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Coulter? Never Heard of Her.

by Nancy Scola, Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 03:39:00 PM EST

This morning comes word that every Republican east and west of the Mississipi is appalled -- appalled! -- that Ann Coulter would stoop to slurring a Democratic presidential candidate. As it turns out, none of them had ever heard Ms. Coulter open her mouth before. This explains how they were blissfully unaware of such Coulterian wit and wisdom as 2005's "[Bill Clinton] was a very good rapist," 2004's description of one of the tenets of Islam as "'kill everyone who doesn't smell bad," 2002's "my only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times building," and from the highly productive year of 2001: "we should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity" and "the presumption of innocence only means you don't go right to jail." On, and also from that year, her take on the legacy of school desegregation: "illiterate students knifing one another between acts of sodomy in the stairwell."

So on and so forth.

Being a provocative, cutting, political comic is one thing. Being an nondoctrinaire political thinker another. Both are things Ann Coulter is not. She's a bully, has been for years, and is egged-on in her bullydom because her shtick appeals to a certain element in American conservatism. It's what made her one of the stars of CPAC. So all these apologies and condemnations? A bit empty.

After the jump, the blast from the past -- the horrible, incredibly offensive words from Whoopi Goldberg in 2004 that outraged the White House and got her dropped as a SlimFast spokesperson:

Someone has tarnished name of `bush.' Someone has waged war, someone has deliberately misled the country, someone has attempted to amend the Constitution, all in the name of bush. The bush I know and cherish would never do such things. My bush is smarter than that. And if my bush is smarter than that, you can understand just how dumb I think that other Bush is.

Tags: Ann Coulter, CPAC, Mitt Romney (all tags)

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Re: Coulter? Never Heard of Her. (none / 0)

Well, I'm just glad they feel pressure to distance themselves from her comment. At least that is move in the right direction... next they might feel pressured to distance her from the party altogether. I read what she said about everyone at the conference (but can't find it now, or I'd link to it) and, frankly, what she said about the other Democratic candidates was nearly as appalling. I don't care if her being associated with the Republicans actually helps us, I'd just like her to be treated like cretin she is.

by lapis on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 03:58:57 PM EST

Re: Coulter? Never Heard of Her. (none / 0)

But, Coulter has said much worse...why condemn her now? She's always been a vile racist shrew.

by rikyrah on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 04:13:02 PM EST

Why Now? (none / 0)

The Right wants to have it both ways. They made a big deal about Edwards' bloggers, but they want to continue raking in the status and income that comes with spewing their vileness. It is time for us on the left(term used loosely) to be as shocked and appalled at the hurtful, and awful things Ms. Coulter has said. It is time for us to make the Republicans have to disown or defend the comments of Coulter and her kind. I bet next year at CPAC(if it's annual) Mitt won't find it so great to either precede or follow Ann. Now that the MSM is paying attention, it is time to bring out some more of those fun quotes of hers, so more people can learn about Annie's kindness towards the 9/11 widows and the general sunshine the spreads in her wake.

by Kingstongirl on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 10:49:22 PM EST
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Re: Coulter? Never Heard of Her. (none / 0)

Nasty, but I think seriously true: Coulter is a masterbation icon for a certain type of Republican-American, sorta the NASCAR-Goes-to-Community-College type. (No offense to those who, like me, are alumni of community colleges. Please tell me "None taken".) I think that is the basis of her longevity on the TV. I almost wrote "tube" but thanks to a certain congresscritter, I now know that this post will be going out on the tubes.

by dksbook on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 05:16:35 PM EST

Funny. I'd pick a different social class (none / 0)

I think she appeals to fratboys from the wealthy suburbs.

by jayackroyd on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 05:29:54 PM EST
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Lighten up (none / 0)

If Edwards was really cool...he would say:

"I'm not gay. But I don't consider being called gay an insult."

by jd2 on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 05:18:20 PM EST

Re: Lighten up (none / 0)

Apparently, Ann COulter does.

"And so in the place of the palace of privilege, we seek to build a temple out of faith and hope and charity."-FDR

by jallen on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 05:20:31 PM EST
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Re: Lighten up (none / 0)

Actually she's known in her circle as a "fag hag," always on the arm on gay men at social occasions.

She's just baiting us....and like hungry fish we keep biting.

by jd2 on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 05:35:16 PM EST
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Re: Lighten up (none / 0)

And I'm sure she has many black friends, too. Does that mean she can't be a racist?

Regardless, that she makes homophobic/racist statements is awful and she, and th eRight, need to be called out.

"And so in the place of the palace of privilege, we seek to build a temple out of faith and hope and charity."-FDR

by jallen on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 05:39:02 PM EST
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Re: Lighten up (none / 0)

Gay has never been an insult, and I and my very-much-opposed-to-gay-marriage-and-bo oted-from-mydd-as-a-result husband have many gay friends. In fact, if you think about it - Gay was actually one of the best examples of lakoff's 'framing' that you can write about - it is a happy word - much more positive, in its genesis as the label referring to homosexuality - than the labels that were applied in the 50s when it got started.

As far as Anne goes here, using the term - I wouldn't know what she said and in my busy day I won't want to know - but I do believe that its important to avoid buying books from or even recognizing people people who can't write well, and don't communicate effectively. I got a mail from the edwards campaign today that was all in a huff about it. I won't donate for a cause against something that popularizes (even by negative publicity) someone who really , at the bottom of it all, just can't write well or think creatively enough - I would much rather the edwards campaign get all in a huff about someone slandering the poems of emily dickinson than someone trying to pass off third rate doggerel as some kind of interesting political cutdown of a current political figure.

