Yeah, that's just what CPAC needs -- an association with homophobia. Nice work, Ann.
"Yeah Ann! Thats MY job!"
Posted on 03/02/2007 3:22:58 PM PST by Pyro7480
Michelle Malkin writes:
Ann Coulter just finished her riff on Al Gore, tossed out some cute jokes ("You can understand why Hollywood is concerned about global warming. You know what heat does to plastic."), and ended with a cheap one-liner about John Edwards being a "faggot." (Paraphrasing) She said she would refrain from commenting on Edwards because "if you say faggot, you have to go to rehab."
A smattering of laughter.
Not from this corner.
Crickets chirping.
Flashback Last year's bomb about "ragheads."
Bryan at Malkin's Hot Air:
I’m no fan of John Edwards, but that’s just a stupid joke. It’s over the line. The laughter it generated across the room was more than a little annoying.
Last year it was “raghead.” This year it’s calling John Edwards a “faggot.” Two years in a row, Coulter has finished up an otherwise sharp CPAC routine with an obnoxious slur that liberals will fling at conservatives for years to come.
Thanks, Ann.
The Captain of Captain's Quarters opined
Yeah, that's just what CPAC needs -- an association with homophobia. Nice work, Ann.
At some point, Republicans will need to get over their issues with homosexuality. Regardless of whether one believes it to be a choice or a hardwired response, it has little impact on anyone but the gay or lesbian person. We can argue that homosexuality doesn't require legal protection, but not when we have our front-line activists referring to them as "faggots" or worse. That indicates a disturbing level of animosity rather than a true desire to allow people the same rights and protections regardless of their lifestyles.
Ann Coulter can be an entertaining and incisive wit. Unfortunately, she can also be a loose cannon, and CPAC might want to consider that the next time around.
Mary Katharine Ham of Townhall.com's one-liner
You shouldn't have to go to psych eval for using it, but it's a nasty word. Just don't.
Sean Hackbarth of The American Mind:
Ann Coulter almost made it through her CPAC speech without looking like a complete buffoon. She wasn’t funny, she rarely is, but she’s an attention whore. Near the end of her speech she said she wouldn’t talk about John Edwards because ” you have to go into rehab if you use the word ‘faggot.’” She’s now on non-speaking terms with any gay and lesbian friends.
Are these bloggers right in criticizing Ann Coulter, or is it a case of being over-sensitive because of the expected criticism from the Left?
They are way over sensitive and I think what she said is funny.
I think it was bad form on Ann's part. It was calculated behavior on her part.
Live by the mouth, die by the mouth.
But, hey, Ann, if you need mouth-to-mouth, cell me...
You asked -- "Are these bloggers right in criticizing Ann Coulter, or is it a case of being over-sensitive because of the expected criticism from the Left?"
Well..., it's all about image. She could have said the same thing to the same people, apart from a public stage and they would have been laughing their heads off. But, in the public glare, they're running scared of the "f*gs". What a bunch of weenies... What can you say?
Regards,
Star Traveler
Ann Coulter's style is certainly not mine ... but the quivering squeamishness of these commentators is over the top.
The upshot is that one is not allowed to express any disapproval or disrespect toward homosexuals.
If you say faggot you have to go to rehab. LOL It's true.
Reminds me of Sean Penn's famous line: "They're all fags, mannnnnn !!!!!"
What does anybody go to hear at an Ann Coulter speech? They want something provocative. They want her to push the envelope. When I see equal protection for Conservative Straight White Men as far as public criticism in speeches, then I will worry about someone calling someone a faggot.
I wonder what would have happend if she had said "girly man" instead of "faggot." I don't think these people would have reacted the same way.
That is freaking funny.
I too run against some of the FR grain....I understand and actually agree with Ann's underlying concepts but have always thought of her as crass and over the top.... She is just too crude and though it has made her millions, I would not emulate her.....ever....
I would have said "pansy".
Ann's a stand-up comedian, not a commentator. No one takes Dennis Miller seriously, so why does everyone listen so intently to Ann Coulter?
Yeah, that's just what CPAC needs -- an association with homophobia. Nice work, Ann.
"Yeah Ann! Thats MY job!"
In other news, the sun will come up in the East tomorrow, and Nancy Pelosi is a Woman.
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