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Coulter under fire for anti-gay slur
POSTED: 6:31 a.m. EST, March 4, 2007

Story Highlights• Coulter condemned for referring to John Edwards as a "faggot"
• Edwards attempting to raise $100,000 in 'Coulter Cash' for his campaign
• Comment was made by Coulter at 34th Conservative Political Action Conference
• CNN has reached out to Coulter and has so far had no response

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Prominent politicians from both parties and a gay-rights group on Saturday condemned right-wing commentator Ann Coulter for her reference Friday to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards as a "faggot."

"Ann Coulter's use of an anti-gay slur yesterday was un-American and indefensible," Edwards said in a posting on his Web site, www.johnedwards.com.

"In America, we strive for equality and embrace diversity. The kind of hateful language she used has no place in political debate or our society at large.

"I believe it is our moral responsibility to speak out against that kind of bigotry and prejudice every time we encounter it."

Edwards' campaign posted the video on their Web site, and asked readers to help them "raise $100,000 in 'Coulter Cash' this week to keep this campaign charging ahead and fight back against the politics of bigotry."

Coulter made her comment in Washington during an address to the 34th annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference, during which she gave her opinions about the Democrats' slate of presidential hopefuls.

"I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards, but it turns out that you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' so I'm - so, kind of at an impasse, can't really talk about Edwards, so I think I'll just conclude here and take your questions," said Coulter, whose comment was followed by applause.

CNN has reached out to Coulter's representative, and received no response.

But the New York Times reported that she responded, in an e-mail, "C'mon, it was a joke. I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards. That would be mean."

A spokesman for Sen. John McCain, a Republican presidential candidate, called Coulter's comments to the conservative group "wildly inappropriate."

In a written statement, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, said, "Ann Coulter's words of hate have no place in the public sphere much less our political discourse. Not only should she apologize but those who participated in the conference with her should denounce her shameful and divisive actions."

"Ann Coulter's use of this anti-gay slur is vile and unacceptable," said Neil G. Giuliano, president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, "and the applause from her audience is an important reminder that Coulter's ugly brand of bigotry is at the root of the discriminatory policies being promoted at this gathering."

In a written statement, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean called on Republicans to denounce her remarks. "There is no place in political discourse for this kind of hate-filled and bigoted comments," he said.

During a question-and-answer session, Coulter referred back to the issue of gays by alluding to the bid for the Republican presidential nomination being made by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

"I do want to point out one thing that has been driving me crazy with the media -- how they keep describing Mitt Romney's position as being pro-gays, and that's going to upset the right wingers," she said. "Well, you know, screw you! I'm not anti-gay. We're against gay marriage. I don't want gays to be discriminated against."

She added, "I don't know why all gays aren't Republican. I think we have the pro-gay positions, which is anti-crime and for tax cuts. Gays make a lot of money and they're victims of crime. No, they are! They should be with us."

A spokesman for Romney called Coulter's use of the slur "offensive."

Ann Coulter is one of the most disgusting, pathetic women walking on this earth. She isn't far behind that other well know, racist and bigoted prissy bitch, Barbara Bush. :bad:

That word she called John Edwards, didn't she use that word or one like it when bashing AL???? :bad:

Ann Coulter............YOU SUCK. :bad:

The world we be a much better place without trash like Ann Coulter. Another worthless hypocrite, bigoted conservative. :bad:

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/ABC_helps_Co...rback_0625.html


ABC helps Coulter promote 'Godless' paperback

06/25/2007 @ 12:50 pm
Filed by David Edwards and Ron Brynaert

Four months after referring to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards as a "faggot," controversial conservative author Ann Coulter appeared as a guest on the popular Good Morning America show Monday morning on ABC.

While Coulter appears to have been obstensibly booked to talk about an "identity crisis of sorts" in the Republican Party, ABC publicized the interview to coincide with the paperback release of her last book. At its website, ABC links to the seven-minute video interview (and accompanying article) with the caption "'Godless:' Ann Coulter Unplugged Conservative firebrand's book out in paperback."

An Associated Press column from March wondered if Coulter might get "blacklisted" from television: "Following her use of a gay slur about Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards this month during remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference, some on TV are wondering whether her shelf life is expiring."

"I was going to have a few comments about John Edwards but you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,'" Coulter had said at C-PAC.

