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Date: March 7, 2007 11:22:18 AM PST
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Subject: Fwd: Ann Coulter's Popularity an Indictment of the GOP
As Glen Greenwald wrote on his blog on Salon:
"... [T]he single most prestigious political event for
conservatives
of the year is a place where conservatives go to hear Democrats called
faggots, Arabs called ragheads, and Supreme Court justices labeled as
deserving of murder -- not by anonymous, unidentifiable blog
commenters,
but by one of their most popular featured speakers.
Greenwald was talking about Coulter, of course, and also wrote:
"Everyone knows what a rancid hate-monger she is, yet (or rather:
'therefore') she continues to be invited to the highest-level
'conservative' events, be drooled on with admiration by presidential
candidates like Mitt Romney, and have little right-wing warriors
wait in
line around the corner to get her signature on their copies of the
books
she wrote.
"... The more delicate ones will claim to repudiate her
comments in
the most limited terms, but their actions speak far louder than their
cursory and reluctant words. Anyone who went to this event -- and
that
includes Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and Dick Cheney -- knew exactly
what they would be getting. Coulter's face was prominently
plastered on
the promotional material. The right-wing political candidates who
accepted the invitations to speak there knew exactly the type of
people
would be there -- namely, the type who continuously cheer on Ann
Coulter's bigoted and nakedly hateful screeds. Anyone who makes
themselves a part of that event is purposely associating themselves
with
those sentiments. That is what this Conference is for.
"The people feigning upset over those matters are either active
participants in, or passive aiders and abetters of, a political
movement
that, at its very core -- not at its fringes -- knowingly and
continuously embraces the most wretched and obvious bigotry and
bloodthirsty authoritarianism. They love Ann Coulter -- and therefore
continue to make her a venerated part of their political events --
because she provides an outlet, a venting ground, for the twisted
psychological impulses and truly hateful face that drives the entire
pro-Bush, right-wing spectacle.
"None of this is news, really. This is a movement propelled by an
insatiable hunger for more slaughter and more wars. It is centrally
based on fear and hatred of an Enemy, foreign or domestic -- the
Terrorist,
the Immigrant, the Faggot, and most of all, the Liberal.
As John Dean brilliantly documented, that is the only real feature
that
binds the "conservative" movement at this point, the only attribute
that
gives it identity and purpose. It does not have any affirmative
ideas --
only a long laundry-list of what it hates and wants to destroy. So
to watch
as the crowd wildly cheers an unapologetic hate-monger is perfectly
natural and not
at all surprising.
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From: "Jim S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: March 6, 2007 9:29:47 PM PST
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Subject: Ann Coulter's 'Faggot' Remark Smears Mitt Romney, Too
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[[Hey, if I looked like her (skank!) -- even as a man -- I'd be
filled w/ hate, too!!]]
*Ann Coulter's 'Faggot' Remark Smears Mitt Romney, Too*
By Don Hazen, AlterNet.
Posted March 3, 2007.
But Coulter is unlikely to go away because "she provides an
outlet ... for the twisted psychological impulses and truly hateful
face that drives the entire pro-Bush, right-wing spectacle."
The right-wing "slime bowl," the attacks by conservative media and
surrogates to attempt to bang up Democratic politicians, had
another big event Friday, at the meeting in Washington of the
Conservative Political Action Conference. And this time the smell
of Ann Coulter's hate speech is all over 2008 presidential
candidate Mitt Romney, an emerging darling of the Republican party.
Coulter, who spoke after Romney and was warmly acknowledged by him,
essentially endorsed the former Governor of Massachusetts for
president in her speech. But that's something he's probably
already regretting because of her bigotry that concluded her talk:
"I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic
presidential candidate, John Edwards, but it turns out you have to
go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' so I -- so kind of an
impasse, can't really talk about Edwards," Coulter said.
Shortly after the faggot remark, when responding to questions,
Coulter said that "Romney is the best candidate we have." She said
Rudy Giuliani is too liberal -- "when both candidates for president
support abortion I think we can hang it up as a country." After
dumping on McCain, and saluting Gingrich as a brilliant guy who's
time has passed she embraced Romney: "He tricked liberals into
voting for him. I like a guy who hoodwinks the voters so easily."
McCain and others attacked Coulter's hate speech, and thus far,
according to the New York Times, Romney has distanced himself from
the remark, but not the hate spewer herself. Romney spokesman
Kevin Madden told the press, "It was an offensive remark. Governor
Romney believes all people should be treated with dignity and
respect." One might expect that Romney would go further and help
put the venemous Coulter out to pasture.
But in reality, this is all part of a dance and charade in which
conservatives gleefully participate. As Glen Greenwald wrote on
his blog on Salon:
"... [T]he single most prestigious political event for
conservatives of the year is a place where conservatives go to hear
Democrats called faggots, Arabs called ragheads, and Supreme Court
justices labeled as deserving of murder -- not by anonymous,
unidentifiable blog commenters, but by one of their most popular
featured speakers.
Greenwald was talking about Coulter, of course, and also wrote:
"Everyone knows what a rancid hate-monger she is, yet (or
rather: 'therefore') she continues to be invited to the highest-
level 'conservative' events, be drooled on with admiration by
presidential candidates like Mitt Romney, and have little right-
wing warriors wait in line around the corner to get her signature
on their copies of the books she wrote.
