Ann Coulter

Before tonight i had never heard of Ann Coulter. But, after arriving at one of my classes at UCI, we were fortunate to go on a mini "field trip" to listen to her speak at the student center. During the walk over I was completely unaware of the long night that was ahead of me. As soon as I jumped into line I noticed a booth for "college republicans" and many signs that read "young americas foundation" or YAF.com for all you right wingers. Immediately, i knew that it was going to be an interesting and controversial presentation. We sat for about 45 minutes anticipating the arrival of Miss Coulter. Apparently she was stuck in three hours of LA traffic. When she walked in i was caught off guard- i was expecting some 60 year old white head (aka white hair). However, what walked in was a tall, youthful looking female, with long legs and long blonde hair. Alright, things were getting better...or so i thought. Then she started talking. Line after line there was democrat and liberal bashing. All the old folks in front were getting a good laugh. Students in the back were mocking her by clapping really loud or yelling random comments. The division in the room between youthful Obama-backers and Republican old timers was obvious. The presentation continued- hate filled words that irked some and were applauded by others. Like one questionaire put it, "It was like a bad comedic act." She spoke for about 40 minutes with most of her material putting down the democratic party with bad jokes. Overall, i was appauled by some comments but realized that she says a lot of things to sell her books and to garner attention. Although i agreed with absolutely NOTHING that she said, I am glad that i attended and I was able to get a few good laughs. It was interesting to hear the far rights point of view and see a little controversy brought onto the UCI campus. I got home and immediately 'youtubed' and 'googled' her name. Apparently, I am not the only one that carries a negative opinion on Miss Coulter- Keith Olberman of MSNBC has a few good things to say about her: