Ann Coulter: DEAR MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTER WHO WASTED MY TIME ...(LCR=GOProud)

AnnCoulter.Com ^ | February 9 , 2011 | Ann Coulter

[Syncro]

DEAR MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTER WHO WASTED MY TIME ...
February 9, 2011

I've been finishing my next book and only able to catch bits and pieces of the news this month, but, based on what I've heard from the mainstream media, I'm pretty sure the conservative movement is now being led either by Jared Loughner or GOProud's president, Chris Barron.

In honor of the gays who have come out of the closet as Republicans to be one of the 140 sponsors of CPAC 2011, I thought I'd run one of the interviews I gave before speaking to GOProud last September, which the reporter never ran after wasting my time.

This is also in honor of The New York Times reporter who wasted my time by writing an article -- or at least a headline, which is as far as I got -- on my speech to the gays that specifically required knowing absolutely nothing about me.

Moreover, I'm feeling like the tea party is stealing my thunder again this week, so it's time to suck up to the gays! (That's from the Times' headline.)

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Hi, Ann. I'm a feature writer for (a mainstream media publication), e-mailing per Chris Barron. Doing a story on the "new" gay left and "new" gay right (Get Equal, GOProud). Questions below my signature. Happy to talk on the phone if you like. Otherwise, feel free to respond via e-mail as tersely or verbosely as you like. My deadline is 6 p.m. tomorrow. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

(1) How often do you give speeches?

Constantly. And whenever someone cuts me off in traffic I usually have some extemporaneous remarks. But if you mean in front of an audience, about a dozen times a year.

(2) Have you ever spoken to an LGBT group or attended an LGBT event before?

Yes. I call them "Ann Coulter book signings." You have no idea how many of my fans are gay.

(3) Can you give me a general preview of what you plan to say at Homocon?

I usually start with my version of "Over the Rainbow," then I take it from there.

(4) (I'm told) you yourself came up with the "right-wing Judy Garland" line; why'd you describe yourself like that?

It was in answer to Grover Norquist's e-mail telling me I was by far GOProud's No. 1 choice as their first speaker. I said: "Duh. I'm the right-wing Judy Garland." (I wanted to be the right-wing Patti LaBelle, but Ken Mehlman beat me to it.)

(4b) Do you plan to sing?

Honestly, it depends on the money. We'll pass the hat and let the chips fall where they may.

(5) Can you lay out your stance on marriage equality (Prop 8, DOMA) and DADT?

I'm against gay marriage, but that's no offense to gays. It is just in defense of a crucial linchpin of civilization that's already hanging by a thread.

(6) Are gay rights part and parcel with basic conservatism? If so, why are so many elected Republicans so skittish/unsupportive about the subject? If not, tell me why.

No, we don't generally care for identity politics of any sort, much less hearing about people's sex lives, even Nino Scalia's. (And judging by the number of children he has, it's pretty active.)

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[Syncro]

They have no agenda except to cause trouble and dissension.

That's exactly right.

They stated unequivocally that they are a gay organization, and that they only work on gay issues, and they "have never claimed otherwise."

It is their enablers that are making them "conservative" imo.

[Ann Archy]

I am so disappointed in Andrew....is he gay???

[Syncro]

I don't think so.

He is highly intelligent, and I think he can handle this situation without getting turned.

It will hurt his conservative credibility though.

[Holen1]

“(I wanted to be the right-wing Patti LaBelle, but Ken Mehlman beat me to it.)”

LOL. She is frickin’ brilliant.

[upsdriver]

I plan to forge the conservative/gay peace of Westphalia! Conservatives will: (1) Stop treating gay sex any differently from premarital sex;

She has a point. Sin is sin.

[Syncro]

Recent developments:

• CPAC fissure over gays deepens; GOProud called incompatible

  Wednesday, February 09, 2011 4:40:22 AM · by Servant of the Cross · 49 replies

  The Washington Times ^ | 2/8/2011 | Stephen Dinan

  Deepening a rift ahead of the largest annual gathering of conservative activists in Washington this week, some of the movement’s top leaders have circulated a private memo urging that conservatism’s founding principles be recast to exclude gay rights groups from the Reagan coalition of economic, defense and social conservatives. The memo, obtained by The Washington Times, was signed by about two dozen leaders, and was released just as the Conservative Political Action Conference is set to begin its most contentious session in years, riven with divisions over a gay rights Republican group that is helping sponsor the conference and the...

• Keene steps down as American Conservative Union Chairman the night before CPAC

  Wednesday, February 09, 2011 7:20:02 PM · by STARWISE · 13 replies

  Daily Caller ^ | 2-9-11 | Steve Nelson

  David Keene, the longtime chairman of the American Conservative Union, stepped down on Wednesday as the leader of the organization, one day ahead of the first of its annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Keene had chaired the organization since 1984 and will still preside over the annual conservative gathering. His impending exit had been anticipated, but not the timing. Al Cardenas was selected to succeed Keene. Cardenas was born in Cuba in 1948, and has been a player in conservative politics since the Reagan presidency. “I look forward to taking advantage of the new energies we see today in...

