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NurseJackie

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99. I checked, and it appears those words were not part of the original headline. Here it is...
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 01:21 PM
Apr 2017

... the full original headline:

Bernie Sanders Defends Ann Coulter, Slams ‘Intellectually Weak’ Student Activists

... and it appears that the words you think are "missing" weren't actually there in the first place.

Bernie Sanders Defends Ann Coulter [View all] SecularMotion Apr 2017 OP
No, he defended her right to speak. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #1
precisely. spanone Apr 2017 #2
This... Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #3
+1 mountain grammy Apr 2017 #4
Yes. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #5
Which goes without saying, like defending her right to inhale air ... so why say anything at all!?!? uponit7771 Apr 2017 #9
Obviously, it does not "go without saying" or she wouldn't have been getting threats.. whathehell Apr 2017 #56
Why say anything at all, why interject oneself into that? brush Apr 2017 #115
because we are handling hate speech wrong. This puts us on the wrong side of an issue, and gives JCanete Apr 2017 #119
Again, why say anything. If your opposition is having problems... brush Apr 2017 #133
Apparently he was asked. Would it be better to refuse QC Apr 2017 #134
Just say of course she has First Amendment rights and move on to next question. brush Apr 2017 #138
It's not Ann Coulter's problem. It's a key American value. QC Apr 2017 #141
I agree they are little more than trolls. What I don't get is why get involved? brush Apr 2017 #176
The idea of repressing RW free speech's widespread among Lefties, both authentic & not, & is serious cloudythescribbler Apr 2017 #237
Exactly kcr Apr 2017 #143
I can't speak for him on Ossof, but whathehell Apr 2017 #213
sillence means consent, that's why. nt TheFrenchRazor Apr 2017 #221
Give it a rest my god kacekwl Apr 2017 #222
I'll say. Foot in mouth disease is rampant. brush Apr 2017 #224
It doesn't go without saying. Dr. Strange Apr 2017 #73
You mean this isn't lauding Coulter? mythology Apr 2017 #18
The feud seems to be spreading at DU. eom guillaumeb Apr 2017 #36
Yes, because the hardcore anti-Sanders faction that still holds him responsible... Raster Apr 2017 #209
Defending Sanders against ridiculous attacks is not implying he is perfect. nt m-lekktor Apr 2017 #41
This is getting ridiculous. kstewart33 Apr 2017 #50
Exactly AJT Apr 2017 #29
EXACTLY.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2017 #35
YES!! Absolutely this!! True Dough Apr 2017 #51
Nonsense J_William_Ryan Apr 2017 #53
Berkeley is a public university. As such it may be considered The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #55
Berkeley reversed this and invited her back, which is the right thing to do. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #81
They are not supressing her rights Trumpocalypse Apr 2017 #229
Right !!! No one is guaranteed all FORUMS to spew hate speech and neither is Coulter uponit7771 Apr 2017 #83
Yep, but that interpretation of the matter QC Apr 2017 #80
How can anyone honestly take it any other way sammythecat Apr 2017 #126
+ 1,000,000 beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #152
She has a right to speak! If I wanted to do a lecture at Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #128
I wonder why he didn't defend Dolores Huertes's right to speak? As it is, the Repub Club pnwmom Apr 2017 #131
+1000 (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #194
Exactly. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #150
Yes. Remember Skokie. elleng Apr 2017 #153
It is OK but not if you are provoking violence AKA Trump katmondoo Apr 2017 #155
Exactly. I'm not a Sanders fan, but he was defending her right to speak, stopbush Apr 2017 #164
+1 ThoughtCriminal Apr 2017 #166
+1000 kacekwl Apr 2017 #227
And called Berkeley "intellectually weak" which is something else. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #196
+1!!! Dustlawyer Apr 2017 #228
She didnt have a right to speak. Eko Apr 2017 #238
Everybody has a right to speak. That's what the First Amendment is about. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #239
So, Eko Apr 2017 #242
It's a government run university ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #259
