Ann Coulter Dropped from Conservative Conference over Participation in Gay Republican Event "HOMOCON"

GOProud.com

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter has been told she is no longer welcome to offer the keynote speech at WorldNetDaily's "Taking America Back National Conference" because she is speaking at an event sponsored by a gay Republican group.

WorldNetDaily, a far right news website, posted on a story on its website stating that Coulter had been disinvited "because of her plan to address an event titled 'HOMOCON' sponsored by the homosexual Republican group GOProud that promotes same-sex marriage and military service for open homosexuals."

"Ultimately, as a matter of principle, it would not make sense for us to have Ann speak to a conference about 'taking America back' when she clearly does not recognize that the ideals to be espoused there simply do not include the radical and very 'unconservative' agenda represented by GOProud," WorldNetDaily's editor and chief executive officer Joseph Farah said in the story. "The drift of the conservative movement to a brand of materialistic libertarianism is one of the main reasons we planned this conference from the beginning."

Coulter is then quoted saying that she often gives speeches to groups that she does not necessarily agree with. In the flier for HOMOCON, reproduced in part at left, she is described as "the right wing Judy Garland."

"I speak at Harvard and I certainly don't endorse their views," she told Farah. "I've spoken to Democratic groups and liberal Republican groups that loooove abortion. The main thing I do is speak on college campuses, which is about the equivalent of speaking at an al-Qaida conference. I'm sure I agree with GOProud more than I do with at least half of my college audiences. But in any event, giving a speech is not an endorsement of every position held by the people I'm speaking to. I was going to speak for you guys, I think you're nuts on the birther thing (though I like you otherwise!)."

Coulter will continue to write a column for WorldNetDaily. Reached for comment on WorldNetDaily's decision, GOProud's Jimmy LaSalvia offered the following: "We don't think that WorldNetDaily is particularly relevant in the grand scheme of things, but we are glad that they're bringing attention to our event, and I thank them for the publicity."

Both the Taking America Back National Conference and HOMOCON take place next month.

[voxpopulus]

Anne Coulter is not conservative enough for the conservatives? What is this? The Genghis Khan association?

[daffy64]

I'm confused. If Anne Coulter supports gay people, then why does she chose to throw the word "fa-got" out as an insult when talking about certain people?

[RickCain4150]

It sounds like Ann Coulter is getting ready to "out" herself very soon. Apparently its tough to stay in the closet for that many years.

[xhausted]

ummm... sheirp, your ignorance is tremendous. For educational purposes; it was the great white hope Ronald Reagan that blew up the manufacturing sector. Please look it up and stop listening to your Faux News "friends". Look it up and don't blame the unions, it makes you sound stupid. oh wait, you are.

[sheirp]

If Ann Coulter is supporting gays then everyone but those who feel that their religion doesn't allow it should not be far behind. I would like to get past the gay issue and get back to the issues of democrats destroying the nation by chasing all of our manufacturing overseas.

[lucymercer]

In pace requiscat, GOP.

[noloyalisti]

The only people who support the Republicans are the filthy rich and those ignorant people in the Tea Bags who think that somehow giving all their money to corporations for profits is somehow better than paying taxes for police, firemen and road repair.

[sheirp]

I am not rich or in the Tea party so you are proven to be putting forth falsehoods.

[chip2300]

Ummm, where is most of the stimulus going? Are the CEOs of theose corporations suffering as much as us unemployed folks?

[miami_don]

"Ultimately, as a matter of principle, it would not make sense for us to have Ann speak to a conference about 'taking America back'

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So far since January of 2010 the far right wing of the republican party has disenfranshised Latino's, Black's, moderate republicans, and now you can add the gay party members. Good job.

[noloyalisti]

It's "people" like Coulter who make us realize we can NEVER let conservatives and Republicans back into power. They hate government yet want to use it for their own greedy, selfish gain.

I have NO idea who would listen to this moronic shock jock.

[MurdochSucks]

http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=1549

"Most scientists identify as Democrats (55%), while 32% identify as
independents and just 6% say they are Republicans."

Now, are you going to take advice from an educated majority of scientists or fools like Beck?

[chip2300]

Most scientists live isolated within their bubble of associates. They don't often realize that their livelyhood is mostly supported by the taxes of the average working person. It is largely an elitist crowd.
I think Star Trek had several episodes that discussed this dichotomy.

[voxpopulus]

You get your political analysis from "Star Trek"?

Only in America.