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Political Cowboy Comparing Zumbo and Coulter « — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:58:07 +0000

[…] Granted, the statement was at a CPAC event and instead of it ending up about the Republican ‘08 Presidential candidates, it ended up being about her. Conservatives have divided over the issue (much in the same way we have divided over if we’d vote for someone whose “Regan conservatism” is only a facade). Why is it that she gets all the heat and no one calls Rush on labeling Edwards as the Breck Girl or even a columnist that recently said if Edwards were elected in ‘08, he’d be the first woman President??? Tieki Rae summed up her disgust with anti-Coulterism pretty good here. […]

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Kevin — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:48:07 +0000

I guess. After seeing her response on H&C, I’m falling back under her evil spell. She handled Colmes brilliantly.

Still, it’s just one more argument that we now have to surmount to defend her position. That’s annoying.

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wytammic — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:46:25 +0000

I think we might have to agree to disagree on this one Kevin. Granted, the term faggot is not very professional, but it is not in the same category as the examples you are using (at least to me). I think the term fits in with other terms such as sluts, whores, trailer trash, etc… I thought the joke was funny in the context it was given. I’d say sorry, except I’m not.

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Kevin — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 21:49:44 +0000

It’s TOTALLY because she used the word ‘faggot’. My impression of her statements were that she was making more fun of people going to rehab for silly things than poking fun at Edwards. But you can’t use the word ‘faggot’ in a humorous way. It’s just not possible. Just like the N-word, or the C-word. they’re just not funny.

As I said, I’m a huge fan of Ann Coulter. She’s a freakin’ genius 99% of the time. If we, as supporters of her, can convince her to avoid making obnoxious statements, we all win. Her message would reach further if her detractors could not say she called someone a ‘faggot’ or a ‘raghead’. I agree with you and the lady from Sunflower Desert that Ann rocks, but I also disagree with you both because I think she should be scolded for her statements.

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tieki rae — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:36:19 +0000

Just because I feel like rambling, I do want to clarify that there are things I disagree with Ann on. I’m not a big fan of her jokes about womens suffrage because I don’t know exactly how much of that is joking and how much is serious. However, I don’t let it offend me because I know that is just who she is and I appreciate everything else she talks about. So… I guess I’m trying to say that I don’t completely worship her. Only mostly.

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tieki rae — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:32:59 +0000

I only deleted the first part for you because I feel like the second half is worth keeping.

Honestly, I’m torn. I really don’t think this comment was that big of a deal and I’m not exactly sure what people are upset about. In fact, no one seems to be sure. Is it because she used the word “faggot”? Is it because she implied Edwards is gay? (which she didn’t). I just don’t get it.

And I absolutely feel that her comment is very different from talking about Obama’s race. Because John Edwards isn’t gay (he’s just a wimp) and everybody pretty much knows it, this should be taken at face value as a joke. Obama is black, and so a derogatory comment like that would be appropriately offensive.

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Kevin — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:20:21 +0000

That’s not very funny, is it? How was Ann’s comment any different than the one I just made? We don’t have to stop loving Ann because we condemn something she said. I condemn my kids almost daily, for goodness’ sake. I sill think Ann is great, but she deserves a scolding.