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Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

GregGS — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:43:28 -0000

Ann will vote for hillary because McCain's policies will be bent towards alinement and appeasement of the democrats this would end up no different that Bushes alinement on no child left behind, and other left generated domestic policies that back fire and get blamed on the republicans. We Republicans can't survive another 8 years of helping the democrats pass gobs more socialism thinking partisanship will get us some luv back. WE GET NOTHING BUT LIBERAL HATRED AND ANGST, for helping them. We should vote 100% republicans in office or let the social dems trash the country if they get to close to that it will be obvious that it's their fault.
Of corse they still won't get it and that's what the bill of rights original intent was for in the first place.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Guest — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:01:17 -0000

Morissey is being unusually slow here. Coulter's logic is that (1) Hillary is more likely to prosecute the war vigorously, and (2) since they'll both mess up everything else, it might as well be a Democrat who gets held responsible. Also, Coulter thinks the hands of Republicans will be tied when it comes to fighting McCain because of party allegiance, but not so with Clinton.

The logic is faulty, but it's still a hell of a lot better than most arguments in the blogosphere (this site included). The logic breaks down in two places in my opinion. First, there are more important issues than the war. The war is about survival, and that's important. But more important than survival is virtue: no ethical person would suggest that it is better to be bad and alive, than good and dead. Therefore issues such as abortion, euthanasia, etc are more important than the war, since they are about our willingness to murder innocent people in order to get what we want. The war is only about whether we live or die. Small beans by comparison. McCain may not be very solid on issues such as abortion, but he's a lot better than Hillary ever will be. With him there is at least a possibility of good judge appointments and possibly even support for legislation that would limit abortion. With Hillary: none. Of course, any other Republican candidate would be preferable in this regard.

The other fault in her logic is that a President must be a leader of character. Hillary has none. Zero. McCain has shown dishonesty, but has also shown courage, love of country, and a willingness to stand on principle (even if the principle is sometimes wrong-headed). Again, the other Republican candidates are better but versus Hillary ... (FBI files on political opponents...intimidation of Bill's cast-off girlfriends...Whitewater...Sandy Berger...) it's clear that McCain is less certain to be abysmal.

The part of her argument that strikes me as strongest is the second, that at least we can fight Hillary directly since she won't be a Republican, and possibly recover four years later with another president. Perhaps, and so one might be justified in not voting for either. But one certainly shouldn't vote or campaign for Hillary if one cares about ethics and leadership.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Cephus65 — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:09:49 -0000

Ann Coulter is right and I am with her 100% because I am a CONSERVATIVE first and a republicrat second.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

bethechange1 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:39:40 -0000

Ann Coulter so clearly has a personality disorder - borderline personality disorder, which is characterized by black-and-white thinking, rage and emotional volatility, and a need for drama. Unfortunately, many of the right-wing commentators have similar traits and those republicans who can't handle that McCain has worked in a bipartisan way with some democrats have the same problem. Do you really like the gridlock that partisan politics has caused in congress? I swear, Coulter, Limbaugh, and those who follow them are like 2 year-olds who want their own way, "My way or the highway." Grow up! How many of us can go to work and refuse to work with people to find compromises that get a job done? If McCain is so liberal, why does he have a high rating as a conservative with some of the organizations who rank politicians? By the way, I'm a democrat and even though I think McCain has a better chance that the"Stepford Candidate," Romney of beating the democrat in the fall, I hope he is the Republican nominee because he doesn't pander to the more immature and fanatic right-wingers.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Phil Weingart — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:36:06 -0000

A) You should cast your vote for whomever you believe would be the best president, not whom you feel sorriest for. If you don't have any better reason to vote for a man than that somebody said something nasty about him, do us all a favor and DON'T VOTE.

B) The comment you're reading is a mere quip. I have written at length about why I believe McCain is not fit for office. If you'd like to read my thoughts, check my blog site.

