He’s sure firing him up. We’ll see how he ducks and weaves his way out of this round of commentary, pretty riveting..
Bollinger challenges him to answer the questions he has raised, but won’t be surprised if he doesn’t.
Update 1:35pm Eastern. There are several hundred counterprotesters outside the Columbia gates, mostly Jewish organizations and some brave Persian dissidents. I’ve talked to rabbis, young families, students, alumni. Most are livid that Columbia has penned them off campus. There are busloads of kids here, but many older folks are disappointed that the turnout isn’t higher. This may be because lots of people turned out for the anti-Mahmoud rally at the U.N. Organizers expect many of them to head over here.
We’re going to try to do a livestream from the protest. Meantime, a few more photos: