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Posted on 03/04/2007 12:56:27 PM PST by Sam Hill
Come along with me if you will, to a time long ago. Well, actually just a few months ago. But apparently, it was seemingly a more innocent age:
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On the July 27, 2006 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews asked Ann Coulter, "How do you know that [former President] Bill Clinton is gay?" -- referring to her comment the night before on CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch that Clinton "show[s] some level of latent homosexuality."
Coulter responded, "I don't know if he's gay. But [former Vice President] Al Gore -- total fag."
She went on to defend her theory about Clinton's sexuality by stating that "everyone has always known, widely promiscuous heterosexual men have, as I say, a whiff of the bathhouse about them."
Coulter claimed she was "just kidding" about Gore, but said of her theory about Clinton, "It's not only not a joke, it's not even surprising."
As the world now knows, Ann Coulter made a similar joke at CPAC a couple of days ago. But this time our watchdog media were looking for dirt from CPAC, so they latched upon her joke, and pretended she was calling Edwards a faggot -- and of course indulging in hate speech.
But where was their outrage last July?
Where was outrage here at Free Republic?
(I believe some of the members of the audience were even Freepers.)
How time flies.
Everything you've just said was said yesterday. "You guy just don't get it," blah, blah, blah.... No sale today, either.
But she has made a parody of herself. You can't always try to be controversial for its own sake and be taken seriously.
(Maybe she was the comic relief at CPAC too?)
"One more way it is different: a lot of us have caught on to her schtick, and it's not that funny anymore."
Well, okay then. You've clearly grown beyond her.
Granted it would be hard to top your humor.
But chancun son goat. (That's a joke.)
I actually wrote off Coulter when she insulted Harriet Miers by calling her a cleaning lady. It was quite possible to not support that nomination without insulting a woman who had worked quite hard for the administration, and I found it tasteless and unnecessarily cruel.
My first rule about humor is that it shouldn't be cruel. The second rule is it shouldn't be tasteless.
And ANY person who pretends to be a conservative pundit and doesn't understand how a remark like this can be used in the "guilt by assosciation" campaign of the media is simply clueless about politics.
I always just figured it was the product of a monumentally weak sense of one's masculinity, that it had to be 'proven' repeatedly (clinton is the quintessential weak male). But maybe that insecurity about masculinity is related to tendencies toward homosexuality.
It's a more serious thought than the silliness about Edwards, at least.
"Everything you've just said was said yesterday. "You guy just don't get it," blah, blah, blah.... No sale today, either."
The truth is funny that way. It doesn't change from day to day.
And of course you already knew about this clip I posted. Sure you did. (If I wasn't so lazy I'd go through and try to find the threads where everyone was whooping it up about Ann's jokes. Probably including you.)
But good for you for plugging your ears and sticking to your jihad.
You're right. It really will help the cause so much.
Let's see... Limbaugh's a drug addict, Coulter's a bigot... Who shall we destroy next to improve the conservative movement?
Sorry, but I don't respect this woman very much. I don't respect anyone very much who needs to get attention so much that he or she says whatever will make a splash.
The reason I don't take her seriously is because of what she says, and as a result, I wouldn't support her ego by buying her books.
"And ANY person who pretends to be a conservative pundit and doesn't understand how a remark like this can be used in the "guilt by assosciation" campaign of the media is simply clueless about politics."
Well, you sure summed Ann Coulter up nicely:
She pretends to be a conservative pundit and she's clueless about politics.
Still, we can't all sit on our well-upholstered posteriors and be perfect like you.
But I guess you give us all something to shoot for.
If Ann's "destroyed," as you put it, she did it to herself. I doubt, though, that she's irretrievably harmed herself. It depends on her follow-up.
LOL! When all else fails, call someone "stupid." You're right. Somethings don't change from day to day. You're a prime example.
Yes, this is the only thread on this subject that has been moved out of the News/Activism section.
I guess the moderators really hate Ann Coulter.
Ann Coulter slams John Edwards at CPAC ^
Posted by zendari
On News/Activism ^ 03/04/2007 4:17:32 PM EST · 4 replies · 98+ views
https :// johnedwards . com / action / contribute / coulter ^
"It turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' so I'm kind of at an impasse -- I can't really talk about Edwards," "I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards," she said. "That would be mean."
Coulter Called Gore A Fag - Where Was The Outrage? ^
Posted by Sam Hill
On Bloggers & Personal ^ 03/04/2007 3:56:27 PM EST · 29 replies · 285+ views
Sweetness & Light ^ | March 4, 2007 | N/A
Come along with me if you will, to a time long ago. Well, actually just a few months ago. But apparently, it was seemingly a more innocent age:(Click on photo to play.) On the July 27, 2006 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews asked Ann Coulter, "How do you know that [former President] Bill Clinton is gay?" -- referring to her comment the night before on CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch that Clinton "show[s] some level of latent homosexuality."Coulter responded, "I don't know if he's gay. But [former Vice President] Al Gore -- total fag." She went...
The CPAC I saw (Michelle Malkin shares her thoughts on Ann Coulter) ^
Posted by ajolympian2004
On News/Activism ^ 03/04/2007 11:28:45 AM EST · 385 replies · 5,817+ views
Michelle Malkin ^ | Sunday March 4th, 2007 | Michelle Malkin
Enter Ann Coulter. Her "faggot" joke was not just a distraction from all the good that was highlighted and represented at the conference. It was the equivalent of a rhetorical fragging--an intentionally-tossed verbal grenade that exploded in her own fellow ideological soldiers' tent. There are countless conservatives who bring their children to CPAC. It's a family-friendly event. I brought mine last year and the year before. I met several parents with their kids there this year. We expect CPAC to be a place where conservative role models speak with clarity, passion, and integrity. There are enough spewers of mindless filth,...
Sunday extra! CPAC Report: Hannity on McCain, Coulter, and Gingrich (Malkin interviews Sean) ^
Posted by ajolympian2004
On News/Activism ^ 03/04/2007 10:33:12 AM EST · 7 replies · 476+ views
Hot Air ^ | Sunday March 4th, 2007 | Michelle Malkin
Sunday extra! CPAC Report: Hannity on McCain, Coulter, and Gingrich Michelle Malkin interviews Sean Hannity at CPAC 2007. Seantalks about the '08 GOP candidates and answers a few questions re: Ann Coulter. Typical excellent Sean Hannity. Courtesy of 'Hot Air' Click here for video Michelle said that she's glad her kids weren't in the audience to hear Coulter and Sean said he doesn't use that word.
Ann Coulter Drops The “F” Bomb ^
Posted by ConservativeMajority
On News/Activism ^ 03/04/2007 10:24:09 AM EST · 55 replies · 2,302+ views
Jeff Gannon - A Voice of the New Media ^ | 3/4/2007 | Jeff Gannon
The Left hates Ann Coulter. They hate her because of the truth she told about the Clintons, how she destroyed the liberal myths about Joe McCarthy and for revealing the godless church of liberalism they worship. The Left hates her because she is a woman who is educated, witty, beautiful and conservative. More than that however, they hate her because every now and then she goads them into exposing their true nature. Such was the case on Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. In her remarks, Coulter said: "I was going to have a few comments on the other...
John Edwards Hopes to Raise 'Coulter Cash' After Commentator's 'Faggot' Comment ^
Posted by SJackson
On News/Activism ^ 03/04/2007 9:39:38 AM EST · 115 replies · 1,369+ views
Fox News ^ | March 04, 2007
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.
G.O.P. Candidates Criticize Slur by Conservative Author [Ann Coulter] ^
Posted by XR7
On News/Activism ^ 03/04/2007 4:18:25 AM EST · 132 replies · 2,045+ views
The New York Times ^ | 3/4/07 | ADAM NAGOURNEY
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...
Ann Coulter, You're No Sister Souljah ^
Posted by llevrok
On News/Activism ^ 03/03/2007 11:01:55 PM EST · 282 replies · 4,067+ views
The Politico ^ | 3 March 2007 | Jennifer Rubin
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...
The John Edwards video that Ann Coulter can't comment on ^
Posted by FormerACLUmember
On News/Activism ^ 03/03/2007 6:35:25 PM EST · 106 replies · 4,062+ views
YouTube ^ | 2004 Electoral Campaign | John Edwards
Ambulance Chaser Gets Rear-Ended By Ann Coulter ^
Posted by fkabuckeyesrule
On News/Activism ^ 03/03/2007 6:17:51 PM EST · 84 replies · 3,070+ views
Ann Coulter Website ^ | March 3, 2007 | n/a
AMBULANCE CHASER GETS REAR-ENDED BY ANN COULTER - I'm so ashamed, I can't stop laughing! JOHN“28,000 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE” EDWARDS NEEDS YOUR MONEY. Dear [Supporter], Did you hear about Anne Coulter's speech this afternoon attacking John? A friend just forwarded me the video and it's one of the worst moments in American politics I've seen. I can't bring myself to even repeat her comments. Her shameless display of bigotry is so outrageous you actually have to see for yourself: Click SEE VIDEO CLIP HERE! to believe it. This is just a taste of the filth that the right-wing machine...
Giuliani, Romney, McCain camps denounce Coulter’s attack on Edwards ^
Posted by MovementConservative
On News/Activism ^ 03/03/2007 5:29:00 PM EST · 618 replies · 6,200+ views
Hotair ^ | 5:12 pm on March 3, 2007
Conservative author Jennifer Rubin wondered this morning whether any Republican candidates would have the decency to do a little Sistah Souljah-ing here: It is not “caving” into political correctness to distance and indeed condemn such remarks as unworthy of a political event like CPAC… 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,...
Fallout Over Coulter’s Anti-Gay Remark ^
Posted by pissant
On News/Activism ^ 03/03/2007 5:05:46 PM EST · 232 replies · 3,938+ views
NY Tiems ^ | 3/3/07 | Adam Nagourney
There’s some big fallout from the meeting in Washington of the Conservative Political Action Conference, three days of conferencing, caucusing, presidential addressing and book-hawking. These conferences have historically been known for displaying what its own organizers would describe as over-the-top behavior, and one of the regular speakers – Ann Coulter – offered an example of it when she used an anti-gay epithet on Friday to describe John Edwards, the former senator from North Carolina and Democratic presidential contender. “I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, but it turns out you have...
On Ann Coulter - Idiotic. Disgusting. Stupid. Moronic. (conservatives respond) ^
Posted by ajolympian2004
On News/Activism ^ 03/03/2007 9:46:09 AM EST · 1,250 replies · 15,266+ views
Hugh Hewitt Townhall site ^ | Friday March 2nd, 2007 | Dean Barnett
Idiotic. Disgusting. Stupid. Moronic. I guess you could say that Ann loves to shock us, but at this point, who’s shocked? Sheobviously can’t behave well enough to attend a respectable political gathering. It’s not a lack of intelligence. It’s an indifference to self-control and a preening sort of narcissism that compels her to need the spotlight, even if it’s unflattering. (For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s audio of her calling John Edwards a “faggot” at CPAC today.) --- Michelle Malkin - ***4:15pm update*** Ann Coulter just finished her riff on Al Gore, tossed...
Ann Coulter calls John Edwards "Faggot" ^
Posted by Billy Jacks blog
On News/Activism ^ 03/03/2007 8:23:31 AM EST · 220 replies · 4,847+ views
UPI ^
Best-selling right-wing author Ann Coulter, speaking to a conservative audience in Washington Friday, called former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., a "faggot." Coulter was a featured speaker at the 34th annual Conservative Political Action Conference. Following her prepared remarks, televised on C-Span, Coulter was asked to talk about Edwards. "It turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' so I'm kind of at an impasse -- I can't really talk about Edwards," she said.
Howard Dean Demands GOP Candidates Denounce Ann Coulter for Referring to John Edwards as a 'Faggot' ^
Posted by stm
On News/Activism ^ 03/03/2007 12:18:12 AM EST · 319 replies · 6,108+ views
Fox News ^ | March 02, 2007
Democratic Party boss Howard Dean demanded that Republican presidential candidates denounce conservative columnist Ann Coulter after she referred to Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards as a ‘faggot’ during a speech Friday at a national conservative gathering.
At CPAC, Ann Coulter Calls John Edwards A (gay slur) ^
Posted by Mr. Brightside
On General/Chat ^ 03/02/2007 7:31:06 PM EST · 22 replies · 594+ views
The Nation via Yahoo ^ | 3/2/07
At CPAC, Ann Coulter Calls John Edwards A "F......" 1 hour, 43 minutes ago The Nation -- Just returned from CPAC, where I caught Ann Coulter call John Edwards a "f......" (Crooks and Liars has video). The crowd roared their approval, of course. Then Coulter endorsed Mitt Romney. Another gem from Coultergeist: Discussing black Republicans, she declared, "Our blacks are better than their blacks." I mixed it up with Coulter during Q & A. If you didn't catch that on C-Span, video will be up in the coming days on the Nation website. I also met concentration camp enthusiast Michelle...
Ann Coulter Slams Edwards With Anti-Gay Slur ^
Posted by areafiftyone
On News/Activism ^ 03/02/2007 6:46:10 PM EST · 312 replies · 7,323+ views
Hotline ^ | 3/2/07
"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," Ann Coulter said today at CPAC. Her audience seemed to to evince both shock and delight. The Human Rights Campaign's Joe Solomnese was not happy. “To interject this word into American political discourse is a vile and disgusting way to sink the debate to a new, all-time low. Make no doubt about it, these remarks...
Blogosphere Is Quick to Criticize Ann Coulter (Use of a Certain 'F' Word at CPAC) ^
Posted by Pyro7480
On News/Activism ^ 03/02/2007 6:22:58 PM EST · 173 replies · 3,317+ views
various | 3/2/2007 | n/a
Michelle Malkin writes:Ann Coulter just finished her riff on Al Gore, tossed out some cute jokes ("You can understand why Hollywood is concerned about global warming. You know what heat does to plastic."), and ended with a cheap one-liner about John Edwards being a "faggot." (Paraphrasing) She said she would refrain from commenting on Edwards because "if you say faggot, you have to go to rehab." A smattering of laughter. Not from this corner. Crickets chirping.Flashback Last year's bomb about "ragheads." Bryan at Malkin's Hot Air:I’m no fan of John Edwards, but that’s just a stupid joke. It’s over the...
Oops. I missed one:
At CPAC, Ann Coulter Calls John Edwards A (gay slur) ^
Posted by Mr. Brightside
On General/Chat ^ 03/02/2007 7:31:06 PM EST · 22 replies · 594+ views
LOL.
The difference is this: When she makes a statement like that on Hardball, our candidates are not forced to apologize for her.
When she makes a "faggot" statement from the same stage as our candidates, they ARE forced to respond.
Er, I have brought up numerous arguments as to why this joke is nothing, except for the media's latest selective outrage.
Funny, but I've never seen any attempt at any kind of argumentation, logical or otherwise, from you.
You just stamp your little feet and say you are displeased and therefore Coulter should be removed from your sight. (Though she have flitted from one to another of these threads.)
Your motivations are between you and your analyst. But, yes, you are stupid -- and smug about it.
There are rumors from folks who were in the WH at the time of the degenerate one who claim his trips to the Oval Office 'restroom' were not always with a female intern ... I'm not telling any more so don't ask.
"I saw this one live,Ann was excellent as always and Chris would not shut up.Ann did mention FreeRepublic and handled Miss Smarty Pants-:)"
Do you recall if Miss Marple and the other sensitive worthies here screamed bloody murder at having Free Republic associated with her hate speech?
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