A Columbia University dean said the school would let Adolf Hitler to speak on campus.
"If he were willing to engage in a debate and a discussion, to be challenged by Columbia students and faculty, we would certainly invite him," John Coatsworth, dean of the School of International and Public Affairs, told Fox News.
Columbia has drawn intense criticism for agreeing to let Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad give a lecture on campus.
Columbia has a history of providing a forum to provocative speakers. It once welcomed Hitler's ambassador to the campus.
Then-President Nicholas Murray Butler invited Nazi Germany's U.S. ambassador, Hans Luther, to speak at Columbia in December 1933, triggering a student revolt. Butler then held a cocktail reception for Luther.
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And now he's back peddaling from that comment.
What I want to know is how this is going to be a "debate & discussion" when he will be the one screening the questions being asked.
What a crock of s***t.
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hitler was never elected by a majority of germans but took power in a political ploy
hitler was a failure in school and at everyting he attempted professionally then he went into politics
hitler took away the german peoples civil liberties
hitler provoaked fear in the german people against aliens and foreigners
hitler invaded foreign countries without provoakation and without care of foreign opinion
hitler scrapped dozens of intrenationel treaties to persue his war
hitler propagandaed the german people into supporting him by warning against threats from commonists and jews
hitler was responsible for the deaths of millions of innocent people
why woyuld colombai univertsity invite this deranged madman to speak it is beyond me he is insane and bearly cilivised
utter bollicks
he only has one ball aswell
smartttman listed a few (or rather, a LOT) of very true and nasty things about mr Hitler...
now think of this....how many parallels can you see with the current US government?
or is that just me being cynical...
esther, I think the real reason people are so pissed off with Coatsworth is, he said there were lots of places in the US where Hitler would be welcome.
I'll tell ya something, at this point I think Bush should just go over to the Democratic party. He acts more like one of them than a Republican.
must be that damn First Amendment thang
this is the price we have to pay for democracy....even the voices of the most sick people have to be heard...so in that respect I stand up for freedom of speech...everyone SHOULD be able to voice their opinions..and just because it doesnt happen to be the opinions YOU have, you shouldnt ban them from speaking at all...sounds like censorship to me...
I know I know, that is not what you all meant n everything..
oh and Kooky? We here in Holland KNOW mr Hitler was evil beyond words....we've lived under his occupation for more than 5 years...familymembers of mine have been bombed...doesnt give us the right though to ban them from speaking.
On an interesting note I attempted to read mein kamp and i found it interested to read what was in the mind of the this bloke
Hey you know AdGuy always gets the last word! ;)