Posted on 03/03/2007 8:01:55 PM PST by 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.
I can't wait to hear what Ann will say if someone tries it.
The hand-wringers and others who would rather lick the boots of their masters instead of standing up and fight clearly cannot understand this.
Well, if we conservatives are going to draw a line in the dirt over Jennifer and Ann, I am crossing the line over to Ann's side.
Imagine if Ann had used the name Ken Melhman instead of John Edwards. Or David Drier.
Would we have found that to be funny?
Funny how some jokes fall flat only AFTER the fact, when certain pundits scratch their behinds and get the clever idea that they can make themselves look good to the liberal "mainstream" newsrooms by pretending to take "the high road" - - in other words, they run like scared bunnies.
This attitude is precisely why conservatives are fed up with the GOP and the party got its ass kicked in the mid-terms.
Everyone knows he's one of the "Breck" girls.
I would not thought it terribly funny.
That is not my point. the point is WHO gets to engage in ridicule. The Left can and the Right cannot not.
It is immoral for Conservatives to make fun of Liberals. It is moral for Liberals to make fun of conservatives. Ridicule is part of the progressive demeanor which sets them 'above' and 'beyond' stodgy old conservatives.
This hoax is entrenched in the media and academia. I think conservatives allow themselves to fall into this rhetorical trap. It is conservatism which is actually more progressive for humanity, yet they fear they are mere traditionalists defending the old order.
The old order is truly the fascist, socialist, tyrannies that pious leftists have eternally proferred in one vain order upon another.
It is conservatives that liberate, but they fear rather than jeer.
Jeer away Ann.
Are the Democrats the Normans, and the conservatives the "Saxon dogs"?
Faggot? Since when is that an appropriate word to use in a speech at a political convention?
In a smoky bar, fine.
She's a damn phony. One of her best buds is a "faggot". Matt Drudge.
If she used it about Foley then yes, that would have been funny.
Her effectiveness has been teetering lately because she's always on the defensive for some provocative comment or another. I didn't mind her "kill their leaders and convert them.." comment and she was right on about the Jersey Girls, if stated a bit to forwardly for public consumption. She's lost me with this. I just can't get behind somebody tone-deaf enough to yell "faggot" from a public podium.
Worth repeating.
We can't ridicule?
Have you not seen how much ridicule has been heaped onto Al Gore over the past week?
Good, well deserved ridicule. On the web, talk radio and even on TV.
Just now clicking on my music icon to listen to "I'm In Love With Ann Coulter" by the Right Brothers. I'm in the mood right now.
Go get em Annie. Please continue to piss off liberals and fairy RINO's because both groups are nothing but scabs anyhow !!!
Why? Are we scared of Faggots? If we are, how did we get that way?
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