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.
And he was dissed for calling a certain place an Evil Empire. People were having the vapors over it. He also brought down the wall. I think Condi is quite capable of handling her critics without any help at all from lib media outrage, which she will never get. She is secure in herself. I don't remember anyone who made some cartoons of her, facing too much outrage, particularly from the other party. Their silence was their response. Guess what, who won the 2006 elections? My Point.
I would hope that she would pop off with "Oh yeah, well your Momma is so white she couldn't be rescued in a snowstorm."
So much for the concept of 'playing the dozens' these days.
Lord, what a bunch of twittering little panty-waists. All these criticisms of Ann. Go peddle your sanctimony somewhere else. On Free Republic, we love her.