“Take a camel.”

— Ann Coulter

Comment to Fatima Al-Dhaher who had asked Coulter about previous statements in which Coulter said Muslims shouldn't be allowed on airplanes and should take "flying carpets" instead, as quoted in " "Students divided over Coulter's cancelled speech" at CTV Ottowa (24 March 2010) http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100324/OTT_Coulter_Rxn_100324/20100324/?hub=OttawaHome.
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