C) The man served his country in the military, and I'm grateful. That doesn't make him fit for office, though. (I'm also grateful for the men who serve by collecting garbage. Are you? That's a tough job, too.) His service in the Senate has been less than honorable. He's one of the most disliked men in the Senate. He's famous for bullying, bad temper, taking disagreement personally, etc. And don't forget the Keating Five scandal; he's corruptible. Despite his military service, he's a man of low character, and would make a very poor president.

D) I would be honored to sound like Ann Coulter. She's one of the brightest women in Washington, and always has her facts straight. I sincerely hope, however, that I never sound like you.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Mark — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:25:32 -0000

It is these type of comments that make me want to vote for McCain. The man has served his country honorably for decades, but since you disagree with him, he must be a wretch. It is very apt you made this comment in a thread about Ann Coulter, because you sound just like her.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

addage — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:24:59 -0000

I like Ann Coulter even though this last one is a real "my eyes roll up" comment. Ann argues like a liberal--its hyperbolic, emotional, usually humorous, a political tone poem rather than a reasoned analysis. Besides, anyone who makes Dems as angry as she does deserves a little slack.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Quiverdaddy — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:22:27 -0000

Thanks Ed for taking this insufferable bomb-throwing wench on. I support a different candidate, and wouldn't entertain the idea of voting for McCain in the primaries, but I can't see how anyone with all the intelligence Coulter's ghostwriters lead people to believe she has would think a Marxist approach offered by HillBillary would be preferable to McCain's approach which is overall far more conservative than either Clinton.

I'm one of those people Romney thinks is supporting McCain because I am looking for a true conservative who has not wavered on the issues that matter to me. I hope McCain doesn't win, but if he does, it is only because Romney didn't bail after he lost in Iowa and New Hampshire. Seems a vote for Romney is a vote for McCain, and apparantly now a vote for Ann Coulter to take her rightful place as HillBillary's campaign press secretary.

Good on ya, Ed. I wish you were on the Huckabee team, but at least you're calling it the way you see it on this one. Ann Rodham Coulter did more than jump the shark... she's jumped the track right under the "Straight Talk" Express. Must be Moon Sickness.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

TyCaptains — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:10:57 -0000

Sounds like he's not the only one. ;)

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

TyCaptains — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:09:05 -0000

Err, you do know that many of the Neo-cons started out as Democrats...

They simply aligned themselves with Conservatives in regards to security issues. Then those Neo-cons that were originally Republicans, moved over on some social issues - completing a marriage made in hell.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Jeremayakovka — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:01:25 -0000

Ed,

The joke's provocation - which conservatives have a duty to spell out - is its pointing out the harm done to language and our public, national discourse by allowing people to hide their bigotry behind bland mea culpa's (such as Isaiah Washington's "I need rehab"). Ann's joke wasn't pure, but it was powerful.

Whether Ann hates gay people is ambiguous. Whether she hates people who hate gay people is ambiguous. But whether she hates people who shirk accepting moral responsibility for their bigotry is clear. Rather, it's clear that she hates liberals who shirk that responsibility.

Last year I energetically defended Ann regarding her "faggot" joke. Out of respect for your concerns regarding it, I'll insist that criticism of it be qualified (as I offered above).

From my post last of last March 7: "Oh, and I was going to have a few comments about the other Democratic presidential candidate, Ms. Rodham Clinton, but it turns out that under a Hillary Administration you could be audited by the IRS if you use the word 'dyke.' "

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Dittospeak — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:21:37 -0000

I often wonder what Ann Coulter's girlfriend thought about the faggot remark. Probably just took another Valium and called Mary Cheney.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

NewOrleansLady — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:09:39 -0000

<< So let's walk through the logic here. John McCain gets castigated by Coulter because he aligns himself too often with the Democrats. Her solution to that is --- to campaign for the Democrats? >>

With all due respect, do you think it's logical for the Republican party to have their stamp all over McCain's liberal policies? No, that's not logical.... Democrats own liberal idiocy, let them stamp their own party's name on the socialist agenda that will be responsible for our downfall.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Carson — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:05:55 -0000

Ann DID NOT call Edwards a "fag*ot". I am so sick of that liberal spin. For God's sake she is close friends with several homosexuals and even gave a CPAC award to someone who left that lifestyle choice, Matt Sanchez. Stop buying into the homosexual agenda and using their politically correct terms like 'gay'. Even our kids have enough sense to know the sickness of that lifestyle and use 'gay' as a generic insult. Would you call them homophobic? Give me a break. I love Ann because she speaks the truth.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Christie — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:58:36 -0000

I’ve been thinking A LOT since Tuesday night (b/f Ann spoke out) and I’ve come to the conclusion that IF McCain gets the nomination, I PREFER that a Dem be elected. Here’s why:

There’s not much difference b/t him and the Dems anyway; therefore, regardless if McCain or Hillary/Obama win the election, we’ll still get the same disastrous liberal policies-- BUT, if it’s “President McCain”, public opinion/media would NEVER acknowledge that it's the LIBERAL policies destroying America, but instead REPUBLICAN McCain. Republicans will get all the blame… we’re talking about policies that’ll haunt the Rep party for eternity & going down in the history books! As Dr. Phil says, “You did/said it so now you OWN IT!”

Now think about this… We’ll still be subjected to socialist policies, I’d rather the Democrat party "OWN" what will ultimately ruin America! We already know that McCain is a turncoat who did everything in his power to sabotage the Rep party by teaming with Dems on numerous occasions, as he smirks knowingly while literally making our majority status irrelevant.

I agree 110% with Ann's following statement:

"At least under President Hillary, Republicans in Congress would know that they're supposed to fight back. When President McCain proposes the same ideas -- tax hikes, liberal judges and Social Security for illegals -- Republicans in Congress will support "our" president -- just as they supported, if only briefly, Bush's great ideas on amnesty and Harriet Miers."

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

massrepublican — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:53:39 -0000

No.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

massrepublican — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:49:04 -0000

Would you rather he appoint a judge who can't get approved? McCain is pro-life; there's no question about that. He also cares deeply about results, more than moral purity. McCain might not appoint an idelogue like Bork, but he would probably appoint a clear-headed federalist like Roberts. What's wrong with that? You honestly think that would be worse than Clinton's and Obama's picks?

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Steve — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:35:22 -0000

Ann Coulter lost her mind long ago. I used to admire her as an outstanding conservative spokesperson and now I just think shes completely nuts. After her shameful tirades against the group of World Trade Center 9/11 widows and Judaism, just to name a few, I think Fox is making a big mistake letting her air her views.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Rockyspoon — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:32:41 -0000

The people the Republicans (and the Democrats too, for that matter) have to worry about are people like me--an Independent Conservative. I relinquished my Republican party affiliation when they left me--left me with the likes of McCain who is totally unacceptable in this election for so many policy reasons. So who to vote for? Unlike a lot of people who have not studied Romney but have swallowed the swill that the Democrats have put up about him, I have seen him in action on the Olympics and have examined his work in Mass. Certainly his experience in the business world is unparalleled and with our economy heading south, it becomes the critical topic in this election cycle.

Without a doubt, it is time for a Conservative Independent Party (CIP), and the nominee should be Mitt Romney. I'm going to vote for him as a write-in for president regardless who the party machines get to run for the other two. McCain as president? WHAT A JOKE! The only thing worse would be a Democrat winning, but not by much. Join me with a Mitt Romney Write In!

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

STU2 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:25:01 -0000

I used to believe I was in the party of thinkers, this primary season has made me wonder.

