Speaking to a Republican fundraiser in Florida, arch-conservative opinionator Ann Coulter spoke out against First Amendment rights in a broadside against Democrats:

Coulter defended the war in Iraq and chastised Democrats for "demoralizing America."

"The war was a magnificent success," she said. "We're a few years into the rebuilding."

She also criticized the media for being liberal and Democrats for whining about their rights under the First Amendment.

"They're always accusing us of repressing their speech," she said. "I say let's do it. Let's repress them."

She later added, "Frankly, I'm not a big fan of the First Amendment."

Apparently free speech truly goes against her grain. That's why she charged her supposed political allies $30,000 for a short night's work.

Of course, this is rather mild talk coming from the woman who pined for military assassinations of journalists, wished Timothy McVeigh had bombed The New York Times, killing nobody but the editors and reporters, opposes women's suffrage, advocates public flogging of children, calls for the re-enactment of racial slavery, and openly advocates local fascism.

So how did her latest rantings go over with the average Republican there?

Her statements received applause, and many attendees said they enjoyed her speech, but some added that they think she's somewhat extreme.

"She's not very subtle, but I always enjoy her talks," Republican Senate candidate Travis Horn said. "They're very hard hitting, but the truth hurts."

The vice chair of the Alachua County Republican Executive Committee Bryan Harman said the unexpectedly large turnout was wonderful, and he enjoyed Coulter's fiery speech.

Of course this might make sense when we put it all in context:

The Republicans got in the spirit of the night while enjoying an SUV-size trailer full of Budweiser beer.

Attendees paid between $25 and $75 to attend the event; the latter price included dinner.

Porto-sans were complimentary.

[Via the Brad Blog]

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