RE: Howard Dean Demands GOP Candidates Denounce Ann Coulter for Referring to John Edwards as a 'Faggot'

Even though I like Ann Coulter for the most part, she does go over the top a lot, and this is one of those cases. Saying crazy stuff like this takes away from the message she is trying to present.

What a load of male bovine ordure.

When did you get so PC, Andy? And how could you miss her point so badly? Were you like the rest of the right-wing blogosphere, so ready to get your panties in a twist over this that you neglected to take a minute to figure out what she was saying?

A very intelligent poster at another site had this to say:

Whether John Edwards is homosexual is irrelevant; he's such a slimy, socialist, ambulance-chasing, dirt-eating hypocrite that being homosexual would be an improvement. But that's neither here nor there.

The response shows that it's now off limits to show anything but reverence toward homosexuals, which is exactly the point Ann Coulter was making, in her uniquely-Ann way. The other commentators are huffing and fluffing over her use of "faggot," but that's just a distraction.

Suppose I had stood up at CPAC - in my long dress, sensible shoes, and church-lady hat - and said, "Men who experience a desire for sex with other men are mentally ill. I feel a great pity for them, and I hope they seek psychiatric and spiritual help. Homosexual behavior is morally wrong, and also disgusting. The average homosexual man has anal intercourse with more men in one year than I've shaken hands with in 40 years. I do not want men who are sexually attracted to boys go to near my sons at any time." I didn't use a single "slur," nor particularly graphic language, but you can bet I would be excoriated for this, just as Ann Coulter is for her decision to raise the issue with rather tacky humor.

Edwards hired two bloggers to his campaign who were noted for repeated use of the word "faggot." Coulter, in her typically inflammatory way, illustrated the hypocrisy of the whole PC crowd and their despicable kowtowing to the homosexual lobby. Members of the right-wing blogosphere are proving themselves just as guilty and hypocritical as their left-wing peers.

In any case, since Edwards is a metrosexual and a gamma male, faggot may even be a compliment. I say, "Go Ann, go!"