Coulter Speaks to CPAC

Townhall.com ^ | February 9, 2008 | Amanda Carpenter

[Kaslin]

Watch Ann Coulter's (unofficial) CPAC Speech

Best-selling author and columnist Ann Coulter elaborated to Conservative Political Action Conference participants why she said she would campaign for Democrat Hillary Clinton for president over Republican John McCain.

“She won’t want to be the first girl President who loses a war… and she [Hillary] would actually enjoy torture in Guantanamo,” Coulter said in a Friday afternoon speech at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C.

The event was held at the CPAC convention hall, but not sponsored by CPAC-- largely because of controversial remarks she made at the convention last year about former North Carolina Senator John Edwards.

Instead, it was organized by Citizens United, Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, Human Events, Young America’s Foundation and Townhall. It was not held in the main ballroom where President Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney spoke earlier in the conference, but in a room nearby.

More than 500 people attended the event. Many of audience members wore large stickers that said “I want Ann Coulter” implying they wished she was permitted to speak on the main ballroom floor.

“We love you, Ann!” several audience members shouted as she approached the podium.

”As this speech indicates Ann Coulter is the most popular speaker CPAC had in modern time,” said YAF spokesman Jason Mattera.

Coulter tried to bring cheer to conservatives who dread a second Clinton Administration

“If Hillary gets elected at least we’ll get the silverware back!” she quipped.

In her remarks, Coulter said she was certain McCain would not nominate any judges for the Supreme Court “without checking with his good friend Teddy Kennedy.”

“I don’t think my girl Hillary is going to listen to Teddy Kennedy anymore!” Coulter said, taking a shot at Kennedy’s decision to endorse Obama over Clinton.

Coulter compared McCain to former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, who also service in the military. Coulter noted Democrats believed Kerry would win because, “Oh, he’s a war hero.”

“That’ll work,” Coulter said sarcastically. “I predict our strategy will work as well as it did for the Democrats.”

Coulter noted Barack Obama’s popularity briefly. She said his biggest selling point was “he is one of the least dangerous people I know named Hussein.”

“His first big accomplishment was being born half-black,” Coulter said. “He wouldn’t be running for President if he weren’t half-black.’

She said she would be able to help Clinton’s campaign because “I actually know some black people.”

[dirtboy]

What's the difference between the Fonz and Ann Coulter?

The Fonz only jumped the shark once...

[AFPhys]

I don’t do video.

If someone locates a transcript of this speech, I would dearly appreciate a ping.

[hosepipe]

[ Eastwood has this to say about Ann Coulter’s claim that she would vote for Hillary Clinton ]

Eastwood is merely an actor, AnnCoulter is a Constitutional lawyer.. Eastwood no doubt thinks America is a democracy.. as do most all RINOs.. Duuugh... Politically the boy is about as sharp as a bowling ball...

[GVnana]

What's the difference between the Fonz and Ann Coulter? The Fonz only jumped the shark once...

LOL!

[Yaelle]

It’s all just a bunch of sarcastic jokes. Let me guess, her boobs and butt were hanging out too. Boy, she hates McCain even more than most conservatives. Did he turn her down too?

[roses of sharon]

As usual Coulter has more guts than any man in the Republican caucus right now.

I still have not seen one step up to be McCain’s “maverick”.

[Mr Rogers]

When a person gets to the point where Hillary is acceptable as President, well you’re a liberal.

Bull! If we win (or even hold) Congress, we can limit the damage Hillary does. If McCain gets in, he'll promote democrat policies while undermining any conservative republicans in Congress.

I prefer Hillary to McCain. She is the enema Republicans need. With her in the WH, Republican leaders WILL rise up to oppose liberalism.

With McCain as the GOP Leader, no one will be able to gain traction in opposing liberalism, because he'll undercut us at every turn.

We can survive a liberal democrat. We cannot take another 4-8 years of liberal-lite. Better to lose for 4 than lose for 30. BTW - if you don't think McCain will push amnesty, you don't know McCain.

[wildbill]

I think she was trying too hard to be Don Rickles. Sometimes he blew it as well.

You’re the 3rd person to say the Q&A period was better, but if I can’t connect with a televised speech within 20 minutes (especially when I really want to) I’m outta there.

You’re also the 3rd to relate the “i’ll marry you’ quip.

I guess you had to be there.

[GVnana]

Ann Coulter wants to pour gasoline on this election and hand Hillary Clinton the matchbox.

Thanks a lot, Ann, for letting me carry your fire extinguisher.

Come to think of it, I'd better bring a straitjacket too.

[Fudd Fan]

You pissants are what is wrong with the party, not her.

I beg to differ. Mean-spirited personal attacks, as illustrated in your post, are what's wrong with our party at the moment.

[MNJohnnie]

I’m increasingly not interested in what she has to say

Probably because you have never actually bothered to listen to her but are merely responding to what other people say about her. Always find it intresting that people use to say much the same sort of things about Rush Limbuagh when he was starting out they say about Ann now.

[MNJohnnie]

Come to think of it, I'd better bring a straitjacket too.

Here let me help you people put yours on. Pretty obvious you all desperately need them. Just what did Ann do that cause you to be so overcome with childish foaming at the mouth rage?

The PC Policy usually turn out to be Leftists. But then, find all sorts of odd balls claiming the "Conservative" label these days.

If you find Ann so distasteful, turn her off.

But that not the point, is it? Seems Ann must be hitting to close to the truth so instead of just turning her off, the Party Uber Alles types demand we shut her up.

Hmm, NO, not going to do it. You may go away now.

[Yaelle]

I didn’t mean to offend, but Coulter is a weird bird. Sure, I used to like her and think she was one of us. But, in the immortal words of forensic physician Henry Lee, “Sum ting wong here.”

She has a clownish persona and is pretty much always about getting attention. You can see it in her eyes and her little smile after she says something SHE particularly likes. And I always wonder whether Freepers love her because she doesn’t look like Helen Thomas. Some of her social views are liberal enough to make McCain blush.

[GVnana]

what did Ann do that cause you to be so overcome with childish foaming at the mouth rage?

What have I said that could be construed as "foaming at the mouth rage"?

Oh, I've turned Coulter off. Believe me. She's just as welcome to me as Hillary Clinton. That book is closed.

Coulter chose sides. I have mine.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

Very good speech with great question and answer segment.

Makes very compelling arguments on why not to vote for McCain. Essentially relies on his past record as the indication of how he will govern saying he's too old to change.

Why she supported Romney was interesting also. I don't know if this is a fact but she said that Romney was undone by the MSM by labeling him a flip flopper. She claimed it wasn't true with the one exception of the abortion issue.

Ann is one courageous lady who deals in unpopular truths so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt on that one.

[dirtboy]

Just what did Ann do that cause you to be so overcome with childish foaming at the mouth rage?

A one-liner about Ann is foaming at the mouth rage.

I see why you like Ann so much. You both rely on absurd hyperbole.

[MeanFreePath]

“Probably because you have never actually bothered to listen to her but are merely responding to what other people say about her. Always find it intresting that people use to say much the same sort of things about Rush Limbuagh when he was starting out they say about Ann now.”

I’ve been reading her columns for years, and have seen her on talk shows countless times. So, your assumption is baseless.

[GVnana]

Here’s someone who is actually competent at parody: “I Wanna Be Like Osama” http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=eeDDb5VYwbY

[BobS]

Ann is absolutely correct in her speech. Listen again. She laid down 12 markers to move forward from. Beside from looking nice, she has functional brain cells that work together. Listen to what she said there.

[GVnana]

My last word on Coulter is post #58.