Ann Coulter, You're No Sister Souljah

The Politico ^ | 3 March 2007 | Jennifer Rubin

[llevrok]

Ann Coulter is not African-American, does not sing and never said “If black people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people?” However, she is the closest the Republicans will get to Sister Souljah.

Coulter has made a career of interspersing insightful and cutting political criticism with outrageous and morally repugnant remarks. She attracted considerable attention with her crack about the group of 9/11 widows dubbed the “Jersey girls,” with a line in one of her books, “These broads are millionaires, lionized on TV and in articles about them, reveling in their status as celebrities and stalked by grief-arazzis. These self-obsessed women seemed genuinely unaware that 9/11 was an attack on our nation and acted as if the terrorist attacks happened only to them. ... I’ve never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much.”

Then, there was her crack about Muslims at last year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC): “I think our motto should be post-9-11, ‘rag head talks tough, rag head faces consequences.’” At CPAC on Thursday, in endorsing Republican presidential aspirant Mitt Romney, who needs more bad press like a hole in the head, she piped up with this one: “I was going to say something about John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word ‘faggot.’”

It's about time for a presidential contender, perhaps all of them in the spirit of Newt Gingrich’s crusade for improving public discourse, to say “enough.” Coulter’s never-ending stream of venom is not amusing, unhelpful to Republicans, and not in keeping with the ideals of a party that fancies itself as the proponent of a colorblind society and heir to Lincoln.

It is not “caving” into political correctness to distance and indeed condemn such remarks as unworthy of a political event like CPAC. To the contrary, it is altogether fitting that a group that ostensibly searches for the best in conservative ideas, rewards political courage and encourages intellectual debate, should be able to differentiate the amusing from the offensive, and the clever from the vile.

Conservatives take great glee in condemning ideological opponents who share stages with Al Sharpton or give a convention seat to Michael Moore. It would certainly boost their credibility to toss their own baggage out.

Would it be a stunt to call out Coulter, who obviously revels in the attention of provocative pronouncements? No. 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.?

So who will play the role of Bill Clinton to Coulter’s Sister Souljah? It would be a sad commentary on the GOP if the answer is “no one.”

Jennifer Rubin is a writer who lives in Virginia. Her columns appear in the Weekly Standard, the American Spectator, Human Events, abc.com and National Review Online.

[TChad]

The news story was about this word and an actor who got in trouble for using it, resulting in his going to rehab.

I don't keep up with celebrity scandals. What is the actor's name?

[Drammach]

Girly man would have been much better.

Metrosexual.. I think that would have been preferable..
Maybe funnier..

[Drammach]

Okay, I'll bite. What is your real life solution to faggots?

How about this?
Insure their constitutional rights as citizens are respected, and don't give them any "special" privileges just because they're "different"..

[garylmoore]

These people are so jealous of her, she is intelligent, beautiful (I saw her is person and it's true), witty and says it like it is with humor, I love her and if she likes
Mitt Romney then so do I.

[redgirlinabluestate]

Metrosexual.. I think that would have been preferable.. Maybe funnier..

I like "silky pony" the best -- coined as the affectionate term for Edwards by Laura Ingraham.

[word_warrior_bob]

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.?

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By those standards there would be about 3 remaining Congressman and 1 Senator left in the democrat party. What a bunch of faggots.

[BruceysMom]

Thats just because it's 1:03am here and I'm too tired to care that you're dense.

[PJ-Comix]

Ridicule is basically controlled by the Left.

CLUMSY ridicule basically HELPS the Left.

[PJ-Comix]

Still, she is among the best of the best in political commentary.

Sorry but she doesn't even hold a candle to our own Charles Henrickson.

[PJ-Comix]

Reagan ridiculed liberals constantly. One of his charms, and oh so effective.

But Reagan did it wit wit. That was his charm and oh so effective.

[13Sisters76]

Rubin is dead wrong about Ann. And the left hates her partly because she's right, she's good and they ain't got no one nearly as good!

I wish we had more like her.

[crabpott]

You bet it is!
I hear Ann speak I hear the truth. I hear what I was thinking. I feel validated. I want to hear more. I'm thinking. I'm listening. Ann please start the cycle agine.

The Left want's to send a lot of us to "re-education" camps. Ann just want's to remind us, in her own way,that's on the Lefty's agenda. A single word could get you a scholarship to "Camp Gore" for some post grad work. A few of us slipped through the government (public)schools not completely indoctrinated and they want to get another shot at us. Go Ann go!

[Drammach]

Silky Pony...

That really is funny..

I don't suppose either Silky Pony or Metrosexual would have worked as well with the "rehab" part of the joke, though..
I'm guessing "rehab" was the punch line, and all the rest was just a necessary lead-in for the joke..

[L.N. Smithee]

It's about time for a presidential contender, perhaps all of them in the spirit of Newt Gingrich’s crusade for improving public discourse, to say “enough.” Coulter’s never-ending stream of venom is not amusing, unhelpful to Republicans, and not in keeping with the ideals of a party that fancies itself as the proponent of a colorblind society and heir to Lincoln.

It is not “caving” into political correctness to distance and indeed condemn such remarks as unworthy of a political event like CPAC. To the contrary, it is altogether fitting that a group that ostensibly searches for the best in conservative ideas, rewards political courage and encourages intellectual debate, should be able to differentiate the amusing from the offensive, and the clever from the vile.

Amen, sister (pun not intended)! The "don't cave in to them!" mentality was in full force among the looney lefties who wanted John Edwards to keep bigoted blogger Amanda "Hot, White, Sticky Holy Spirit" Marcotte just so the likes of Michelle Malkin couldn't be credited with forcing his hand. I would like to think everyone on our side is better than that, but apparently not enough of us are.

[L.N. Smithee]

If Ann did not throw out provacative comments she would be as forgetable as most speakers.

If we forgot her, would we miss her? I wouldn't.

Some of you may be ready to trade in your principles for flowing blonde locks and long legs. I ain't.

[L.N. Smithee]

There are times for the exchange of false pleasantries like is observed of English snobbery, these are not one of those times. The opposition is working directly on behalf of the enemy. They, be they stooges or not, seek to undermine all this country was founded upon, replacing it with a false definition of our country's institutions and founding, creating in it's place their socialist utopia.

Uh huh. And nothing brings all of that to the fore better than a punch line calling a second-tier candidate a "faggot."

Your post is a festival of emotion without a shred of logic, with bad spelling to boot. "Prisons"? "Unics"? "Bear Knuckles"? Here's a tip -- don't become a contestant on Jeff Foxworthy's new game show.

[dforest]

I think Ann was just pointing out how people on the lib side lately, send their ilk who use their speech like it is free to rehab. She did not call Edwards a "faggot", but was saying if she did, she would probably be sent to rehab. You see, that makes you okay if you are a liberal. You are rehabilitated. She was just pointing out another liberal goof tactic from the silly land of the left. Chill out folks.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Imagine if Ann had used the name Ken Melhman instead of John Edwards.

I wouldn't complain.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Ann Coulter is the shield maiden of Rohan who slays the Witch King of Angmar.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

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