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Arrest made at Coulter speech; Student arrested, charged with disorderly conduct
The Drudge Report ^ | May 3, 2005 | Drudge Report

Posted on 05/04/2005 9:24:25 AM PDT by MikeA

Arrest made at Coulter speech; Student arrested, charged with disorderly conduct after offensive question Wed May 04 2005 11:57:58 ET

Incessant heckling and shouting culminated in an arrest Tuesday night during a speech by controversialist Ann Coulter at the University of Texas at Austin.

THE TEXAN reports: Shouts became so pervasive during the question-and-answer session that Coulter informed the organizers she would no longer take questions if the hecklers were not silenced. For a time, the shouts were considerably lessened, until the issue of gay marriage was broached.

Coulter said she supported the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman on the basis that a good woman civilizes and inspires a man to strive for something better, leading to a question that was met with a stunned silence.

"You say that you believe in the sanctity of marriage," said Ajai Raj, an English sophomore. "How do you feel about marriages where the man does nothing but f*@k his wife up the ass?"

UT Police officers approached Raj to arrest him, resulting in a mass exodus of protesters chanting, "Let him go."

"The person had been disruptive the entire event," said Matt Hardigree, former Student Events Center president. "He took the opportunity to say something lewd and offensive and then made masturbatory gestures as he exited."

Hardigree said that Cheryl Wood from the Office of the Dean of Students spoke with some of the protestors before the event, and assorted members of the Distinguished Speakers Committee asked them to sit in the back if they had signs and to leave quietly if they wanted to leave.

According to Jeffrey Stockerwell, a friend of Raj, officers violently seized Raj and illegally searched him after his question.

Police have charged Raj with disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor.

Representatives of the Austin People's Legal Collective were taking statements from everyone at the scene, in case it should be taken to court.

The booing began early into Coulter's speech, when she issued a joke to pro-choice advocates.

"I wonder why those 'I Heart Partial-Birth Abortion' T-shirts aren't selling better," she said, followed by a combination of cheers and jeers.

One student asked Coulter why universities and institutions place microphones in front of Coulter when she advocates terrorism against liberals, prompting Coulter to mention the strength of her book sales. Coulter has had four New York Times best sellers.

The $30,000 event was co-sponsored by the Texas Union Student Events Center and Student Endowed Centennial Lectureship Committee.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: academia; ajairaj; anncoulter; brownshirts; coulter
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To: wideawake

He's most probably from one of those far-flung corners of the Empire, eh?;)


21 posted on 05/04/2005 9:40:27 AM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: Frank_2001
Ajai Raj is no Bobby Jindal.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
22 posted on 05/04/2005 9:42:50 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: MikeA

You don't understand; Democrats are entitled to behave badly because we are so unreasonable.


23 posted on 05/04/2005 9:43:23 AM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Legislatures are so outdated. If you want real political victory, take your issue to court.)
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To: MikeA
Just a question---

Where is this dillweed going to get a job after he graduates?
24 posted on 05/04/2005 9:44:20 AM PDT by baltodog (R.I.P. Balto: 2001(?) - 2005)
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To: Flightdeck

Hahaha. Well, we all have skeletons in our closet. My degrees are from Arizona State (home to some of the worst collegiate sports scandals ever) and UC Santa Barbara, home to frequent student protests in the 1970s.


25 posted on 05/04/2005 9:45:13 AM PDT by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of news)
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To: baltodog
He'll sell drugs, do a stint in prison, and then sell again. Unless he's kicked the habit.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
26 posted on 05/04/2005 9:46:15 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

Well there are some hetero couples out there like that but what if the guy also cooks some meals and mows the grass?


27 posted on 05/04/2005 9:48:38 AM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (Technology advances. Human nature is dependably stagnant.)
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To: goldstategop
Ahem - I've never met a heterosexual couple that had anal sex out of habit.

Do you regularly ask heterosexual couples you meet about their regular sexual practices?

28 posted on 05/04/2005 9:49:02 AM PDT by Phantom Lord (Advantages are taken, not handed out)
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To: MikeA

Austin People's Legal Collective = communists

lawyer wanabees probably, current major is pre-law for now.


If anything I think protesting should not be allowed to count to any community service graduation requirement. In addition these hecklers should be suspended and have to reimburse the school for the disruption to the lecture.

As for the "illegal search", hogwash any 1st year will tell you a pat down for weapons is totally permissible. These are liberals/democrats and most likely a homosexual. Caution is very appropriate.


29 posted on 05/04/2005 9:49:14 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: MikeA

It seems there's always some sort of People's Collective involved in these disruptive incidents. It is right out of the Saul Alinsky/ Leninist handbook. Just because the Berlin Wall fell doesn't mean these pinkos went home and joined the ROTC.


30 posted on 05/04/2005 9:50:20 AM PDT by Inwoodian
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To: goldstategop
I find it amusing a beautiful woman has reduced them to the level of babbling idiots.

It's happened to me. ;-)

31 posted on 05/04/2005 9:50:57 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: MikeA
One student asked Coulter why universities and institutions place microphones in front of Coulter when she advocates terrorism against liberals, prompting Coulter to mention the strength of her book sales.

I'd like to ask journalists if there's a style book somewhere where asinine questions are reported as is but the answer is of no importance. I see these all of the time. If you can report the question clearly, then why not the answer? My guess is Ann probably shredded the dope.

Ann advocates taking the left to task for what they say. She recommends not conceding the arena of ideas to liberals simply because they make the most noise like in times past. We used to treat them like bratty children. Don't give them any attention and they'll quit. Well they didn't. I agree with her that the days of "play nice" are over. She uses facts to slaughter their fabricated truisms. I guess to a leftist, that would be terrorism against them.

32 posted on 05/04/2005 9:51:13 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Pray for us all.)
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To: Monterrosa-24
Guys do cook and keep the house. It doesn't reflect on their masculinity. I don't see what the point of the guy's question had to do with marriage. It was just a rude insult because he knew Ann was a conservative.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
34 posted on 05/04/2005 9:52:33 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: baltodog

Somehow I doubt getting a job is something this loser is worried about. He'll probably sponge off his rich mommy and daddy while raging against the evils of wealth.


35 posted on 05/04/2005 9:52:37 AM PDT by MikeA
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To: MikeA
"You say that you believe in the sanctity of marriage," said Ajai Raj, an English sophomore.

Sounds more like and Indian sophomore.

36 posted on 05/04/2005 9:53:56 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator (This space outsourced to India)
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To: Phantom Lord
No, I don't ask people about their sex lives. Its none of MY business. So were did Ajaj Raj get off asking Ann about whether heterosexual couples have anal sex? He doesn't even have manners.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
37 posted on 05/04/2005 9:54:37 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: MikeA
I'd like to remind these Clymers that the people didn't come there to hear you.
38 posted on 05/04/2005 9:55:05 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Pray for us all.)
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To: goldstategop
If you don't ask them about their sex lives, how do you know that anal sex isn't a regular part of their sex lives? Or do you have a magical power that causes people to divulge this information without you even having to ask?
39 posted on 05/04/2005 9:56:47 AM PDT by Phantom Lord (Advantages are taken, not handed out)
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To: MikeA

ping for later..... working! :)


40 posted on 05/04/2005 9:57:07 AM PDT by gop4lyf
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