Ann Coulter in Canada....
Ann Coulter is a very interesting character. I have written about her in Outsiders because as a professional provocateur, she has been quite vocal in expressing her views. She was the go-to person for Conservatives before Glenn Beck, Bill O"Reilly and Sean Hannity began filling the airwaves.
She was making the rounds in Canada making speeches. She got a bit upset because she was given a rough reception. As she wrote in Human Events, "...Posters advertising my speech have been officially banned, while posters denouncing me are plastered all over the University of Ottawa campus. Elected officials have been prohibited from attending my speeches. Also, the local clothing stores are fresh out of brown shirts......Welcome to Canada! The provost of the University of Ottawa, average student IQ: 0, wrote to me—widely disseminating his letter to at least a half-dozen intermediaries before it reached me—in advance of my visit in order to recommend that I familiarize myself with Canada's criminal laws regarding hate speech...."
What I find shocking is how she took offence that a Country had the courage to stand up to her. I also find it quite amazing that someone at least called her what she truly is. I view her brand of discourse to be as responsible for the polarization of political discourse as anything else in America today. Canadians of all stripes apparently made sure that she did not have the time of day. She has an audience in America. She should limit her practice of sharing her "vision" (if one wants to call it that) with folks who wish to believe her views.
She was making the rounds in Canada making speeches. She got a bit upset because she was given a rough reception. As she wrote in Human Events, "...Posters advertising my speech have been officially banned, while posters denouncing me are plastered all over the University of Ottawa campus. Elected officials have been prohibited from attending my speeches. Also, the local clothing stores are fresh out of brown shirts......Welcome to Canada! The provost of the University of Ottawa, average student IQ: 0, wrote to me—widely disseminating his letter to at least a half-dozen intermediaries before it reached me—in advance of my visit in order to recommend that I familiarize myself with Canada's criminal laws regarding hate speech...."
What I find shocking is how she took offence that a Country had the courage to stand up to her. I also find it quite amazing that someone at least called her what she truly is. I view her brand of discourse to be as responsible for the polarization of political discourse as anything else in America today. Canadians of all stripes apparently made sure that she did not have the time of day. She has an audience in America. She should limit her practice of sharing her "vision" (if one wants to call it that) with folks who wish to believe her views.
Mike Pouraryan
