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To: TimF who wrote (223531)	3/11/2005 6:05:42 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) of 1576614

Why would Columbia put up with all the BS from the likes of such idiots as B. O'Reilly to keep an untenured professor who would appear on the surface at least to be a biased individual and poor educator? Why? 1 - Their particular view of academic freedom. 2 - They don't like people like Bill O'Reilly. 3 - Often either the administration of the school, or a group with intra-school political power, or some outside group with influence supports the professor. None of the above matters much.......academia is only willing to pay a certain price for its freedom.......negative national exposure is far more than most institutions are willing to pay. As for O'Reilly, few, outside of the right, like him. So what? His credibility has declined considerably in the past year but he still makes a loud noise and many people don't realize that much of what he says are lies or hyperbole. Columbia is a highly regarded, private institution who is dependent on the largess of its alumni, many of whom are very conservative. They would be most concerned with offending those alumni. I doubt that they would allow an untenured professor to stay on if he were as bad as O'Reilly suggests. No.....what they are doing is stirring up the kettle, producing what is most likely a very biased video in their favor and making the most of it. If you don't like what they say the answer is to respond to it and criticize it, but not their right to say it or to make the film. Its better to have more speech, and include the other side, then it is to shut some people up. I don't believe foreign nationals have the right to attack our institutions and create and promote videos that present only their side of the story. There are restrictions on the freedom of speech for foreign nationals. You also probably didn't have a problem with the Israelis who coincidently had a video camera set up and ready to shoot when 9/11 happened. Did you feel the same way when they stole state secrets re. nukes? You do recognize the difference between producing a documentary and stealing nuclear secrets right?? In fact, I don't. Both are a violation. One is simply more serious than the other. ted

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