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In reply to the discussion: So any speech by anyone must be allowed an audience and center stage at a [View all]sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)is that afaic they don't even care if Coulter speaks. They booked her knowing and especially hoping that there would be pushback.
Coulter would have been pissed if she just showed up and gave a speech where nobody except the student pukes showed up.
One thing Republicans are good at is media manipulation and they play it over and over again forcing the school to make multiple announcements that eventually sound like a cover up.
I may have missed it but didn't Berkeley in one of their statements say they couldn't, or wouldn't, accommodate the talk because of security issues?
Berkeley should never, IMO, use the term "security" as a reason. Even if it is a concern it sounds like an easy cop out. Berkeley has a well equipped police force and should be able to secure a stupid speech by a shill like Coulter.