Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1787 that "The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them."
Monday, September 24, 2007
Ahmadinejad Comes to the USA
Iraninan President Ahmadinejad is in New York City today. He is controversial, to say the least. What are your thoughts on what he might say, how he is being greeted, and what it all might mean to the future of the Middle East?
1 comment:
Anonymous
said...
I think that the way the Columbian University president introduced Ahmadinejad was terrible. Not only was he addressing the leading of a counter, he invited him to come speak. There is no strong evidence that he has any bad intentions and he came to the US to give his respects at ground zero - not to "America-bash". Overall, I think his reception was disrespectful to say the least, and just further exemplifies America's rude and ignorant stereotype.
1 comment:
I think that the way the Columbian University president introduced Ahmadinejad was terrible. Not only was he addressing the leading of a counter, he invited him to come speak. There is no strong evidence that he has any bad intentions and he came to the US to give his respects at ground zero - not to "America-bash". Overall, I think his reception was disrespectful to say the least, and just further exemplifies America's rude and ignorant stereotype.
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