I am so sick and tired of some so called conservatives claiming this is a free speech issue.
It isn't. Its about proper etiquette, class and just plain decency.
How can you justify what Ann said? She has the right to say it but she also needs to accept the consequences of what she said.
Remember what Whoopi Goldberg did in 04? She said some very vulgar things at a Kerry fundraiser. And we ALL had fits about it.
Or maybe you were out there defending what she said.
We all recognize that she had the right to say it. But it was crude and very inappropriate. And guess what?
We conservatives demanded action. Kerry was forced to apologize for having her there and Whoopi was dropped by Slimfast as their spokesperson.
Why the hell should we conservatives have to defend a vulgar Ann Coulter?
I for one am not going to do it. The Conservative movement is more than Ann.
"Why the hell should we conservatives have to defend a vulgar Ann Coulter?"
How about for the same reason that our nation would choose to defend a vulgar Larry Flynt.
I'm not sure how much of my article you read - but you seemed to have missed the point.
My concern is not about whether or not you agreed with a "word" that Ann Coulter used or whether or not you find her indecent.
My concern is that "the line" (standard) on what is to be considered hateful or bigotted is moving lower and lower to the point where Americans are now finding themselves having to practice self-censorship, which I consider to be the worst form of censorship.
I closed by asking a question - Where does it end?
Today we find the single "word" 'faggot' offensive - how many more words will we find offensive in the next few years and where does it end?