Still no. Eko Apr 2017 #262
that may be technically true ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #263
Yes, it is technically true. Eko Apr 2017 #264
If that's the hill you want to die on ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #267
You mean Eko Apr 2017 #268
yes, the university ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #269
Because Eko Apr 2017 #270
But some other woman giving a speech was heresy! boston bean Apr 2017 #6
If you mean HRC giving speeches in 2013 and 2014, NO ONE thought it was "heresy" karynnj Apr 2017 #89
Not at all what I meant. boston bean Apr 2017 #92
Sorry - I assumed that the reference was to Clinton as I know of no other controversial speeches nt karynnj Apr 2017 #95
The Speeches! Cha Apr 2017 #234
Excellent point. athena Apr 2017 #247
What woman and what speech would that be? Exilednight Apr 2017 #250
I believe the students who pay tuition should have say in the quality of speakers on their campus TNLib Apr 2017 #266
No one owes hate talk the benefit of the doubt or a chair at the table uponit7771 Apr 2017 #7
The right to free speech includes the right to say bad things. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #12
Strawman, I'm not NEEDLESSLY talking about the obvious right to speech uponit7771 Apr 2017 #15
If you deny people the right to public speech Kentonio Apr 2017 #17
Again, overt strawman no one is NEEDLESSLY talking about the obvious right to speech uponit7771 Apr 2017 #21
Except for you and the op creator you mean? Kentonio Apr 2017 #22
No, please learn the difference between the act and the forum ... on is given the other is not uponit7771 Apr 2017 #23
Colleges are supposed to be places of learning and discussion Kentonio Apr 2017 #31
We agree on what forum college is, we might NOT agree that hate speech is GUARANTEED a forum there & uponit7771 Apr 2017 #49
You don't hear about the other ones because they aren't newsworthy Kentonio Apr 2017 #75
the problem though uponit7771, is that if something hasn't crossed into legal hate-speech, JCanete Apr 2017 #121
Misleading OP title panader0 Apr 2017 #8
I think you missed a few words in the title . . . defends "her right to speak". But keep trying. Nanjeanne Apr 2017 #10
I checked, and it appears those words were not part of the original headline. Here it is... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #99
Sorry I didn't spell out more clearly what I meant to say so you seemed to have Nanjeanne Apr 2017 #111
So, you had "a feeling" of what I knew? Does that mean you're a mind-reader? ;-) NurseJackie Apr 2017 #114
I'm sorry. Were you talking to me? I fell asleep trying to read your comment. I'll just use my Nanjeanne Apr 2017 #206
LOL! Nicely done! beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #210
Yet in spite of your "boredom", you still cared enough to reply. LOL ;-) NurseJackie Apr 2017 #212
Yes. I'm very vain. I love it when people respond to my posts. Even you. And the waving woke me up. Nanjeanne Apr 2017 #214
I'll take your word for it. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #218
Ha! JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #255
Yep. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #217
Touche, Jackie! Cha Apr 2017 #235
+1! Heat Street is a right wing extremist website - Trump uses it against Obama. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #148
That Heatstreet article is rife with interesting quotes. And correct or not, what you say IS... George II Apr 2017 #223
False Title Ace Rothstein Apr 2017 #11
Is this like hating on the ACLU because they defended the KKKs rights? TexasProgresive Apr 2017 #13
It was the Nazis in Skokie Illinois...the governmentrefused permits for assembly. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #54
I hate Illinois Nazis Glassunion Apr 2017 #65
I hate them too... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #67
It is not the government disallowing free speech. TexasProgresive Apr 2017 #107
I disagree...there is no need to include hate speech at any University. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #129
Censorship comes full circle when the only speech allowed is the only speech no listens to. Exilednight Apr 2017 #251
I agree. Ann Coulter doesn't have a right to speak at any university...there is no such Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #172
