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 contenders gone that far (yet), but if its condemnation shes 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.
Coulters own reaction, per an e-mail to the Times: Cmon, 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 Edwardss 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, Coulters 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 doesnt 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 medias 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, Coulters 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 its 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.
Exactly.. calumny.. Coulter is a treasure..
Better yet if she called me stud!
Like I said there is no difference between you and the a**hole that goes around protesting our brave soldiers funerals. Judge and you shall be judged by our creator.
The flint looks dull. Happily.
Nope, it clearly shows that the Big Three are going to continue the same "bipartisanship" and "reaching out" bologna to the Democrats because they got suckered by the MSM to condemn remarks made by a private citizen.
So you DO hate Jews then? You hate their book, right?
Nope. That doesn't win elections, and no we don't need bipartisanship , nor the liberal democrats permission to get really in attack mode to win the election.
We have to wait until liberal RINOs and Democrats say its OK to turn on the nasty switch? Nope. Anne shows us just how to do it.
Thats why they don't like us Freepers and other bloggers, we aggressively call them on their little image making lies, just like we did with John Kerry 3 years ago.
Thats why the RINOs went for McCain/Feingold , to prevent us from telling truths 60 days befoore an election.
No, we will get aggressive early , and inspire the grass roots of the Republican party, and THAT the RINOs do not like, becuase they cannot spin it or shape it, or make their purchased images fit it.
So NO NO NO!
Conducting agressive research and invoking knee jerk reactions in liberals is not an offence against kindness and common decency or conservative values. Preventing those things are designed simply to shut the grass roots organization out.
Now why would you wanna do that gurl. You like the RINOs too much?
I can tell you seem to be a real Bible scholar. You seem to have forgotten entire sections of the New Testament, heah, and you hate the founding fathers too?
In the eyes of whom, liberals who hate conservatives' guts anyway?
Every liberal and their colleague in the Democrat party and media already had the predisposed notion that CPAC was nothing more than right-wing, redneck, Christian wacko festival anyway, so who cares what they think.
The sons of liberty didn't just ridicule their opponents; they rode them out of town on a fence rail. I'm beginnng to think we need to get much more in touch with our nasty, judgemental side, if we ever are going to wake up this republic.
I find Giuliani's support of federal funding for babykilling to be far more offensive than Ann Coulter's use of the word "faggot."
These people act like politics were all pure and pristine until recently. Apparently, Senator Sumner getting his ass kicked in the Senate chamber is lost on the hand-wringers.
Probably instructed by their handlers to do so.
They are not alike. And their roles are distinctly different. Anne inspires and shows the way.
She actually got three leading candidates to denounce her for an off hand remark she made that is political truth!
She revealed how politically correct the candidates are. None of them will be able to win the presidency in that mode, and they are waiting for the Dems to get nasty first, hell the Dems been nasty to pubbies for nigh on three years. Who you foolin?
Yourself
I could care less if you spout the bible word for word from cover to cover from memory. If you judge and preach hate, you shall be judge by our creator, and not so kindly.
The Big Three Rino's lost a lot of ground with me over their wimpish remarks about Coulter.
Too PC in my book.
Time to look elsewhere.
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