As RAW STORY reported, that wasn't the first time that Coulter has "gay-baited" a Democrat. Coulter used the "other f-word" in a joking reference to Gore in a television interview last June, and on various occasions has claimed that Bill Clinton could be a "latent homosexual."

"I think that sort of rampant promiscuity does show some level of latent homosexuality," Coulter said of Clinton on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch on CNBC (Crooks and Liars has video of the CNBC comments). During a Hardball interview with Chris Matthews, Coulter also said of Clinton, "I don’t know if he’s gay. But Al Gore — total fag."

Even ABC News correspondent Terry Moran wrote in February. "A lot of what Ann Coulter has said could certainly be construed as hate speech."

'I didn't call Edwards the 'f-word'
At the start of her appearance on Monday's Good Morning America, Coulter briefly spoke about having been denounced by all three top Republican candidates over the Edwards slur, claiming that it didn't show a "shift to the tolerant among the GOP," since she was "denounced all over" for her words. The Godless author then blasted the media for focusing on statements by her, and not criticizing others when they make controversial statements such as the HBO talk show host and comic Bill Maher.

"Though, about the same time, Bill Maher said...and, by the way, I did not call John Edwards the 'f-word,' I said I couldn't talk about him because you go into rehab for using that word," Coulter said.

Good Morning America News Anchor Christoper Cuomo, a former political policy analyst for Fox News Channel, interrupted, "You said you were joking."

"I wouldn't insult gays by comparing them to John Edwards," Coulter continued, "that would be mean. But about the same time, Bill Maher was not joking when he said he wished Dick Cheney had been killed in a terrorist attack."

Coulter then added, "So I've learned my lesson, if I'm gonna say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he'd been killed in a terrorist assassination plot," but Cuomo had no reaction to Coulter's latest "threat."

On the topic at hand, Coulter admitted, "The Democrats do start with a little bit of an advantage," but insisted that "I do sort of get the sense now that there's, you know, people's reaching across the partisan divide. The country is unified. Bush really is a uniter because we're all just waiting for this nincompoop to be gone. I think we all finally are on the same page on that."

When asked who she favored in the Republican field, Coulter jokingly cited French president Nicolas Sarkozy first, and then right-wing favorite Duncan Hunter, who is not currently in the race.

A year ago, ABC News' Jake Tapper defended his network's coverage of Coulter, even in the face of criticism by liberals and conservatives who believe she says racist things just "to sell books." Tapper said on the June 9, 2006 audio podcast of ABC News Shuffle that "you can't win, really" when pondering if "we [took] the Coulter bait."

"There's an argument to be made," Tapper said. "I mean, I think people were talking about it, and certainly as a news organization, we try to cover things that people are talking about. But you always take that risk."

Coulter then added, "So I've learned my lesson, if I'm gonna say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he'd been killed in a terrorist assassination plot,"

Isn't this considered a terrorist threat and that is illegal...a jail-able offense.

I'm watching Ann Coulter on Hardball right now. We have people locked up in mental institutions that are not as crazy as she is.

John Edwards must be doing something right to have that witch attack him :!:

She's a man baby

" But about the same time, Bill Maher was not joking when he said he wished Dick Cheney had been killed in a terrorist attack."

OK as people know on the hate-slimebush sites, I love and adore my soulmate, Bill Maher--been watching him since the early "Politically Incorrect" days, and identifying with 98% of everything that comes out of his mouth--he is 'my Bill' :coolwink:

He DID NOT say what that lying lunatic said he said (of course--does she/he EVER tell the truth?)

He said IF vampire cheney had been killed in that terrorist attack, or attempted terrorist attack or whatever it was, less people would die, meaning of course, our troops in Iraq and Iraqis. THAT is exactly what he said, for once and for all. But of course the coultergeist would spin it out of whack :angry: even though supposedly her and my Bill used to be friends :blink:

Ann Coulter is a total C.....and everything she says is either a lie, or a racist and bigoted insult. I wonder if the lying witch ever looks in the mirror. Another conservative without a conscience. :bad:

But you know it's GOT to be an act--just to sell books or get her ugly face on TV, whatever the reason, because no one has that kind of blatantly outrageous.....yet very controlled.....insanity :wacko:

I'm still in complete absolute shock that she called her beloved icon a nincompoop, after all the years of degrading and insulting anyone who even hinted at his horribleness/incompetence---hell they didn't even have to hint; if they weren't singing his praises like she always has, she put them down and conjured up lies about them, now SHE/HE is insulting him????????!!!!!!!! will wonders never cease...