WND DROPS Ann Coulter As Keynote Speaker Over Speech To Gay Republicans

[LynneSin]

WND DROPS Ann Coulter As Keynote Speaker Over Speech To Gay Republicans
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/wnd-drops-ann-coulter-as-_n_686103.html

Conservative website WND has dropped Ann Coulter as the keynote speaker at its upcoming conference over her plan to speak to a group in favor of gay rights.

WND says that Coulter's decision to speak at Homocon, an event sponsored by a gay Republican organization called GOProud, disqualifies her from speaking at their "Taking America Back National Conference."

"Ultimately, as a matter of principle, it would not make sense for us to have Ann speak to a conference about 'taking America back' when she clearly does not recognize that the ideals to be espoused there simply do not include the radical and very 'unconservative' agenda represented by GOProud," WND editor and CEO Joseph Farah said. "The drift of the conservative movement to a brand of materialistic libertarianism is one of the main reasons we planned this conference from the beginning."

Coulter, who is and will remain a WND columnist, said she was hired to deliver a speech at Homocon but that does not mean she endorses GOProud's views.

"They hired me to give a speech, so I'm giving a speech. I do it all the time," she said. "I speak to a lot of groups and do not endorse them. I speak at Harvard and I certainly don't endorse their views. I've spoken to Democratic groups and liberal Republican groups that loooove abortion. The main thing I do is speak on college campuses, which is about the equivalent of speaking at an al-Qaida conference. I'm sure I agree with GOProud more than I do with at least half of my college audiences. But in any event, giving a speech is not an endorsement of every position held by the people I'm speaking to."

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"I speak to a lot of groups and do not endorse them. I speak at Harvard and I certainly don't endorse their views. I've spoken to Democratic groups and liberal Republican groups that loooove abortion. The main thing I do is speak on college campuses, which is about the equivalent of speaking at an al-Qaida conference.

[Jim__]

1. Ann Coulter and WND deserve each other. - n/t

[louis-t]

2. I see, AC isn't conservative enough for WND take back America

bunch. "The main thing I do is speak on college campuses, which is about the equivalent of speaking at an al-Qaida conference." What the Hell does THAT mean?

[GodlessBiker]

3. "Materialistic libertarianism"? That mean we buy what we want and do what we want?

As opposed to what they want, a return to feudal times.

[AspenRose]

4. She's an idiot.

[lpbk2713]

5. They could get the same result a lot cheaper.

Just position a few chalkboards in random locations around the venue.
Allow visitors to scrape their fingernails across them at will. :eyes:

[Steely_Dan]

7. LOLOLOLOL n/t

[Mugweed]

6. The Taking America Back conference is also know by its other name...

Closeted Homocon. Maybe they can start the whole thing with an invocation by Ted Haggard.

[CanonRay]

8. Why in hell would any college

other than Liberty "College" want her to speak? What a waste of student's time.

[Initech]

9. If I were a gay person I think I'd be seriously offended by this event.

[11 Bravo]

10. Poor Annie. She's been out-psychoed by Beck, and as she drifts inexorably into irrelevance ...

she's probably not going to deal with it very well.

[EC]

11. Rather - she's in it just for the money

principles be damned....

[madmom]

12. That was my take on it also..........n/t

[NeedleCast]

13. Translation: I'll say anything to anyone as long as they pay me!