CPAC convention: Ann Coulter on John Edwards

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<p>Ann Coulter, speaking at the CPAC convention on John Edwards:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxgVuB3TyaU[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxgVuB3TyaU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The roomful of Republican political hacks seemed to enjoy her remarks.</p>

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<p>I’m wondering if she’s starting to lose it–this behavior is very strange. She’s into her forties now…I don’t know…I find this bizarre.</p>

<p>In fact, the thought has crossed my mind that maybe she needs to go into rehab for some kind of substance abuse: a cry for help, maybe?</p>

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<p>I think she just knows her audience. You don’t use that line without thinking about it ahead of time.</p>

<p>It’s just disgusting on so many levels: the homophobic slur, the ad hominum attack on a Presidential candidate, etc.</p>

<p>The lack of CPAC poo-bahs and Republican candidates expressing outrage certainly speaks volumes.</p>

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<p>I don’t care which side of the aisle you are on but anyone who resorts to derogatory name calling such as using the word “■■■■■■” about a political candidate for president cannot be taken seriously. Discussion of issues are one thing. I would expect more even ofa high school student running for student council beyond name calling using slang derogatory language. After a comment like that, I wouldn’t care what else she had to say. If the best she can do is mudslinging of slang words and name calling, it says a lot about her and about not having actual issues to stand on and having to resort to name calling with foul language. Also, I don’t quite even understand her choice of words, “■■■■■■”. It is not only homophobic to say that about anyone, but I am baffled about its use in this context of this particular man, John Edwards.</p>

<p>I cross posted with InterestedDad in post #3 but agree with all that he wrote. It certainly says something that the Republicans present didn’t express outrage at the ad hominum attack on a candidate and the use of a homophobic slur. Their applauding and their lack of speaking up, says a lot. This kind of talk should be unaccepable to anyone, no matter which party they are part of.</p>

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<p>You guys do know that most people who attend CPAC, are College Republicans right? </p>

<p>Regardless of political views, just be thankful that there are young people who care about what’s going on in the world. Also, how come you guys denounce Ann Coulter, but not Noam Chomsky? He’s said some pretty disgusting things, and yet no one calls him on that (at least the liberals don’t).</p>

<p>And no, I did not watch the video, so I will not discuss Coulter’s statements. I cannot comment on that if I’ve never watched the video. I’m talking about her in a general sense.</p>

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<p>And this is what the Republican party bigwigs chose to display as the keynote speaker to the College Republicans who are the future of their party?</p>

<p>What a tone to set for the next 20-40 years.</p>

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<p>The mainstream media is keeping it quiet too. One outlet reported only that she spoke and it was well-received, but not that what was received so well was a gay bashing smear.</p>

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<p>Smurfette – While I’m tempted to ask for an equivalent example from Noam Chomsky, that would be quite beside the point. It’s perfectly reasonable to criticize one speaker without requiring that other speakers are similarly criticized.</p>

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<p>yes, id - The cheers and applause for her after those remarks is what I find most disturbing, and telling. This is the conservative leadership of today.</p>

<p>I keep waiting for the honorable conservatives in this country to start denouncing Ann Coulter, Limbaugh and their ilk.
There are good Republicans out there. Please take back your party.</p>

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<p>smurfette - if you had watced the video, I’m confident that you would have been disgusted - not just at the comments, but at the reactions. I don’t anyone, right or left, saying anything as disgusting as this as an invited speaker and getting away with it, much less applauded for it.</p>

<p>And if they have, shame on them.</p>

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<p>I was watching the entire speech on C-SPAN. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.</p>

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<p>It’s unbelievable to us. But I don’t think it came as any surprise to the people in the audience or the people who invited her to give the speech. She is well known for her use of the term “■■■■■■” to smear Democratic politicians. If they didn’t want her to do it, they wouldn’t have invited her to set the tone for their conference.</p>

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<p>I didn’t know this was a term she’s been known to use outside of print.
Actually, I can understand how some may think this is an effective smear - the term connotes weakness and vulnerability. I think is what she’s after.
Humor, however tasteless, is not her main goal or agenda.</p>

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<p>Following Conyat, here’s a link to an article that says she’s used the term in reference to Gore, Clinton, and other democratic candidates (all married).</p>

<p><a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost;

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<p>This is the in-your-face outrageous shock talk that apparently gets the attention of young people in this country and I think we’re going to have to get used to it. It’s the same deliberate offensiveness as the profanity-laced, invective-filled blogs on both sides of the political divide out there (Amanda Marcotte for example) and it’s going to continue to find its way into the mainstream events covered by MSM. I would like to know if the organization of gay Republicans has reacted to this.</p>

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<p>i don’t see references to other candidates in this article,marite. Am I missing something?</p>

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<p>I should have said Democrats rather than Democratic candidates. Here is the excerpt:</p>

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<p>I disagree, jazzymom. I don’t think we have to get used to it, and I don’t think this is the fault of young people. Blogs are a different animal than a paid speaker to a political party’s major event. I refuse to get used to racial or homophobic slurs in a live public forum, and my kids agree with me.</p>

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<p>marite - the link doesn’t go to your excerpt - but to a letter that the Edward’s campaign sent to its supporters. Check it out.</p>

<p>I was glad to see the letter, though. I may contribute.</p>

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<p>Okay. This is the article that was linked by the Huffingtonpost and from which I quoted an excerpt.
<a href=“Top News, Latest headlines, Latest News, World News &amp; U.S News - UPI.com”>Top News, Latest headlines, Latest News, World News &amp; U.S News - UPI.com;

<p>By the way, not all conservatives are enamored of Coulter. Here are a couple of links from Andrew Sullivan’s blog:

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<p><a href=“Rod Dreher”>Rod Dreher;

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<a href=“http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/g/380bdbbd-8f01-45cb-8dd8-d1370aa6f1b2[/url]”>http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/g/380bdbbd-8f01-45cb-8dd8-d1370aa6f1b2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I love Ann Coulter</p>