I guess thats why I've beenwith moveon.org for so long; it just doesn't make sense to spend so much time and effort on something that will get nowhere - most of moveon's policies are aimed toward return on investment - the classic case - what if the smear against bill clinton were reduced to just, a vote on censure? Then bill would have been chastised as equivalently as he ultimately was, and millions of dollars of taxpayer money would've been saved!

.. and when I win the lottery, gonna donate half my money to the city so they have to name a school or a park after me - camper van beethoven

by heyAnita on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 08:50:54 AM EST
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Re: Lighten up (none / 0)

What she said is a gay slur. It's not calling him gay that's the issue, it's the epithet.

by lapis on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 05:33:33 PM EST
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Re: Lighten up (none / 0)

Actually, I don't think either of those things are the issue. I think the issues are
a.) The double standard of "we can say what we want but your people better watch their mouths"

and

b.) There is an element of the population that is taken in by her antics. That element of the population also happens to be incredibly dangerous and potenitally prone to violence in my opinion (see the incident involving her and a group of young republicans not so long ago.)

I think the best thing we could do regarding Coulter is ignore her and instead focus on the elements of the population that respond to her. Even repeating the things she says gives her credibility as a commentator which is absoluitely absurd since I haven't ever heard a coherent political thought come out of her mouth.

ENOUGH!

by JDF on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 01:01:21 AM EST
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Re: Lighten up (none / 0)

Agree!

.. and when I win the lottery, gonna donate half my money to the city so they have to name a school or a park after me - camper van beethoven

by heyAnita on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 08:53:58 AM EST
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Re: Coulter? Never Heard of Her. (none / 0)

I enjoyed Whoopi's comment. It's likely that her bush is more enjoyable, and certainly smarter, than the bush we currently suffer.

by p allen on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 09:11:52 PM EST

Re: Coulter? Never Heard of Her. (none / 0)

I predict this story will have legs big time. Even though she's not a candidate, the story will keep popping up as a question in debates, candidate forums, etc. Not only that, it will provide fodder for Dem commercials for years: The guy we're running against attended conventions with haters like Ann Coulter. It will also be extrapolated to apply to racism. The word is clearly on the same plane as the N-word. The Right will get tired of it and her name will be mud. (They have no problem with scapegoating their own.)

Her own career will also never be the same. We won't be seeing her as a Right-wing debater on political talk shows anymore. All her future appearances will be only in reference to her own self-destruction. She was "out there" before, but now she's crossed a line from which there is no coming back.

Bye Ann. (Can't say we'll miss you.)

Bush. McCain. - The result will be the same. JohnMcBush.com

by NoMcW on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 09:22:19 PM EST

All around good (none / 0)

It sends a nice message to the base:

"The manliest of your tribe will be thrown under the bus, because your bullshit is now officially out of vogue.

"We will not protect you. We will not hide you. We do not know who you are. You never appeared on any of our registers. My apologies. Please leave."

How much better can it get? They're kicking one of their attack dogs.

by jcjcjc on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 10:25:39 PM EST

Apologies by REpub leaders mean nothing (none / 0)

Coulter has been pulling this shit for too long. I don't know why when Dem guests do on Hannity and he is on his self righteous two faced hypocritical tirades against the ugly statements by the "radical" left, no one confronts him with a few of the numerous terrible things people like Coulter have been saying for YEARS. The press is acting like either 1) This is the lowest Coulter has sunk to minimizing how horrible this woman is 2) That Coulter is one of the few wild cannons on the right and as if the repub establihsment hasn't been cheering her on all these years. She has been getting heroic receptions at many repub gatherings over the years.

by Pravin on Sun Mar 04, 2007 at 10:30:11 PM EST

Re: Coulter? Never Heard of Her. (none / 0)

WELL - I'm personally still conflicted regarding what is the BEST way to target this action and others similar, by for example Limbaugh or Malkin.
However, I think we're all wrong to IGNORE it. That's what we've BEEN doing, and it certainly hasn't diminished - by my viewpoint it's done nothing but increase in volume and nastiness. Presumably, targeting her advertisers is a FIRST good place to start, providing any of us can withhold our own venom about her when we speak.

by Dyana on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 03:29:12 AM EST

Re: Coulter? Never Heard of Her. (none / 0)

Anne Coulter is the Chia Pet of American politics.

.. and when I win the lottery, gonna donate half my money to the city so they have to name a school or a park after me - camper van beethoven

by heyAnita on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 08:56:51 AM EST
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Coulter's comments are even more disgusting when you realize that she isn't even a true conservative believer. She has fully embraced politics as a blood sport, purposedly makes imflammatory comments for the purpose of getting publicity, and is in her line of work strictly for the money.

These aren't off the cuff comments. They are carefully considered and thrown out for the purpose of getting attention.

None of the Rep organizers or candidates have any right to act surprised that she said what she said: of course she said something controversial. That's what they were paying her to do. You don't write Coulter a check so she can come to your event and provide a thoughtful analysis on issues. You hire her because she's the one person shameless enough to get on a stage and say something racist or homophobic.

by alhill on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 10:11:46 AM EST

Re: Coulter? Never Heard of Her. (none / 0)

Who is Ann Coulter? Didn't she die a day or two ago? LOL.

by BillCat on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 11:03:11 AM EST

Re: Coulter? Never Heard of Her. (none / 0)

Why does the MSM keep giving Coulter a pass as a "comic"? She's never been a comic, never worked the comedy circuit & never done standup. She's a lawyer and a right wing pundit. She makes a living spewing whatever hateful vomit pops into to her brittle, anorexic head at any moment.

by billybob on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 12:47:07 PM EST

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