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Bollinger's Next Job

Editorial of The New York Sun | September 27, 2007

Columbia University's president, Lee Bollinger, certainly has his work cut out for him in the wake of his showdown with President Ahmadinejad. It turns out that the Middle East faculty at Columbia University is up in arms over Mr. Bollinger's harsh remarks, and his long awaited confrontation with the faculty may be at hand. We were unable to lay our hands on our copy of the story of the Augean Stables, but we're sending these limericks:

There is a wonderful fable
of how Augeas thought he was able
To get done in a trice
Without any price
The cleaning out of his stable.

Heracles succeeded by wit,
In effecting his fabled gambit:
Re-routing a river
He made the king shiver
And cleaned out all the horse-s—t

But remember this fact when you're
Inclined to repeat the adven'ure
T'was only manure
That was cleaned by the sewer —
And Augeas didn't grant tenure.


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Before this is all over, they'll be needing some humor up on Morningside Heights. Thanks for an early dollop to... [MORE]

OCULUS 

Sep 27, 2007 09:34

Lee Bollinger is a coward; he attempted to mitigate the public's impression of his decision to invite the enemy to... [MORE]

Nancy Joyce Jancourtz 

Sep 27, 2007 10:12

Lee Bollinger is anything but a coward. I personally enjoyed the talk. Not everyone has a passionate hate for Iran,... [MORE]

Tom Leavey 

Sep 27, 2007 12:32

Lee Bollinger is a coward; he attempted to mitigate the public's impression of his decision to invite the enemy to... [MORE]

Tristan 

Sep 27, 2007 13:16

Tristan-"You also accuse Iran of wanting to destroy our freedoms and Democracy. The US, on the other hand, actualy did... [MORE]

trilambda42 

Sep 27, 2007 15:08

Read Kermit Roosevelts memoirs. He gives all the details on how it was done! you can also read: All the Shah's Men:... [MORE]

Frank 

Sep 28, 2007 15:47

Is this really the best they could do? [MORE]

Rick Ronca 

Sep 27, 2007 11:26

I think it took courage to excercise our right to Freedom of Speech in this matter. I know we would... [MORE]

Twigit 

Sep 27, 2007 12:28

And even if each individual stanzas were considered "limericks", the meter and scanscion are off. And inconsistent..... New Yorkers may boast... [MORE]

PP Poolboy 

Sep 27, 2007 12:33

This was not a freedom of speech issue. Remember, the 1st amendment applies to U.S. citizens only, not some dictator... [MORE]

Clayton Seal 

Sep 27, 2007 12:56

The first amendment is a limit on the powers of the federal government, not a grant of freedom. It outlines... [MORE]

Joe 

Sep 27, 2007 13:20

Lee Bollinger closes with this. "Let me close with this comment. Frankly, and in all candor, Mr. President, I doubt... [MORE]

George Washingtons Ghost 

Sep 27, 2007 15:08