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Fordham University snubs Ann Coulter

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    Jesse Watters investigates why college cancelled conservative commentator

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What is world segment tonight I didn't know this but Fordham University is banned and -- Late last month students in the -- Republican club invited this -- speak on campus predictably those who oppose -- conservative ideology object.

What a university president -- in the -- took the side of the anti -- forces even personally insulting.

So the Republican club rescinded its invitation.

Now Fordham is entertain such people as radical Princeton professor Peter Singer who actually says it killing babies after they're born.

Might be acceptable.

Press -- singer was allowed to speak at Fordham which is a Catholic university.

So this is chaos right.

We gonna call.

We -- Jesse waters out of fort.

Why do you think and Coulter was canceled.

-- a very strong opinions.

We local people something we have a legacy of slavery.

And this contract.

-- -- she should have been allowed to see you guys agree or disagree with that.

They think -- kind of an awful person fly an awful person I don't think it would be right -- -- prevent her from coming I think the university has a couple responsibilities and one is to make sure that.

Both sides are always represented.

-- Some of those questioned had pretty after the -- due to stand Coulter was canceled here.

Do you agree with that got angrier than I had to manner opinion that's an eleven and didn't make them the what did you say after the column endurance is -- that they.

And then -- I don't remember.

The university also -- I mean Peter Singer.

Very extreme it is.

-- isn't -- inside -- reality why wasn't very condemnation from the administration with his appearance you know I wasn't part of that decision site wouldn't be able to -- -- they invited him in a context where they wanted to talk with the -- of his other work.

And the fact that they disagreed network and you don't think that you get invited Ian Poulter and haven't -- that we got good about serious long.

Number I have yet to see her engage in serious discussion that doesn't -- -- -- in the name calling.

-- -- another Michael Moore is only one person and yet he controls 33% of the world's cholesterol.

He also believes that sexual relationships between animals and humans can be mutually satisfying.

That's -- little visited would you let them walk your dog I'd have to see how he was looking at my dogs have.

Does it did -- good.

So and -- also spoken at Harvard Columbia -- now -- she had those schools have.

We're tolerance do you think that you guys they would not have wanted her to be prevented.

On the I would rather her loud and also be allowed to protest war and -- did you protest.

The speech by Peter Singer -- no I didn't I had class at that time.

Myself and do things like that -- Take your time and.

He had to be patient.

You know what things you said it's been so controversial a lot of racist stuff record what racist things that she's.

Both of questioning and -- honestly there's not forgot his admission of foreign universities provide a Catholic education for our students.

Called him yes they're feeling like home I will -- good thank you very much when.

Now you're a Bill O'Reilly -- a chance unfortunately yes.

Riley as the men and what's -- -- parlor -- -- floodwaters drove here on CNN.

Biggest thing on television.

Ever Bill O'Reilly and that -- ratings and ones that.

Protests in Connecticut and yet when -- violence stopping people -- -- -- -- -- -- color my -- for her get out of here.

-- -- -- -- I announce what as we invited me chain me -- president of the university odd question on -- now get that he -- can't defense.

On -- -- they had for him to speak that are being controversial just recently they had Bill Maher.

Glenn Morris came individual yeah I don't understand I really I really don't get this in this is right.

In your wheel house on this from a chain -- doctor Accenture are.

If you're gonna have a guy like bill more.

All right who really really.

Has there's -- you don't -- a lot of vitriolic personal attack stuff.

And you're not gonna have Ann Coulter you got to explain right because if you now to private university and do what they walked.

If this -- -- state university bill a lot of trouble running the team these guys can pretty Madrid but is there any justification in your mind -- you see anything.

-- the only thing that they said Peter Singer you know supports PC -- he has a sort of fit inside the reason they gave it.

He's of faculty member and Ann Coulter is just the pundit.

But you know ward Churchill's affect him remember it doesn't even that guy you -- talking to who is putting -- universe to point -- who was that I didn't see that was a poor assistant -- like this happen to flagged down -- -- wouldn't give no holidays there was no operate -- others like the guy down.

You know Ford does a fine school law schools with this -- Paris it is and there really isn't it hurt so you know what you saw half the people don't even know why they don't like to call him.

I have but I don't blame me you know you're in college okay I'm not out yet you see this is -- you see what -- what does acknowledge we're idiots why.