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Imagine that. A woman, not running for office, speaking up on politics.
Like, some kind of pundit or commentator or something. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 14, 2012 06:11 PM (nh6gH) 2
Shorter version: Ann Coulter has lost touch with the meaning of irony.
Posted by: DriveBy at March 14, 2012 06:11 PM (C9Vc8) 3
Ann Coulter has jumped the fucking shark.
Posted by: Mr Pink at March 14, 2012 06:11 PM (qblrZ) 4
y u heff to be mad, Ann?
Posted by: kallisto at March 14, 2012 06:11 PM (jm/9g) 5
I remember when Ann Coulter was angrily insisting she would vote for Hillary Clinton if we didn't nominate Mitt Romney in 2008.
How annoying that she criticizes a Republican who actually accomplished things in office. Ann Coulter is simply a shill for Romney. Romney probably will be the nominee, and so his fans need to consider how to bring conservatives back into the tent. Bashing Palin is the most asinine tactic imaginable. Posted by: Dustin at March 14, 2012 06:12 PM (wcT+8) 6
pot meet kettle
Posted by: someone at March 14, 2012 06:13 PM (bqjJT) Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 14, 2012 06:13 PM (yqRWu) 8
Ann Coulter appears to be something of a charlatan herself; otherwise, how do you go about declaring RomneyCare conservative?
Posted by: Kensington at March 14, 2012 06:13 PM (/AHDz) 9
WTF is wrong with Coulter? Hormones? I'm thinking hormones.
Also, she needs to get laid.....by a man. Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:14 PM (A98Xu) 10
rowr Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 14, 2012 06:14 PM (m8NEN) 11
Ann Coulter is a model of journalistic integrity, and I should know.
Posted by: Jennifer Rubin at March 14, 2012 06:14 PM (/AHDz) 12
Ann is jealous of Sarah's hot husband and her nice pack of kids. None of which Ann has been able to accomplish.
Posted by: madamex at March 14, 2012 06:14 PM (5+Fw+) Posted by: Boots at March 14, 2012 06:14 PM (neKzn) 14
Say it to Sarah's face. I'll help you back up.
Posted by: Todd Palin at March 14, 2012 06:14 PM (DATOZ) 15
*peeks in thread, tiptoes away*
Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 14, 2012 06:14 PM (UOM48) 16
If Palin is a charlatan this Ann Coulter is a clown. Ann Coulter now has negative credibility in my book . . .. what a feeble-minded turncoat bit@#!
Posted by: Pragmatic at March 14, 2012 06:14 PM (z8Cts) 17
If Palin is a charlatan then Ann Coulter is a clown. Ann Coulter now has negative credibility in my book . . .. what a feeble-minded turncoat bit@#!
Posted by: Pragmatic at March 14, 2012 06:15 PM (z8Cts) 18
Both factions of the Running Things Party have gotten particularly stupid, ham-fisted, and desperate this cycle.
Posted by: Ken at March 14, 2012 06:15 PM (7yb9x) 19
Ann Coulter. Resist we much.
Posted by: USMC 8541 at March 14, 2012 06:15 PM (sGtp+) 20
Ann Coulter's sober words and sober thoughts are what we need in these sober times. And I should know.
*hic* Posted by: Peggy Noonan at March 14, 2012 06:15 PM (/AHDz) 21
Her screeching for Romney was so shrill, I thought she was a democrat politician.
Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:15 PM (A98Xu) 22
I am the only woman that is allowed to speak about politics! Now shut up and buy my book!
Posted by: Ann Coulter at March 14, 2012 06:15 PM (A2+pr) Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 06:15 PM (TomZ9) Posted by: Pragmatic at March 14, 2012 06:16 PM (z8Cts) 25
Yeah, what a hypocrite that Ann Coulter is.
Remember when Ann spent months pretending that she was going to run for President, complete with pseudo-campaign bus tour and frequent appearances in early voting states that legitimate candidates were campaigning in? Posted by: Hollowpoint at March 14, 2012 06:17 PM (SY2Kh) 26
If Coulter wants to debate Palin's ideas, fine.
But it does read like Coulter is marking her territory. "You can't be a female right-winger and sell books! Only I get to do that!" Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 14, 2012 06:17 PM (QTHTd) 27
So she called Palin a charlatan. I wish I had a buck for every time Santorum went on local radio calling COD a "gadfly". Oh yeah and what did he say to get Sarah so miffed that she called him a knuckle-dragging neanderthal?
Everybody calls somebody something. And the wheels on the bus go round and round... Posted by: kallisto at March 14, 2012 06:17 PM (jm/9g) 28
Q: Why did God create blondes?
A: Because sheep can't bring beer from the fridge. Q: Why did God create brunettes? A: Neither could the blondes. Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 14, 2012 06:17 PM (m8NEN) 29
Too bad. She was an interesting read once upon a time.
Posted by: Minuteman (aka trainer) until Juggy is Gone at March 14, 2012 06:18 PM (DGxyd) 30
Ann Coulter February 2011- "If we nominate Romney, we lose"
Ann Coulter six months later- Romney is the most conservative conservative that ever lived! I can get saying, "of all the choices we have Mitt is the best" but she's now praising everything about Romney that she said would lead to his defeat and pissing on people who agree with her original position. She's an idiot. Posted by: DrewM. at March 14, 2012 06:18 PM (WnQJ3) 31
I have always thought that Palin could play a huge role in this campaign but her activity to date has been puzzling. That she backs Gingrich is especially puzzling given the fact that I don't believe anyone in American politics has larger negatives among a larger cross section of the American population than Gingrich. In other words, there's no possible way Gingrich would ever be elected to national office.
