AlterNet: Ann Coulter's 'Faggot' Remark Smears Mitt Romney Too

[marmar]

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 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."
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The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/48765/

[iamjoy]

1. Never Should Have Invited Her in the First Place

even trying to think as a Conservative politician who agrees with her politics (very hard to wrap my head around it, but I make the effort) they should recognize that Coulter is radio-active. The more I think about it, her remarks about Edwards and her use of a pejorative term frequently applied to homosexuals is actually quite tame compared with some other quotes

"We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity"
(okay, I'll give her a pass on that since her friend had just died)

what about her referring to the Democrats as "spawn of satan"?

Let's not forget her insult of the 9-11 widows.

Or her "regret" the New York Times building wasn't blown up.

Or her desire to poison a Supreme Court Justice.

I could go on and on. Ann Coulter has made so many racist and hateful remarks that are totally over the top.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter

I guess if you're conservative, she's pretty funny. If however, you are a Conservative politician who associates with her, you can't really expect her not to say something outrageous that could reflect on you.

Too late to distance yourself from her remarks about Edwards. By having her at your function, I know you agree with what she's said before.

[marmar]

2. Didn't she also say, asked what pieces of legislation she'd overturn, that she....

would "start with the Emancipation Proclamation"? Nazi gasbag.

[Jade Fox]

3. "I like a guy who hoodwinks the voters so easily".....

That's almost as creepy as the "faggot" remark.

Good luck, Romney. With Ann stumping for you, you'll need it.