On the issue of Ann Coulter’s recent comments, may I point out a few things:
There were 4 days left between the show and Super Tuesday.
All the general public sees is McCain being group hugged by “me-too” GOP hangers-on.
The front-loaded nature of the primaries, the reliance of the media on polling data, the creepy alliance of McCain and Huckabee and changing demographics in the early states is making a mockery of our selection process.
Every MSM outlet gives fawning coverage of McCain, disseminating his lies and informing the yet-to-vote public that not only is he unstoppable in the primaries, but also the ONLY Repub who could beat the Dems in the general election (even though they will make mincemeat of him and any GOP congressional office seeker with the misfortune of being involved The Year of the Mole).
Even this blog has an entry today all but conceding a McCain victory three days before Super Tuesday. Sure it’s honest reporting, but…EEEeeeeeyyyooooooorrrrrrrrre.

Ann Coulter is fighting for the future of her party, the conservative movement and possibly the concept of a constitutionally limited republic. The only way she could even have a chance of waking up the sleepwalking public to the idea that there is serious opposition within the party to McCain’s nomination is to make herself the subject of water-cooler talk.

If enough people see that staunch conservatives may not be able to vote for McCain (and how is any republican going to win without conservatives, we barely won the last two with them) maybe people will say, “Well screw that…I don’t like him anyway, I’ll vote for Romney”, (who IMHO is really the only republican left who can win).

Can you imagine the upset, the turmoil. Can you imagine the groundswell we could get from defeating the media/establishment candidate against all odds. It would be better than beating the immigration reform bill…what was that called again?

On the subject of Ann Coulter generally, she has more stones than all the squishy half of the GOP combined. In fact, I think a case could be made that republican women are the real men of this party.

You think it’s fun to hold yourself up to derision in a PC culture that now requires you to go to rehab if you utter the wrong word in connection with one of their favored sub-groups, but are waiting for the day they can send you to jail for it?

Ann Coulter has done more to expose to the public the history, thinking and goals of the American Stalinist movement than anyone I can think of. I can’t wait to see what facet of neo-communism her next full-fledged book is about. And if her rant on Hannity and Colmes has the effect of causing enough people to resist the McCain/Huckabee axis that this race still has an honest man (if not a rock-ribbed conservative) in the running, I’ll buy her a brand new little-black-dress.

By the way, the term “jumped the shark” is somewhat, shall we say, passé. :-)

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Carolyn Cooke — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:02:06 -0000

Sorry, guys, but I’ve been saying the same thing as Ann for months. I would rather have Hillary in the White House than John McCain who delights in kicking conservatives in the teeth. John McCain is only now attempting to woo the conservative constituency after not supporting conservative principles since 2000 when he showed up at Soros’ “shadow convention” as a key note speaker. Have you forgotten the ad he ran for the Soros’ funded anti-gun group, Americans for Gun Safety. Have you forgotten his support for The Law of the Sea Treaty and Kyoto (which he will impose without signing)? Have you forgotten his attacks on the drug industry, business, etc? … and let’s not forget his beloved amnesty for illegal aliens which will be the end of American fiscally. Even more disturbing is his penchant for obfuscation on the facts of his notorious record. John McCain will not change once in office but attempt to an enact a radical agenda, the likes of which you have never seen, and you will rue the day you supported him. By the way, I am proud female Reagan conservative. You McCain supporters are going to have to come up with a new label for yourselves.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

na — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:51:55 -0000

But if that happens, then people in the future will be left asking: what's a muslim?

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Ray_in_MPLS — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:24:58 -0000

"so we gonna sit on our asses and break the military? or step up to the plate and call for a National Draft?"

There's no need for a draft, we have plenty of troops available. For example, we could pull our troops out of Europe and send them to Iraq. That would allow for a HUGE surge in troop numbers!

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

Guest — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:32:51 -0000

Not sure why you did that - must be personal animus.

He's an isolationist America-Firster and an anti-Semite. Other than that, I'm sure he's a wonderful guy.

Re: Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?

gaffo — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:36:51 -0000

wow - that is one powerful read.

thanks!!

I concur