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It's about the First Amendment, Stupid!
Columbia has every right and responsibility as an institution of higher learning to expose its students to all points of view, even those that the majority finds repugnant. This is a basic thesis of the First Amendment right of Free Speech. Unless Ahmadinejad were to foment a riot by his speech, he has every right to give his views of the world, as warped as they may be.
The Right Wing Noise Machine is getting louder and louder, with the mainstream press willfully playing along. We need a Democratic Party that will stop this madness, or we must form a new party.