just say no

The New York Times wants to make sure you know, however, that some of the protesters were bused in for the occasion.

Protesters, including students bused in from other schools, swarmed Columbia University to demonstrate against the speech.

This is the same New York Times which claims:

U.S. Focus on Ahmadinejad Puzzles Iranians

Q&A highlight: Bollinger, having graciously offered AJad a platform, denounced him to his face as a “petty and cruel dictator.”

Biggest laugh line from AJad: “In Iran, we don’t have homosexuals like in your country.”

Right. Maybe this has something to do with it: