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Posted on 03/05/2007 12:51:58 AM PST by kristinn
It is with growing dismay and frustration that I am watching so many of my friends and acquaintances in the conservative community attack Ann Coulter for her comments pointing out that saying the word 'faggot' can get you sent to a rehabilitation clinic.
That she said it in the context of primping pretty boy Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards has sent conservatives to the fainting couch in an episode of 'why I never!' mass hysteria.
Ann Coulter has walked point for conservatives for almost a decade. She has been assaulted, threatened and stalked. She requires bodyguards for protection. Liberals believe they are justified in physically attacking Ann. I heard one say so at CPAC--not in response to her rehab joke, but because Ann 'insults people.'
Ann has been an early and loyal friend of Free Republic. She is one of the few prominent conservatives who regularly breaks bread with FReepers. Her friendship is now being repayed by FReepers who want her driven out of conservatism.
That so many conservatives want Ann banned from CPAC is a sad indicator of the state of conservatism. It is not Ann Coulter's fault that Republicans lost both houses of Congress. It is not Ann Coulter's fault that President Bush is not popular. Sacrificing Ann Coulter on the altar of political correctness will not win the elections of 2008 nor will it prevent conservatives from being sent to rehab for uttering politically incorrect words and ideas.
After Ann uttered the words that have given so many conservatives the vapors, the line for her booksigning at CPAC was just as long as usual. I know, I was standing in that line. If CPAC attendees were so outraged about Ann's remarks, it was not manifested there. I didn't learn about the controversy until I read about it online later that night.
I spent the next day at CPAC. Ann's remarks were not a hot topic. I know because the only time I heard it talked about was when I brought it up. Those I spoke with about it were not upset.
I do not wish to speak ill of my friends and acquaintances who are dumping on Ann, other than to express my disappointment. I do wish they'd reconsider and stop attacking a friend who has walked point for them. Liberals must be laughing themselves silly as they watch us take out someone they've been wanting to eliminate for years.
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Ann you are smarter than many give you credit for....just know that some of us will support you no matter what.
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The line should be drawn before "Hitler" for both those that compare Bush to Hitler and those who use the term "Hitlery" when referencing H. Clinton.
You cannot be nasty enough to the people whose agenda is to turn America into a Euro-style, secular-socialist welfare state by undermining the traditional family unit, belittling traditional American values, and creating government addicts by offering "free" stuff the way slimy drug pushers do. Screw them. I wish Ann wouldn't hold back so much.
LibWhacker wrote: "Nowadays even many "conservatives" would first rather check with the freedom-hating minders of that artificial alter called Political Correctness before deciding what can and can't be said."
Just because something CAN be said doesn't mean it SHOULD be said. There's a big difference, and there's nothing wrong with being civil.
As far as I am concerned, Ann can do no wrong.
I haven't commented on any of the other threads about Ms. Coulter's remark at CPAC because I wasn't outraged as so many others appeared to be. Initially I laughed because of rehab and then after reading so many condemnations from fellow FReepers I decided I might need to rethink my first response.
May I inquire as to whether there's room at the Inn? After careful consideration I find I'm in need of rehab too. Or maybe I only need find a dancing instructor who can lead me through the intricate steps of dancing on eggshells as it appears that's the only dance conservatives are allowed.
Totally agree.
Oh so correct. We have a White House to win and we must not let the adversaries divide us or worst of all, we must not divide ourselves. Speak good of each other or be silent.
Just not politically expedient. Another topic altoghether.
There's no defense. Ann made a dumb comment and used an epithet that isn't suitable for polite folk. Even in the most charitable reading, it was rude, it was nasty, and we should aspire to better.
There's a reasonable argument that Coulter does not speak for the conservative cause or the Republican party, but booking her to give the closing speech at CPAC kind of undermines that. It's a little tricky to disconnect yourself from your own keynote speaker.
Coulter is in danger of becoming a latter-day John Rocker, with (slightly) longer hair, (slightly) larger breasts, and a (slightly) better curve ball. The more outrageous she is, the greater her fame. Coulter and Rocker both made a career of pushing the envelope. No one told them they'd busted it until they said "You see that line back there? Yeah. That's where you crossed it."
Morton Downey, Jr. Jerry Springer. Howard Stern. Suns rise and suns set, and eventually anyone who makes a living from being provocative runs out of give-a-damn. Ann, your clock is ticking.
>>That so many conservatives want Ann banned from CPAC is a sad indicator of the state of conservatism.<<
Do you mean you heard that from CPAC attendees or Freepers or both?
Thanks.
Wonderful post. My feelings exactly.
The REAL problem in this country is that many think a greater harm is done by mentioning that using that word can get you sent to rehab, than the fact that using it can get you sent to rehab!
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