Blair 'a bit nervous' hours before Yale arrival
In self-deprecating interview, former British PM looks forward to 'tremendous privilege' of teaching
His class roster is finalized, his syllabus printed and ready to go. In mere hours, on the eve of his first class, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will arrive on campus for the start of his teaching career.
And while Yale’s newest visiting professor does not break a sweat when staring down world leaders, when it comes to a class of eager Elis, it may be another story.
“I'm sort of a bit nervous for it, really,” Blair confided Thursday morning in a telephone interview with the News. “I was never a star student, and I’m coming along mixing with a whole lot of...
He should be nervous. And indeed, if he were going to teach at any university in the UK he would be VERY nervous. But quite frankly, he would not be able to teach at any university in the UK, for the staff and students would simply not allow it. He is despised for the war criminal that he is over here. American students should hate him even more for what he allowed Bush to do. I am amazed that he is taking up this position without any obvious fuss - what's going on at Yale?
i think jamie foxx said it best.
"we don't know what he has."