As to Iraq: it MUST be going very well, unless you can recite for me a list of names of logistical centers currently being overrun in Iraq. That shouldn't be too hard for Iraqis; there are 25 million of them and 130,000 or so of us. If things are going so poorly there, how come some logistical officers and other personnel will be sent there soon, just as it has been going on for the past four years?
You can't wish and whine for peace, you have to EARN it. By force. Don't believe me? Consult history. If you could wish and whine for it, the planet would be Sugar Candy Mountain by now, based on your whinings alone.
Qui desiderat pacem,praeparet bellum .
RJ,
September 22, 2007 - 02:18 ET by Dave RDon't forget that Iran has operatives in Iraq right now who are targeting American soldiers.
When I'm president, privatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything.-Hillary Rodham, September 3, 2007 AARP Legislative Conference.
Uh, Guess Again
September 21, 2007 - 18:18 ET by Del DolemonteHe also said the Holocaust never happened. And he didn't just say Israel was in an "illegal occupation". He said they should be "wiped off the map".
And what about how he treats his own people?
FYI, he's not a "diplomat".
Del, We ought to
September 21, 2007 - 18:54 ET by BlondeDel,
We ought to arrest his diplo a** and send him to Gitmo, then charge him with kidnapping for his participation in the Iranian Hostage crisis in 1979.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Concur with that. Since
September 22, 2007 - 18:37 ET by BDConcur with that.
Since liberals LOVE trials so much, they should be given the task of trying him for his crimes in the 1970's, 80's, and 90's.
In a related note, I dare any of the Columbia students who attend his session to ask the following question:
"It is undebateable that Iranian weapons have been found in Iraq. So, either you have ordered them shipped there, or you have lost control of your government. WHICH IS IT?
But in reality I doubt he will hang around for the Q&A session, begging off for morre "Pressing concerns."
WHERE ARE THE NY JEWS?!?!?
September 22, 2007 - 21:03 ET by TruthMonger...where in the hell are all the New York liberal Jews? Do they just grin and bear this..? Do they shake this guys hand and give him a pat on the back? I am bewildered...
WHERE THEY HELL ARE THEY?!?!?!?!?
What, exactly, should they do??
September 24, 2007 - 07:14 ET by sarcasmoI'm sure some will be protesting today, and a lot will probably boycott the event. Hopefully a few will manage to get into the event and ask a pointed question or three about the Holocaust or whether Israel (within some border or other) should exist or not, and whether he plans to start a nuclear war with them.
If you're going to ask where the hell the liberals are now, you might ask where the hell the crowds of conservative protesters were when this nutjob spoke at the CFR (article out of date, he's now obviously accepted for a speech at Columbia) but the CFR is apparently above critique or reproach during election-season...
JMR
Rally online with fans of Dr. Ron Paul.
He's even been so kind as
September 21, 2007 - 23:05 ET by HypocriteHaterHe's even been so kind as to give us a date of when Israel can expect to possibly be wiped off the map. Gotta love a guy who doesn't mince words. He's a real diplomat!
But what do you wanna bet, that either none of our media will ask him about his past war monger statements, or if they do, he's going to lie to their faces, and they'll accept his words at face value.
Libs love to glaze over the
September 22, 2007 - 09:45 ET by Conservative_in_mass.Libs love to glaze over the brutality this regime inflicts on it's own as well as the threats made against the west and Israel. That mentality comes straight from the mullahs and is coordinated by their puppet politicians like Ackie the dinner jacket.
I remember his conspicuous absense when the peace loving Iranians detained the 15 Brit sailers who were seized in international waters. Dinner jacket had the sock stuffed in his mouth by the clerics. The iron fist of the fundamentalist Islamists call the shots. As the international incident they fabricated would not be beneficial to them (timing is everything) they released them.
So I always ask libs (and never get an answer) what do you think Iran will do once they complete their "domestic nuclear power" program, and join the fraternity of nations that possess "glow in the dark" capabilities? begin a massive domestic campaign to provide services to all of their people?
Institutions such as Columbia U. only re-enforce the notion that we are weakening by the minute when they roll out the red carpet for a terrorist sympathizer like Dinnerjacket. And like a pack of hyenas, they sit and wait for the right time to strike.
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ~ Unknown
No problem, mrsimele
September 21, 2007 - 22:06 ET by general companyI think it will be nice to hear what he has to say.
Buy the "disk" and you can here about him 24/7 on Al Jazeeras TV. And at the very least you should thank me for saving you a trip to NY.