She appears to be squandering her opportunity here. I was expecting her to remain rather low profile until a candidate is nominated. Coming out for Gingrich, literally a "third rate" candidate, is going to somewhat diminish her influence once Newt drops out or is tossed out of contention. "Voting your conscience" is generally not a very smart thing to do. Good strategy is often counter-intuitive. A general who allows himself to be driven by emotions ends up losing a war. The goal here is (or should be) to defeat Obama. It has apparently turned in to a goal of defeating Romney for many, and that strategy could easily cost the Republicans the White House. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 06:18 PM (ZbLJZ) 32
Didn't Ann Coulter fuck Bill Mahr? Just think of that... This old cunt, to borrow Bill's favorite word, let Bill freaking Mahr shove his dick in her mouth. Like anyone should trust her judgement after that.
Posted by: Mr Pink at March 14, 2012 06:18 PM (qblrZ) 33
I'd hit it.
Posted by: Bill Maher at March 14, 2012 06:18 PM (QKKT0) 34
I have been getting more and more fed up with Coulter over the past few months. She can go fuck herself now.
Posted by: real joe at March 14, 2012 06:18 PM (Fv1d1) 35
Beaten to it by #22, I see.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 14, 2012 06:18 PM (QTHTd) 36
Ann Coulter has jumped the fucking shark. Mr Pink, or more along the lines of the ancient Greek saying that those whom gods wish to destroy they first make mad. I think Ann has been off the mark for a few years now, she used to have quite a few hits among the misses. Lately just misses and mehs. Posted by: Decaf at March 14, 2012 06:19 PM (Tsk5H) 37
"*peeks in thread, tiptoes away*"
=============== Smart. The ugliness is already arriving. The Space Traders thread will probably be fun, at least. Posted by: Kensington at March 14, 2012 06:19 PM (/AHDz) 38
OK, that will be a beer for Ace and a saucer of milk for Ms. Coulter.
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at March 14, 2012 06:19 PM (azHfB) 39
Dear God....
Posted by: phoenixgirl at giants vs Indians game at March 14, 2012 06:19 PM (MUxC2) 40
25 Yeah, what a hypocrite that Ann Coulter is.
Yes, she is. She's a female (?), non politician interfering with the republican primary, as much or more than Palin. Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:19 PM (A98Xu) 41
OK, that will be a beer for the gentleman, and a Vinegar and Water for the lady.
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at March 14, 2012 06:20 PM (azHfB) 42
Ann Coulter perpetuating the GOP's jihad against women's reproductive rights.
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 14, 2012 06:20 PM (QKKT0) 43
She just helps me toward proving my theory that fame and fortune turn you into a stupid egotistical elitist idiot.
Thanks Ann, I feel better now. Posted by: © Sponge at March 14, 2012 06:20 PM (UK9cE) 44
Perry/West for me! DUMP MITT NOW! He should take Ann/Andy with him!
Both Ann and Mitt are democrats . . . .yuck and ick! Posted by: Pragmatic at March 14, 2012 06:20 PM (z8Cts) 45
She sounds like she'd have fun hanging around Andrew Sullivan.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 14, 2012 06:21 PM (m8NEN) 46
Ann Coulter has allowed her choices of stupid RINOs for President turn her brain to mush. I quit reading her shit long ago as she has become shrill and repetitive.
Posted by: Vic at March 14, 2012 06:21 PM (YdQQY) 47
Why did she even bring up Palin?
The question was about a brokered convention. Geesh.. Ann.. knock it off. Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 14, 2012 06:21 PM (DGIjM) 48
Then doesn't anyone else that comments on the current party doings equally interfere with the Republican primary?
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 14, 2012 06:21 PM (L7hol) 49
Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 06:18 PM (ZbLJZ)
Palin didn't endorse Gingrich, she endorsed having a competitive primary. Posted by: davidt at March 14, 2012 06:22 PM (axc/z) 50
"Too bad. She was an interesting read once upon a time."
=============== Her last book, Demonic, was top-notch. It's flabbergasting to see her paint this brilliant picture of the Left's mob tactics and then spend the last year screeching that it's the Tea Party that's a mob. Posted by: Kensington at March 14, 2012 06:22 PM (/AHDz) 51
I can understand Palin's support of Newt. From an ideological standpoint alone, he is the best conservative in the race. She is not considering the so-called electability factor.
Posted by: real joe at March 14, 2012 06:22 PM (Fv1d1) 52
I think the next episode is the one where they finally see what is obvious to the rest of us and give in to their sapphic urges. The scissoring part is pretty hot.
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at March 14, 2012 06:22 PM (+lsX1) 53
@32
"let Bill freaking Mahr shove his dick in her mouth. Like anyone should trust her judgement after that." hahahaha...Yeah, it's got to make you question her judgement. Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:23 PM (A98Xu) 54
Ann Coulter has jumped the fucking shark.
Posted by: Mr Pink at March 14, 2012 06:11 PM (qblrZ) ------------------------------------- What a damn shame. I used to like her. I know I may get ripped for this but I'm really glad the primary season has gone on as long as it has. For the simple fact that so many of the people who we thought were conservative are now getting frustrated and showing their true colors. Posted by: Soona at March 14, 2012 06:23 PM (iJWgL) 55
You tell 'em Ann. No chick in politics!!!!!!
Posted by: 29Victor at March 14, 2012 06:23 PM (ES9R7) 56
Jesus, can't we republicans go a minute without talking about banning rubbers?
Posted by: joeindc44 says come on, guys, no tough questions at March 14, 2012 06:24 PM (QxSug) 57
@56, oh sorry. Just trying to stay electable.
Posted by: joeindc44 says come on, guys, no tough questions at March 14, 2012 06:24 PM (QxSug) 58
Sarah Palin has as much right as anyone to influence who people vote for.
Coulter is b*tching about Palin because Palin isn't supporting Coulter's pet candidate? Maybe the anorexia is affecting Coulter's brain. Posted by: nerdygirl at March 14, 2012 06:24 PM (TrPe5) 59
Yes, a lot has been revealed in this primary.
Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:24 PM (A98Xu) 60
Cage match!
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at March 14, 2012 06:25 PM (Qxdfp) 61
I mean, she hasa decentpoint about Palin offering herself up as a brokered convention candidate. Butthe attack on politicos becoming pundits is dumb--"the Democrats don't do it."
Really? That's the argument? Being one of Romney's hatchet women hasn't done wonders for her powers of persuasion. Posted by: Steve the Pirate at March 14, 2012 06:25 PM (W54Uh) 62
As irritating as she is to listen to, I'd still hit it like a screen door in a hurricane.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at March 14, 2012 06:25 PM (d0Tfm) 63
Is there enough evidence to suggest that Ann Coulter is doing a nosnhoJ selrahC?
I can understand looling out for the politicalparty, and I can understand Sarah-Palin-Envy, but Coulter seems to be out in the political weeds. Posted by: Arbalest at March 14, 2012 06:25 PM (UdD5G) 64
I.AM.COMPLETELY.DONE.WITH.THE.REPUBLICAN.PARTY
If Mitt Romney is the nominee, it's all over but the shouting . . . .exile for me. Posted by: Pragmatic at March 14, 2012 06:25 PM (z8Cts) 65
Ace, where are your loyal toadies? Only Hollowhead showed up and these comments are running 20:1 pro-Palin. Posted by: njinfl at March 14, 2012 06:26 PM (SKSDk) 66
Ann is jealous of Sarah's hot husband and her nice pack of kids. None of which Ann has been able to accomplish. No, I don't think that's it, if she had wanted a family she could have got one. As people already pointed out, this is professional. Palin is being asked her opinion about the race more often than Ann. Posted by: Decaf at March 14, 2012 06:26 PM (Tsk5H) 67
@12
Please, Todd Palin is a cuckold sissy if there ever was one. Posted by: Troof at March 14, 2012 06:26 PM (chrxQ) 68
They're both broads right? Pillow fight!!!!!!
Posted by: Mark Morland at March 14, 2012 06:26 PM (+oHpg) 69
CAT FIGHT! Actually, I don't think Sarah would stoop to Coulter's level. But I'm sure she'll get a zinger in somehow. Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at March 14, 2012 06:26 PM (7+pP9) 70
That screen shot of Ann is really creepy. Those hands.
Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:27 PM (A98Xu) 71
Maybe Ann Coulter and Elanor Clift were twins seperated at birth.
Posted by: davidt at March 14, 2012 06:27 PM (axc/z) Posted by: nevergiveup at March 14, 2012 06:27 PM (eCnLg) 73
>>>Ace, where are your loyal toadies?
Only Hollowhead showed up and these comments are running 20:1 pro-Palin. I don't want to be part of the Two Minute Hate. I imagine most people feel likewise. Posted by: ace at March 14, 2012 06:28 PM (nj1bB) 74
Sarah's voice is grating.
Posted by: Janetoo at March 14, 2012 06:28 PM (R+fMx) 75
Apparently, Bill Maher is still inside her.
A slow rot eating away all integrity, honesty, consistency, humor and intelligence. Posted by: jimmuy at March 14, 2012 06:28 PM (s8Y3R) 76
All of life is now advertising. All of it. Nothing means anything anymore. Any type of attention keeps your name and product in the news. For free.
Unity and harmony don't sell, chaos and conflict are essential for attention and hits and book sales. I imagine Ann and Sarah laugh together like school girls while they divide the money they make from such stupid shit. Morons should be smarter than this. Posted by: dr kill at March 14, 2012 06:28 PM (0TdUk) 77
She's staying in the political arena by occasionally making flamboyantly outrageous statements.
Gee, what a surprise. It's almost as if she makes her money by giving speeches, appearing on TV, and selling books. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 14, 2012 06:28 PM (nEUpB) Posted by: Sarah Palin at March 14, 2012 06:28 PM (gCa4h) 79
I never understood the idea that Ann Coulter is in any way attractive.
The adam's apple and man hands are a deal breaker for me. Posted by: Damiano at March 14, 2012 06:28 PM (A2+pr) Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 14, 2012 06:29 PM (QTHTd) 81
"I don't want to be part of the Two Minute Hate. I imagine most people feel likewise."
WHAT???? You never have an opinion when someone stepped out of bounds? Really? Why did you link Ann's comments, Ace? Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:29 PM (A98Xu) 82
Conservatives often pride themselves on being able to disagree without devolving into hate. That's for liberals, we (used to) say.
If that's still true, I'd suggest maybe we start proving it. I see a LOT of hate over disagreement. A LOT. And yes, I use that word, hate. Posted by: ace at March 14, 2012 06:29 PM (nj1bB) 83
She's a female (?), non politician interfering with the republican primary, as much or more than Palin.
Bullshit. Agree with her or not, she clearly endorsed a candidate and made her case as to why she thought he'd be the best choice among those remaining. Did Coulter spend months running a "maybe I'll run, I haven't decided yet" con game for the purpose of seeing her name in the news and scamming supporters out of donation money? No. Palin skirts around with state-by-state pseudo-endorsements, repeatedly stating that she wants the nominating process to go on as long as possible, preferably to the convention. Why? Because she knows that her name would be (and is) talked about when the possibility of a brokered convention comes up. Sarah Palin loves herself some bullshit drama and attention, even if it comes at the expense of hurting our chances of beating Obama. There's not the slightest possibility she'd be picked as nominee, but as long as the name "Sarah Palin" gets enough mention, that's all that matters. The first, last, and every thought Palin has on any given day is "What would benefit me and my 'brand' the most?" Posted by: Hollowpoint at March 14, 2012 06:30 PM (SY2Kh) 84
Disappointing. Then again, she lost me when she started campaigning for Romney and Christie. And I used to look up to this woman...
Posted by: soulpile at March 14, 2012 06:30 PM (Mk/IQ) 85
General Gurganus told reporters later that he had wanted a consistent policy for everyone in the tent, and that “I wanted to have the Marines look just like their Afghan partners,”
So throw out all that training and make our Marines dumb, uneducated, mindless animal? Hey great idea Posted by: nevergiveup at March 14, 2012 06:30 PM (eCnLg) 86
I am not a big fan of Palin, but quite honestly, Coulter is more of a clown than Palin every dreamed of being. Her entire bit revolves around saying obnoxious stuff to piss off Libs while encouraging Cons, but she couldn't even keep that straight without fucking it up.
Posted by: digitalbrownshirt at March 14, 2012 06:30 PM (uUtvO) 87
I still like Ann but her Christiegasims are off-putting. I'm not sure where she was going here with this. Was it so much an attack on Palin or was it an attack on the idea of a brokered Convention. You have to admit Plain did "hint" that she would be willing to step in sort of. And no I am not a Mittbot.
Posted by: the hobbit fomerly known as Donna at March 14, 2012 06:30 PM (ZHge+) 88
>>>Knocks Palin for interfering, as she terms it, in the Republican primary, while actually no longer being in politics. It's pretty tough stuff ??? The same Ann Coulter that has been all but publicly fellating Romney on just about any talk show she can get on from her cush position as private citizen and best selling author? So a pot and kettle mudwrestling catfight then? Let me go get some popcorn. I haven't seen two attention whores battle to the death for attention before. Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 14, 2012 06:31 PM (0q2P7) 89
I like Ann, nice legs, long blonde hair, but c'mon Sarah vs Ann is like Ginger vs Marianne...
Posted by: RJ at March 14, 2012 06:32 PM (cHvqf) 90
I'll wait to hear from a real conservative like Scott McClellan.
Posted by: Cicero at March 14, 2012 06:32 PM (QKKT0) 91
If I was as barren as Coulter, I'd be jealous of Palin too.
Posted by: Dr Spank at March 14, 2012 06:32 PM (lVGED) 92
>>> Coulter is more of a clown than Palin every dreamed of being. Her entire bit revolves around saying obnoxious stuff to piss off Libs while encouraging Cons, but she couldn't even keep that straight without fucking it up.
that's true, but she's not hinting she might be president. And in fact there was a time when it was FORBIDDEN to say that Coulter often devolved into petty provaatism. TO suggest that would incur the wrath of the the same sorts of people currently ripping her a new asshole. Posted by: ace at March 14, 2012 06:32 PM (nj1bB) 93
Posted by: njinfl at March 14, 2012 06:26 PM (SKSDk)
Yes, because in this case Palin deserves the support. Many people around here tend not to react reflexively...unlike you. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 14, 2012 06:32 PM (nEUpB) 94
The first, last, and every thought Palin has on any given day is "What would benefit me and my 'brand' the most?"
And you're saying that Ann doesn't do that also? Obviously she does, or she'd keep her trap shut over controversial issues. When is her next book coming out? Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:33 PM (A98Xu) 95
Srsly? ~90 posts in and no one's mentioned the pointy elbows?
Posted by: speedster1 at March 14, 2012 06:33 PM (yeM7r) 96
>>>You have to admit Plain did "hint" that she would be willing to step in sort of.
You could interpret it that way. I didn't. I interpreted it as she is willing to go their and aggregate power and act like a queen maker in the hopes of maintaining political relevance, and likely make a support speech for the eventual nominee. Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 14, 2012 06:33 PM (0q2P7) 97
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I.AM.COMPLETELY.DONE.WITH.THE.REPUBLICAN.PARTY If Mitt Romney is the nominee, it's all over but the shouting . . . .exile for me. Adios. I have enough children to deal with. For the simple fact that so many of the people who we thought were conservative are now getting frustrated and showing their true colors. Or maybe they just disagree with you. RINO. Posted by: pep at March 14, 2012 06:33 PM (6TB1Z) 98
11 ships to be decommissioned in fiscal 2013
By Jacqueline Klimas - Staff writer Posted : Wednesday Mar 14, 2012 16:53:59 EDT Six frigates, four cruisers and an aircraft carrier are set to be decommissioned during fiscal 2013, according to a Navy message released Monday. NAVADMIN 087/12, released by Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Vice Adm. John Blake, includes deactivation dates and the fates of the ships. The six frigates will be sold to foreign militaries, while the four cruisers will be dismantled. Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the oldest active-duty warship in the fleet, will move to a shipyard March 15, 2013. There, it will await a date for decommissioning. Enterprise left on its final deployment Sunday. FISCAL 2013 DECOMMISSIONING SCHEDULE Oct. 31: frigate Crommelin. Feb. 15: frigate Underwood. Feb. 27: frigate Curts. March 15: carrier Enterprise and frigate Carr. March 22: frigate Klakring. March 31: cruisers Cowpens, Anzio, Vicksburg and Port Royal. Aug. 30: frigate Reuben James The Reuben James? Well there goes any remake of Hunt for Red October Posted by: nevergiveup at March 14, 2012 06:33 PM (eCnLg) 99
And in the 18th hour, the Dear Leader posteda Palin thread, and yea, it came to pass that the Palinistas rended their garments and gnashed their teeth...
Posted by: Conservative Crank at March 14, 2012 06:34 PM (1zwZo) 100
this My Team/Your Team stuff is kind of childish, particularly when it's intermural, and we are arguing about details.
Posted by: ace at March 14, 2012 06:34 PM (nj1bB) 101
Top of 10th tied 2 all
Posted by: phoenixgirl at giants vs Indians game at March 14, 2012 06:34 PM (MUxC2) 102
I didn't find anything wrong with what Coulter said there. If you don't believe this cult of personality shit ain't a big problem in the GOP, I got a bridge to sell you.