Most misleading Topic of the Year candidate. HopeAgain Apr 2017 #14
Second That!!! LovingA2andMI Apr 2017 #39
Anyone who didn't vote to hide this should be exempt from jury duty, imo. n/t demmiblue Apr 2017 #40
Agreed. Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2017 #77
Absolutely. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #154
What is wrong with the thread...I went to the google Gods...to see what the issue is... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #175
This message was self-deleted by its author Amimnoch Apr 2017 #257
Yep grantcart Apr 2017 #117
"Fake news" has become ridiculously cliched, but at the very least, bullwinkle428 Apr 2017 #16
Are you questioning the veracity of the source? Dr. Strange Apr 2017 #123
I have trashed more OPs in the last month than in my entire previous years of coming here... pangaia Apr 2017 #19
heatst.com... demmiblue Apr 2017 #20
Heat Street is right wing extremist website - Trump uses it as a source. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #193
I am relieved to see how many common sense DUers retrowire Apr 2017 #24
Why are we sourcing RW garbage on DU? Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2017 #25
Louise Mensch, her tweets anyway, is a favorite source here these days. nt m-lekktor Apr 2017 #42
I know. Just because she doesn't like Trump doesn't make her any less Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2017 #74
HeatStreet is a rightwing rag and its choice of story title is deliberately misleading. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #26
It is intellectually weak. Kentonio Apr 2017 #34
And they should do it without violence HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #46
There is nothing intellectually weak about protesting hate speech. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #87
Depends on the forum Kentonio Apr 2017 #97
People who usually tend to hold your opinion are those who have never been a target of hate speech. kcr Apr 2017 #108
I didn't say they were presenting their side of a reasoned debate Kentonio Apr 2017 #109
So, what you're saying is actually worse kcr Apr 2017 #110
I'm using 'feeble nonsense' in the sense that their arguments and positions have no strength Kentonio Apr 2017 #112
You really think that it's just a matter of Debate Club! Best argument wins! kcr Apr 2017 #118
You're wrong I'm afraid Kentonio Apr 2017 #120
There's been a one true accepted way? Really? So, where is this written? kcr Apr 2017 #122
You can look up hundreds of examples of extremists speaking at colleges Kentonio Apr 2017 #127
I'm sure one can! That doesn't change the fact that colleges shouldn't have to be compelled kcr Apr 2017 #132
They aren't being accosted Kentonio Apr 2017 #137
Yes, they are. kcr Apr 2017 #139
What are you talking about? Kentonio Apr 2017 #233
The OP's title is misleading PJMcK Apr 2017 #27
You will notice that the OP has NOT replied.. MicaelS Apr 2017 #187
OFFS! Kali Apr 2017 #28
Very misleading headline Bradical79 Apr 2017 #30
Berkeley is a public university. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #38
Ann Coulters only claim to fame is stirring the pot...she is offensive, and asiliveandbreathe Apr 2017 #32
Ah yes, Free Speech Zones. Dr. Strange Apr 2017 #82
Why not at Berkeley? MichMary Apr 2017 #96
Okay, no offense, but I have to call bullshit. moriah Apr 2017 #33
Well, at least only one person has recced this thread so far. demmiblue Apr 2017 #37
Wow just wow. nt Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #43
I agree with Sanders and Marr on this issue. Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2017 #44
Bernie Sanders Defends Not Un-strangling Kittens n/t Orsino Apr 2017 #45
By extension, Sanders has defended our right to speak. delisen Apr 2017 #47
Amen. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #60
Aren't the primaries over? Voltaire2 Apr 2017 #48
The beatings will continue until morale improves leftstreet Apr 2017 #58
Looks like this didn't quite pann out. A-Schwarzenegger Apr 2017 #52
People are really reaching for reasons to hate on Bernie these days. PatsFan87 Apr 2017 #57
You've noticed, huh? whathehell Apr 2017 #61
They hate Sanders more than they hate Trump leftstreet Apr 2017 #63
Plus 1 Glassunion Apr 2017 #79
Yep. n/t QC Apr 2017 #98
+1,000,000,000,000. HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #116