"... The more delicate ones will claim to repudiate her comments
in the most limited terms, but their actions speak far louder than
their cursory and reluctant words. Anyone who went to this event
-- and that includes Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and Dick Cheney --
knew exactly what they would be getting. Coulter's face was
prominently plastered on the promotional material. The right-wing
political candidates who accepted the invitations to speak there
knew exactly the type of people would be there -- namely, the type
who continuously cheer on Ann Coulter's bigoted and nakedly hateful
screeds. Anyone who makes themselves a part of that event is
purposely associating themselves with those sentiments. That is
what this Conference is for.
Frequently there is discussion among progressive and liberal
journalists about how to reduce the impact of Ann Coulter. Some
suggest ignoring her, including this author, but others are
addicted to the attention that comes from attacking Coulter, and
insist on her being responded to, talked to, etc. Frequently in
covering Coulter, everyone gets more attention; everyone gets a
piece of the action. This writer even penned a satire asking that
journalists never mention her name again, and here I am breaking my
own rule.
On the Democratic side, the John Edwards campaign responded quickly
to the
Coulter attack:
"John was singled out for a personal attack because the
Republican establishment knows he poses the greatest threat to
their power," said his campaign manager, David Bonior. "Since they
have nothing real to use against him, Coulter's resorting to the
classic right-wing strategy of riling up hate to smear a
progressive champion."
But, unfortunately, the Edwards campaign launched an ill-advised
attempt to raise money from the debacle. Mr. Bonior sent an e-mail
to supporters last night urging them to make contributions to the
Edwards campaign.
"If we can raise $100,000 in 'Coulter Cash' this week, we can show
that bigotry will only backfire on those who use it," Mr. Bonior
wrote. "John is not the first progressive leader to face this kind
of slime, but together, we can make sure he is one of the last."
But it is highly unlikely that Coulter is going to go away given
the role she plays. As Greenwald warns:
"The people feigning upset over those matters are either active
participants in, or passive aiders and abetters of, a political
movement that, at its very core -- not at its fringes -- knowingly
and continuously embraces the most wretched and obvious bigotry and
bloodthirsty authoritarianism. They love Ann Coulter -- and
therefore continue to make her a venerated part of their political
events -- because she provides an outlet, a venting ground, for the
twisted psychological impulses and truly hateful face that drives
the entire pro-Bush, right-wing spectacle.
"None of this is news, really. This is a movement propelled by
an insatiable hunger for more slaughter and more wars. It is
centrally dependent upon hatred of an Enemy, foreign or domestic --
the Terrorist, the Immigrant, the Faggot, the Raghead, and most of
all, the Liberal. As John Dean brilliantly documented, that is the
only real feature that binds the "conservative" movement at this
point, the only attribute that gives it identity and purpose. It
does not have any affirmative ideas, only a sense of that which it
hates and wants to destroy. So to watch as the crowd
wildly cheers an unapologetic hate-monger is perfectly natural and
not at all surprising.
Posted by: MrAllen on Mar 3, 2007 2:53 PM
You've defined the modern conservative perspective quite nicely.
Posted by: Karp's disciple on Mar 3, 2007 4:14 PM
There is no point in attacking Ann Coulter. She is impervious
to reason. It
may, however, be more worthwhile in attacking the pathetically low
class and inhumane people who support and encourage her. Hitler
was regarded as a crackpot when he first wandered around Vienna
with his rants. He got nowhere until thugs and mindless citizens
in Germany supported him. Without them he might have died without
even becoming a footnote in history. Lift Coulter's present
supporters out of Coulter's sewer and she will go the way of Father
Coughlin, Joe McCarthy, and other hate spewers.
» RE: Coulter as albatross Posted by: dangerouslysane
Ku Klux Koulter
Posted by: Quasar on Mar 3, 2007 5:25 PM
I always thought that the best way to respond to the Ku Klux
Klan was to
greet their marches with parades of gleeful derision.
Posted by: Aufklaerung_Baboon on Mar 3, 2007 5:27 PM
I saw her speech on CSPAN yesterday.
During it, she said something to the effect of [paraphrasing]:
"We need to
convert all of the Muslims in the Middle East to Christianity."
After she said this the 'conservative' crowd was cheering,
laughing, and
all around having a good time -- i.e., they made a lot of noise
after she said these inflammatory comments. Personally, I found
her comments idiotic, dangerous, and DISGUSTING.
I'm sure the video will be either on YouTube or Google video
soon -- her
comments will probably be used by radical Muslim propagandists to
inflame hatred against The West even more...so keep an eye out for
it if you're interested.
Posted by: Melvin on Mar 3, 2007 7:42 PM
She is not alone. The Republicans seem to be coming apart at
the seams. I
was on a Right-wing website where they were merrily discussing the
use of Nuclear weapons against Iran!
The comment on the origins of Hitler were right on the mark.
Ann Coulter Looks Like an Alien From Outer Space
Posted by: freethink7 on Mar 3, 2007 8:48 PM
in the photo associated with this story. She lacks manners,
decorum, etiquette, and basic ethics. She spews invectives,
propaganda, and lies to further polarize this country and further
the causes of the neocons.
To read more comments:
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/48765/
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