Posted by: lowandslow at March 14, 2012 06:34 PM (GZitp) 103
Conservatives often pride themselves on being able to disagree without devolving into hate. That's for liberals, we (used to) say. If that's still true, I'd suggest maybe we start proving it. I see a LOT of hate over disagreement. A LOT. And yes, I use that word, hate. I don't see it in this thread (yet). So far the comments have been mild going by past experiences. Posted by: Decaf at March 14, 2012 06:34 PM (Tsk5H) 104
"...same sorts of people currently ripping her a new asshole. "
Sometimes people deserve it. And by the way, what "sorts" of people are you referring to? Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:34 PM (A98Xu) 105
I have been getting more and more fed up with Coulter over the past few months. She can go fuck herself now.
I imagine she has. Several times. With a Black Decker professional grade vibrator. Posted by: John P. Squibob at March 14, 2012 06:35 PM (kqqGm) 106
And you're saying that Ann doesn't do that also?
Obviously she does, or she'd keep her trap shut over controversial issues. But like Ace pointed out she hasn't "hinted" she might be President.. Posted by: the hobbit fomerly known as Donna at March 14, 2012 06:35 PM (ZHge+) 107
I think Ann needs to concentrate on her next book, and leave politics alone for a couple of years.
Posted by: RoadRunner at March 14, 2012 06:35 PM (uIyvJ) 108
I dunno, Ann jumped the shark a while back when she went all Romney on us.
Don't need to see further confirmation, she's over. Posted by: Village Idiot at March 14, 2012 06:35 PM (utXSy) 109
100 this My Team/Your Team stuff is kind of childish, particularly when it's intermural, and we are arguing about details.
Wait, that's our point, why is Ann knocking one of "our" team? Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:35 PM (A98Xu) 110
>>> And by the way, what "sorts" of people are you referring to?
The My Team/Your Team clan which treats every disagreement over PERSONALITIES -- we are essentially arguing about celebrities here -- into a blood feud. Posted by: ace at March 14, 2012 06:35 PM (nj1bB) 111
I don't feel i have to hate Coulter to defend Palin. I think she is wrong in this instance and wants Romney as the nominee because she thinks he can win, although I know she didn't like him as a nominee before, which is slightly puzzling.
i guess it's the same thought we see in here from the beginning she changed her mind with "he is electable" he is only electable ,however,if we vote for him. which i will, if i have to. no bandwagon though. Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 06:36 PM (TomZ9) 112
Chris Christie went to Iowa several times this past summer. Where's Hollowpoints screed insulting him for "teasing people" about a possible presidential run by him?
Posted by: buzzion at March 14, 2012 06:36 PM (GULKT) 113
c'mon Sarah vs Ann is like Ginger vs Marianne...
Errrr, Maryanne was far hotter than Ginger. RINO. Posted by: pep at March 14, 2012 06:36 PM (6TB1Z) 114
I never did define myself as "conservative", so meh. And I never did like Coulter.
I wonder what Malkin's up to. Probably laughing at Coulter's hissing and spraying. Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 14, 2012 06:37 PM (QTHTd) 115
Ace I think you should put together a moron cruise....
Posted by: phoenixgirl at giants vs Indians game at March 14, 2012 06:37 PM (MUxC2) 116
Strange days indeed. The charlatan charge is dumb but if Coulter what's to shill for Romney that's her business. I don't get it but whatevs.
Posted by: runninrebel at March 14, 2012 06:37 PM (N/1Dm) Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 06:37 PM (TomZ9) 118
I just get whiplash.
Four years ago I criticized Coulter for calling Edwards a faggot at CPAC, a pointless joke uttered just to sell controversy and sizzle. I got ripped for attacking someone on "My Team." Now she's The Other, and The Enemy, and now we Two Minute Hate her. Whiplash, like I said. Who can keep up with the current Enemies List/Above Reproach List. Posted by: ace at March 14, 2012 06:37 PM (nj1bB) 119
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I didn't find anything wrong with what Coulter said there. If you don't believe this cult of personality shit ain't a big problem in the GOP, I got a bridge to sell you. Coulter's entire support is built upon a cult of personality. Now, where's this bridge you speak of? Posted by: Dr Spank at March 14, 2012 06:37 PM (lVGED) 120
Dare I say it? Every now and again you cross paths with an ex or an old flame, and the circumstances are too good to be true and you're in a dry spell, so you allow yourself to succumb to those old feelings once again, for old times sake...
Bill.Maher. Posted by: Fritz at March 14, 2012 06:38 PM (FDEjy) 121
Ace I think you should put together a moron cruise....
Posted by: phoenixgirl at giants vs Indians game at March 14, 2012 06:37 PM (MUxC2) Yeah it would be a cheap "cruise" since we could all just sit dockside and get shit faced Posted by: nevergiveup at March 14, 2012 06:38 PM (eCnLg) 122
Incidentally, this is a stupid screed by Coulter. Friendly fire is sometimes necessary, but it should be warning shots across the bow, not deliberate attempts to frag another conservative, disagreements or no.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at March 14, 2012 06:38 PM (1zwZo) 123
Yes, I thought Christie was going to run also, I guess he just wants to be talked about.
All politicians are the same....and pundits too, evidently. Attention whores. Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:38 PM (A98Xu) 124
runninrebel, that was a charge going around the internet a few months ago, here also, i never heard her say she was going to run.
Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 06:39 PM (TomZ9) 125
Could we please not generate a political food fight among conservatives, Ann? Keep your eye on the goddamned ball: getting SCOAMF out on his funky butt. Sheesh. Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 14, 2012 06:39 PM (3IrHc) 126
Whiplash, like I said.
Who can keep up with the current Enemies List/Above Reproach List. Right you are... We gotta stop eating our own... Posted by: the hobbit fomerly known as Donna at March 14, 2012 06:39 PM (ZHge+) 127
I likes Ann better when she attacked liberals.
Posted by: Dr Spank at March 14, 2012 06:39 PM (lVGED) 128
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I didn't find anything wrong with what Coulter said there. If you don't believe this cult of personality shit ain't a big problem in the GOP, I got a bridge to sell you. I still like Ann, but she's wrong on that point. Al Sharpton anyone? Elliot Spitzer? Ted Kennedy? Who can keep up with the current Enemies List/Above Reproach List. Me. Posted by: That guy who keeps the RINO list at March 14, 2012 06:40 PM (6TB1Z) 129
>>>Conservatives often pride themselves on being able to disagree without devolving into hate. That's for liberals, we (used to) say. If that's still true, I'd suggest maybe we start proving it. I see a LOT of hate over disagreement. A LOT. And yes, I use that word, hate. Yeah yeah yeah. Guilty, reformed etc.. Cut us some slack. The death of the Republic is an emotional event. Makes people uncharacteristically irrational and confrontational. Overall though, I thought we were handling it relatively well. About as good as anyone can expect for looking at the prospect of loosing the best thing that ever happened to mankind. Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 14, 2012 06:40 PM (0q2P7) 130
that's true, but she's not hinting she might be president. Ace, I remember the Reagan nomination and election campaignand that is exactly how he was characterised - as a clown and alternatively the straight man to Bonzo the monkey. Posted by: Decaf at March 14, 2012 06:40 PM (Tsk5H) 131
Let the women talk. Don't listen. Have some wine or other preferred adult beverage.The subject is of no import. I'll check you morons on the ONT after I give tonight's bass lesson and kick some ass at my CountyPlanning Commission meeting. Cheers. Posted by: Meremortal at March 14, 2012 06:40 PM (Usk3+) 132
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Ace I think you should put together a moron cruise.... Posted by: phoenixgirl at giants vs Indians game at March 14, 2012 06:37 PM (MUxC2) ...a great idea, phoenixgirl! Posted by: Max Wedge at March 14, 2012 06:40 PM (GsBJY) 133
maybe Coulter wants to get the good tables at the good restaurants like David Brooks (or what ever his name is.) She could use a good meal or two.
Posted by: mallfly at March 14, 2012 06:40 PM (bJm7W) 134
BTW, Malkin blasted Coulter over the "fag" comment too: michellemalkin.com/ 2007/03/04/the-cpac-i-saw/
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 14, 2012 06:41 PM (QTHTd) 135
And in fact there was a time when it was FORBIDDEN to say that Coulter often devolved into petty provaatism. TO suggest that would incur the wrath of the the same sorts of people currently ripping her a new asshole.
Posted by: ace at March 14, 2012 06:32 PM (nj1bB) True. Just two or three years ago if you even suggested that Ann sometimes goes a bit too far, you'd be branded a counterrevolutionary^H^H^H RINO. Now it turns out that Ann was an unconservative RINO all along. Who knew? Posted by: Mætenloch at March 14, 2012 06:41 PM (pAlYe) 136
And brother, it's getting long.
Posted by: That guy who keeps the RINO list at March 14, 2012 06:41 PM (6TB1Z) 137
Her boyfriend Romney must be wetting his pants at night thinking about Palin and a brokered convention. Why else the PDS from his cheerleaders?
Posted by: Korla Pundit at March 14, 2012 06:41 PM (FHlAi) 138
If she would have been asked about Palin.. it would be different for me.
She wasnt... she took an opportunity to bash one of our own for no reason. Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 14, 2012 06:41 PM (DGIjM) 139
>>>Yes, I thought Christie was going to run also, I guess he just wants to be talked about.
Christie steadfastly said he would never, ever run. The only time he allowed he might was during a two week period when he considered it, after being begged by supporters to at least consider it. So no, he was not floating trial balloons like Palin. Very much the opposite. Posted by: ace at March 14, 2012 06:41 PM (nj1bB) 140
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 14, 2012 06:38 PM (eCnLg)
Works for me. In fact, forget the dockside part. I'm going to start drinking right now. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 14, 2012 06:41 PM (nEUpB) 141
moron cruise = rent an old greyhound bus and ghost ride around detroit.
Posted by: wooga at March 14, 2012 06:42 PM (vjyZP) Posted by: Dang at March 14, 2012 06:42 PM (BbX1b) 143
Did you mean: privatism prostatism privatist pragmatism No results containing all your search terms were found. Your search - provaatism - did not match any documents. Posted by: dr kill at March 14, 2012 06:42 PM (0TdUk) 144
Any other politico in the GOP would have pulled the Bus Tour crap in Iowa a day before the straw poll last year everyone would have freaked, but not over Palin.
Posted by: lowandslow at March 14, 2012 06:42 PM (GZitp) 145
In fact, forget the dockside part. I'm going to start drinking right now.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 14, 2012 06:41 PM (nEUpB) I got a 7 AM Patient tomorrow so I gotta be careful Posted by: nevergiveup at March 14, 2012 06:42 PM (eCnLg) 146
"Whiplash, like I said."
Isn't that a two-way street? She's bold and provocative (but right) when criticizing those you criticize. 'You' can be either the TrueConChorus or the Bold Independent Voice, depending on the targets of her haterade. Posted by: Knemon at March 14, 2012 06:42 PM (j1ZaB) 147
How does Ann calling Palin a "charlatan" help anyone other than Ann selling books?
