Boren's buddy Bloomberg heading to OU

David Boren, president of the University of Oklahoma, has managed to nab New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the speaker for OU's spring '07 commencement. Check out this story.

Bloomberg follows Rudy "The Penguin" Giuliani as another cover-up artist from the Big Apple that is getting major attention and is a buddy of Boren.
In fact, as you may recall, back in 2004, Boren had Giuliani as a speaker at OU and paid the man $100,000 for the privilege. So, we know Boren loves using public funds to bring his pals and cronies to the Sooner State in hope that he somehow benefits.

So, what of Bloomberg? Well, this wealthy entrepreneur is coming to our fair state with a dark cloud following him.

Featured in today's edition of the New York Post and written by reporter Susan Edelman is a story that warrants serious attention:

Mayor Bloomberg killed a study on the city's response to the 9/11 attacks after his lawyers said they did not want a report that cited any missteps or dealt with "environmental" or "respirator issues," says a former city official.
City lawyers raised fears that the proposed "after-action report" - which the U.S. Department of Justice had offered to fund - could lead to criticism and fuel lawsuits, David Longshore, former director of special programs for the city's Office of Emergency Management, told The Post.
"The Bloomberg administration acted to sweep any potential problems under the rug," said Longshore, who was trapped in a loading dock outside the WTC while both towers collapsed. He later developed sinusitis and throat polyps and sued the city.
Longshore, who left his city job last year, showed The Post his work notes on internal OEM discussions with city lawyers in February 2003. His notes say the Law Department "doesn't want a critical report" and "does not want a report that says we did anything wrong."
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So, is that the sort of person Boren and OU want speaking at commencement? I know I wouldn't. I think the local media in the Oklahoma City metro area needs to ask Bloomberg the tough questions.