I think ACU and CPAC were doing some damage control and some parsing of words. If you read the statement carefully, you will see that they didn't accuse Ann of using hate speech. They also noted that, "“Ann Coulter is known for comments that can be both provocative and outrageous. That was certainly the case in her 2007 CPAC appearance and
previous ones as well." You can bet she will be invited back.
I also direct your attention to these sentences, "ACU and CPAC do not condone or endorse every speaker or their comments at the conference. As such, ACU and CPAC leave it to our audience to determine whether comments are appropriate or not." I attended CPAC. It is up to me to decide, not ACU or CPAC. Sounds good to me.
That sounds better than your original highlighted post.
But we're on a slippery slope headed in a dangerous direction when we throw the hate speech label around.