Ann Coulter at USF: E-mails circulating prior to her visit tonight)

[dawn53]

Where on campus? Do you need a student ID to get in, or is it open to the public?

[doc30]

Very easily. I'm no fan of hers. She just isn't smart enough.

[adorno]

Where on campus? Do you need a student ID to get in, or is it open to the public?

She'll be at the dome, and it's open to the general public.

[TC Rider]

I actually enjoy dialogue between multiple viewpoints..."

Multiple viewpoints in a dialogue between liberals...

Bush sucks!

Bush lied!

Bush sucks!

Bush lied!

Bush sucks!

Bush lied!

Bush sucks!

Bush lied!

[sauropod]

I just love the twit that accuses Ann of engaging in "hate speech" w/o defining what that is or their right to state it as a fact.

[dawn53]

Wow, the Sun Dome, must be expecting a crowd.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

not to mention government funded abortion, and diversity training.

[rbosque]

I guess free speach is only for liberals. Darn, I thought I was living in the USA. N. Korea has the some rules.

[USS Alaska]

Don't rush Ann on the stage - she might shoot you!

[jwparkerjr]

She will be speaking in the Sundome and it's free. No student ID needed. Lots of parking too!

[Enchante]

The 1st Amendment SHOULD provide very broad protections and I don't know of laws about "hate speech" - though there are plenty of universities and colleges that had adopted "speech codes" as of a few years ago..... also, all the localities that make it a special "hate crime" to commit some other crime with "hateful" words may well be going against the 1st Amendment, but I don't know what has been tested in the courts.....

[liveoak4]

God Bless Ann Coulter, and her conservative view points. This USF alumni finds good reason not to support this very liberal institute that defended a convicted terrorist...shame on you USF..they're requests for donations end up in the circular file...

[Publius6961]

There is an additional issue here, however, that goes beyond the conservative/liberal “divide.” Ann Coulter, in many of her speeches (I’m being diplomatic here), engages in hate speech.
I challenge you to sit in a room with me with three randomly chosen speeches by Ann and another three from Michael Moore, Barbra Streisand or Al Sharpton, and tell me with a straight face which are worse, both in substance and in humor content.
The "progressive" mind is so irrational...

Many of the statements she makes are actually illegal in certain locales due to their overly inflammatory nature.
I agree, but not in any free countries of the world.
The ones that come to mind are Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Venezuela; bastions of freedom and freedom of expression, all.

I actually enjoy dialogue between multiple viewpoints, and support many of the people that have been brought to campus, even ones I heartily disagree with.
Of course, anyone can say anything, but repeating the DNC and muslim mantra is not a sign of intellectual horsepower.
Tell us about a few conservative speakers with whom you disagree, but about whom you have no "hate speech" criticisms.

I DO have a problem, however, with my student fees being spent on hate speech without my input on where those fees might better be spent (or my taxes, for that matter).
Oh puh-leeze! My taxes, 80% of them, are spent on the idle, the lazy, the uninformed, the delusional, the dishonest, the parasites. Want to compare taxes paid versus "government-provided" return? Do you pay income taxes at all?

Dialogue is a wonderful thing, but I sincerely doubt we will be seeing any tonight.
If that be true, it will be the result of the so-called "open-minded" audience, whose attendance is solely for the purpose of disruption, and to ensure that no dialog is possible.

Have a nice day.

[July 4th]

Many of the statements she makes are actually illegal in certain locales

Yeah, IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

[oh8eleven]

She just isn't smart enough.
Yeah, that "dumb broad" is laughing all the way to the bank.
Try these - smartie.

[blues_guitarist]

Just got back! I didn't even know Ann was coming to USF until I saw this thread earlier today. I called my old drummer (also a huge Ann fan,) and asked if he knew she was coming. He said he knew but wasn't sure he'd be going. I told him I was so he said sounds good to me. Traffic was the usual terrible on the drive over from Clearwater but we got there only about 3 minutes late. Not too bad

The parking lot was packed. There was a good sized crowd. We went inside and had to sit up in the higher bleachers. I noticed right away that there was a group of students all wearing red shirts sitting in the middle floor seats. I'd figure there were about 100 of them. About half way through the speech portion, they all got up and held up their hands in "peace" signs. Then they all marched out, quite orderly actually. Ann was speaking about how homos try to equate homo-rights with the black civil rights movement at the time they chose to stage their walk out. Ann made the comment that as soon as she mentioned blacks they decided to walk out. That brought howls from the audience. Needless to say, people wasted no time filling in the empty seats to get a better view of Ann.

Ann gave a fantastic speech covering the Iraq war, homo-rights, and the activist supreme court/abortion. She was her usual self cerebral, succinct, acerbic and great to look at. There were a few more outbursts by a few individuals but overall it was pretty tame. After the speech Ann took questions for quite a while. Actually, she went too long and wasn't able to do the meet-n-greet that was scheduled. I was disappointed because I brought my copy of Godless and hoped to get a chance for an autograph and a word with Ann. Anyway, during the Q&A there was a smattering of buttheaded liberal skulls full o' mush that tried their best to preach to Ann. She handily put them in their places. I was hoping to bring back some photos but they didn't allow me to bring my camera in. Boo-hoo.

Overall, it was great and well worth the trip.
  Love that Ann!

[VeniVidiVici]

Actually, this college student, self-absorbed in their own little collegiate world, is absolutely correct in this statement:

Many of the statements she makes are actually illegal in certain locales due to their overly inflammatory nature.

A short perusal of the Internet showed that many places throughout the U.S. ban free speech or tightly control it. Here is a list of those places:

University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Occidental College
Rhode Island College
George Washington University
University of Georgia
University of New Hampshire
Clemson University
Western Illinois University
Florida State University
University of Nebraska at Omaha
University of Oregon
Ithaca College
California State University at Chico
West Virginia University
University of Northern Texas

And I'm sure there are many others.

Each of these "locales" has either punished someone for exercising their right of free speech or has designated "Free Speech Zones" on campus.

[TBP]

Coulter bump. And more pictures, please.

[taxesareforever]

Thanks for the update. Let me see, doesn't "redshirts" mean communists? :)

[xc1427]

Good luck at the extravaganza!