"One of the most enduring qualities of America is its ability to bring together different cultures and allow them a space to settle into the fabric of this nation. It is the secret of our success as a nation, yet it is increasingly under attack from those who espouse a mono-cultural America. We need to take a shared responsibility and give voice to a consistent message, that hate speech and marginalization of any group must not be tolerated."

I was deeply disappointed when I opened the Chicago Tribune to find that extremist commentator Ann Coulter had resorted to baiting the widows of terrorism victims to sell copies of her new book, reported in "Coulter ridicules widows of 9/11" (June 8).

On Thursday, March 23, 2006, the Loyola Student Coalition Against Bigotry (LSCAB) is holding a peaceful rally and rebuttal against controversial speaker Ann Coulter, who is scheduled to speak about “Liberal Lies about the Conservative Right” on the Loyola Lakeshore campus at 7pm, that same day.

Ann Coulter, Time Magazine, 4/25/05 http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101050425/story.html Ann Coulter: "Liberals are about to become the last people to figure out that Arabs lie."

And we leave you with a belated and un-Christmasy Christmas thought given to us by none other than that the liberal-blasting, knock-you-off-your-seat Ann Coulter, as posted on her Web site last week.