• Washington Times Poll on gays at CPAC

  Wednesday, February 09, 2011 11:13:37 AM · by HalleysFifth · 12 replies

  The Washington Times ^

  Poll: Should conservative groups boycott CPAC if gay rights groups are allowed to participate?

• Al Cardenas Elected President of American Conservative Union, But Is He Conservative Enough?

  Wednesday, February 09, 2011 4:42:57 PM · by Mozilla · 4 replies

  New Times ^ | 2/09/11 | Kyle Munzenrieder,

  Al Cardenas is one of Miami's top political insiders. He's a former two-term chair of the state GOP, and a former member of the nation-wide Executive Committee of the Republican Party. The guy even gave Marco Rubio his first break in politics. The Cuban-American has just been named the president of the influential American Conservative Union, and while he's about as Republican as they come, some insiders are gasping that he may not be conservative enough. Cardenas, now a prominent Miami lawyer and lobbyist who previously served as the group's treasurer, will be the ACU's first new president in more...

  Tuesday, February 8, 2011

  Gay CPAC attendee GOProud belittles Pawlenty over DADT stance

  Posted by Kombiz

  Chris Barron, chairman of the board at GOProud, sent over a statement laying into Pawlenty calls for defunding the repeal of DADT.
  
  GOProud is a conservative gay group that's under fire from anti-gay social conservatives because of their sponsorship of CPAC, the conservative conference being held in Washington, DC. Both GOProud and Tim Pawlenty will be at CPAC this weekend.

  I understand that Pawlenty is trying hard to get people to pay attention to his campaign. Its certainly a challenge for...

[jellybean]

Hey Sync, did you forget to ping me?

Let me know if you'd like to be added to the Ann Coulter ping list.

[Syncro]

I thought this was interesting:

Cardenas, now a prominent Miami lawyer and lobbyist who previously served as the group's treasurer, will be the ACU's first new president in more...

I wonder why he didn't catch this stuff:

• CPAC host hit with scandal

  Tuesday, December 14, 2010 8:57:21 PM · by editor-surveyor · 26 replies · 1+ views

  WorldNetDaily ^ | December 14, 2010 | Brian Fitzpatrick

  David A. Keene WASHINGTON
  The non-profit organization responsible for the largest annual conservative gathering in the U.S. is under investigation for embezzlement of hundreds of thousands of dollars in donor money over several years, WND has learned. The American Conservative Union, headed by David Keene and best known for its organization of the Conservative Political Action Conference each year in the nation's capital, has been embroiled in controversies in recent years, but this one is shaking the foundations of the Washington institution. The American Conservative Union reported to the Internal Revenue Service last month a "material diversion of...

  And from the STARWIZE post in my last reply:

  ANYWAY, on top of the GOPride problem, Keene's former wife who'd been bookkeeper for the organization has been accused of embezzling a couple hundred thousand dollars (IIRC ... the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). ...

[Syncro]

Yes I did, sorry!

; > (

[onyx]

LOL. I think he did forget to ping you.

I'm against gay marriage, but that's no offense to gays. It is just in defense of a crucial linchpin of civilization that's already hanging by a thread.

Hear! Hear!

[onyx]

I wonder why he didn't catch this stuff....

Keane and his wife got the first count, that's why...lol.

[Syncro]

Dern crooked bookkeepers!

Count/steal, then put the change in the treasury.

It's amazing the guy stuck around as head of the org for so long after his wife pocketed the 400 large.

[onyx]

That whole organization has lost its way. Big tent is lovely for panels and high-minded discussions, but there’s no need for inclusiveness in the GOP platform or for laying-out the Welcome mat for GOProud and the Moslem Bros.

[Syncro]

Yup. As GOProud says, their main concern is to push the homosexual agenda.

And there is a tie-in with Obama's buddies the moslum Brotherhood also.

[jellybean]

I’ll let it pass this time...:^)

[Syncro]

[Brimack34]

Anyone hear about a book called The Pink Swastika?
I wonder how true it is. It says gays were the original brown shirts.

[little jeremiah]

Of course the homo agenda is pushed by homosexuals.

Don’t be foolish or lie.

[little jeremiah]

But she didn’t reply to the part about the repeal of DADT.

[little jeremiah]

It’s online, just google it.

I’ve read it, extremely well researched. Hitler was probably a homo as well, read “Hidden Hitler” by a German historian names (IIR) Machlan. Too tired to remember accurately, author’s name might be slightly different.

Read “The Pink Swastika”, everyone should and it’s easy, it’s online. I’d post the link but I lost all my booksmarks this morning.