Some excellent comments on CPAC and Ann Coulter from Michelle Malkin today.
We conservatives don't need any lectures on civility from liberal bloggers, whose bread and butter are hate and bile. We don't need any lectures from John Edwards, who chose to hire and chose not to fire two of those hate-spewing bloggers to run his campaign's blog. We don't need any lectures from other top Democrats who associate themselves with many of the top left-wing hate sites.
But we cannot point to all the hate that comes from the left as a way to in any way excuse it when an individual on the right steps over the line. What Ann Coulter said was harmful to the movement she claims to support. It was harmful to the event she spoke at. It was harmful to those candidates who spoke before or after her at the event.
What Coulter said was uncalled for. It was vulgar. It was over the line, way over the line. It was not at all equivalent to using the "N word", as those on the left would like to portray it, and as some on the right have unfortunately gone along with. But a statement doesn't have to be "as bad" as that to be wrong.
If you look at the list of columnists to the left of the page (as you should do often), you'll notice that Ann Coulter is not there. She used to be, but we removed her from the list a year or two ago in response to some other in a line of outrageous statements. Coulter has many talents. Unfortunately, knowing how not to go too far is not one of them. Self control is a conservative value Ann needs to learn to uphold.
I am a Conservative and Ms. Coulter does NOT speak for me, thank you.
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Comment by KYJurisDoctor — March 4, 2007 @ 1:13 pm March 4, 2007
Your moral relativism is disturbing.
Comment by ThunderDome — March 4, 2007 @ 3:16 pm March 4, 2007
Since the post contains no moral relativism, your comment appears to be pointless.
Comment by The Editors — March 4, 2007 @ 3:47 pm March 4, 2007
As a liberal I wish there were even more Coulters. We could not have paid someone to prove her types are bigots. Thanks Ann keep ranting.
Comment by Dean — March 4, 2007 @ 10:22 pm March 4, 2007
I am a Liberal who DID NOT defend Edward's bloggers and their filth spewing rhetoric against Catholics, especially since I am a Catholic. I wish I could slap Edward's upside the noggin for hiring these individuals without doing some sort of background check. Duh!
The Right are always quick to point out the short-comings of those from the Left as the above-mentioned bloggers in question and of course, quickly claim all people from the Left are like that because of these 2. Hell, thats what Coulter's books are all about. "All Liberals are like this because this one did this once!" Its like saying all Republicans are pedophiles because of this one Congressman from Florida. Not a very fair assumption is it but there are those from the Left who will claim this which only proves themselves to be no better at civility and dignity than those they accuse. Typical! I am very happy to see the numerous amount of Conservatives who are publicaly and righteously condemning Coulter for her vile, rude, ignorant and childish behavior. At a time when Conservative values are important and Conservative themselves are re-discovering their purpose for the future of our country, Coulter has proven herself to be a liability and an albatross in a juvenile and classless manner. Being from the Left, I can point the finger at her all day but this time around, she's your problem and being from the Left, she just did us a great big favor. Malkin is right, she shouldn't be invited back.
Comment by Syntax — March 4, 2007 @ 10:49 pm March 4, 2007
Sorry, but it IS the same as the "N-word" or "s**c" or "k**e" or any other derogatory term for a minority.
What if she'd said, "The Romans had the right idea when they fed Christians to the lions", something a former
co-worker said to me - for which I reported him.
Is it offensive? Sure. More offensive than tossing around hateful, derogatory terminology? No. It's all
offensive.
Comment by Brian — March 4, 2007 @ 11:37 pm March 4, 2007
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