John Edwards on Ann Coulter's Comments
3/03/2007 at 5:22 PM EST
John Edwards released the following statement today:
Ann Coulter's use of an anti-gay slur yesterday was un-American and indefensible. 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..
As reprehensible as he is suggesting it was, it seems to me that instead of really distancing himself from it, he instead is trying to make money off of it....and raise what he is calling "Coulter Cash." He also refers to Coulter as a "Republican mouthpiece", which I find offensive. Coulter is a conservative....very few Republicans are conservative. A lot of the follow-up comments on the blog, of course, were anti-Coulter (nothing new, of course), but, as usual, they applaud free speech...except the free speech that they disagree with. I think, in line with Coulters joke.......it appears the liberals really do think she needs to go into rehab now. Her actual response to critcism was even better: Ms Coulter's response to the Republican criticism in an e-mail message: "C'mon, it was a joke. I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards. That would be mean."
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