She’s at it again, only this time, she may have finally gone too far, which considering her utterances in the past is really saying something. One columnist has labeled her the Britney Spears of the Right who “must be a liberal infiltrator whose purpose is to give conservatism a bad name.”
Friday night, Ann Coulter, the Right’s pit bull attack dog, called former vice-presidential candidate and US Senator, current presidential candidate John Edwards a ‘faggot.’ She tried to retract it later, sort of, by saying it was a joke, but that word is to gays what the N word is to blacks. It’s the kind of knee slapping humor the right seems to be going after these days. The joke’s on her because — to their credit — even former supporters and friends on the Right are denouncing her. Also, it may give a boost to Edwards.
Is this the tact the Right is going to use in the upcoming election: name calling instead of issues since Bush has screwed the pooch with Iraq and so much more that Republicans got kicked out of Congress and they’re running scared? Perhaps this will finally silence (yeah, right) this miserable excuse for a spokesperson the Right has used for years and they can get someone who actually is willing to talk intelligently about issues instead of spewing bile for the love of doing so. On the other hand, the Right seems to be it’s own worst enemy at times.
By the way, actor and occasional writer of satire, Steven Weber, wrote a funny piece on going on a date with her, a distinctly unpleasant thought.
The sick, sad aspect of Coulter as performance-bigot was evident with all the whoops, cheers and applause her mouthing off got from the nazis-to-be in attendance.
Coulda been a Klan meeting.
Ah yes, Ms Coulter shows up to delight her Republican fat pig audience with the oldie, but goodie, yet ever so popular use of the word “Faggot”.
I hope she gets an opening speech role at the GOP convention for an encore. My bet is she gets locked up in the GOP basement with the other GOP crazy aunts like Pat Robertson in late 2008.
Hypocrites again. Look at all the lefties that throw out personal insults aimed at the most important person on Earth – the President of the United States. If they can do it, what’s wrong with Coulter doing it?
#3: Calling someone an idiot and the like as a direct result of specific actions which show he’s an idiot is quite different than calling someone a hate filled name for publicity.
She’s just jealous. No man would have her.
That nazi whore!
Ann Coulter is a charlatan and fraud. He makes more money through the more controversy and resulting publicity he gets.
In fairness to most Republicans, I recognize his venom is not representative. Unfortunately, he is not denounced as extreme and therefore all Republicans get caught in the same group. If you sleep with dogs, you get fleas. Mr Coulter though is closer to a blood sucking tick.
She just loves calling people gay, including Bill Clinton. The strangest thing is some of her books are very well written and researched.
All liberals, at some point in their careers vote to raise taxes. Because of that, there’s nothing too bad that can be said about them.
10,
Nice comment. Care to back that up? No? Of course not. It’s a standard straw-man… Here’s one for you. All republicans love page-boys and male prostitues while doing Meth. Just ask Mark Foley and Haggart.
12,
You said it better than I could. Thank you.
13,
I’m here for you, not me… 😛
#10 – All liberals, at some point in their careers vote to raise taxes. Because of that, there’s nothing too bad that can be said about them.
Comment by TheGlobalWarmer — 3/5/2007 @ 6:06 am
I don’t mind that everything you believe is bullshit, because I kinda like you… But that is still bullshit.
Just like your never ending denial of global warming is bullshit. Do you own stock in some major polluters or something? It seems that every party that denies global warming is an industrial interest exhibiting that particularly American trait, living for today, saying to hell with tomorrow.
#11 – Dude, God only created Earth because he needed somewhere to put the USA.
#15 – Okay… I was reading two articles at once and made a hybrid post… 🙁
16,
That’s a good one. Now I know your style. Just jabbing points. You’ve been ignored.
But, as a style point, you should try to include a personal attack point in the comment…
Dude, God only created Earth because he needed somewhere to put the USA.
should be
Dude, God only created Earth because he needed somewhere to put the USA to rule it. Now go back to communist cuba if you don’t like it! Or join the Taliban and wait for our bombs.
Fixed that for ya!
