Letters to the Editor
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I've said it before...
Ann Coulter is insane, and that's sad. But I pay no more attention to her than I do to the person on the bus who doesn't want me to sit in the empty seat next to him that's already taken by his invisible friend. I feel a moment of sadness that this person isn't receiving the help he needs, I respect his wishes in the hope that my leaving him alone will grant him some peace, but I certainly wouldn't give his comments about the protective value of tin-foil against mind control a national platform.
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WWJD?
I personally consider the phrase "What Would Jesus Do?" to be an over-simplification emblematic of a society that gives too much credence to pop, and not enough to culture. However, it is a summary - regardless of how trite - of the very basis of Christianity: to follow Christ's teachings in everyday life.
The right-wing conservative movement is in large part based in Evangelical Christianity, a religion that seems to have lost some of the more subtle and philosophical lessons of Jesus Christ in favor of simplified bubble-gum rhetoric. Despite their willingness to invoke God, and claim the moral high-ground based on their beliefs, there is very little evidence of self-reflection on whether their path is the one that Jesus would follow.
It is their ultimate hypocrisy then to act in such hateful, aggressive and repugnant ways, and I don't think it unreasonable to ask them if they believe their actions to be Christ-like. While this is would be unreasonable question of secular persons, or of those of other religions, it is appropriately applied to those who invoke their Christianity as the inspiration for their lives.
So the question then is: Would Jesus have called Judas a "faggot"?
As much as we focus on the right-wing hypocrisy when it comes to military service or family values, their hypocrisy in their religious life is their ultimate disgrace.
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Ann C....
The "C" word most perfectly describes this right-wing garbage monger.
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Now We Know Which Planet She's From
We always knew that Annie lived in a fantasy world, now we know just which one. Lewis Carroll beat her to the punch when he had the Humpty Dumpty (or was it the Red Queen?) say:
"A word means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.”
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She's clearly a tainted taint
It's just a surprise it hasn't happened yet...
Companies to pull ads from Coulter's Web site
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/05/coulter.ads/index.html
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She's squirming
This is a little more flak than she got from Matt Lauer about the 9/11 widows, and I think she's nervous. This incident, I hope, will bring to light for the American public, the link between the Republican party and its embrace of bigotry. They pay her fees, fete her, applaud her, and invite her back after she calls Muslims "ragheads". This Coulter association could ultimately be politically damaging for the Republicans, and even she knows it.
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Uh huh
"C'mon, it was a joke. I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards. That would be mean."
Because, of course, she has all the respect in the world for "gays".
Yeah, right.
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What is different this time?
Why is there a bit more of a pushback against Coulter by conservatives this time? (The petition circultating on some blogs, public statements by other candidates, etc.)
Because John Edwards' campaign immediately posted a video clip of her comments on his website, as an opportunity to raise more money. That he could raise so much money so quickly, with that little clip says that her remarks really do mean something in the broader scheme of things. And it must really grate on Publicans and conservatives everywhere that Edwards' campaign could perform that bit of Ju-Jitsu.
Still, it will probably have little effect on Coulter's income from her books. Her base will buy them anyway.
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Garbage
"But as a point of clarification, let me make it clear that ACU and CPAC do not condone or endorse the use of hate speech."
No, they don't "endorse" hate speech, they just pay loads of money to present it. Year after year.
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cache of the cpac
If you wanted to add this link to your Ann Coulter Missing from CPAC page post:
http://72.14.203.104/search?hl=en&q=cache%3Awww.cpac.org
It still has Ann in it.
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Oscar Wilde knew ALL about Ann Coulter!
How ironic -- Oscar Wilde, that notorious "faggot" (or bisexual, homosexual, pederast or whatever he was), knew EXACTLY what Ann Coulter is all about:
"There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."
Dear, sweet Ann personifies this approach to political life. The problem is, in order to stay "on top" (so to speak -- no slur intended about Ann's personal behavior or preferences!), an outrageous person must say ever-more outrageous things. Otherwise, you risk becoming yesterday's news, as other people pass you by and leave you breathing their rhetorical dust.
She may now finally be realizing you CAN be too outrageous -- that there actually IS a limit to what you can say or do. Sad that it took so long for this repudiation by her historic supporters and enablers, even if it's incomplete and basically insincere.
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Ann Coulter---queen of the right wing
I'm sick and tired of people saying that she is a smart woman. There are wires inside her head that are not connected.
She is so hateful and ugly inside that I wish she would just disappear from the public eye.
Keep talking, Ann. Soon you will shoot yourself in the foot (or mouth) for good and you will be gone for good.
I would love it if we found out that she is gay herself!!!
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a schoolyard taunt meaning 'wuss,'
Oh, now I see... because it's in the public's best interest that grown adults taunt one another like children in the schoolyard. So glad to see the GOP continuing to unite America.
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Breaking news -- corporate backlash against sweet Ann!
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- At least three major companies want their ads pulled from Ann Coulter's Web site, following customer complaints about the right-wing commentator referring to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards as a "faggot."
Verizon, Sallie Mae and Georgia-based NetBank each said they didn't know their ads were on AnnCoulter.com until they received the complaints.