Ricinus Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 I know you people in Calgary tend to be right wing, but Sarah Palin?? Come on!! Regards Mike http://home.mytelus.com/telusen/portal/New...;CatID=National Quote
headscan Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 Sadly Ann Coulter is coming later this month too. Quote
Weedy1 Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 Now just add some Bill. Perfect nutcake recipe. Quote
jksnijders Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 Sadly Ann Coulter is coming later this month too. Ann Coulter is about as ignorant as they come. Quote
duanec Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 I know you people in Calgary tend to be right wing, but Sarah Palin?? Come on!! but...she's just so goshdarn smart... Quote
trailhead Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 Yes here in Calgary there are still people with more money than they know what to do with. Quote
Weedy1 Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Sadly Ann Coulter is coming later this month too. That's if she can make it through the door: http://home.mytelus.com/telusen/portal/New...;CatID=National Quote
Ricinus Posted March 24, 2010 Author Posted March 24, 2010 I hope someone has made a pie for her. Regards Mike Quote
headscan Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 As much as I'd enjoy seeing that it would just give her more airtime. I'm sure she loved the whole cancellation thing for that reason alone. People like her thrive on the controversy because it just gives them more ammunition to translate into headlines. Quote
robert Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Sarah Palin?? LOL - least she's good for a laugh... Edmonton had it's dark day last fall with a visit from GWB - so don't feel bad http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/20...ch-protest.html Quote
canadensis Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Some of you need to sit back and look at the bigger picture. Calling the Dubya speaking tour a "dark day" when it is in your city is a little over the top. Pretty simple if you don't want to see or listen to Dubya, Palin, or Coulter then do not go to the speaking engagement, or don't watch Fox! Typical Liberal BS is to try to ban or filter a view they do not agree with. Quote
TerryH Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 ...........Typical Liberal BS is to try to ban or filter a view the do not agree with. I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately universities aren't what they used to be -- i.e. places where free discussion and debate could and did happen. Now there are groups -- mostly left leaning I should add -- who want to shout down and prevent any presentation they disagree with. The University of Ottawa has disgraced itself from the top down. Ann Coulter is a bit over the top for me (I'm a righty too), but good god, let her speak. We have a criminal code to deal with real hate speech, and we don't need some Provost sending her threatening letters. I hope the University of Calgary can do better tomorrow, although given how their Administration dealt with Right-to-Life groups a few years ago, I'm not optimistic. Quote
Ricinus Posted March 24, 2010 Author Posted March 24, 2010 Some of you need to sit back and look at the bigger picture. Calling the Dubya speaking tour a "dark day" when it is in your city is a little over the top. Pretty simple if you don't want to see or listen to Dubya, Palin, or Coulter then do not go to the speaking engagement, or don't watch Fox! Typical Liberal BS is to try to ban or filter a view the do not agree with. Why do you say Liberals- I don't see that anywhere in the article. Seems to me that Conservatives are just as bad about trying to ban and filtering view points. Regards Mike Quote
trailhead Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 My problem with Ann Coulter is she says she's all about free speech , freedom of the press and freedom of religion. Yet her main objective is to silence and restrict Muslims. A bit hypocritical in my eyes. Your free as long as you're not a Muslim. Anyone know if she's aligned with the JDL? Quote
tgo Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 I don't get Ann Coulter, I mean how the hell can somebody with a BA in History from Cornell be so ignorant? She makes Christians look bad, yet very few well-known neocons disagree with her views. Sarah Palin ain't the only conservative woman making a fool of themselves: Anybody who believes this *hit can go ahead and waste their time. Quote
duanec Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 personally i think it's a form of stand-up comedy a la andy kaufman... there's no way anyone who is that over the top [left or right] gets taken very seriously, is there? unless they have firearms. or access codes to nuclear weapons. Quote
midgetwaiter Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 I don't get Ann Coulter, I mean how the hell can somebody with a BA in History from Cornell be so ignorant? She makes Christians look bad, yet very few well-known neocons disagree with her views. Obvious answer, she isn't that ignorant. She's acting the part because a great deal of her loyal audience either is that ignorant or likes people who are, I'm not sure which. Quote
Ricinus Posted March 25, 2010 Author Posted March 25, 2010 Obvious answer, she isn't that ignorant. She's acting the part because a great deal of her loyal audience either is that ignorant or likes people who are, I'm not sure which. Exactly. Unfortunately, all she does is spread hate and incite people. However when one of her followers goes off the deep end, she'll just throw her arms in the air and say " it's not my fault" and hide behind the right to free speech. Regards Mike Quote
canadensis Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 hide behind the right to free speech. Regards Mike How do you hide behind a right? Exercising it maybe, but definately not hiding. This broad is a definate loon, but her views are somewhat of a balance to all the leftie political correctness BS that is has entrenched itself in our society, especially media. So many people and groups are open to other opinions as long as they are consistent with their own. Because of this alone I welcome her to Canada! Quote
BBBrownie Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 How do you hide behind a right? Exercising it maybe, but definately not hiding. This broad is a definate loon, but her views are somewhat of a balance to all the leftie political correctness BS that is has entrenched itself in our society, especially media. So many people and groups are open to other opinions as long as they are consistent with their own. Because of this alone I welcome her to Canada! Political correctness is all about equality. Do you feel you are superior to others, do you deserve more access/rights than others? Freedom of speech is all good and essential to a forward thinking society as long as it does not alienate or impinge on rights of others. This is where hate laws come in to place, and I must say I agree that there is a line...Mrs Coulter nose dives across that line. Why would you welcome her? I will admit that in private company with friends I may make jokes, references that would not always be seen by all as "politically correct" (although racism has never been cool), but never in a public forum, with the intent of engaging. A proud socialist. Quote
canadensis Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 A proud socialist. This sums it up ^^^ Are you joining the "human chain" in attempt to block her from speaking in Calgary? Oh and please do not confuse my defending her right to speak with being a supporter. Seeems the "socialists" have a comprehension problem when it comes to this little difference. Quote
Smitty Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Freedom of speech is all good and essential to a forward thinking society as long as it does not alienate or impinge on rights of others. This is where hate laws come in to place, and I must say I agree that there is a line...Mrs Coulter nose dives across that line. From a fellow socialist, I can tell you the bold part from your comment is far scarier than anything Coulter is saying. At least I know up front that she is either (1) an idiot (2) a fairly brilliant comedienne. "does not alienate"? Sorry Riley, but that doesn't even pass the smell test. Lots of things are said every day that run the risk of "alienating" people; surely you can't mean the word "alienate" as a proposed litmus test? Forget socialism, you want fascism, where the state likes their role in the Orwellian Big Brother. As for "impinging on the rights of others", thanks but no thanks; that phrase is as nearly nonsensical and vague as "alienate". Freedom of speech, means all speech. Now having said that, I'll switch sides and agree that in certain, unique circumstances, hate speech could be criminal. For instance, inciting a riot, inciting violence: as in Rwanda, where the evil was partly spread by hate speech broadcast across radio. Hang those guys, I say! (Or at least put them in jail). But for the lunacy that is Anne Coulter? Show me where she actually has used her speech to promote violence, and I'll line up for the citizen's arrest. In the meantime, we should be far - FAR - more wary of so-called human rights commission that actually give a voice to people who whine about Mcleans magazine publishing an excerpt from a book they don't like, or taking a publisher to court, for the re-print of the Danish cartoons. Ever see that video. Ezra Levant is brilliant in tearing the AB Human Rights Commission a new one!: (more parts in the sidebar). Smitty Quote
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