Chamberlain ad nauseum
September 21, 2007 - 22:13 ET by UnsaneChamberlain also felt it would be nice to hear what Hitler would have to say. That worked out really well, didn't it?
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
mrsimele,
September 22, 2007 - 02:30 ET by Dave RUhh, have you perhaps been lost in a Peruvian rain storm for the last several years?
Akhmedinadinnerjacket's only crime thus far is believing that Israel is an illegal occupation?
-As I write this, there are operatives under the command of the Iranian government, which he is the head of, who are currently in Iraq and trying to find new and inventive ways of killing our soldiers. He is also threatening to destroy an entire nation.
I also notice that you say further down that Columbia U is a supporter of free speech. That is a demonstrably false statement, as they are one of the most speech-restrictive universities in the entire country.
If you doubt this, go here and look up Columbia U.
When I'm president, privatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything.-Hillary Rodham, September 3, 2007 AARP Legislative Conference.
Ahmademocrat.... er Demonjob.... whatever
September 21, 2007 - 17:07 ET by Dad GummitOh... that reminds me. Hunting season starts soon. Wonder if he'd be willing to help me sight in my rifle while he's here on a friendly cultural exchange. We'll take turns. He can hold the target first.
"If you don't read a newspaper, you are uninformed. If you do read a newspaper, you are mis-informed."-Mark Twain
If a good American were to
September 21, 2007 - 22:18 ET by ConservativeRexIf a good American were to roll a grenade under his chair they would build statues of him in parks across the country. If we only had the same chance with Hitler....
CR
September 22, 2007 - 02:32 ET by Dave RLOL-such a person would probably be a hero in Iran as well.
When I'm president, privatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything.-Hillary Rodham, September 3, 2007 AARP Legislative Conference.
To quote Jay Leno...
September 23, 2007 - 12:35 ET by goldenthroatDG,
Jay Leno made some comments on his "Tonight Show" this past week worth thinking about:
1) He referred to the Iranian president as "Imanutjob".
2) He asks, "why isn't this man on the 'no fly' list?"
Why is this terrorist even being allowed to step onto American soil? Has anyone noticed the deathly silence coming from the left-coast, bleeding-heart, "do as I say, not as I do" liberals about this appearance?
Scary, isn't it - but then again, when did they ever want to fight terrorism?
Never dance on an empty stomach unless it's a liberal.
Differences
September 21, 2007 - 17:38 ET by ThisnThatPresident Bush: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Media's reaction: "We hate you, bushie, you stole the election".
General Petraeus: "Iraq is, in fact, the central front of al Qaeda's global campaign and we devote considerable resources to the fight against al Qaeda Iraq"
Dim Congress reaction: "You're a liar; your progress report requires a willing suspension of disbelief".
Ahmadinejad: "The Holocost is a myth; we will wipe Israel off the map".
Media's reaction: "Media and academic elites are falling over themselves to fete this genocidal madman. Please come speak to us. May we interview you?"
The Dims and the media are our enemies within. This charade proves it beyond a doubt.
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ThisnThat
September 21, 2007 - 17:54 ET by Joe SantoraWell said ThisnThat.
I would remind all of you that God has made promises to Israel that have yet to be fulfilled. There is not a man or military anywhere on this earth that will abrogate ANY of those promises.
Sorry all. Not trying to shove anything down anyones throat ...just had to express myself.
joe
Been there
September 22, 2007 - 23:15 ET by NortoBeliever
I have stood on the Golan Heights and it is lucicrous that they would give it away even if from a military stand point. However, from His standpoint why would any true child of His people give anything up He deeded to them is beyond me. Few realize the scope of His original gift or the import of it. He will take it all away again if they do not honor Him. You want His respect? Show Him some.
The pols there seem oblivious to even the facts of their own Bible, the Torah. Personal experience with a rabbi here in Maine leads me to wonder if they have even read it much less had the ears to hear it.
Well said, TNT. I pasted
September 22, 2007 - 00:42 ET by fosstenWell said, TNT. I pasted your comment on another forum. Hope you don't mind.
Forget 911, I dial 9MM.
Why don't they just invite
September 21, 2007 - 17:15 ET by mattmWhy don't they just invite Bin Laden, too?
I am sure they would like
September 21, 2007 - 19:15 ET by stratmanI am sure they would like to and possible have already sent out an open invitation through back channels.
Scum.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
Would they have invited
September 21, 2007 - 18:02 ET by CTWould they have invited Adolf?
Of course! Time made
September 21, 2007 - 19:17 ET by stratmanOf course!
Time made Hitler "Man of the Year". It only follows they would gayly (Original meaning, folks) swoon if Hitler would have attended.
