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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 04:50 PM Mar 2012

Ann Coulter: GOP has a ‘problem with charlatans’ like Sarah Palin

Ann Coulter: GOP has a ‘problem with charlatans’ like Sarah Palin



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/14/ann-coulter-gop-has-a-problem-with-charlatans-like-sarah-palin/



At a Lincoln Day Dinner event in Florida, she was asked about the possibility of a brokered Republican convention.

“One of the ones promoting that is Sarah Palin, who has suggested herself as the choice,” Coulter replied. “I think as long as it’s between us girls, I’ve been observing something about her. I don’t think it’s likely to happen. I don’t know what these people are cheering for.”

“And just a more corporate problem is I think our party and particularly our movement, the conservative movement, does have more of a problem with con men and charlatans than the Democratic Party,” Coulter continued. “I mean, the incentives seem to be set up to allow people, as long as you have a band of a few million fanatical followers, you can make money. The Democrats have managed to figure out how not to do that.”

“Dennis Kucinich, he’s a nut, he has fanatical followers, but he doesn’t gets a show on MSNBC. He doesn’t get any kind of gig on MSNBC. He’s road kill. Howard Dean doesn’t get a show. Howard Dean was fairly respectable for a Democrat. No, you embarrass us and drag this thing out, and you are finished in the Democratic Party.”
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Ann Coulter: GOP has a ‘problem with charlatans’ like Sarah Palin (Original Post) Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 OP
LOLOL Skittles Mar 2012 #1
Ann Coulter: GOP has a ‘problem with charlatans’ Now that's funny. yellowcanine Mar 2012 #2
Mirror mirror... nt Xipe Totec Mar 2012 #3
A rare moment of sanity from Coulter? Liberal Veteran Mar 2012 #4
You got it, she'll be right one more time today. Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #5
When the GOP is so screwed up Turbineguy Mar 2012 #22
A moment of honesty from a pathological liar... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #6
"as long as you have a band of a few million fanatical followers, you can make money" JI7 Mar 2012 #7
Well, she should know. SharonAnn Mar 2012 #37
Crikey she is sounding almost reasonable. yellowcanine Mar 2012 #8
Apparently Annthrax is staring into the mirror again. hifiguy Mar 2012 #9
Oh please tyne Mar 2012 #10
ooh yeah- off to check Sarah's facebook page now` Beaverhausen Mar 2012 #13
and herself? B Calm Mar 2012 #11
She's right, for once. And she's one of them. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #12
I think you've got it aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #19
Ann may have to convert to liberal, like Arianna did. emulatorloo Mar 2012 #33
She's the expert on charlatans and how they operate. closeupready Mar 2012 #14
Ann must really detest Sarah. Mz Pip Mar 2012 #15
I did'nt used to be a fan of Rev. Al Mopar151 Mar 2012 #55
Next thing you know she'll be calling someone "an anorexic imbecile with protofascist tendencies and Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2012 #16
Oh lordy lu... hifiguy Mar 2012 #20
Projection lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #24
+1000 noiretextatique Mar 2012 #35
DUzy! Amonester Mar 2012 #52
and it's ON! PearliePoo2 Mar 2012 #17
Oh, this will be fun to watch. Gold Metal Flake Mar 2012 #18
Popcorn anyone? left on green only Mar 2012 #43
Uh, yeah... Gold Metal Flake Mar 2012 #51
Blacktop? Why not mud or Jello? n/t eridani Mar 2012 #58
That works for me too! left on green only Mar 2012 #61
Who knew? lpbk2713 Mar 2012 #21
Coulter has been persona non grata at FR for a couple of years now Gman Mar 2012 #23
Who is that in the picture? left on green only Mar 2012 #45
That is our buddy Jim Robinson, owner of Free Republic.com jmowreader Mar 2012 #53
Thank you for enlightening me, jmowreader left on green only Mar 2012 #60
My God Ann, THEY ARE ALL CON MEN AND CHARLATANS! Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #25
you got it, coulter. oh, btw... magical thyme Mar 2012 #26
Wow - it's pretty bad when even Coulter has no respect for you Sarah! jillan Mar 2012 #27
Ha! Let's see Sarah challenge Ann to a debate. tanyev Mar 2012 #28
republican wrestling - live on faux.... spanone Mar 2012 #29
Takes one to know one, right Mann? librechik Mar 2012 #30
Too me this smells of jealousy intaglio Mar 2012 #31
Remarks like this from the original charlatan Cleita Mar 2012 #32
who is she fooling'??? fascisthunter Mar 2012 #34
I'm sorry but what's the difference again? ibegurpard Mar 2012 #36
I think she has a point though Political Has beens in the GOP don't go away TNLib Mar 2012 #38
Oh man this is going to be good... SomethingFishy Mar 2012 #39
Ouch. "Cat fight on aisle 3!! Cat fight on aisle 3!!" kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #40
her charlatan money must be drying up Enrique Mar 2012 #41
Takes one to know one. I don't know which one is more despicable. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #42
What is recycling a Republican worth? BadgerKid Mar 2012 #44
She would know about being a charlatan. n/t Aerows Mar 2012 #46
That's nothing some Gin can't fix underpants Mar 2012 #47
Sorry, but it sure reads like word salad lunatica Mar 2012 #48
Pot...kettle. n/t knowledgeispwr Mar 2012 #49
Meow eom Crabby Appleton Mar 2012 #50
Guess Sarah has cut into Coulter's face time on FOX. n/t EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #54
If Ann Coulter is the voice of wisdom and reason in today's Republican Party they do have a problem Douglas Carpenter Mar 2012 #56
Ooooh, this is delicious. Palin is probably preparing a snarky, sarcastic tweet in reply. Hahahaha! Cass Mar 2012 #57
Does she own a fucking mirror? cbrer Mar 2012 #59
you are right Ann, we need TRUE conservatives like you snooper2 Mar 2012 #62
I love a good Conservative catfight (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #63
Everyone, please excuse me for one moment, there is something that I need to do... Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #64
An Coulter has a problem with Ann Coulter. Ganja Ninja Mar 2012 #65