Now why would she call Edwards a musical instrument?
In case anyone of you didn’t got it…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassoon
My prediciton. Nothing will come of this except more book sales. The woman knows how to walk a razor’s edge. This will actually thrust her BACK to the top.
Next on the train ride: a FAKE apology to get even more publicity.
queen of money
She’ll get away with it, just like she did when she called Gore the same name.
Considering she is likely a man in drag, Coulter has some balls calling anyone a faggot.
#3, #10, #16.
People, People – you are all missing the true comedic subtlety of these posts! This man is a genius! I particularly like the “in cheek” comment about Bush being “most important” – an obvious subtle comment to him being the most important tool (fool?) the Muslim radicals and terrorists have for recruitment! Brilliant!
And that comment about liberals always spending – obviously a stealth dig at the fact that this administration has spent more money than God! – Again the insight and comic genius is breathtaking!
The pure intellectual horse power! The almost Swiftian like mastery of sarcasm! The …. wait a min – just got a IM.
OH SHIT these were serious comments? Woooo dude, we can get you help, I promise to try my best!
Meanwhile – back away from the key board and go play with your duhbya party doll until “help” arrives.
Actually, I always thought a faggot was a bundle of firewood. Considering what Edwards brain is made of, it’s an accurate description.
#15 – I enjoy sparring with you as well. To clarify, the main thing I deny is that I need to sacrifice anything on the alter of Global Warming.
– If man is causing it, it sounds like we’d have to sacrifice so much to stop it that life wouldn’t be worth living anyway.
– If man is not causing it, there’s not much we can do.
Also, the end results don’t sound all that bad. All the coastal cities being destroyed – who cares? The effect on the economy is bad, but nobody should be living in cities anyway.
#9
“The strangest thing is some of her books are very well written and researched. ”
Your kidding right? If your not, you must not have read many good books. That and you didn’t bother research the things she just made up.
# 24 What are you smoking? Or drinking? It is clearly a potent substance (unless, of course, you are trying to be “funny” in the Ann’s kinda way).
If Ted Haggard ever decides he wants to be “uncured” of his heterosexualty, an evening with the Coultergeist’ll take care of that problem…
Heh. Love Mr Fusion’s use of the correct pronoun. Just out of curiosity I looked up a year-old email from a cousin who retired to Thailand, in a small town where his wife’s family lives. I had commented on one of the hate memes Coulter had been spewing. He replied:
“Didja notice ever that Ann Coulter has an Adam’s apple? That is really important in Bangkok. She almost never wears pants – hard to see if she has that suspicious bulge. Skinny butt, as well. I have shown the picture of this shrew that is on Media Matters to several people here in Thailand, and they all say the same. ‘Lady-boy!’ They are very relaxed about lady-boys here, they just consider them the souls of women trapped in the body of a man.
“But when they are in the closet, they are sooooo anti-gay!”
So Coulter might sell more books from this kind of behavior, but s/he might do to, er, crank it back a bit. Someday someone is liable to come up behind and pants him in public.
#26 – I’m high on life itself and nothing more. There is absolutely no reason to sacrifice anything on the alter of Global Warming (TM).
I’d like to see how the hypocrites here explain how it’s OK forBill Maher to spew his “hate speech” while jumping on Ms Coulter for a much milder comment.
Wait a minute, l can answer for you – you know you’re right because it’s all a religion for you. (I know you hate to use that word so I saved you the trouble, being the nice guy that I am.)
#29
“I’d like to see how the hypocrites here explain how it’s OK for Bill Maher to spew his “hate speech” while jumping on Ms Coulter for a much milder comment.”
Can you be specific?
You do realize he is a comedian? Right?
I’m no fan of Coulter. I mean I’ve even seen Bill O’Reilly say that she’s too extreme. However, calling her a man is not much better than what she does. I’ll say the same thing about her that I do about the government conspiracy people: There are so many things that they admit to doing and are proud of doing, there’s no reason to go further and make things up.
Political hack shoots mouth off, film at 11.