Wretched rodents.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
Lost my appetite
September 21, 2007 - 20:46 ET by krismcsherryThey came for the Communists, and I didn't object - For I wasn't a Communist;
They came for the Socialists, and I didn't object - For I wasn't a Socialist;
They came for the labor leaders, and I didn't object - For I wasn't a labor leader;
They came for the Jews, and I didn't object - For I wasn't a Jew;
Then they came for me - And there was no one left to object.
- Martin Niemoller
This country has reached a new low. It's happening all over again.
I don't want the Iranian Hitler to reach this country alive.
September 21, 2007 - 21:22 ET by Dave RIf George W. Bush, the leader of the free world, does what a real leader would do, the Iranian Hitler will be taking his lunch in Hell.
When I'm president, privatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything.-Hillary Rodham, September 3, 2007 AARP Legislative Conference.
Blame
September 21, 2007 - 21:37 ET by kdoliverI am feeling generous this weekend. I am willing to help the President out--and since I have served in both Afghanistan and Iraq and continue to believe what we are doing is right, I will take all the BLAME for everything Mr. Bush has done and let him have a peaceful weekend.
http://thelazytriathlete.blogspot.com/
National Press Club
September 21, 2007 - 21:44 ET by pocomocoI hope the Press Club didn’t forget his foot bath. I can just see the reporters lined up to play ‘this little piggy’ with him, and the MSM chanting ‘we are not worthy’.
National Press Club Menu
September 21, 2007 - 22:25 ET by ThisnThatIf I was the chef, I'd have only 3 items on the menu:
BLTs
Ham Sandwich
Drawn Pork BBQ
I'd serve it on plates and napkins adorned with the Star of David, and I'd make sure a pitcher of beer was in the center of each table.
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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber
Who next at the Press Club? Pedophiles, Rapists and Murderers?
September 21, 2007 - 22:49 ET by Lame CherryAhmadinejad is a proven terrorist who took American hostages. Ahmadinejad is fronting for Khomeini the IED's which are blowing up American soldiers and he has just set up the Middle East so Syria will be nuked by Israel "for Iran's greater glory".
Who is the Press Club going to invite next? Pedophiles, Rapists and Murderers. These gutter trash should be ashamed.
God help them.
*HIC IACET ARTORIVS REX QVONDAM REXQVE FVTVRVS
Let him speak. The real
September 21, 2007 - 22:52 ET by buddycLet him speak. The real crime is not this guy speaking. It is Columbia's treatment of our military, its treatment of the minutemen and the complete and total lack of ethics in the instruction at the journalism school.
And Helen Thomas will be in the front row.
September 21, 2007 - 23:46 ET by vman92To be honest I wouldn't be surprised to see the Democratic Presidential candidates make an appearance. As if they think we are total morons and can't see the truth about them. How can there even be a question as to where their loyalties lie?
Well, the beauty of it is
September 22, 2007 - 00:19 ET by mrsimeleWell, the beauty of it is that Ahmadinejad WILL speak. I am grateful that there is still ONE University that hasn't caved into the G.O.P, AIPAC, the ADL or any other speech-limiting organization. Talking is good, even when you disagree with someone.
mrs
September 22, 2007 - 01:01 ET by mastersofdeceitSo you must think the first woman & openly gay NY City Council Speaker; who said Columbia should withdraw the invitation, is a real right-wing tool? She's probably in bed with aipac.
Perhaps mahmoud, who was installed by the mullahs, will talk about womens' issues in Iran. Right after he invites the crowd to embrace islam.
Right on, mrsimele. I
September 22, 2007 - 01:45 ET by maggieqpublicRight on, mrsimele. I think you sat next to me 35 years ago in that Poli Sci class about Free Speech and the Military Industrial Complex or was it Free Speech and the Capitalist Hegemony or maybe…
The BEAUTY of it? There is
September 22, 2007 - 09:56 ET by rimskyThe BEAUTY of it? There is nothing beautiful about anything Ahmadinejad could say to anybody. Mrsimele, you're passivity is horribly mis-guided. He IS our enemy. To accomodate someone like this is disgusting. The elitists at UC are, IMO, aiding his cause, supposedly in the name of vigorous debate, or open discussion, or some such BS. This entire event is a disgrace!
Your Head
September 22, 2007 - 19:07 ET by Joe SantoraTalking is good even when you disagree???
This guy would love to saw your head off. Maybe he'll discuss beheading techniques so we all may become more enlightened.
