Reply #51: The first half of Bollinger's intro was fine and it showed his emphasis on freedom of speech, even [View All]

and especially with those that we don't necessarily agree with. But then he took a turn and in my opinion, lost all credibility by demonstrating a complete lack of class when the very same person that he had extended an open invitation to, he attacked and smeared. Even if everything he said was true (and much of it was), it was just plain wrong in an introduction of someone to say that. He could have waited until the question and answer session to bring up specific questions on topics and the ones that Bollinger accused him of. I think in an academic forum, especially when that person is the President of a Country, good or bad, they deserve to be treated with respect and if anything, Bollinger squandered the opportunity to demonstrate and show Ahmadinejad and the rest of the world that we have class.