OK, for all the complete numbnuts out there that think freedom of speech trumps all, that believe that any homicidal despot deserves to take the stage at one of the premiere Ivy League universities in America, that think “Hey, at least ol’ Bollinger sure put Mahmoud in his place with that scathing introduction” — then riddle me this. Why was this invite to Columbia a colossally stupid and ill advised idea? Well, maybe this would be why: Ahmadinejad lauded in Iran for “Lion’s Den” visit

TEHRAN – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have faced ridicule in the United States by suggesting there were no homosexuals in Iran, but he won praise at home on Wednesday for taking his country’s case to “the Lion’s Den”.

Generally, politicians and media in the Islamic Republic — even some who have previously criticised the president — described Ahmadinejad’s visit to New York as a triumph and denounced the university president who called him “a petty and cruel dictator”.

But one pro-reform newspaper said that, although the president told his U.S. audience he respected academics, that was not always how it seemed at home.

Ahmadinejad, who often rails against the West, travelled to the United States at a time of escalating tension between the two foes over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and the war in Iraq.

The president spoke at Columbia University on Monday and on Tuesday addressed the U.N. General Assembly, where he told world leaders the issue of Iran’s nuclear ambitions was “closed” and that military threats and sanctions had failed.

“By fearlessly and courageously walking into the ‘Lion’s Den’ … he is sure to become even more of a hero in the Arab-Muslim street than before,” the daily Iran News wrote.

Iran denies U.S. accusations it is seeking atomic bombs, saying it wants to generate electricity. It also rejects accusations it is violating human rights and muzzling critics.

Wow . . . ya think the Muslim world might just make some real hay with this one? No? Maybe reconsider a time or two before you answer.

Around 200 lawmakers hailed Ahmadinejad’s “historical and memorable” stay in New York, saying in a statement his “courageous” speech on Monday had made Muslims happy while angering Iran’s enemies like Israel, the Mehr News Agency said.

Silly little Lefty-multicultural “Useful Idiots” — unlike Trix, power politics, International nuclear style, aren’t for kids, no matter how old their birth certificates say they are . . .

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