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Bobo
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 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject: "Ann Coulter Endorses Hillary Over McCain" |
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In the strange but true category ...
From AOL News:
| Quote: | Ann Coulter Endorses Hillary over McCain
By David Knowles
Feb 1st 2008 8:09AM
Filed Under:eHillary Clinton, Republicans, John McCain, Featured Stories
If you were watching "Hannity and Colmes" last night, you might still be scratching your head. Their guest was Ann Coulter, and she treated the television audience to a new benchmark in "conservative" posturing. No, she wasn't offering her usual schtick against liberals. What threw the hosts for an utter loop was her unexpected embrace of Hillary Clinton. Just how much does she, like Rush Limbaugh, hate John McCain? By way of comparison between him and Hillary Clinton, Ann said the following:
"She's more conservative that he is."
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"I will campaign for her if it's McCain."
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"She lies less than John McCain. She's smarter than John McCain."
I know. You think I'm making it up, or somehow taking her words out of context. Here's the video.
These are sad times for conservatives. They're being crushed by the Dems in the money game. They hate their candidates. The situation in Iraq shows signs of another downturn. The economy sucks. No wonder pundits like Coulter are looking for plan B.
Still, for someone like Coulter, who supports Mitt Romney, to say that her best second choice isn't fellow Republican John McCain, but Hillary Clinton... now that's a leap. Yesterday, our own Eric Schulzke penned a hate note to John McCain on the board titled, "John McCain: Straight Talker or Serial Liar." Which brings us to Pajamas Media's John Cole who wonders what the many of us are thinking:
"It sure would be nice to think that the base of the dwindling GOP is not as batsh**t insane as the nutters at NRO, Red State, etc., but I have not seen much evidence of it. The thing that needs to be said, over and over, though, is that Rush Limbaugh and those guys simply aren't conservatives. They just aren't. Radically restructuring government to create an unaccountable executive is not conservative. Building a security apparatus that is designed to spy on citizens is not a conservative principle. Runaway spending and bloated budgets are not conservative ideas. Torture and permanent aggressive wars are not conservative principles. Fearmongering and keeping the electorate scared is not a conservative principle. And on and on."
Yes, McCain presents a dilemma for the GOP hard-liners. But by the all or nothing binary equations they demand 'true conservatives" follow, who doesn't? |
Aside from the content, which is quite interesting, once again I am forced to point out the fact that in the headline, she is referred to as Hillary while the male candidate is referred to by his last name. Perhaps a little patriarchal patronization at play?
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Coppy
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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| People still listen to Ann Coulter? |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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>shiver<
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe because if they referred to her by her last name alone it could be miscontrued as hubby? Granted, hubby is not running for office, but he is in the news a great deal.
Just a theory...
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Coppy
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know, if you listen to nearly any media report on the election, a lot of outlets are referring to Hillary Clinton as "Hillary." Add that to the fact that her actual campaign signs say the same thing...
These signs have been around for several years.
So no, I don't think that referring to her as, simply, "Hillary" means anything coming from Coulter as opposed to, say, any other pundit (if you would dare refer to Coulter as such) doing the same. |
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Bobo
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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You misunderstood me, Coppy. I wasn't complaining about Coulter calling her Hillary. I was pointing out that in the headline, on television, etc., the reporters and pundits refer to Clinton as Hillary while referring to the male candidates by their last names. Maybe it's the women's studies class I took last year, but I can't help but think there is something sexist involved.
Hey, did you like my alliteration?
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers....
I think that she prefers to go by Hillary to differentiate herself both from her husband and as a woman. |
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Dave
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Ann Coulter is a man in drag.
She was on the Today program. Not too happy with John Boy. She though Mitt as VP would help but gave a quick no to Huckabee as VP.
I think McCain should pick Ann Coulter as VP - the right wingers love her and would combat Hillarys woman thing (assuming she keeps that something "extra" under wraps) |
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Bobo
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| Dave wrote: | | I think McCain should pick Ann Coulter as VP - the right wingers love her and would combat Hillarys woman thing (assuming she keeps that something "extra" under wraps) |
Dave, I'm going to try to ignore that comment. But I'm curious. What is it about Hillary Clinton that would inspire you to make a comment like that? You (and many others) seem to have feelings that go beyond disagreeing with her (although from what I've seen from your posts, I'd bet you and she are not that far apart politically). You actually seem to despise her and I'm trying to understand. So what is it about her? And do you think your level of contempt would be as strong if SHE were a HE?
This is a sincere question - I'm seriously wondering. This is not an attack on your opinion.
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Dave
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| Bobo, I should hve been clearer. My "under wraps" was referring to Ann Coulter, man in drag. I can't help it - every time I see Ann Coulter - she looks like a skinny guy in a dress. |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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ann coulter..... *shudder* |
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Laughing Man
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:51 am Post subject: |
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isn't she that blonde chick that hates black people?
why is she important again?
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:52 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forums tongue-cutting-with-scissors-laughing-man!
Ouch...
Anyway, to answer both your questions... "yes" and "she's not" |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:24 am Post subject: |
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Gah.
Reminds me of 'Old Boy' or whatever the name of that Korean horror movie was.
Welcome to the Soapbox, Laughing Man.
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Laughing Man
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:24 am Post subject: |
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but in the end, does it really matter?
I mean the kind of person who'd listen to Ann Coulter isn't exactly the kind of person who'd vote for a woman. When it comes down to it I think they'll find an old white guy just the kind of change that they want for Amerika
she's the one who wrote The Church Of Liberalism: Godless(or something to that effect)..... real progressive
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