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
8. Crikey she is sounding almost reasonable.
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 04:55 PM
Mar 2012
the conservative movement, does have more of a problem with con men and charlatans than the Democratic Party,”



I just saw a pig fly over a frozen lake in Hell.

tyne

(1,248 posts)
10. Oh please
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 04:56 PM
Mar 2012

please please let this mean that Ann and Sarah are going to get into a cat fight!

Good luck Sarah...you've met your match.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
12. She's right, for once. And she's one of them.
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 04:56 PM
Mar 2012

I guess she's jealous of the other one who stole her spot in the charlatan limelight and was better at cashing in on it.

And what an endorsement for Dennis Kucinich. She just legitimized him, not that he needed it, and proved what a threat a person who tells the truth is to Republican Charlatans.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
19. I think you've got it
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:01 PM
Mar 2012

She's been jealous of Palin's ability to hog the spotlight while her own career has tanked.

Mz Pip

(27,445 posts)
15. Ann must really detest Sarah.
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 04:59 PM
Mar 2012

I don't think I can remember any instance where Coulter has said anything positive about the Democratic Party. She even used "Democratic Party" instead of the usual RW diss of Democrat Party.

It is an intersting observation, though. Though Al Sharpton was a former candidate and has his own show on MSNBC, but then he never held office, either.

Mopar151

(9,983 posts)
55. I did'nt used to be a fan of Rev. Al
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 05:09 AM
Mar 2012

But the man has a gift for "home truth" analasys, and has the "gift of gab" - Witness his "You don't fake South!" comment RE: Mittens "cheesy grits" line. Correctly analyzed, sourced, and attributed in a paragraph.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)
16. Next thing you know she'll be calling someone "an anorexic imbecile with protofascist tendencies and
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:00 PM
Mar 2012

huge Adam's apple".

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
17. and it's ON!
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:00 PM
Mar 2012

Hey Coulter...expect a nasty Tweet or a devastating FaceBook slam coming your way in 5..4..3..2..






