I HAD DINNER WITH ANN COULTER

SELF | 10/26/2003 | Moneyrunner

[moneyrunner]

I don’t want to brag, but I had dinner with Ann Coulter last night.

The event was the gala celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Regent University. To celebrate, we were treated to a debate pitting the lovely and gracious Ann, David Limbaugh and Jay Sekulow against the evil trio of Alan Dershowitz, Barry Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) and Nadine Strossen (head of the ACLU).

The subject of the debate was “Has the Supreme Court Overstepped it Authority.”

There was some excellent back and forth and all had a good time. More on that issue later.

However, my wife and I were excited to find that Ann Coulter would join our table for dinner after the debate. She was charming, gracious with all her fans, and passionate about her views.

She had her ever-present can of Diet Coke, didn’t eat much and needs to put on a few pounds, but hey, she’s Ann. She can do what she likes.

During part of the debate, panel members were allowed to ask each other questions. One that our side could have handled better – I think – was proposed by Alan Deshowitz. He asked about a decision handed down by the Supremes in the 1920s that allowed for the mandatory sterilization of idiots. His question was: do you agree with that decision?

Our side ducked. Modern sensibilities don’t allow us to forcibly sterilize idiots or anyone else for that matter.

We are allowed to kill babies, but that’s another issue.

Based on the debate topic the answer we should have given is: Yes. We agree with the decision.

This is one of those topics in which justice, social policy and the law collide. Today we do not sterilize imbeciles. Many, perhaps most, would make the case that such a policy is morally or ethically wrong. But is it unconstitutional?

Amendments 1 – 13 do not seem to cover this issue. Neither do amendments 15 through 27. We then come to the 14th amendment. A thorough reading of this amendment makes it clear that it is intended to deal with the aftermath of the Civil War. However, just as a person will confess to anything if put to enough torture, the courts have tortured the 14th amendment, section 1, to cover literally any social policy they wish to impose.

The primary evil of a Court system that arrogates to itself the power to right every wrong, to heal every hurt, and to impose it’s view of a just society, is as much of a dictatorship as any that has been seen in history. It undermines the fabric of a healthy republic and is ultimately the cause of the decline of freedom in this country.

[moneyrunner]

Eat your hearts out.

[CheneyChick]

I'm glad to hear she's eating food. I was getting worried.

[mvpel]

He asked about a decision handed down by the Supremes in the 1920s that allowed for the mandatory sterilization of idiots. His question was: do you agree with that decision?

Down in Florida the courts apparently approve of starving idiots to death. How far we've fallen.

[RightOnline]

You licked her plate afterward, didn't ya? Didn't ya???? Dog, you...........

[cmsgop]

Did she mention TLBSHOW ?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I wish she was the US Attorney General.
If she was the klintoons and reno would have least been indicted by now.

[Fzob]

Today we do not sterilize imbeciles

Could this explain the modern Democrat party?

[Howlin]

*Snort*

[YaYa123]

"I don’t want to brag"

Untruer words were never spoken!

[TexKat]

Eat your hearts out.

I don't think so.

[ex-Texan]

Yeah, pretty cool money runner. My own confession: Back in 1993, I had dinner and drinks with Madonna at a favorite spot on mine on Montana Street in Santa Monica. She is also highly intelligent, articulate and much prettier in person. Oh, way back then she confessed her desire to write a children's book about Kabala.

[alisasny]

Did she mention TLBSHOW ? BWAAAAAA. I nearly spit out my drink : )))) Thanks for this Sunday night laugh

[theFIRMbss]

[hole_n_one]

lol!

[Norse]

Hey! Wrong Ann(a)!! Thats ok though...nice.

[onyx]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[moneyrunner]

She was noshing on some bread right after the debate and during the reception. She did say that drinking wine kills her appetite.

[cd jones]

[moneyrunner]

"Down in Florida the courts apparently approve of starving idiots to death. How far we've fallen."

That would have made a great comback also.

[moneyrunner]

"Did she mention TLBSHOW ? "

No, but she did discuss the reason Drudge took FR off his links.