Truth to Power

Ah, free speech

Heckling causes Coulter to cut UConn speech short

By SHELLEY K. WONG

STORRS, Conn. – Conservative columnist Ann Coulter gave up trying to finish a speech at the University of Connecticut on Wednesday night when boos and jeers from the audience became overwhelming.

Coulter cut off the talk after 15 minutes and instead held a half-hour question-and-answer session.

“I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am,” Coulter told the 2,600 people at Jorgensen Auditorium. </i>

She probably doesn’t get much chance to do that, I bet. Glad to see people reacting to her bile as they should- by shouting her out. That’s protected speech too.


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