Even when he's holding a gem like this one in his hands?
Posted on 03/03/2007 2:29:00 PM PST by MovementConservative
Conservative author Jennifer Rubin wondered this morning whether any Republican candidates would have the decency to do a little Sistah Souljah-ing here:
It is not “caving” into political correctness to distance and indeed condemn such remarks as unworthy of a political event like CPAC… Excommunication is not being suggested, just a public rebuke. By clearly stating her comments are beyond the bounds of civil discourse and her presence not a welcome addition to a mature political party, the Republicans could do themselves a world of good. How often does a party have the opportunity to display some measure of dignity, restraint and self-reflection.?
Actually, it sounds like she is suggesting excommunication. No presidental contender’s gone that far (yet), but if it’s condemnation she’s waiting for, the wait is over:
Of the major Republican candidates, only Mr. McCain did not attend [CPAC], but he denounced her remarks on Saturday morning. “The comments were wildly inappropriate,” said his spokesman, Brian Jones.
Mr. Giuliani said, “The comments were completely inappropriate and there should be no place for such name-calling in political debate.”
Kevin Madden, a spokesman for Mr. Romney, said: “It was an offensive remark. Governor Romney believes all people should be treated with dignity and respect.”
Coulter’s own reaction, per an e-mail to the Times: “C’mon, it was a joke. I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards. That would be mean.”
Do the denunciations mean Edwards’s site will quit referring to her as a “Republican mouthpiece” or his campaign manager, David Bonior, will stop sending out fundraising appeals like this?
John was singled out for a personal attack because the Republican establishment knows he poses the greatest threat to their power. Since they have nothing real to use against him, Coulter’s resorting to the classic right-wing strategy of riling up hate to smear a progressive champion. And the Republican attack dogs will keep playing this despicable trick as long as they think it works.
No, of course not. There is a potential silver lining here for gays, though. Says Robbie at the Malcontent: Romney has spent months wooing the Religious Right with culture warrior issues like gay rights and abortion. It certainly doesn’t take an oracle to know gay marriage will come in for yet another bit of rehashing during the 2008 campaign. Now, every single time Romney or any other Republican candidate decides to take gay issues for a good beating to curry favor with the base, at the back of the media’s and many voters’ minds will be Ann Coulter calling someone a faggot after Mitt Romney said nice things about her. Politicians like to euphemize their positions. The sanctity of marriage. Platitudes about disagreeing with gay rights but affording homosexuals in society dignity and respect. Coulter has now made those euphemizations just a little bit more untenable…
If those who support gay issues possess any political wisdom, Coulter’s message will be entwined with anti-gay political rhetoric from now until election day. “Sancitity of Marriage. Faggot. Applause.” All of a piece. Love the sin, hate the sinner? Applause for faggot. Coulter receiving choice interview spots on programming like Hannity and Colmes? Applause for faggot.
For what it’s worth, Romney did win the CPAC straw poll. Rudy came a strong second and, unlike Romney, with no big contingent of his own volunteers there cheering him on.
ummmm...not if I have to log in.
I'd happily tell Dick that. If more Christians shunned sexual deviants, it would make their lifestyle considerably more uncomfortable. The trouble is--as Anne points out--we aren't really free to do that, anymore, are we? We are commanded to teach our kids the joys of homosexuality in public school.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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Try this instead!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AE847UXu3Q
While I agree with you I don't understand why these candidates had to respond at all. I would have had no response and would have said you would have to ask her about her remarks etc.
Typical leftist tactic. Drop someone in the Ishmael bucket, just because they believe in the God of Abraham. Do you hate Jews too?
Exactly! It's about marketing the message. People out there are working their buns off to make the conservative message palatable to the widest audience to grow the base to (hello?) win elections and some self-serving bomb-thrower who evidently could care less whether conservatives ever actually achieve majority status in this country as long as she sells more books, cavalierly pisses it away just to get a cheap, petty laugh.
There are obviously some conservatives who would be happy to lose 2008 so they can sit as the minority in a giant circle-jerk & point their fingers & giggle at all the "homos" together until Al Quaeda takes over. Did Ann attack Edwards on the issues? No, she chose the opportunity to fling out a totally lame, incredibly juvenile, supremely inane third-grade level insult which makes serious, reasonable adults of all persuasions cringe and needlessly makes the conservative "brand" more unattractive to yet MORE people. Yet, you'd think she delivered a speech on par with "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" from reading this thread!
"I feel pretty"
LOL!
In the body of the article, about half way down.
Dick Cheny would knoeck your head off, and I for one would be cheering. You are a hater. There is no difference between you and the a**hole that goes around and protests the funerals of our soldiers. You like to judge so much, you my friend will be judged by our creator and with you hateful midset, he will not be too kind to you.
Anne got the liberal Republicans to immediately denounce her. She has shown us just how shallowly bipartisan these prigs are, and so politically correct for fear that the campaign will get nasty before the Dems say its OK? Next she will compell them towards exorcism.....She is a stitch!
She is a master at this game, and you shoould try to understand just what she is up to.
Even if you don't like it.
Why would I hate Jews? I'm not proudly proclaiming my hatred for different groups. I'm not sympathetic toward our Islamist enemy on certain issues.
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!
Point in fact: when the colonies rebelled against England, the beloved founding fathers you probably claim to revere endorsed laws against sodomy. They not only shunned homosexuals, they whipped them, jailed them, and executed them. Guess what? There was no "gay" lobby then, no demands that YOUR children embrace tolerance for dung-covered genitals in public school. If you don't like learning from history, and you speak for Dick, fine, but if you want to knock my head off for telling you the truth, then you're not fighting against me, you're fighting against God. Deal with it, you little cretin.
My view on Coulter, pardon the pun, is that she is perhaps the only conservative to call a liberal spade a liberal spade.
Some forget we are all sinners and should not judge. There is only one judge of how we live our lives and that is our creator.
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