In England, Communist functionaries or spies are always advised to confess to their Communist beliefs, but in America they're always told to deny them; e.g., Alger Hiss.
The leftwing media is merely aping the behavior of their Communist inspiration in both countries: confession in England and denial of their unsavory philosophy in America.
Coulter has become a net negative for conservatives within the last year. You don't need to call somebody a fag or wish somebody dead just because the libs use such rhetoric (yes, with relative impunity.)
Coulter is too smart to let her intelligent banter be sidelined by her unneccesary, go-for-the-jugular rhetoric.