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Ann Coulter speech cancelled after thousands protest
thestar.com ^ | March 23, 2010

Posted on 03/23/2010 7:16:21 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

OTTAWA—Security officials have scrubbed American right-winger Ann Coulter’s speech at the University of Ottawa after a boisterous protest prompted concerns for her safety.

A spokesman for the group that organized the event said there were fears for Coulter’s well-being after about two thousand people gathered outside the venue to protest her presence there.

Coulter is a darling of the U.S. right-wing who uses incendiary language to sell millions of books as well as her syndicated column.

She sparked more controversy during a speech at University of Western Ontario Monday night when she told a 17-year-old Muslim student to “take a camel” instead of a the flying carpet she has previously suggested Muslims use for transportation.

Even before her Canadian tour began, Coulter received a pre-emptive and private caution about the limits of free speech in this country from the provost of the University of Ottawa.

The letter was immediately leaked to select conservative news organizations, with Coulter telling one that the university was “threatening to criminally prosecute me for my speech.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Canada; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: achillwind; anncoulter; coulter; democracy; dncbrownshirts; fascism; leftismoncampus; liberalfascism; ottawa; reds; riot; threadfullofmaniacs
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Security officials have scrubbed American right-winger Ann Coulter’s speech at the University of Ottawa after a boisterous protest prompted concerns for her safety

NONE of the biased writer's statements call out those protesting as "Left-wingers".

I LOATHE the Pravda Media.

41 posted on 03/23/2010 7:42:37 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Funny, the same Leftists who denied Obamacare is "Socialist" are calling its critics "Fascist".)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"thousands" is about 2 thousand?

this is just fear on their part....the truth hurts...

42 posted on 03/23/2010 7:42:43 PM PDT by cherry
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To: rogertarp

After the 2012 election, President Palin should simply annex Canada. Then we should just throw out Ontario and Quebec (forced to survive by themselves without the other provinces supporting them, both would sink into Euro-Socialist mediocrity). We wouldn’t need to bring back any troops from Iraq or Afghanistan to accomplish the annexation. The Buffalo police department could probably handle the job.


43 posted on 03/23/2010 7:42:44 PM PDT by Spartan79
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To: Fido969
So, a prentnd complaint about bad behavior from a conservative gets on the front page of the New York Times, but liberals can do this.

The media hushed up all reports of the antisemitic, violent, Marxist, pro-terrorist rhetoric at the so-called "peace rallies" when Boosh was President. SCREW the damned lying media.

Lies by omission are lies too. I will NOT sit for "Media Matters" and Indymedia" reports of "hate speech" at anti-Socialized Medicine rallies in the MSM. Either give "fair" coverage to the extremists in ALL movements or STFU, Pravda.

44 posted on 03/23/2010 7:45:58 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Funny, the same Leftists who denied Obamacare is "Socialist" are calling its critics "Fascist".)
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To: Noamie
She’s charging that these people (and one person in particular) are bigots attacking her “thoughts/beliefs” and is going to use Canada’s very own Human Rights Council (aka Leftist attack machine) to reveal their duplicity.

She can fully expect to be charged for using the tactics espoused by a radical (Saul Alinsky).

45 posted on 03/23/2010 7:47:26 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Funny, the same Leftists who denied Obamacare is "Socialist" are calling its critics "Fascist".)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Ottawa? Isn’t that Indian for “brainless and squishy?”


46 posted on 03/23/2010 7:48:31 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Ohmagow sign teeta.


47 posted on 03/23/2010 7:49:06 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The "Retarded Right" had best start learning some lessons from these communist sons of bitches right quick.

The "Tea Party" is a joke these marxist animals laugh at.

The original Tea Party caused MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.

This Tea Party cleans up after itself and then stands silently by while characterized by the reds as "Tea Baggers", a homosexual slang term.

The "Retarded Right" ought to just stay home, they have no clue what it takes to send a message.

48 posted on 03/23/2010 7:52:45 PM PDT by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: KrisKrinkle

Take a guess! Does the recent antics of ACORN give you a hint?


49 posted on 03/23/2010 7:54:03 PM PDT by Dapper 26
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“...Coulter is a darling of the U.S. right-wing”

Can you feel the love?


50 posted on 03/23/2010 7:54:04 PM PDT by Boucheau
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To: GoCards

Hasn’t it though...you took the words out of my mouth. It’s like things are really accelerating into the abyss.


51 posted on 03/23/2010 7:55:49 PM PDT by bronxville
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To: Free ThinkerNY

As a Canadian this angers me a heck of a lot. I wish I had the resources to personally attend this protest, I would of been forced to uphold my oath I took to protect my country against all enemies foreign and domestic. I’m sick of seeing what my country has become, and the lack of freedom makes me fear for my children. I would gladly fight to see the restoration of the original constitution for the US, but as far as Canada being annexed, I can’t see that happening. I would like to see a strong relationship between provinces though, primarily places like Alberta, Saskatechewan, northern Ontario ( not even remotely like the idiots in the south part), and parts of British Columbia (excluding Vancouver). I would like to see those areas grow closer with some strong conservative states so we can help each look out for freedom and guard against the enemy.


52 posted on 03/23/2010 7:58:35 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Someone in Canada forgot that sticks and stones will break your bones, but words will never hurt me...

I spent some time working on projects in Toronto, and my view is that the English speaking Canadians gave up there country the day they declared it Bilingual. The culture of English jurisprudence was lost, and replaced with the quasi french culture of Quebec. Then any culture took precedence over the English culture, all in the name of tolerance of others... America is heading that way now. Watch out for ‘Immigration reform, 10+million new voters who were raised in a culture of corruption. It’s bad.


53 posted on 03/23/2010 7:58:44 PM PDT by Waverunner ( "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." Voltaire)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I heard the number of protesters as about two dozen real activists. Seems a far cry from two thousand. I did deduce that the people lining up to enter could have been counted in with the usual suspects.

May their student loan demands for final payments back, come hard and often. Words fail me at this point. Ann rocks!

54 posted on 03/23/2010 8:00:12 PM PDT by Peter Libra
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To: GoCards

A good portion of the world. Some of what Coulter says though doesn’t always show good judgement. Seems like she has a tendency to defend herself by firing in various directions at random when she feels threatened. Certainly is stupid if the government of Canada thinks they need some sort of commission to make pronouncements like that though. Hopefully the whole event will spark some productive debate up there anyway...unless the left wing hordes are really in control up there (which may be the case).


55 posted on 03/23/2010 8:03:22 PM PDT by dr_who
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To: Longbow1969

LOL take a camel..that is CLASSIC..I love Ann Coulter..she comes up with the best stuff


56 posted on 03/23/2010 8:03:38 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Rome2000

Clear thinking. The situation has deteriorated beyond talk of buying guns. It’s about having enough clips and seeing how they work.


57 posted on 03/23/2010 8:04:48 PM PDT by qwertypie
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Coulter +1
Canada -1


58 posted on 03/23/2010 8:07:42 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: GoCards

“The world has gone mad.”

That happens periodically just before a culture collapses into the bones and dust of history.


59 posted on 03/23/2010 8:08:53 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Too many parasites kill the host.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Now you’ve got classes with chinese instructors, where nothing but chinese is spoken. So if you’re an anglo that finds you way into that class, and don’t speak chinese, you’re pretty much screwed. Right here in your own country.

Lets take it back. But, I gotta say, there’s no peaceful existence with the prog-socs. We can’t let them live alongside us trying to destroy everything we do. When we beat them, they can’t be around any more.


60 posted on 03/23/2010 8:10:39 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Question: Can around 25-30% moonbat base really steal the country from us and hold it?)
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