Talk:David Leebron

FIRE
I changed the the portion of the article that described FIRE as a "right wing group" because (1) technically it has no political affiliation and (2) it has taken on a number of cases that align more closely with stereotypical "left-wing" interests. It may have more support from conservative pundits in general, but that shouldn't enter into an NPOV description in an article only tangentially related to the group itself. For more information about the political "orientation" of FIRE, see the Wikipedia article on the topic (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education).

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BetacommandBot (talk) 16:24, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Leebron "first Jewish president of Rice"
Wait a second - I thought Norman Hackerman was the first Jewish president of Rice - he signed my Rice degree. I think Leebron is the SECOND Jewish president of Rice. Not that it really matters - both got there based on performance. And I'm not Jewish (far from it). P.S.--And Leebron has a long way to go to match Hackerman - Hackerman was involved in the WWII atomic bomb project - he was an expert in corrosion. Leebron, you've got some catching up to do.109.154.5.232 (talk) 11:52, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Like the opening of China
Leebron thinks his going to Iran is like the opening of China in the early 70s? Is this inserted to show how self-absorbed Leebron is, or as a joke? Here's a guy whose wikipedia entry shows nothing except being an academic bureaucrat, and someone decides to quote him congratulating himself for something completely out of his league? Seriously, just because you can link to a source, doesn't mean it's worth linking to.

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