Good points. And for what's it's worth, I agree with you. I was just trying to outline what her probable reasoning would be for the lawsuit. And, I don't know law stuff very well, but it could be that the judge would consider the letter inciteful, no matter how the public got wind of it. Who knows, that could have been Coulter's purpose all along.There is nothing in Houle's letter that couldn't be put into a very general statement for speakers on the campus. The letter made almost no personal statements about Coulter or about any group she claims is being discriminated against. Her only argument for it being discriminatory, is that the same letter isn't sent to everybody.
As for the letter inciting the students to protest, if Coulter hadn't leaked it to the media, the students would never have seen it.
Personally, I think Paizo's "Don't be a jerk" rule is much more concise but says almost the exact same thing.
So, is telling someone not to be a jerk equal to promoting hatred? I don't think so.
Probably, and honestly, one thing the media tends to miss was that her speech at the University of Western Ontario earlier in the week, and at the University of Calgary later in the week went off basically without a hitch, so UOttawa probably had an unintended publicity stunt out of this. Also if they wanted to discuss differing perspectives on issues, I think the American conservative movement (in Canada the federal Conservative party is the government at present so big-C, little-c is an important distinction) probably had many much more effective representatives it could have sent - Aberzombie, David Fryer, GaryDee and Bitter Thorn just from these boards could probably run rings around Coulter, never mind actual Republican, Libertarian, etc. members, which indicates to me this was possibly a publicity stunt, front to back, top to bottom, start to finish. I'm no fan of Coulter (just disagree with her on many things) but she still has a right to speak and she exercised it at UWO and UCalgary.
Harry Potter Theme Park RevealedThe end is near.
Well I for one am on Cloud 9 about this.
Harry Potter Theme Park RevealedThe end is near.
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Harry Potter Theme Park Revealed
Heck, I was at Universal Orlando back in 2003 and the area they 'remodeled' for Harry Potter looked so much like Diagonal Alley that I commented that it would make a perfect area for a Harry Potter themed park.
Feds: Christian militia needed to be 'taken down'
What's funny is the word Terrorist isn't mentioned once. You know if this was a Muslim group planning to murder police officers and their families they wouldn’t call the group a ‘Militia’.
Man fleeing Ohio police jumps fence — into prison
Bweheheh.
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Canadian university asks Ann Coulter to be civil; Coulter files hate crime suit.Henry Rollins is going to have a field day with this.
There's probably going to be more of this.
The lottery is a special tax on people who don't grasp statistics. ;)
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A guy I used to work construction with just won the $5,000,000 jackpot in the New York Lottery. Last time I saw him, he was complaining about how much it was going to cost to get the engine block in his truck replaced. A couple months later, he wins the lottery. If that isn't serendipity, I don't know what is.
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From The Onion's daily desk calendar:
HOUSTON--According to an official NASA report released Saturday, nearly 32% of all prayers exiting Earth are deflected off satellites orbiting the planet--ultimately preventing the discharged requests for divine intervention from ever making it to the Gates of Heaven. "After impact with the satellite, these diverted prayers typically plummet back into the atmosphere, where they either burn up or eventually land, unanswered, in a body of water," the report read in part. "Of the remaining prayers, research confirms 64 percent fail to make it past the stratosphere because they aren't prayed hard enough, 94 percent of those with enough momentum are swallowed by a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, and 43 percent are eaten by birds." The report concluded that, of the 170 billion prayers issued last month, only one made it to God, whose reply was intercepted by a hurricane and incorrectly delivered to a Nigerian man who reportedly did not know what to do with his brand-new Bowflex machine. ||
WTH; sheesh...another oil tanker run aground; this time on the Great Barrier Reef; ship about to break in half; what the heck made this guy go out of the shipping lanes; my guess is pirates; I am certainly looking forward to hearing this captain's story. But man; what a ecological disaster.
Hmm; do Frigates carry Marines? thought Marines do most boarding actions; but Frigates might be to small a ship to carry Marines.
US Navy frigate captures 5 pirates near Seychelles
GO NAVY!!!
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Hmm; do Frigates carry Marines? thought Marines do most boarding actions; but Frigates might be to small a ship to carry Marines.
US Navy frigate captures 5 pirates near Seychelles
GO NAVY!!!
No Marines on Frigates that I know of. Marines ride on Amphibs, and I'm pretty sure there are some on the carries as well. But all ships have sailors trained in security and small arms fire. And most of the smaller ships have .50 cal machine guns they can mount along the side.
U.K. Parliament dissolved, general election to be held 6th May.
Am I reading this right? The equivalent of dissolving the entirety of the U.S. Congress to be followed by a general legislature election in one month's time? O.o
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U.K. Parliament dissolved, general election to be held 6th May.
Am I reading this right? The equivalent of dissolving the entirety of the U.S. Congress to be followed by a general legislature election in one month's time? O.o
Actually, it happens quite frequently. Our Senate is unique in that we have overlapping terms. A Senator has a 6 year term, with elections every 2 years, so we elect 1/3 of the senate every two years. The House of Representatives hold office for 2 year terms, so we elect the entire house every two years.