Sorry introduction of Iran's president

I recently saw news footage of Lee Bollinger, the reactionary coward serving as president of Columbia University. Why not just let a right-winger like Glenn Beck of CNN or Bill O'Reilly of Fox "News" introduce the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

Bollinger was sickening. At first I thought he was reading a question from the audience, because I'd tuned in while he was talking. Then I realized this was the president of a prestigious American university speaking for himself! This is not the way you introduce a head of state, even if you don't like the guy!

By the way, there is some interesting information re Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wikipedia. For example: "In 1976, he took Iran's national university entrance exams to gain admission into Iran's top universities. His test score ranked him 132nd among over 400,000 participants that year, landing him at the Iran University of Science and Technology...In 1989, he became a member of the science faculty at the university where he had studied. In 1997, he received his Ph.D..."

It's interesting how many people refer to Mr. Ahmadinejad as an "idiot;" however, from his background and the way he conducts himself in public, I'd say those people should look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to find a real idiot.

Robert E. Friend

Wauconda