Posted on 03/02/2007 3:22:58 PM PST by Pyro7480
Michelle Malkin writes:
Ann Coulter just finished her riff on Al Gore, tossed out some cute jokes ("You can understand why Hollywood is concerned about global warming. You know what heat does to plastic."), and ended with a cheap one-liner about John Edwards being a "faggot." (Paraphrasing) She said she would refrain from commenting on Edwards because "if you say faggot, you have to go to rehab."
A smattering of laughter.
Not from this corner.
Crickets chirping.
Flashback Last year's bomb about "ragheads."
Bryan at Malkin's Hot Air:
I’m no fan of John Edwards, but that’s just a stupid joke. It’s over the line. The laughter it generated across the room was more than a little annoying.
Last year it was “raghead.” This year it’s calling John Edwards a “faggot.” Two years in a row, Coulter has finished up an otherwise sharp CPAC routine with an obnoxious slur that liberals will fling at conservatives for years to come.
Thanks, Ann.
The Captain of Captain's Quarters opined
Yeah, that's just what CPAC needs -- an association with homophobia. Nice work, Ann.
At some point, Republicans will need to get over their issues with homosexuality. Regardless of whether one believes it to be a choice or a hardwired response, it has little impact on anyone but the gay or lesbian person. We can argue that homosexuality doesn't require legal protection, but not when we have our front-line activists referring to them as "faggots" or worse. That indicates a disturbing level of animosity rather than a true desire to allow people the same rights and protections regardless of their lifestyles.
Ann Coulter can be an entertaining and incisive wit. Unfortunately, she can also be a loose cannon, and CPAC might want to consider that the next time around.
Mary Katharine Ham of Townhall.com's one-liner
You shouldn't have to go to psych eval for using it, but it's a nasty word. Just don't.
Sean Hackbarth of The American Mind:
Ann Coulter almost made it through her CPAC speech without looking like a complete buffoon. She wasn’t funny, she rarely is, but she’s an attention whore. Near the end of her speech she said she wouldn’t talk about John Edwards because ” you have to go into rehab if you use the word ‘faggot.’” She’s now on non-speaking terms with any gay and lesbian friends.
Reagan was a sensitive white male?
Or Reagan was a moron?
Or are you just using that as a pejorative? Goodness me, but you certainly aren't helping the reputation of all of your sensitive male buddies by using pejoratives.
First Ann says faggot and then you say moron. Oh, what a day this has been. I don't think I can take any more shocks such as this!
Agreed. Can't defend her here, she's an ass.
I didn't even know it was a challenge until I poked around a few Rudy threads. Dang! Just dang!
It was unnecessary. Unless the charges are true ... and we have no indication they are, then what is the point. It wasn't even funny!
Really, now? And which blogger claimed that?
And their proof is ........?
get back to me when you figure out how to read a poll and spot trends in an election.
who the hell was Claire McCaskill to defeat Talent in a state like Missouri.
Bull. The MO seat wasn't "lost over that crap."
And I really enjoy Ann Coulter. She's a very funny woman, and "faggot" is the first thing I thought when I saw Edwards with Kerry.
Those two looked like a hooked up pair. Is it a crime to talk about it? I mean, really. Do we have to let somebody else dictate what we can say? Or have Republicans bent over for the PC Police?
Is "Breck Girl" okay with everyone? Just askin...
of course it was. it sunk Talent.
if she wants to be funny, let her get on a sitcom or do stand up. we don't need this nonsense at a issue oriented political venue.
Just plain supid.
Well, I guess I'll just have to take your word for it genius. The fact that I live in MO and so does all my family means squat, right?
Sheesh!
Ann Coulter, we could use more like you! There are a lot of people who fancy themselves political experts over here at FR, and they're afraid to say Edwards and Kerry are homosexual. The fact that it's obvious and everyone knows it doesn't bother them, either--they just don't want ANY Republican talking about it. I guess they don't have any children in school right now.
Ann just put another crack in the PC protection of unsacred cows. May it open wider.
One more thing...have these people ever heard of dumb blonde jokes? Where is their outrage over those? You don't see Ann whining.
Thats what they are.
If the shoe fits, wear it!
I'll call a faggot a faggot, or maybe something even more offensive, no matter what they think of it.
Only real blondes are outraged.
I'm a real blonde and I'm not outraged.
Sorry the joke went over your head....
I think it's a safe thing to say that Ann Coulter likes the attention she gets from the controversies she creates. But let's play the hypothetical: what if some other notable conservative had said it? Would the blog critics have been as quick to criticize?
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