I think that's the idea. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #160
Yeah. I forgot to remember why I stopped reading here. It's coming back. Nanjeanne Apr 2017 #208
It's almost as bad as the primaries. Don't we have bigger fish to fry? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #88
are you saying you didn't enjoy 2016???? Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #256
Or LPC trolls are trying to front click bait by ignoring Sanders own statements uponit7771 Apr 2017 #113
He is NOT, he's defending free speech.. whathehell Apr 2017 #59
OP subject lines that are blatantly false G_j Apr 2017 #62
If he stopped at no one should make threats, I'd be fine with that. kcr Apr 2017 #64
Lol. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2017 #101
Now there is some intellectual strength right there. kcr Apr 2017 #106
NOBODY has the right to "a platform" NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #66
Thank you! That's exactly correct. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #86
"Bernie Sanders ATTACKS Ann Coulter!! Calls her 'Outrageous... Off the Wall"!! mackdaddy Apr 2017 #68
So defending free speech is a thing now? aquamarina Apr 2017 #69
I guess for some it depends on who's speaking and what they're saying. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #85
It really is something and not a little concerning aquamarina Apr 2017 #163
Not seeing that. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #192
Dennis Prager would show up at my university at least once or twice a year Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2017 #70
"Scratching your head"? forjusticethunders Apr 2017 #94
Was the sarcasm not obvious enough? Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2017 #100
good old poe's law forjusticethunders Apr 2017 #258
DU wRECk. SixString Apr 2017 #71
I'm glad he is defending the First Amendment. Volstagg Apr 2017 #72
Definitely taking note of the 3 users that have rec'd this thread. Nt retrowire Apr 2017 #76
I rec'd this OP...I stand against hate speech at Universities. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #151
No we don't need the speech. retrowire Apr 2017 #156
The federal government is not suppressing it...Berkeley is. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #169
Berkeley is a public institution. QC Apr 2017 #173
It is still not the government...where my kids go to school we had Drumpt supporters Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #179
Yes, a public university is "the government." QC Apr 2017 #185
No it is not. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #186
The courts disagree. n/t QC Apr 2017 #188
Wrong. A public university is considered an instrumentality of the government The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #225
...She does have the right. Berkeley can refuse it. retrowire Apr 2017 #174
I agree with you...she can say it elsewhere...but she has no particular right to say it at any Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #178
Facepalm* nt retrowire Apr 2017 #189
The quotes in the OP are directly taken from Bernie's own words. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #181
Don't get it twisted Lotusflower70 Apr 2017 #78
Hey look lies Apr 2017 #84
Bernie has pissed me off a lot lately.... Adrahil Apr 2017 #90
He didn't defend her. Dem2 Apr 2017 #91
GOOD! I'm glad Bernie defends free speech in the USA! beaglelover Apr 2017 #93
Needlessly divisive crap- no thanks. bettyellen Apr 2017 #102
This whole thread looks like a TROLL BAIT Rabbit Hole to me. Just Sayin'....., bobalew Apr 2017 #103
I defend UCI Berkeley for confronting hate speech. liberal N proud Apr 2017 #104
Ann Coulter should speak at a conservative safe space benpollard Apr 2017 #105
"Two cents worth" RhodeIslandOne Apr 2017 #124
That's the funny thing about the 1st Amendment nini Apr 2017 #125
Just when I think the BDS can't get any worse here. SMH Arazi Apr 2017 #130
I'm no fan of Bernie, but I have to agree with him. cwydro Apr 2017 #135
Oh for fucks sake, he defended the first amendment. onecaliberal Apr 2017 #136
Except this isn't a first amendment issue kcr Apr 2017 #140
Berkeley is a public institution that allows outside speakers. QC Apr 2017 #144
Then that's especially egregious that Ann Coulter is being defended here. Because guess what? kcr Apr 2017 #146
No one is defending Ann Coulter here. n/t QC Apr 2017 #149