Gold Metal Flake

(13,805 posts)
18. Oh, this will be fun to watch.
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:01 PM
Mar 2012

I love how they are tearing each other down. The club rules have been abandoned.

left on green only

(1,484 posts)
43. Popcorn anyone?
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 08:09 PM
Mar 2012

Perhaps our thinking is going down the same path? I have been imagining the two of them in not just a war of slander, but rather in an all out cat fight, in street clothes and on blacktop. From what you know of them in the media, which one do you think would prevail, and how long do you imagine the loser would be able to stay viable? I realize that coulter is a near anorexic, but from all that I have seen, she is also vicious almost beyond description. A veritable wolverine I might add. I also imagine the palin going for the hair, right away.


Gold Metal Flake

(13,805 posts)
51. Uh, yeah...
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 11:31 PM
Mar 2012

I was thinking about the various RW shitheads and rednecks choosing up sides and going after each other on the Yahoo boards and Freepoid forums. But, hey, enjoy your vision.

Gman

(24,780 posts)
23. Coulter has been persona non grata at FR for a couple of years now
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:12 PM
Mar 2012

Pretty much since the dawn of the teaparty. She's also toned it down a lot too. She carried around the crown of queen of the crazies for years. Then when the real teabagger crazies came out of the wood work it's like she said "whoa! They're friggin' batshit crazy!"

Coulter is not crazy in a Rimjob way. It's always been a shock act with her supplemented with a pretty shitty upbringing that makes her think it's ok to be as shitty to people as can be. But it appears even the teabaggers make her back off and I think that's what we're seeing.

Plus, she's not stupid enough to think a Gingrich or a Santorrum will be president. She wants access so she tones it down and supports Romney. The woman is not an idiot.

 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
25. My God Ann, THEY ARE ALL CON MEN AND CHARLATANS!
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:16 PM
Mar 2012

Without them you would have no party. We all know that their economic policies are pure fantasy but that is what sells to the conservative masses so that is what they sell.

We all know that their foreign policies are suicidal but that is what sells to the conservative masses so that is what they sell.

Even now Newt Gingrich is selling the idea that he has a secret plan to bring the price of gas down and the masses are buying it. In 2008 McCain sold his secret plan to catch or kill Bin Laden and the conservative masses bought that too.

They even sell the fantasy that climate change can't be happening because there is some bible quote that can be twisted to mean that God wouldn't let that happen. Guess what... the conservative masses buy that crap too.


There is no there there. It is all distortion, deception and bold faced lies. You reap what you have sown and the Republican party has sown some serious bull shit.

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)
36. I'm sorry but what's the difference again?
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 06:31 PM
Mar 2012

Please explain to me how any of these people are worse than Ann herself...

TNLib

(1,819 posts)
38. I think she has a point though Political Has beens in the GOP don't go away
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 06:44 PM
Mar 2012

or fade back into the party. They become stars and get lucrative gigs as political pundits.

It doesn't seem to happen as much with democratic party.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
41. her charlatan money must be drying up
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 07:01 PM
Mar 2012

now she's going after sell-out-to-rich-guy money. Ron Paul is doing the same thing, with the same rich guy, Mitt Romney. The money is very good, no doubt.

Oh and by the way, she's absolutely right.

Cass

(2,600 posts)
57. Ooooh, this is delicious. Palin is probably preparing a snarky, sarcastic tweet in reply. Hahahaha!
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 06:30 AM
Mar 2012

I hate to say it, but I agree with Coulter. She's got Palin's number big time.

 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
62. you are right Ann, we need TRUE conservatives like you
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 01:10 PM
Mar 2012

to spout exactly what you think and feel so the ignorant masses can get a clear message...

Please, expose the charlatans so all the REAL bible thumpin' black hatin' gay bashin' repukes can bask in the limelight! Ya hear me Beeyatch!

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
64. Everyone, please excuse me for one moment, there is something that I need to do...
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 01:15 PM
Mar 2012

AAAAAHAHHAHhHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!


...(wheeze)...







OK, now where was I?

Oh, yes, the treatise I was perusing on Hypocrisy.

I think I shall make this the subject of my Thesis.

Ganja Ninja

(15,953 posts)
65. An Coulter has a problem with Ann Coulter.
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 01:59 PM
Mar 2012

For that matter the whole GOP are charlatans from the top all the way down to the grass root Teabagging racist trash at the bottom. The joke about "keeping your government hands off my medicare" being a case in point.

They may not know much but they know hate and they hate everybody.

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