Posted on 08/17/2007 5:32:08 PM PDT by Schatze
Former Sen. John Edwards on Friday fired the latest round in his ongoing verbal feud with Ann Coulter, calling her a "she-devil" at a public event before quickly adding that he shouldn't engage in name-calling.
Edwards, D-N.C., was railing against the right-wing media -- including Fox News and Rush Limbaugh -- when he reminded a crowd in Burlington, Iowa, that his wife stood up to Coulter in a public spat earlier this summer.
"We know these people. We know their game plan. They're going to attack us personally," Edwards said. "They attacked Elizabeth personally, because she stood up to that she-devil Ann Coulter. I should not have name-called. But the truth is -- forget the names -- people like Ann Coulter, they engage in hateful language."
In June, Coulter went on ABC's "Good Morning America" and said she had learned her lesson after being blasted for suggesting in a joke before the Conservative Political Action Conference that Edwards was a "faggot." "If I'm gonna say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot," Coulter said.
That prompted Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, to call in to MSNBC's "Hardball" and challenge Coulter directly. "I want to use the opportunity to ask her politely to stop the personal attacks," Mrs. Edwards said.
The call left Coulter uncharacteristically flustered -- and was quickly turned into a fund-raising appeal by the Edwards campaign.
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Don’t worry Jonny, you won’t lose to Coulter.
I can’t stand the trial lawyer breck girl, but did Coulter really say she wished he was killed in a terrorist plot?
Haha - she-haircut! Love it!
Well, my only question is how many Katrina refugees did the Breck Girl foreclose on this week?
I cant stand the trial lawyer breck girl, but did Coulter really say she wished he was killed in a terrorist plot?Hardly.
From the other thread: Matthews: "But this is just yesterday morning, what you said about him." Coulter: "I didn't say anything about him, actually, either time." Coulter: "Okay so I made a joke, let's see, six months ago, and as you point out, they've been raising money off of it, for six months, since then."
From mediamatters.org:
Good Morning America's Chris Cuomo interviews Coulter, promotes GodlessWatch the video of Ann on GMA here:Syndicated columnist and right-wing pundit Ann Coulter appeared on the June 25 edition of ABC's Good Morning America, asserting that she "wouldn't insult gays by comparing them to [Democratic presidential candidate] John Edwards."
Coulter added that at "about the same time" as the March 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference, where she said that she "can't really talk about" Edwards because "you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' "
HBO host Bill Maher "was not joking and saying he wished Dick Cheney had been killed in a terrorist attack."
Coulter continued: "So I've learned my lesson. If I'm going to say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he has been killed in a terrorist assassination plot..."
mediamatters.org
Bill Maher said that the world would be better off if Dick Chaney was assassinated.
Quite a stretch, huh?
Edwards Desperate Again, Smears Ann Coulter
Posted by radar101
On News/Activism 08/17/2007 7:23:58 PM PDT · 13 replies · 311+ views
Tammy Bruce ^ | 17 AUG 2007 | Tammy Bruce
Edwards Calls Coulter 'She-Devil'
Posted by Schatze
On News/Activism 08/17/2007 5:32:08 PM PDT · 105 replies · 2,066+ views
abcnews.com ^ | August 17, 2007 | Rick Klein
Thanks! Didn’t have my “radar” out for the top one...
I figured it was all taken out of context.
Thank You
I don’t think Ann Coulter has ever been “flustered” in her life. And it would take a better man than Mrs. Edwards to do it!
But I see that the source is abc.com so what can ya expect?
He should have smacked her with his purse.
I’m sure she is concerned about that. Esp after his wife kept demanding apologies from her for her husband.
A perfect example of the hypocrisy of the left.
And John Edwards got off easy with any comments Ann has ever made about him. He should hear some of mine that I make offline. hahahahhaa
Golly, within the provided context, this sounds pretty bad. Worse then the incident I'm think they are referencing.
Its kind of the way legends are made I suppose. The story is repeated in an echo chamber until it morphs into what is desired.
It would have been nice if ABC had made a tiny little attempt to explain what Ann’s remark meant, instead of reporting it out of context. You know, just like they reported Edward’s “I shouldn’t name-call” remark.
I guess that’s just expecting too much.
What a wimpy little girly boy!
Edwards is clearly desperate for attention and fundraising dollars.
Hopefully, both of his supporters realize that leaders don't send their spouses out to defend their honor or whine when someone bests them.
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