Posted on 03/03/2007 11:33:15 AM PST by an amused spectator
On Friday, March 1, 2007, Ann Coulter spoke at the 34th annual Conservative Political Action Conference.
Toward the end of her remarks, she touched on the subject of Democrat John Edwards (former US Senator from North Carolina and 2008 presidential hopeful):
"Oh, and - I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, ummm, but it turns out that you have to go into rehab if you use the word ‘faggot,’ so, I — so - kind of at an impasse, can’t really talk about Edwards, so I think I'll just conclude here and take your questions. Thank you."
Notice the Jedi Mind Trick that Ann uses here. She talks about Edwards, then segues to a newsworthy current event in the world of entertainment, then segues back to John Edwards.
She never calls John Edwards a faggot - she allows the minds of her listeners to do that for themselves. Now, a person who was actually at the event may be forgiven for momentarily falling for the mind trick, but's what's hilarious is the number of weak-minded or sloppy thinkers who are OUTRAGED, OUTRAGED that "Ann Coulter called John Edwards a faggot!!!". There are actual "hard news" websites that actually repeat this blather (UPI, E&P, and The Nation, among others).
I also read an article on a weblog complaining that noted mainstream media outlets are ignoring the story (among these: The Associated Press, Reuters, The Washington Post and The New York Times). Apparently, the AP, Reuters, the WP & the NYT are on to Coulter's Jedi mind tricks, and are willing for others to make buffoons of themselves before piling on.
Coulter's command of the language reminds one of Clemens or Bierce, and the way she can get her critics to do the work of lampooning themselves is simply amazing (and amusing).
I must say that's a new one on me. Got to love the Brits.
> That's for suckers, liberals don't care for decency and
> respect, just power and control regardless how they
> obtain it.
Congratulations on joining them in their game.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Ding, Ding, Ding!!! We have a winner!
Welcome to post-literate America.
How long do you plan on trolling FR?
Edwards? Isn't he really is just a bundle of deadwood.
And if purposely misconstruing a post in order to pick a perfectly meaningless fight isn't "trolling", what, exactly, is it?
As a human being, I am uptight with sexual hypocrisy, that's all. Be what you are, but don't hurt others in the process by pretending to be something other than what you are. Edwards looked like he really did want to kiss J. Franciois Kerry on the lips during the 2004 run.
ROFL!
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