September 24, 2007
Mahmoud--- bringin' down the house at Columbia!
Some excerpts from the CNN coverage of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at Columbia University, complete with commentary by yours truly!
"If the Holocaust is a reality of our time, a history that occurred, why is there not sufficient research that can approach the topic from different perspectives?" he asked
Would you cut it out already with that Holocaust denial stuff? It was only funny like, the first thirty-seven times...Give it up, Mahmoud, will ya?
He stressed repeatedly that Iran wants to negotiate with the United States and other nations, several times describing Iran as a "cultured" and "civilized" nation.
Well, let's see: You have a repressive form of theocratic government. You execute women who are forced into prostitution for the Quranic crime of fornication. You observe the practice of honor killing for women who merely fornicate, or are suspected of fornication. You export Islamic terrorism. You mercilessly persecute every religious minority in your midst.If the Islamic Republic of Iran is a "civilized" country, may God save us from the barbarians.
"In Iran, we don't have homosexuals, like in your country."
Make any sexual practice a hanging crime and it will pretty much disappear from anywhere.
"Women in Iran enjoy the highest levels of freedom."
Let's see: Men can marry up to four women. A woman gets one husband, who will suffer no penalty under Iranian law for beating or otherwise physically abusing her. A woman can be stoned to death for the accusation of adultery. When a man divorces his wife in Iran, he automatically gets custody of their children. Oh, and Iranian women can wear any color of chador they want---as long as it's black. Mahmoud, you're a regular Gloria Steinem with a beard!
As he ended his talk at Columbia, he invited faculty and students to visit any university in Iran they choose.
Yeah, I bet we get a lot of takers on that one. Don't everyone volunteer at once now. Anyone?