Constructive discussion....yeah great, adult in fact. This, not so much and she deserves to be scorned for it. Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:43 PM (A98Xu) Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 06:43 PM (TomZ9) 149
*Lesbian thread up*
Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 14, 2012 06:43 PM (UOM48) 150
Four years ago I criticized Coulter for calling Edwards a faggot at CPAC, a pointless joke uttered just to sell controversy and sizzle. I got ripped for attacking someone on "My Team." When was Edwards "My Team" for any of us here? Posted by: Decaf at March 14, 2012 06:43 PM (Tsk5H) 151
Posted by: ace at March 14, 2012 06:41 PM (nj1bB)
Is it possible to like Sarah Palin on a personal level, approve of many of her political stances, and still disapprove of some of the things she has done? Or do I have to choose one rabid camp over the other? Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 14, 2012 06:43 PM (nEUpB) Posted by: pep at March 14, 2012 06:43 PM (6TB1Z) Posted by: Unclefacts Out Of Commenting Retirement Just For This One Thing at March 14, 2012 06:44 PM (6IReR) 154
"So no, he was not floating trial balloons like Palin."
I thought all smart politicians floated trial balloons? Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:44 PM (A98Xu) 155
In fact, sometimes the "whiplash" happens on a week-by-week or day-by-day basis. When Krauthammer says "Romney or Bust," he's a RINO. When he ruefully points out that Romney appears to be getting weaker by the week, he's Right.
Posted by: Knemon at March 14, 2012 06:44 PM (j1ZaB) 156
>True. Just two or three years ago if you even suggested that Ann
sometimes goes a bit too far, you'd be branded a counterrevolutionary^H^H^H RINO. >Now it turns out that Ann was an unconservative RINO all along. Who knew? Posted by: Mætenloch Yeah, it's crazy no one called Ann to the mat when she was attacking liberals but do so when she attacks conservatives. Posted by: Dr Spank at March 14, 2012 06:44 PM (lVGED) 157
do da.
Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 06:45 PM (TomZ9) 158
That kid in the schoolyard who instigates a fight between others.
Posted by: davidt at March 14, 2012 06:45 PM (axc/z) 159
I used to be a big Ann Coulter fan until she started shilling for Romney. It's as if she was abducted and lobotomized a few months ago, I can't understand what has happened to her. She has lost all credibility as far as I am concerned while Sarah Palin only becomes more credible as time passes.
Posted by: willis at March 14, 2012 06:45 PM (S5VEf) Posted by: fluffy at March 14, 2012 06:45 PM (vRSeu) 161
"loyal toadies"
Wow, you need to fuck directly off. "Who can keep up with the current Enemies List/Above Reproach List. Posted by: ace at March 14, 2012 06:37 PM (nj1bB) Amen Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at March 14, 2012 06:45 PM (sU4tb) 162
Posted by: pep at March 14, 2012 06:43 PM (6TB1Z)]/i]
Provocative? Provocation? Parochialism? Ah...fuck it. I'm going to the lesbo thread. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 14, 2012 06:46 PM (nEUpB) 163
And in fact there was a time when it was FORBIDDEN to say that Coulter often devolved into petty provaatism.
Provaatism? Google has zero hits on that one. I thought maybe the 2nd 'a' was a typo, but "provatism" only gets 5 hits and the are all Swedish or some such. So, I give up. What the hell does your new word mean? A philosophy or practice based on provoking people? Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 14, 2012 06:46 PM (k34Gz) 164
Christie said 50,000 that he wasn't going to run. Did Palin say it even twice? No,,,,it was always a maybe ... a tease.
Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at March 14, 2012 06:47 PM (sU4tb) Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 14, 2012 06:47 PM (nEUpB) 166
Ann, does best when going after the other political party.
Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 06:47 PM (TomZ9) 167
I gotta hand it to Ann, she likes it down the brown dirt highway, but it's either pretty sloppy back there or I have a little weenie to match my stature. Too bad it does not match my nose.
Posted by: Bill Mahr at March 14, 2012 06:48 PM (+e0V0) 168
Incidentally, this is a stupid screed by Coulter. Friendly fire is sometimes necessary, but it should be warning shots across the bow, not deliberate attempts to frag another conservative, disagreements or no.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at March 14, 2012 06:38 PM (1zwZo) ----------------------------------- As I said upthread, we're starting to see the true character of some of these people. I know Palin is conservative, and I thought I knew Coulter was conservative until recently. She's sounding more and more like Karl Rove. Posted by: Soona at March 14, 2012 06:48 PM (iJWgL) 169
What IS it about people absolutely HATING Palin? I honestly don't understand this at all.
Posted by: kawfytawk at March 14, 2012 06:48 PM (VIm97) Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 14, 2012 06:48 PM (nEUpB) 171
"Ace, where are your loyal toadies?"
I'm a guy who may or may not be soft-banned (what's the status on that, btw?) for hating on Ace, and I still agree with fluffy: you're full of it. (His "loyal toadies" are presumably preparing for the liveblog, though, right?) Posted by: Knemon at March 14, 2012 06:49 PM (j1ZaB) 172
Now it turns out that Ann was an unconservative RINO all along. Who knew? No, not 'all along', as commenters have already noted, gradually over the last few years. As for RINO, I think that's by association with Romney who by the way I don't consider as RINO. He's just a politician with fewer conservative convictions than I would like. Posted by: Decaf at March 14, 2012 06:49 PM (Tsk5H) 173
I don't see what the fuss is. I don't see what the counter-fuss is either.
People like polemicists when they target your opponents and not so much when they target your ally. Whooptie doo. Posted by: runninrebel at March 14, 2012 06:49 PM (N/1Dm) 174
It's not that she is for Romney, it's that she is for herself only.
Keeping access to the shows and the parties is what she is for. She is no longer conservative, she is just out for success. 10 years ago if you would have said she might end up on the View I would have choked, but now I don't know. It's possible. Posted by: kinlaw at March 14, 2012 06:50 PM (1OjQp) 175
So basically horseface is upset that an attractive woman is actually influencing the primary process. Deal with it, Ann.
