Better get ready for an update to JFK's book, because we have another local profile in courage that should be noted for posterity. St. Thomas Changes Mind, Will Invite Tutu To Speak:
(AP) Minneapolis Saying that his earlier decision was wrong, University of St. Thomas President Dennis Dease said Wednesday that he would be proud to invite Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu to speak at the St. Paul school.
In a letter to students, faculty and staff, Dease said he had good intentions when he originally decided not to invite Tutu because of worries that Tutu's views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would offend the Jewish community. But Dease said Wednesday that he didn't have all the facts at that time, though he didn't elaborate.
Let me get this straight: St. Thomas decided to invite Tutu. Then, after being pressured, they decided that that decision was wrong, so they disinvited him. Now, after being pressured again, they've decided that the decision to disinvite Tutu was wrong.
I don't think the problem was that Dease didn't have all the facts. The problem was (and is) that he doesn't have any back as in bone. At least we can all rest easy knowing that this decision by President Dease is final. Until someone else protests and he changes his mind again.
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