John Edwards Hopes to Raise 'Coulter Cash' After Commentator's 'Faggot' Comment

Fox News ^ | March 04, 2007

[SJackson]

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards John Edwards' campaign, reacting to derogatory comments by conservative commentator Ann Coulter — she called the former North Carolina senator and presidential hopeful a "faggot" — is trying to turn it into a rallying point for fundraising, asking supporters to donate $100,000 in "Coulter Cash."

It was unclear from the statement on the Edwards campaign Web site what the money would exactly go to, but it did address the comments directly.

[dfwgator]

Methinks Edwards doth protest too much.

[ShawTaylor]

"Well, it looks like Edwards has cornered the support of the homosexual wing of the Democrat Party"

He is not worried about the Christians in this country though.
Let's see this sucker win with the less than 2% of the population that is homosexual while trashing the over 76% that are Christians, shall we?
What an idot!

[SJackson]

Coulter did not call the Breck Girl a faggot. I would do that but she did not.

Thanks for the Clintonian parsing. Doesn't fly.

[RedRover]

And even Fox got her joke wrong.

[Brad from Tennessee]

". . .$100K from each bathhouse. . ."

I doubt that. These Trouser Pilots are known to be a tight-fist bunch.

[Thermalseeker]

They use this as a fund raising tool!

Maybe they could find a funeral somewhere and really rake in the bucks, ala Paul Wellstone?

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

It was a joke. It combined a current events story with the popular conservative charge that Edwards is a girly-man. She doesn't think he is gay, so acting like it was a real accusation is just exceedingly silly and irresponsible.

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This is so hypocritical. Coulter did nothing wrong and has nothing to apologize for.

And she stirred up the usual assortment of yahoos who want to corner the market on words and language.

[Screamname]

Shows how much he cares what she said, "Yeah yeah, just give me $100k". Instead of "Coulter cash" why doesn`t he do what he usually does and ask for "Ambulance chaser cash"?

[Recon Dad]

As an aside to this post, can anyone tell me of Edward's athletic background, if any. I always wondered whether he makes any claims to being a former athlete.

I just find the way he gestures with his hands and moves is extremely feminine.

[SJackson]

No more stupid that the Johh Edwards bloggers launching a vicious attack against Catholics.

I think the attacks on Catholics was worse. I doubt it won Edwards any votes. I doubt this comment will win Republicans any votes.

So how come the lame brain media is not kicking up a fuss over that?

Could be because the media overwhelmingly supports Dem candidates. And the Edwards staffers story was reported.

[ShawTaylor]

"It's pretty demeaning for both sides, and beneath the standards of the party she supposedly represents"

Nonsense.
Since when did Ann Coulter start representing the Republican Party?
Has she ever held an official position in the Republican Party?

[bert]

You get AIDS from Queercash. It is a fatal disease.

[nctexan]

Don't be so hard on the Silky Pony!

Most of you chumps out there have no idea how much it costs to run a house of that size.

Just imagine the water bill for his bidet alone!

[mewzilla]

Edwards Home County's Largest

[Peach]

Oh well said. I hadn't really thought about that distinction.

[SJackson]

Since when did Ann Coulter start representing the Republican Party? Has she ever held an official position in the Republican Party?

No, thank goodness. The problem for candidates in this instance, ex McCain, is that they were sharing the podium with her.

[period end of story]

And even Fox got her joke wrong.

That's not surprising. With few exceptions, most of the talking heads on tv are inept morons.

[pissant]

She's not a politician, she's a book seller. And the response from the Edwards camp illustrates her point. BTW, her point was more about political correctness, not Edwards. Made brilliantly. No one is happier about it than Hillary and Obama, though I'm sure they will feign outrage like everyone else. Emphasis on FEIGN.

[SJackson]

She's not a politician, she's a book seller. And the response from the Edwards camp illustrates her point. BTW, her point was more about political correctness, not Edwards. Made brilliantly. No one is happier about it than Hillary and Obama, though I'm sure they will feign outrage like everyone else. Emphasis on FEIGN.

No one is going to make either of those distinctions.