Author and Townhall columnist Katie Pavlich was all set to speak before Oxford’s famed debating society. The society’s president apparently had other plans:

Was scheduled to speak 2day at 'last bastion of free speech' @OxfordUnion but after committee voted to have me the president vetoed & banned — Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 9, 2015

She’s not making that “last bastion” line up, by the way:

So much for that, huh?

@katiepavlich @oxfordunion Apparently, it's only a bastion of free speech, if you agree with them. — Paul Shealy (@BikeSC) February 9, 2015

@KatiePavlich @OxfordUnion That sucks! Censorship is alive and well isn't it? I wonder if the irony is lost on the president @OxfordUnion ? — rsch1964 (@rsch1964) February 9, 2015

@ericbolling @KatiePavlich @OxfordUnion Amazing how that works isn't it. People embrace lies and fear the honest truth — Jim Gibson (@Jim_R_Gibson) February 9, 2015

@KatiePavlich @OxfordUnion Last bastion of free speech bans speaker? What's wrong with this picture? — Thomas Underdahl (@tcunderdahl) February 9, 2015

Well, at least her trip won’t have been a total loss:

The good news is, I'm still going to give a talk at Christ Church, Oxford — Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 9, 2015

Excellent.

Maybe this’ll help:

@KatiePavlich if you promised to wear a vagina costume and say you hate America, I bet @OxfordUnion would invite you back. — Christie (@RepRepublic) February 9, 2015

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Update:

According to Pavlich, Oxford Union’s president says it was all just a “miscommunication”:

.@OxfordUnion Pres apologized, said she didn't veto/ban & blamed miscommunication/scheduling conflict. Ive been invited back 4 future speech — Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 10, 2015

But many of Pavlich’s followers aren’t satisfied with that explanation:

@KatiePavlich @OxfordUnion The Oxford president can come w/ no better lie than this? She should try just telling the truth. — Fred Reitman (@FredReitman) February 10, 2015

That's good news! I'm suspicious of the explanation though. Negative feedback probably had more to do w/ it?! @KatiePavlich @OxfordUnion — JoeC (@JoeC1776) February 10, 2015

@KatiePavlich Sure. Amazing how leftists think they can change history simply by saying so. @OxfordUnion — BJ Gotch (@gotchasaurus) February 10, 2015

Don't buy it. Everything is intentional. I hope you go donned in Revolutionary War attire and chew bubble gum. @KatiePavlich @OxfordUnion — Joe Matthew (@KoenigJojo) February 10, 2015

@KatiePavlich @OxfordUnion Otherwise known as she didn't like the fallout from her absurd actions and is now lying about what happened. — R Thomas (@Plate0fShrimp) February 10, 2015

@KatiePavlich @OxfordUnion in other words she caught all sorts of heat — David Shaw (@Shotzzie96) February 10, 2015

@KatiePavlich @OxfordUnion Yeah. And I have oceanfront property to sell in Arizona. — Jason Moonen (@JasonSMoonen) February 10, 2015

@KatiePavlich @OxfordUnion Translation: we got busted squashing free speech and look like jackasses. Please bail us out of this! — Brad Wuhs (@bradwuhs) February 10, 2015

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