They seem to think the Mark Foley strategy will work.
I am sick of the perverts. Ann Coulter would make a better president.
No joke. I saw this cartoon on yesterday's thread and it fits perfectly, so will repost it today as well.
Posted on 03/04/2007 1:18:25 AM PST by XR7
WASHINGTON, March 3 — Three of the leading Republican presidential candidates on Saturday denounced one of their party’s best-known conservative commentators for using an antigay epithet when discussing a Democratic presidential contender at a gathering of conservatives here.
The remarks by Ann Coulter, an author who regularly speaks at conservative events, were sharply denounced by the candidates, Senator John McCain of Arizona, Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts. Their statements came after Democrats, gay rights groups and bloggers raised a storm of protest over the remarks.
Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference before an overflow crowd on Friday, Ms. Coulter said, “I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word ‘faggot,’ so I — so kind of an impasse, can’t really talk about Edwards.”
Mr. Edwards’s aides responded with an e-mail message that attacked Ms. Coulter and urged supporters to donate to Mr. Edwards’s campaign. “John was singled out for a personal attack because the Republican establishment knows he poses the greatest threat to their power,” said his campaign manager, David E. Bonior. “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.”
Ms. Coulter, asked for a reaction to the Republican criticism, said in an e-mail message: “C’mon, it was a joke. I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards. That would be mean.”
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I wouldn't do anything. If I were a weenie spined lib, I would cry to the media and try to hold all those horrible Republicans feet to the fire for what you said. I am quite confident of my own sexuality, so I wouldn't even whop you upside the head. I might just chuckle at you. Then, I would forget about it.
Well, for the record I wasn't saying it was me calling you a slur, but some anonymous person.
And I still think most people would rightfully deck the person calling them a faggot.
They seem to think the Mark Foley strategy will work.
I am sick of the perverts. Ann Coulter would make a better president.
No joke. I saw this cartoon on yesterday's thread and it fits perfectly, so will repost it today as well.
Without hesitation.
Coulter is supporting Romney as of now.
Do you mean that liberal little sissy boy Edwards would actually deck someone ? He is the type that would probably hire someone for that duty. I think he will just flip his hair in protest. LOL
I can't believe how many people here think what Ann said was a good thing.
The joke was classless, and stupid.
As Rush says, there has to be some nugget of truth for a joke to be funny. John Edwards isn't gay. The joke bombed.
What the h3ll is wrong with some of you people? This is only the second Ann thread I've been on because I can't believe some of you sanctimonious twits. By her using the word 'faggot' you compare her to Duke. Get a grip.Why should I be concerned she upsets rinos? More power to her.
"She is an American who is free to express her opinion even if you don't like it."
So are the candidates that were critical of her comments.
Am I to assume that the view of some here is that Ann is free to "express" herself without response while these candidates are not?
"I can't believe some of you sanctimonious twits. "
For being critical of an adult women having to stoop to calling another person a "faggot" just to make a point?
How many of you go around in your daily lives and call people this?
To 99% of this nation it is an incredibly offensive term to use against another person. Maybe in your circle it's tossed around freely, but in the wider society, it's just immature.
Get a life!
The difference is is that the candidates are "expected" to respond. You are right. They can say what they want, so can Ann. However, she did not diss them. They could respond by asking people to refer to Ann about her own comment. If you didn't say it, why worry? Best to just ignore it.
"The Iraq war not going well is why the Dems won last November."
Go ahead and post all the links, polls, and reasoned analysis supporting your statement.
I'll wait.
The reason many folks, at least decent folks who prefer to avoid the charges of hypocrisy, are upset with Ann about this is that she cheapens the discourse & smears all conservatism when she with her thoughtless ugly "jokes". She plays right into the hoary old charge that all conservatives are vicious knee-jerking neanderthals, that the religious right are all clucking meanspirirted hypocrites.
And for what purpose? Just so she can get a few titters for a ridiculously immature 'joke'? She deliberately sabotages all the coalition-builders out there trying desperately to grow the base for conservatism just so she can get her name in the headlines & sell a few more books?
Despite the fact that the amen chorus around here gets off on Ann's self-serving schtick which damages the party & dilutes the message, most of the people conservatives must persuade in order to prevail at election-time,aka Mr. & Mrs. Flyover Country, hear this & say:"Know what? I don't think I want to be identified with those creeps. They clearly don't have anything to say so they just poison the debate by attacking the opposition with juvenile nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah ad hominems."
We're supposed to be the adults here. A certain "sunny optimist" we all knew & loved must be turning in his grave.
"Get a life!"
Ok, are you really a poster on this site or some DU guy just trolling?
LOL!!! I LOVE that picture!!!
See # 78, Processing please hold is right, get a life!
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