Ann Coulter on Stossel battles room full of libertarian students (updated w full show vid)

[jct74]

she says libertarians are "pussies" who want to suck up to liberals by legalizing pot

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ann-coul...sies-and-gets-booed-by-room-full-of-students/






[update] here is the entire show in order:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vxretuQDBc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX_k0sMOpTQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XIHZX4DHRY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88cCiZkx8iw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj3KUqLb9LY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3xgUqBN9GA

 

[AuH20]

She's kind of correct in her criticism. I always see some libertarians trying to curry favor with libtards over superficial nonsense. It's flat out bizarre. "No I'm not like THEM. I want to legalize pot and let you kill your children!!!" If it wasn't so tragic, it would be funny.

 

[COpatriot]

Do people still take this abrasive imbecile seriously? Ann Coulter could turn off a lifer in solitary.

 

[UWDude]

Bigger issues Coulter? Like the unending wars?

 

[AuH20]

Do people still take this abrasive imbecile seriously? Ann Coulter could turn off a lifer in solitary.

With that said, I can't find anything wrong with this statement. She's right:

“We’re living in a country that is 70-percent socialist, the government takes 60 percent of your money. They are taking care of your health care, of your pensions. They’re telling you who you can hire, what the regulations will be. And you want to suck up to your little liberal friends and say, ‘Oh, but we want to legalize pot.’ You know, if you’re a little more manly you would tell them what your position on employment discrimination is. How about that? But it’s always ‘We want to legalize pot.’”

She's wrong on her rigid interpretation of marriage. She's wrong on the Iraq war. But she's dead on when she stated that some libertarians are overly deferential pussies in the presence of hardcore progs. I've seen it with my own eyes.

 

[Smart3]

Coulter has gigantic balls. That much is true.

 

[NIU Students for Liberty]

But she's dead on when she stated that some libertarians are overly deferential pussies in the presence of hardcore progs. I've seen it with my own eyes.

But that never happens in the presence of Republicans

 

[QuickZ06]

She said she is for the war in Iraq but against the war in Afghanistan, not sure if serious.

 

[AuH20]

But that never happens in the presence of Republicans

Much less frequently. That conversation usually ends with neocon this and neocon that.

 

[itshappening]

She's a complete witch.

Yes, pot and every other drug should be de-criminalized. It's not prohibited in the constitution so what's her problem?

And the reason we have a socialist government is thanks to her cheerleading of Bush, his wars and his police state which includes the prohibition of drugs. Did she speak out when Bush created the Dept. of Homeland Security and the TSA?

 

[supermario21]

I agree with the criticism. At least guys like the Pauls and Amash complain about the welfare state entirely. I think Gary Johnson was pretty much in the let's legalize pot crowd as priority #1, especially when he trotted around in that stupid peace T-shirt. Doing that is pretty much dissing the liberty movement. Instead of an intellectual revolution petty arguments like pot legalization as a seemingly top priority make the movement seem elementary.

 

[The Northbreather]

END ALL WARS.

Get it fuckin straight Ann you establishment robot.

 

[itshappening]

Right now, I have to pay for, it turns out, coming down the pike, your health care. I have to pay for your unemployment when you can’t hold a job. I have to pay for your food, for your housing. Yeah, it’s my business!”
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Bush expanded Medicare, Bush continually extended unemployment insurance and Bush expanded the welfare state.

She loved Bush.

She's a complete and utter hypocrite.

Surprise, surprise.

 

[AuH20]

I agree with the criticism. At least guys like the Pauls and Amash complain about the welfare state entirely. I think Gary Johnson was pretty much in the let's legalize pot crowd as priority #1, especially when he trotted around in that stupid peace T-shirt. Doing that is pretty much dissing the liberty movement. Instead of an intellectual revolution petty arguments like pot legalization as a seemingly top priority make the movement seem elementary.

For peer pressure reasons, some libertarians tip-toe around the heavy tyrannical issues that may offend the rank and file indoctrinated college student. Though I do get a kick out out of some anarcho-capitalists who do get in the face of these tools and point blank tell them that the government is solely predicated on theft and domination. The anarchos generally have bigger balls.

 

[QuickZ06]

Right now, I have to pay for, it turns out, coming down the pike, your health care. I have to pay for your unemployment when you can’t hold a job. I have to pay for your food, for your housing. Yeah, it’s my business!”
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Bush expanded Medicare, Bush continually extended unemployment insurance and Bush expanded the welfare state.

She loved Bush.

She's a complete and utter hypocrite.

Surprise, surprise.

That, and every one of those libertarian girls were smokin compared to her, how come none live around me???

 

[supermario21]

I'll never forget Ann when she was on Piers Morgan. He asked her "anything you like about Obama?" and she replied, "drones."

 

[UpperDecker]

Complete bullshit statement. Sounds like the many who know nothing about libertarianism yet it scares them into shitty generalizations.

 

[noneedtoaggress]

Uh... Legalizing pot is not a big issue?

That's essentially saying that the War on Drugs is a non-issue.

That's essentially saying the reason domestic police have been militarized, widespread use of No Knock Raids, and civil asset forfeiture is a non-issue. That's essentially saying the reason that the US has the highest prison population on the planet is a non-issue. That's like saying people who need cannabis for medical reasons is a non-issue. That's like saying the gang violence it perpetuates is a non-issue. That's like saying unconstitutional prohibition is a non-issue.

Marijuana prohibition (among all other illegal drugs, but pot especially) is a significant problem that culminates in the materialization of a domestic police state and significant amounts of violence and death not only in our own country, but in other countries as well with the USG exerting it's influence to affect drug policies across the globe.

It's a big issue and that's why there's a movement with millions of people who understand that and are attempting to change it.

 

[BamaAla]

I guess it depends on what "libertarians" you're talking to. The folks I've met at SPLC, CPAC, or other events while supporting Ron Paul have been a lot deeper (if you will) that just singing about pot or prostitution. On the other hand, most of the young, wet behind the ears libertarians I converse with are as she claims. In fairness, I think the drug issue is how many folks first get their feet wet in libertarian thought. With that said, Ann isn't bat crap crazy with what she's saying here; like AuH20 says, I've seen it myself many times.

Beyond that, I've always thought we could use some folks with her gusto. Sure, she's sometimes abrasive and crass, but I've always dug her style.

 

[COpatriot]

Coulter is no different than Hannity, Matthews, or Schultz. These people are all loyal little lapdogs for their favorite criminal political machines.

I don't know when it ever became "conservative" to arrest people for smoking a plant and starting unconstitutional, unprovoked wars of aggression on nations that couldn't hold a candle to us militarily. I must have missed the boat there.