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To: Alighieri who wrote (174739)	8/29/2003 5:20:36 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578938

Al, i remind you of when she wondered aloud whether it would be better "to impeach or assassinate" then president Clinton. First I ever heard of it. But I did a search on Google and found a ton of references to the quote. Absolutely no one defended Coulter's idiotic statement. This in contrast to De Genova merely "practicing free speech," according to Columbia Univ. (http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/03/28/sprj.irq.professor.somalia/) Congressman Hayworth puts it best in the following two paragraphs: In his last two statements on the issue, Bollinger cites a new justification for not taking action – “freedom of thought and expression.” But Bollinger wasn’t always an advocate for such freedoms. He was Dean of the Law School at Michigan University when it imposed its notorious speech code on students that was later found to be unconstitutional. Despite being an expert on the First Amendment, Bollinger did not use his lofty position to fight the code, choosing silent acquiescence instead. Apparently Bollinger believes freedom of expression applies only to professors, not students. Bollinger’s final cop-out is that DeGenova’s comment weren’t made in a classroom, but at a teach-in, which is “not an authorized or officially sanctioned classroom experience.” But if DeGenova had called for, let’s say, a million Oklahoma Cities at a KKK rally, I’m sure my letter would not have been necessary, and rightly so. cfif.org Tenchusatsu P.S. - Yes, Ann Coulter got away with her boneheaded comment, and continues to be on the NYTimes best seller lists. Had someone wondered whether it would be better "to impeach or assassinate" President Bush, that person would have been tarred and feathered. Except, of course, if Bush had approval ratings in the low 20's. Must be that VRWC ...