Hugs for Ahmadinejad
September 23, 2007 - 18:00 ET by UnsaneToo bad that talking doesn't solve very much, especially when compared to violence!
So, AIPAC is a speech-limiting organization? This, and you consider Israel an illegitimate nation (you are the one who whined about how many in the world feel it is "occupied territory")? Sounds to me like you have a very serious hang-up with those who practice Judaism.
If you oppose the GOP as being speech-limiting, I take it you are also opposed to ALL Leftists? After all, they do not wish to debate anyone...their sole wish is to SHUT EVERYONE UP who disagrees with them with such things as "PC" and "...the debate is over."
Finally, why do I firmly expect you to be in New York so you can stalk Ahmadinejad's entourage so that you may be able to give him a BIG HUG?
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Pol Pot
September 23, 2007 - 22:14 ET by well99So if Pol Pot was alive would you have him come to Columbia?
well99
September 23, 2007 - 22:18 ET byof course it's only Ann Coulter that gets assaulted by the tolerance hypocrites
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
Nothing Bad Happens On The Left
September 24, 2007 - 00:39 ET by UnsaneAbsolutely he would!!! He cried, no doubt, when he was reported dead in 1998. Why, you ask? Because the two million who died in Cambodia was but a very small price to pay for "social justice".
Please remember that Nothing Bad Happens On The Left.
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
As a left wing Professor said
September 24, 2007 - 06:55 ET by well99It was a political mistake.One eight of the population was brutally murdered and he considered it a political mistake.Left wing mentality.Scary..
"Please remember that Nothing Bad Happens On The Left."
That is what they keep telling themselves.They believe their own lies.
Simile - Dude, you still don't get it...
September 22, 2007 - 00:54 ET by rx4musicThis isn't about free speech and how stoic the people at Columbia are for allowing this guy to speak. He has already spoken and we have heard what he has to say. He has told our friends that the murder of their parents and brothers and sisters didn't really happen. AND that they don't deserve to live on the face of the Earth. Those are not the musings of a saintly diplomat who is wise and we would be enlightened by hearing his teachings or philosophies. He was also directly involved in kidnapping American cicizens and holding them captive for over a year. It ain't about freedom of speech. Duh... You think it would be interesting to hear what he has to say? Tune in to Al Jazeera... I'm sure they have a lot of his greatest hits.
"I used to be disgusted, but now, I try to be amused..."- E. Costello
Sing it brother!
September 22, 2007 - 01:08 ET by mastersofdeceit" I said I'm so happy I could die, she said drop dead and left with another guy...now the angels wanna wear my red shoes"
Sorry it's your fault I saw your tag and reflexively had it going thru my head! : ) Cheers.
to the mrs
September 22, 2007 - 01:17 ET by SeptemberTalking is good, even when you disagree with someone.
I disagree. There is a point where it's pointless.
But if you must, do it the Ahmadinejad way. Talk nicey-nice one day and tough the next and carry a really big stick:
"Of course we will not step back. We have mastered the technology to enrich
uranium and we have arrived at an industrial stage...The West are talking about imposing sanctions on us but they cannot do
this."
Good luck on that, mrs.
jimmy carter f's up perfectly good Iran
September 22, 2007 - 01:24 ET by mastersofdeceitThe f-up school board president and how we got here.
Gitmo
September 22, 2007 - 03:19 ET by NortoBeliever
We can't really arrest him and ship him to Gitmo because it would spread worldwide with our own citizens suffering, so I simply would not let his plane enter our space. Turn it back. what if he has decided to collect on the virgins? What if that plane is "the bomb?"
I simply would not risk it and the WH has got to step up to the plate and use the power of the most powerful office in the world. Just like it is. Start saying no to these people. "Freedom fighters," my foot. they want to cook Israel and we cannot let that happen, it is in our best interest to be their friends, the Bible told me so!
I cannot believe it! Why
September 22, 2007 - 19:36 ET by bigtimerI cannot believe it!
Why should I be surprised?
This enemy should not be allowed in this country without immediately arresting him as an enemy, now this too?
I am furious...that is about all I can say.
The President should not of allowed him one step in this country.
I want out of the UN and the UN to get out of the US.
I heard Huckabee yesterday make a great reference to the UN going down the east river.
The people should be able to vote if we want out of the UN since it is our tax dollars going to support these enemies, liars and crooks.
Thompson or anyone else who brings up the UN and us getting out will get my vote.
I have had my fill as I have posted before.
I want out of the UN and the UN to get out of the US.
September 23, 2007 - 22:18 ET by well99Sign me up for that list.Let send it to Rwanda.They can set up shop there.