Why I Don’t Like Ann Coulter

February 11th, 2006

Just as there are wackos on the left who hurt their cause, there are also wackos on the right who hurt ours.

Ann Coulter just happens to be one of the right-wing wackos. Her choice remarks at CPAC 2006 were poisonous.

Commentaries in-depth from Joe Gandelman:

The problem is: she’s indicative of the rapid decline of issue-based political discourse in this country. Political opponents are described as evil enemies versus competitors with different ideas and approaches. It’s anti-PC that sells exceedingly well on radio and cable talk shows and on college campuses in particular — but people roaring in laughter at the undercurrent of zingers that jokingly suggest assassination is what’s troubling (and particularly because these same folks would be up in arms if someone such as Michael Moore suggested the same thing about peopleon their side).

James Joyner:

CPAC is attended mostly by the people who man the booths and by wild-eyed college kids hoping to see some famous conservatives in person. I understand wanting to have as much red meat as possible for this crowd. But Coulter is an embarrassment and her words continue to get quoted as representing what “conservatives really think.” The CPAC organizers should be ashamed for inviting her back year after year and giving her such a prominent stage.

Sister Toldjah:

No matter if there are liberals out there who won’t hold other liberals accountable for their over-the-top hateful diatribes, we have to hold our own accountable. In my opinion, that is the right (no pun intended) thing to do.

There’s more justified outrage over at Right Wing Nut House.


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2 Responses to “Why I Don’t Like Ann Coulter”

  1. Matt O. on February 11, 2006 February 11, 2006 - 5:59 pm

    I applaud you for standing up against these comments. We may be on different sides of the aisle, but deep down I believe we want the same things.

    Something that strikes me as odd is that I rarely hear anybody in the mainstream media (on the right) point out her insanity and denounce her. That scares the crap out of me. For the politicians that were in attendence and the pundits that consistently have her on their show, I feel like they are supporting her racist and violent rhetoric if they do not say “hey what you said is not right.”

    I don’t think that is asking for too much, or fishing for an argument against Republicans.

  2. Jim on February 13, 2006 February 13, 2006 - 8:28 am

    The fact that we on the left don’t police our ranks is exactly why we’re going to get buried in the 2006 elections.

    My beliefs will remain the same, but the people in power that claim to represent them disgust me more than the right these days.

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