Man, oh man, did any of these people aspiring to be lovers of this country ever read Thomas Paine or Sam Adams??? Like they were milquetoasts.
Ann makes her remarks in the context of greater political debate and the bulk of her research is ignored. She makes a comedic line and gets tons of attention.
How about the left wing's great comedic heroes: George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, or Richard Pryor? These guys are lionized by the left and they routinely used insulting language--but because Ann is conservative, she's forbidden to use an occasional jab while trying to make a point??!
John Edwards is a big boy. He can take it, can't he? Or is it beyond the pale to rip a guy who cares more about how his hair and moles look than if he's putting too big a "carbon assprint" on the earth with his huge McMansion??