Spring Break
Coulter Makes Much-Anticipated Visit
Packed Jorgensen Hears Shortened Speech
Frances Morales
Issue date: 12/8/05 Section: News
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Campus police were in attendance to maintain order as College Republicans rounded up their brothers and sisters from chapters across Connecticut and some out-of-state, to lend a hand at the event.
Supporters came to hear Coulter, others waited out in the freezing cold weather with their poster boards wisped by the wind, all to protest against Coulter.
And the wait was over.
Coulter, who came in late due to a delayed flight, strode in from Miami, with a smile, and spoke amongst the mixtures of cheers and boos.
Coulter poked fun at liberals and defended President George W. Bush, but her speech was interrupted by boos after she made several comments about gays, only to stir up snickering and boos up on the balcony.
"I think we have a long way to go with censorship when we have 'Will and Grace' on TV," Coulter said as she laughed. "I think someone finally got the joke in the liberal section."
The event, which was sponsored by Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, lasted less than 30 minutes before her speech was cut short as groups of students seated in the balconies began protesting Coulter shouting, "You suck."
One student shouted, "I want my money back."
"That was an affecting response by the liberals," she said in response. "And it took them two months to come up with that."
A South Park song, "Kyle's mom is a big fat bitch," broke out, and some students jeered.
Coulter continued to laugh and said that liberals were "big, fat, taunting babies."
"It didn't matter what the song was," Coulter said after the lecture. "I'm giving a speech, they blast something and I can't speak. What does that say of how powerful what it is I have to say. They are so afraid that if someone hears me, they will change their mind. I guess they shouldn't be now that I think about it."
The speech went straight into a question and answer session between Coulter and students.