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1. Why would anyone show up inside if they don't like her? I could see remaining composed until the Q&A section and present her with some tough questions at that time.
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Because they (those booing) are stupid
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2. If there weren't a lot of people who wanted her to be there, why did the university get Coulter to speak? There are less in-your-face conservatives out there if they wanted to showcase the right's point of view...
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What evidence is there that there were not a lot of people who wanted her to be there? Those booing were a
very small minority of the campus population.
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3. Why would you call a group of people there to see you (obviously there was at least one Ann fan according to the CNN article) stupid? Wouldn't that lose you fans by calling everyone stupid?
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One can only be expected to take the high road or so long. If the crowd was booing, etc. for 15 minutes (an eternity in a situation like this), I say she did pretty good.
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4. Univ of Conn is a pretty liberal place, didn't she know that that was the kind of response she was going to get? Maybe she did...
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ANY commentator worth their salt would love to get an opportunity to speak with the opposition.
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5. The people booing her inside must know that by baiting her this just gets her more press. She loves that, they fell into her trap.
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I think it stretches the bounds of imagination to believe that this was a premeditated trap. I believe that Ann went in knowing it was a potentially contentious crowd, but deciding to go with and see what happens. It is obvious that some people went in with the intent to not allow others to present an alternate viewpoint. The former is free speech. The latter is censorship.
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6. Ann needs to learn composure. You can attract more flies with honey than pure vinegar. She sounds like she's losing it.
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I think Ann held her composure quite well (based on the article). If she had "lost it," should would have stormed off stage and not come back. If your opponent takes off his gloves for a street fight and refuses to put them back on, eventually you have to take them off yourself.
Regardless of how one feels about Ann, I think she did the best she could with a terrible and embarrassing (for U Conn) situation.