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Posted By TechnologyExpert 1 year, 3 months ago in NewsElizabeth Edwards confronted right-wing pundit Ann Coulter during a live interview on MSNBC this afternoon, charging that Coulter's "personal attacks" on former senator John Edwards and others were based on "the language of hate."
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TechnologyExpert1 year, 3 months ago
Yesterday on ABC's Good Morning America, Coulter said, "[I]f I'm gonna say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot." She has previously called Edwards a "faggot." In 2003, she wrote a column claiming that John Edwards drove around with a bumper sticker saying "Ask me about my son's death in a horrific car accident."
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vor1 year, 3 months ago
That in no way excuses her remarks about his dead son. That is perhaps the lowest comment I have ever heard by a pundit. I am surprised neither parent didn't physically attack her for that remark.
She also shows she has no real skills. Won't even try to write a column without using ridicule and hyperbole. She as much as admits that she doesn't know how to speak in a civil manner. Saying that Mrs. Edwards is asking her not to write or speak at all. No such words ever came out of Elizabeth Edwards. And what a sexist comment as to why it was Mrs. Edwards who was confronting her and not John. Criticize her if you must be Mrs. Edwards is one strong lady.
LMP, I just don't see how you can support Coulter, not this time, she is so clearly in the wrong. Not a foot to stand on.
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vor1 year, 3 months ago
I would hope a guy's wife would defend him against the accusation he was a "faggot". And the insinuation that he has used his son's death for political gain should make any mother madder than hell.
It would also seem unseemly for someone who is a presidential candidate to have to address someone on Coulter's level. He has made mention of her comments but I think he is right to basically ignore her. Mrs' Edwards had apparently had enough. This wasn't a scheduled event although Matthews may have known in advance that she would call.
She does have her right to free speech but couldn't she use that right for something constructive? Nothing is gained from her level of discourse, nothing. As I once emailed Rush Limbaugh and asked "in what meaningful way has your show contributed to the betterment of America"? Of course he chose not to respond. I suppose Snerdly took care of that one.
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DoerNotASayer1 year, 3 months ago
Maybe "supporting" isn't the best term, but luv was certainly trying to explain away or excuse what Coulter said.
As far as Edwards "standing up for himself", that is odd coming from someone who "luvs her prez." Who in history has hid behind more surrogate attacks than Dumbya? NO ONE!!! From having surrogates make charges about Ann Richard's staff being "full of gays" duing the Texas gov campaign, to charges of McCain being "anti-military" in the 2000 primaries, to the "swift-boating" of Kerry. At least Elizabeth (who has a personal stake) had the balz to confront Coulter herself instead of using paid attack hounds like dumbya and his lap dog Rove.
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rockman0691 year, 3 months ago
Actually, I agree. I think she handled herself very poorly, and did not converse with Elizabeth at all. It was a shoutdown match, with Ann doing most of the shouting. However, the transcription found at the source of this article (thinkprogress) is clearly slanted to the left, and leaves a lot out. For a good video, see http://youtube.com/watch?v=t36TDc8m19A
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bubba21 year, 3 months ago
Coulter - and her 'fans' - have tried to claim that she is "joking" or being "sarcastic" when she says the mean-spirited, demeaning things about people.
I think not ... Coulter has NOTHING to contribute to society. She is the epotime of a bad joke on herself and a poster child for maliciousness and diatrabe.
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Radiofreeeuropa1 year, 3 months ago
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Beau78901 year, 3 months ago
I've always liked Chris Matthews, but he and Elizabeth Edwards are now my heroes.
The perversion of political debate of the last 15 years has been summed up succinctly in this exchange:
>>>Edwards: â;¦the language of hate, and I'm going to ask you again to politely stop using personal attacks as part of your dialogue.
>>>Coulter: Okay, I'll stop writing books.
Coulter is not stupid, but she tries to slither away from her mean-spirited BS several times, using familiar neo-Fascist propaganda tactics--also seen on Netscape:
1) Try to talk over your opponent.
2) Try to change the subject to divert attention from your own actions. (Whatever happened to that famed "personal responsibility"?)
3) Misstate your opponent's position.
4) Lie.
5) Portray yourself as the victim.