It is a form of defense that renders actual disagreement of her ideas meaningless. kcr Apr 2017 #159
Is Berkeley requiring students to attend her performance? n/t QC Apr 2017 #161
Is Berkely going to boot every single person interested in attending her performance? kcr Apr 2017 #165
Hold teach-ins to discuss the ugliness and emptiness of her "ideas." QC Apr 2017 #171
That is so completely tone deaf kcr Apr 2017 #180
Take it up with the courts. And remember that it wasn't long ago QC Apr 2017 #183
Quit Blaming everything BS says on the damn Primary.. Cha Apr 2017 #253
We should all move past the primary the way you have! QC Apr 2017 #260
*snort* beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #271
That's the essence of the first amendment right to free speech. Ms. Toad Apr 2017 #201
She's a troll, but if I want to get to hear a liberal speaker at... moriah Apr 2017 #246
But no one is guaranteed or entitled to a speaking gig, even at a public university. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #219
The way Universities work is that some university group sponsored her. Ms. Toad Apr 2017 #236
They did reverse the decision, didn't they? (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #241
This is the consensus of people who know the actual law. n/t QC Apr 2017 #245
Trash thread onecaliberal Apr 2017 #145
Excuse me? n/t kcr Apr 2017 #182
Please Don't Wag your Finger @ KCR.. Cha Apr 2017 #254
THANK YOU KCR!!! Cha Apr 2017 #252
Is he going to demand the transcripts? Starry Messenger Apr 2017 #142
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH BERNIE? Berkely Liberals hate Coulters guts and there will be violence trueblue2007 Apr 2017 #147
Maybe Berkeley conservatives want to hear her and want to pay for the privilege. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #190
+1 beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #205
Lol. Ok, now this is ridiculous nt riderinthestorm Apr 2017 #157
OMG... Snackshack Apr 2017 #158
He's defending free speech. redwitch Apr 2017 #162
how is this even DEBATEABLE??? Softail1 Apr 2017 #167
Well, we all know the good Senator deplores "identity politics". Tarheel_Dem Apr 2017 #168
Freedom of speech isn't absolute, but the most odious speech is still protected Warpy Apr 2017 #170
Well, I guess this means that he's really concerned about women's rights. ehrnst Apr 2017 #191
Red herring and you know it. Warpy Apr 2017 #197
I disagree. The "intellectually weak" jab was telling. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #200
And another one. Warpy Apr 2017 #202
Yep. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #203
Buh Bye. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #215
... beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #204
Please. You know he is defending the right of Free Speech lovemydogs Apr 2017 #177
Free speech doesn't being guaranteed a speaking gig even at a public university. ehrnst Apr 2017 #216
But it does mean that if someone has been invited to speak The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #226
Well, this is something new and surprising. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #184
Now there's a racist we all can get behind! William769 Apr 2017 #195
This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Apr 2017 #198
But this is a moot point - they are going forward with letting her speak. ehrnst Apr 2017 #199
Must have been a lot of alerts on this one MyNameGoesHere Apr 2017 #207
No he didn't. He defended her right of free speech... Raster Apr 2017 #211
My dad use to say Soxfan58 Apr 2017 #220
This message was self-deleted by its author CajunBlazer Apr 2017 #230
I'm not a Sanders fan, but he's right on this one! CajunBlazer Apr 2017 #231
"RW Rag Sourced at Online Progressive Forum" Beartracks Apr 2017 #232
Yep. Agree 100% beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #244
I agree with him here.... Dorian Gray Apr 2017 #240
Oh look, another shit article from the same source. X_Digger Apr 2017 #243
Not one response from the poster... Raster Apr 2017 #248
And another vapid ridiculous post graces the pages of DU Egnever Apr 2017 #249
This is a bit more complex of an issue. University free speech has historically been nearly absolute stevenleser Apr 2017 #261
He's defending free speech as we all should. romanic Apr 2017 #265
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