GOP Candidates Criticize Coulter for Slur

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Anne Coulter wins again. Her prize? More paid appearances on Fox News, more people buying her books, etc. She's got the media figured out and she's playing them like a fiddle.

Maybe she'll be able to buy herself a pretty face and a good tan.

Her delivery of her viewpoints screams "attentionwhore." I can deal with that, but not from men or women who look like they try hard to be attractive but just CAN'T.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Maybe she'll be able to buy herself a pretty face and a good tan.

Her delivery of her viewpoints screams "attentionwhore." I can deal with that, but not from men or women who look like they try hard to be attractive but just CAN'T.

And the name of a good plastic surgeon, because her last one botched the face-job. Boom-tisch!

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by centaur532

And the name of a good plastic surgeon, because her last one botched the face-job. Boom-tisch!

I agree.

There are plenty of outspoken, unattractive people in politics. But the difference is that they TRY to make her into this controversial, political blonde bombshell. It's so evident and annoying. When THEY and SHE stop acting like she's a looker who happens to have a brain, I'll stop criticizing her looks and just critize her brain (idiocy).

[shinerbock]

You have every reason to hate Ann Coulter and think she is brash and cruel. Regardless of this, she is a very intelligent woman who conveys her opinion in ways few can ignore.

[sdsuchelle]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

You have every reason to hate Ann Coulter and think she is brash and cruel. Regardless of this, she is a very intelligent woman who conveys her opinion in ways few can ignore.

I don't doubt she's intelligent, but you can be intelligent and a bigot at the same time./

As for "conveying her opinion in ways few could ignore"... I'm sure if I ran around town being a hateful bitch, people would have trouble ignoring me too. It doesn't mean we should praise her for it. Being brash and cruel is pretty easy.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Regardless of this, she is a very intelligent woman who conveys her opinion in ways few can ignore.

Very true. But she also conveys her opinion in ways that persuade few but the already persuaded.

[shinerbock]

It annoys me that people keep getting on Ann Coulter for not persuading people. Her role is to entertain the right and debate on their behalf. She doesn't speak for the GOP, nor is she some sort of politician trying to sway people to her side. Her role is to take on the left, and she does so quite well.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Her role is to entertain

I started and stopped here.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

It annoys me that people keep getting on Ann Coulter for not persuading people. Her role is to entertain the right and debate on their behalf.

I'll agree that her role is to entertain the right, and she does that quite well. But if she's not persuading anyone, she ain't much of a debater. In fact, she's missing the whole point of debate.

[shinerbock]

Mystic, I think you're wrong in assuming the purpose of debate is to sway people. That may be the best purpose, but many people debate to win. Thats what the right has Ann Coulter for.

Frankly, I don't see how Ann Coulter is that much different from people like Mike Barnacle or Keith Olbermann (besides intelligence, where Ann wins). I think the political climate makes the most difference. Mike Barnacle or Olbermann can go around calling Bush a killer and calling for him to be executed, and some gullible Americans without much political knowledge will jump on board with that view. I don't think Ann Coulter can really do that, because while hoping Cheney dies might be politically correct, referring to someone as a faggot is taboo. Kinda odd, but thats how it is. However, when you strip away the ability to persuade the general and uninformed public, they're all just entertainers who use their abilities to rally their side.

[PeppyGPhiB]

I found it just as wrong that the people in the audience actually applauded her after she said what she did.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I found it just as wrong that the people in the audience actually applauded her after she said what she did.

I was actually shocked at the audience reaction.

[shinerbock]

Meaning that despite your claims that bias doesn't effect your analysis, I have doubts based on previous comments you've made. That is all.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

your claims that bias doesn't effect your analysis

I never said that. I said I can't get more impartial.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Maybe she'll be able to buy herself a pretty face and a good tan.

Her delivery of her viewpoints screams "attentionwhore." I can deal with that, but not from men or women who look like they try hard to be attractive but just CAN'T.

Chaos: It's very unfeminist of you to bash a woman who expresses a political/personal opinion regarding her looks

You say attentionwhore, I say self-promoter. Again, we're talking about it, so for her, mission accomplished, she's relevant for another 2 weeks.

Shiner, as to the forum, there's no one quite like Coulter currently in the political-entertainment landscape. Bill Maher might be your closest bet. Before we go and whine about the hipocrisy, I do believe that conservative radio hosts were and are unanimously critical of Maher for his comments re Chaney.

For folks like Maher and Coulter though, (Maher to a lesser degree since he has a regular gig) any publicity = good publicity. What better place than a conservative media convention to stir up a cloud of contraversy surrounding yourself if you're Coulter? It's what she does. Obviously, she's good at it.