GOP Candidates Criticize Coulter for Slur

[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.

[shinerbock]

For the record, i didn't say anything about hypocrisy.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

For the record, i didn't say anything about hypocrisy.

Yeah, I brought that in. It's been a pretty common theme for conservatives to defend Coulter along the lines of leftist hypocrisy. My bad on the lack of clarity.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Kevin

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

I guess you missed "I can deal with that, but not from men or women who look like they try hard to be attractive but just CAN'T."

Originally Posted by Kevin

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.

She's an idiot promoter. She doesn't push relevant issues for the sake of relevancy. Her "political/personal opinions" are dramatized ideas to promote herself as a political character.

And I'm not even a Democrat OR a liberal.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I guess you missed "I can deal with that, but not from men or women who look like they try hard to be attractive but just CAN'T."

Why does it matter so much to you whether or not the woman's attractive? Many would beg to differ with you as to her attractiveness, promoters included. Why shouldn't they use her looks as a means to set her apart from other faces/voices in the TV-news-guest-commentator business? Enough men and women find her attractive that they tune in to see what she has to say. I guess the proof is in the ratings and the fact networks continue to ask her back.

She's an idiot promoter. She doesn't push relevant issues for the sake of relevancy. Her "political/personal opinions" are dramatized ideas to promote herself as a political character.

And I'm not even a Democratic OR a liberal.

She's an idiot promoter? What do you mean -- that she promotes idiots? Idiocy? I'm not getting a clear signal from you there. If you mean to say that she's an idiot, I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you on that. The very fact that we're having this conversation is testimony to the fact that she's very good at what she does -- stirring up controversy on various subjects and getting herself noticed. We've noticed. She wins.

As to the relevancy or lack thereof concerning the issues/personal opinions she dramatizes, who is to say they are not relevant? Certainly, it is true that saying John Edwards is a "faggot" is going to stir controversy, but does it raise an irrelevant issue? That word is often (rightly or wrongly) associated with being weak. Is Edwards the guy you want to refer to as "Commander in Chief"? Or is he too much of a girly man for the job? Coulter raised the point in a very controversial way. On one hand, it brings that issue to the limelight. On the other, it virtually guarantees Coulter paid appearances on various TV news shows to defend her statement.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Why does it matter so much to you whether or not the woman's attractive?

Try reading my posts.

Originally Posted by Kevin

I'm not getting a clear signal from you there.

That's cool. Not every opinion is up for debate.