All in all, I think they were able to overlook the comment about gays. After all, this guy hates Bush, so he must be on the Left's side. They just seemed to hold their noses and gave him a hearty round of applause. Then the Columbia official came over and gave him a warm hand shake. Imagine the propaganda value of this visit. "Iranian Pres. Warmly Welcomed in America".
Columbia U. is playing out of their league and are patsies.
This is Columbia’s M.O. They’ve previously invited such illuminaries of monstrous evil as Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, and Pol Pot. Just imagine how much justice could’ve been achieved if every time they appeared, one (or more) heroes stood up and did the right thing.