Elizabeth Edwards Confronts Ann Coulter(FReep this poll)

AP,AOL ^ | 2007-06-27 | MIKE BAKER

[BBell]

RALEIGH, N.C. (June 27) - Elizabeth Edwards pleaded Tuesday with Ann Coulter to "stop the personal attacks," a day after the conservative commentator said she wished Edwards' husband, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, had been killed by terrorists

[Buckhead]

elizabeth edwards had no problem publicly trashing her north
carolina neighbor with false allegations. seems she can dish it out
but not take it. another comment by buckhead’s wife. not buckhead!

[John Semmens]

Edwards to Sue Iowa Democratic Party, Clinton Campaign

Presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) says he will file a lawsuit against the Cedar County Democrats and the Clinton campaign for what he says “may have been irreparable damage to his presidential prospects.”

The $200 million suit stems from an incident that occurred during Edwards’ campaign swing through Iowa this month. Asked to point to the picture of her favorite presidential candidate, Emma Claire, Edwards’ nine-year old daughter, pointed to a picture of Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.). The whole thing was caught on videotape.

“This is the dirtiest of campaign tricks,” Edwards complained. “It’s the typical Clinton ‘sleaze machine’ at work. It should be clear to the American voters that the Clintons will stop at nothing in their lust for power.”

Edwards contends that the incident was a “set up.” “Somehow, Clinton’s operatives induced my daughter to pick Hillary over her own father,” Edwards said. “I don’t know whether it was drugs, hypnosis, or some sort of telepathic mind-control technique, but it’s just plain wrong to manipulate people into making bad choices.”

Nora Goode, spokesperson for the Clinton campaign in Iowa, belittled Edwards’ complaint as “more whining from a champion of the art of whining. I mean, here’s a guy whose career as a tort lawyer was founded on manipulating juries with elaborate stunts and mind-games. Apparently, he can dish it out, but he can’t take it. Is this the kind of sniveling weasel we want as the nation’s next president?”

read more...

http://www.azconservative.org/Semmens1.htm

[romanesq]

“She isn’t imitating Bill Maher. She made a comment some time ago about Edwards’ manliness and Edwards’ wife reprimanded her, telling her that she was cheapening the debate.
Coulter’s response was that maybe she should just start saying that she wished Edwards was killed by terrorists, since Bill Maher said that about the Vice President and no one made as big a deal about that as they have made about Coulter calling Edwards a girl.

As usual, Ann made a witty comment about media double standards and, as usual, her words are being twisted.”

The difference between the Right and Left is only one side has humor and brilliance wrapped in a neat tightly wound bow.

When you look at Maher’s comments about killing the VP, there is neither humor, nor brilliance just a swarmy belief thaat he’s right and that that course is perfectly acceptable.

If anyone thinks about the context between the two, it’s as clear as day that Ann is NOT on the same playing field as Maher and his ilk. A sophisticated sense of humor and political wit should never be banned from the marketplace of ideas.

[Deut28]

Agreed with all of that....and it fits perfectly the definition of imitating.

I’m not here to argue semantics.

[RonDog]

This just in, from www.anncoulter.com :

June 18, 2007, 1:02 PM

PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW — - ANN COULTER'S NEW BOOK, IN STORES OCTOBER 2:

If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans

ALSO: GODLESS IN PAPERBACK, OUT JUNE 26TH:

Godless: The Church of Liberalism (Paperback)

-- snip --

Note how Ann's image has SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT -- her right, that is,
from the ORIGINAL version (top) -- which reads "If Dem RATS" --
currently posted on Amazon
to the FINAL version (bottom) -- which reads "HAD BRAINS" --
as currently posted on her publishers website.

[BBell]

Can you add this to your FREEP THIS POLL PING. It needs it:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857232/posts

And add me to the Fearless Poll-Freeping Freepers Ping list.

[blitzgig]

Ann keeps on rockin’! Yay!! Thanks for the ping

Ann Coulter=HOTTIE

[familyop]

...done! Ann is good at working against the fad of pretenses at extreme sensitivities. Communication and cooperation are being ruined in our nation by that stupid movement.

[wideawake]

Agreed with all of that....and it fits perfectly the definition of imitating.

No it doesn't.

I’m not here to argue semantics.

It's not a matter of semantics, but intent.

Her intent was to mock Bill Maher, not to join him.

[Deut28]

im·i·tate
Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[im-i-teyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object), -tat·ed, -tat·ing.

1. to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
2. to mimic; impersonate: The students imitated the teacher behind her back.
3. to make a copy of; reproduce closely.
4. to have or assume the appearance of; simulate; resemble.

Please note that intent is mentioned nowhere. I'm done with the semantics.

[bray]

Yeah, the cancer ridden wife deserves the same sanctity as the 911 Widders. All genuflect you enter their presence.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[WalterSkinner]

..not surprising poll results in that liberalism / socialism is an emotion based quasi-religious ideology, and Ms. Edwards cancer battle has given her words more power than they should have--

And I say this as a cancer survivor...

[wideawake]

Please note that intent is mentioned nowhere.

Is there a difference in the intent behind the imitation under heading 1 and heading 2 of the definition you supplied? Are "following as a model" and "mocking" synonymic terms?

I'm done with the semantics.

You introduced semantics, not I. So let's continue down your path.

Clearly Coulter is being accused of imitation in the sense of heading 1 that you supplied.

In reality, her words meet the conditions of heading 2.

So she is indeed being misrepresented.

[WLR]

Ann Coulter serves all of us when she demonstrates the blatant hypocrisies of the left..

If it was a “funny joke” when Maher wished the VP to be killed by terrorists.

Then it is a “funny joke” when AC said the same about Edwards.

No double standard.

W

[BBell]

Is this the kind of sniveling weasel we want as the nation’s next president?”

Oh this is good. Nice site.

[airborne]

And I say this as a cancer survivor...

Really? Me too.

CML - diagnosed Oct.18, 1990. Bone marrow transplant Nov. 26, 1991. Cancer free for 15 years and counting!

[WalterSkinner]

Cancer free for 15 years and counting!

PTL airborne--it's been 33 years for me...

[airborne]

I guess God still has work for us here on Earth! ;^)

[Greg F]

Ann Coulter did GREAT. The story was incredibly biased. Here’s a link to the video of the entire exchange:

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/2220.html

[jimfree]

The poll is bogus; the question is facile.