Kudos to Matthews and Edwards for not letting her get away with it.
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tehranchik1 year, 3 months ago
Don Imus was kicked off the air for less than AC does on a daily basis. I never felt hate coming from Imus---but Coulter ooozzzeeesss hate from every pore.
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tehranchik1 year, 3 months ago
There was more to that interview---it looked to me like Mathews had reached the end of his rope with her.
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toph19731 year, 3 months ago
Watch him on court TV next time he comes up for parole. He is definitely more articulate and intelligent than Coulter. As if that's not sick enough.
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deathray1 year, 3 months ago
I should stop talking about Ann Coulter's sexual preferences and just say it would be better if she died in a terrorist attack.
Remember that all we had to do fo this comment is replace John Edwards with Anne Coulter so all her ho's can tell what the shoe is like when it's on the other ****** foot.
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crespi1 year, 3 months ago
Extra! Extra!
Ann Coulter ridicules dead son of cancer victim!
Pat Buchannan declares it a victory for Neocons on MSNBC!
(Christian) Republicans once again prove own viciousness and sub-human agenda!
Extra! Extra!
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toph19731 year, 3 months ago
Get back in the kitchen wench and bring me a beer. All joking aside though. As a poster above alluded to, Don Imus gets fired for being insenitive, but this woman goes beyond insesitiveness and right into hatespeak. Yet all the cons come flocking to her defense. She needs to be forced to change her name to Rosie O'Coulter. I guess that in the Con party you can have an IQ of 90 and get elected to the presidency or become a pundit, be the VP, or secretary of state. Fantastic.
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bill29361 year, 3 months ago
Why didn't John Boy just channel the kid? But he sent his wife out to do his dirty work because if she would have been called on the carpet for her statements, she would have fell back on the 'cancer victim'. Meanwhile the left can make all the comments it wants unabated about those on the right.
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AmericanIdiot1 year, 3 months ago
Ann coulter is a skanky ******. Who would listen to this stupid bimbo? Only idiot repuplican scumbags. To hell with Coulter and to hell with the Republicans.
Lay off the dead child of the Edwards family, bitch!
Ann Coulter makes Paris Hilton look classy.
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AmericanIdiot1 year, 3 months ago
All the flannel shirt wearing, pickup truck driving, ball scratching, republicans out there:
Go To Hell!
You are not tough. You are not smart. Your leaders are not elected. You will soon face the wrath of the American people. Learn now to shut up and sit quietly.
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AmericanIdiot1 year, 3 months ago
Amerikkkan fascists, your time is up!
There will be no return to the 1950s, no return to "blacklists", "anti-american activities" investigation.
We here in the 21st century know all about
1.FEMA concentration camps
2.Operations Garden Plot and Cable Splicer
3.9/11 was an inside job
4.Project for a new Amerikkkan Century
5.chemtrails
6.vote caging
7.election theft
8.the racism behind "immigration reform" and "jobs protection"
9.the real reasons for opposition to candidates Obama (blackness) and Clinton (female)
10.Real American Patriots will make you right wing fascist pay for the hell you have created. Move to Serbia now! You are not welcome here. And if found, you may be assaulted. By the way, Democrats have guns too.
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AmericanIdiot1 year, 3 months ago
p.s.
one of the fascist gorillas made a comment about hiding behind a skirt. Who? John Edwards?
Aren't you fascist cretins hiding behind the skanky skirt of serial ****** Ann Coulter?
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crespi1 year, 3 months ago
Just listeneed to Coulter melting down on Scarborogh.
She's FINISHED.
It will save her life...
She is like a cracked statue, with excrement oozing out of the cracks.
AND SHE SPEAKS FOR THE NEOCONS.
Die, evil NEOCON FREAKS, Die!
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CitizenJ1 year, 3 months ago
We should all give up on this idea that Republicans and Democrats are different. They're like two sports teams. They have different fans but they basically do the exact same things. The only way to fix the problems in this country is to introduce some real competition into the farcical election process. Unfortunately, the "ruling" parties have created an institution where it is very difficult to run and almost impossible to get elected and if you are not in one of the two camps. It will have to be a grass-roots effort. Power to the people!
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