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University President Denounces Ann Coulter's Speech as Hateful
Star Tribune ^
| April 26, 2005
| Matt McKinney
Posted on 04/26/2005 1:23:16 PM PDT by wallcrawlr
The president of the University of St. Thomas on Monday condemned a speech at the Catholic school last week by conservative author Ann Coulter, saying "such hateful speech vulgarizes our culture and goes against everything the University of St. Thomas stands for."
The Rev. Dennis Dease wrote in Bulletin Today, a university newsletter, that "although her presentation may have been meant as an 'act' or a 'shtick' to entertain by provoking those who disagree, such behavior unfortunately contributes to the growing dark side of our culture -- a disrespect for persons and their sincerely held beliefs."
Coulter spoke at the university on April 18. She was a guest of the school's chapter of the College Republicans and a student newspaper, the Standard, but neither organization paid her speaking fee. That was covered by the Young America's Foundation, a Herndon, Va., organization that bills itself as an outreach program for conservative youth.
A St. Thomas student who heard Coulter said he understood how her comments could have hurt others.
Coulter spoke at St. Olaf College the day before she visited St. Thomas. The president of St. Olaf, Christopher Thomforde, said students told him that her comments were inflammatory for little reason.
"You'd want a kind of intersection between faithfulness and respect and commitment along with intelligent critique and analysis," he said Monday night. "The issues are highly complicated, and to just sort of incite people is not helpful."
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TOPICS: Extended News; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: academia; campuscommies; campusradicals; catholicschools; coulter; stolaf; typicalcoulter
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This was a nice ending, Coulter's booking agent, Walker Hayes, declined Monday to contact her for comment. "We get this sort of stuff all the time, so we're not the ones to trouble her with that," he said.
To: wallcrawlr
Cripple creek denounces university president as an idiot.
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:25:24 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(I don't suffer from stress. I am a carrier!)
To: wallcrawlr
You would think anyone who invites her to speak would know Ann Coulter's style. Why be surprised?
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:25:31 PM PDT
by
Borges
To: wallcrawlr
Ye must adhere to the code!!!
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:25:36 PM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(I'm not nearklym drunk enough tom deal with it. - FReeper Wormwood, 4/18/05)
To: wallcrawlr
Minnesota. Blue State. Nuff said.
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:25:54 PM PDT
by
RushCrush
(Blind Rushbot- Waiting for instructions from the Maha.)
To: wallcrawlr
a disrespect for persons and their sincerely held beliefs.Like flag-burning?
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:26:25 PM PDT
by
Fenris6
(3 Purple Hearts in 4 months w/o missing a day of work? He's either John Rambo or a Fraud)
To: wallcrawlr
The president of the University of St. Thomas is another lib who just doesn't get it. These people are so out of touch.
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:27:00 PM PDT
by
RAY
(They that do right are all heroes!)
To: wallcrawlr
The Strib is objective. I trust them. </sarcasm>
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:27:05 PM PDT
by
tarzantheapeman
(Kerry had a hangnail yesterday - it's seared, seared in his memory.)
To: wallcrawlr
So, 'Reverend', how would you describe anyone who uses the term 'Little Eichmanns' to describe the WTC victims? A purveyor of 'hate speech'? Or someone exercising his 'academic freedom'?
Inquiring minds want to know ...
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:27:06 PM PDT
by
bassmaner
(Let's take the word "liberal" back from the commies!!)
To: RushCrush
What an idiotic statement.
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:27:47 PM PDT
by
Finalapproach29er
(America is gradually becoming the Godless,out-of-control golden-calf scene,in "The Ten Commandments")
To: wallcrawlr
An entire article on Coulter's "hateful speech" but not a single Coulter quote to point to as "hateful."
And follow the rules damnit!
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:28:41 PM PDT
by
Phantom Lord
(Advantages are taken, not handed out)
To: cripplecreek
Frog in hot pot of water attacks alarmist thermometer.
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:29:03 PM PDT
by
Rippin
To: wallcrawlr
"The issues are highly complicated, and to just sort of incite people is not helpful."
It's called motivating the voters. Very helpful, if you ask me.
To: wallcrawlr
Another Liberal Socialist that cant stand the TRUTH! I can feel his pain!!
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:30:19 PM PDT
by
26lemoncharlie
(Defend the US CONSTITUTION - Locked and Loaded)
To: wallcrawlr
Im guessing that when he heard her list the stupid things liberals do, the shoe must have fit.
To: Finalapproach29er
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:30:28 PM PDT
by
RushCrush
(Blind Rushbot- Waiting for instructions from the Maha.)
To: wallcrawlr
I'm sure the good reverend thinks that the Vagina Monologues on the other hand, is art...
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:30:44 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(The most abundant things in the universe are ignorance, stupidity and hydrogen)
To: wallcrawlr
You know the rules.....
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:30:50 PM PDT
by
BullDog108
("Conservatives believe in God. Liberals think they are God." ---Ann Coulter)
To: wallcrawlr
Not one single example of hateful speech.
Making all of these accusations without any proof is itself hateful.
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:31:11 PM PDT
by
sportutegrl
(You can take my sport utility when you pry my cold dead hands from the keys.)
To: wallcrawlr
I graduated from St. Thomas and am not surprised at the president's comments - they probably fit well with the sentiments of most of the faculty and student body.
I will say, however, the faculty at St. Thomas did a hell of a lot better job in keeping their personal opinions out of lectures and to themselves than some public universities that I subsequently attended.
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posted on
04/26/2005 1:31:32 PM PDT
by
tarzantheapeman
(Kerry had a hangnail yesterday - it's seared, seared in his memory.)
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