The jerk is an electrical engineer...which hardly qualifies him to comment upon the Holocaust as either a historical fact or as a precurser to subsequent events. The president of Northwestern University, Henry S. Bienen, had this to say: His [Butz's] latest statement, like his earlier writings and pronouncements, is a contemptible insult to all decent and feeling people. While I hope everyone understands that Butz's opinions are his own and in no way represent the views of the University or me personally, his reprehensible opinions on this issue are an embarrassment to Northwestern.