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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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