Posted by: Paul Zummo at March 14, 2012 06:50 PM (AcrIN) 176
I am sick of intraparty swiping, feuding, and backstabbing.
Posted by: Miss80sBaby at March 14, 2012 06:50 PM (d6QMz) Posted by: rickl supports SMOD/Supervolcano 2012 at March 14, 2012 06:50 PM (sdi6R) 178
As I said upthread, we're starting to see the true character of some of these people. I know Palin is conservative, and I thought I knew Coulter was conservative until recently. She's sounding more and more like Karl Rove.
Posted by: Soona at March 14, 2012 06:48 PM (iJWgL) Or maybe - and hear me out on this crazy idea - they're BOTH conservatives who happen to disagree on certain matters. A year ago Ann was a True Conservative - now she's being purged and sent to the cornfields. Posted by: Mætenloch at March 14, 2012 06:50 PM (pAlYe) 179
kawfy i dunno, she tawks funny ? I guess she was supposed to shut up and go away after the election (that's what many of us would do)and the , slander ,hatefest, public insults of her and family.
Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 06:51 PM (TomZ9) 180
oh, i know, snowbilly!
Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 06:51 PM (TomZ9) 181
Breitbart said the enemy is the media and to never forget that.
Ann would be wise to remember that also. Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:51 PM (A98Xu) 182
I can't stand this circular firing squad stuff!
Posted by: David Frum at March 14, 2012 06:52 PM (/AHDz) 183
Provocateurism
Posted by: runninrebel at March 14, 2012 06:52 PM (N/1Dm) 184
I don't particularly like Palin, but I certainly don't hate her--it's her fanatical supporters that drive me nuts. She is a good spokesperson for conservative principles in general but is flawed as a candidate. If she sticks to cheerleading and agitating from the sidelines, drawing fire away from others, I'm happy.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at March 14, 2012 06:52 PM (1zwZo) 185
Sh'e not being purged, she's being criticized, and deservedly so.
Consrvatism isn't her thing anymore, power is. Posted by: kinlaw at March 14, 2012 06:53 PM (1OjQp) 186
169: Hollowpoint is the most eloquent Palin-hater here, so just read what he says. His arguments are ... good, actually. Palin does have problems.
Whether Palin's problems are enough to discredit Palin entirely, on that I disagree. But that's a personal decision. It can't be argued for or against. So I don't directly confront people on that, for or against. Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 14, 2012 06:53 PM (QTHTd) 187
And the autolysis of the GOP continues.
Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at March 14, 2012 06:54 PM (IlZPo) 188
Ann Coulter February 2011- "If we nominate Romney, we lose" Ann Coulter six months later- Romney is the most conservative conservative that ever lived! I can get saying, "of all the choices we have Mitt is the best" but she's now praising everything about Romney that she said would lead to his defeat and pissing on people who agree with her original position. She's an idiot. This. I don't necessarily agree with the idiot part. But, the rest of it is spot on. I've always liked Coulter, but to completely contradict herself with no explanation of any sort, and then to turn on anyone who brings it up, is just such a disingenuous position that I can't listen to or read her anymore. Posted by: Big Zesty at March 14, 2012 06:54 PM (66pgZ) Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 06:54 PM (TomZ9) 190
9 WTF is wrong with Coulter? Hormones? I'm thinking hormones.
Also, she needs to get laid.....by a man. Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:14 PM (A98Xu) Well... if it gets her back on track, I'll take one for the team.... Posted by: Romeo13 at March 14, 2012 06:54 PM (lZBBB) 191
Ann has outlived her usefulness. She should go on vacation.
Posted by: And Irresolute at March 14, 2012 06:55 PM (RC3M9) 192
"Or maybe - and hear me out on this crazy idea - they're BOTH conservatives who happen to disagree on certain matters."
=============== Hey, I've got one for you. It's crazy, but just hear me out! Maybe, just MAYBE, Sarah Palin isn't a charlatan obsessed with her own celebrity. Maybe she was seriously considering running for President throughout last year and after weighing all the pros and cons decided in the end that it was a bad idea. Crazy, right? Posted by: Kensington at March 14, 2012 06:55 PM (/AHDz) 193
185 Sh'e not being purged, she's being criticized, and deservedly so.
Consrvatism isn't her thing anymore, power is. Posted by: kinlaw at March 14, 2012 06:53 PM (1OjQp) Well if you read up thread, she's been declared to no longer be a conservative based on her support for Romney and attack on Palin. So this isn't really about policy - it's about personalities and intra-party politics. Declaring her to be a Non-Conservative is a form of purging. Posted by: Mætenloch at March 14, 2012 06:56 PM (pAlYe) 194
"Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:51 PM (A98Xu)"
Problem is, within the last eight months, Palin has made herself into part of the media more than part of the conservative movement. I'm not agreeing with Coulter, because she's got no room to talk, but I do think Palin is just stirring the pot all the time because she likes the attention and not because she has some overwhelming devotion to the conservative movement. Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at March 14, 2012 06:56 PM (sU4tb) 195
Also, she needs to get laid.....by a man.
Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 06:14 PM (A98Xu) so the cure is gay sex then Posted by: The Dude at March 14, 2012 06:56 PM (M8yfa) 196
You know I'm bettingthat some of the people that are doing some sticking up for Palin now were a bit critical of some the stuff she said after some debates since she was doing some sniping of the candidates then. No comments about 2-minute hate or whiplash then. It was commentary that was unproductive to our efforts, just as what Coulter is doing now.
Posted by: buzzion at March 14, 2012 06:57 PM (GULKT) 197
Ann wants to be the press secretary. Or some other kind of cigar girl.
Posted by: And Irresolute at March 14, 2012 06:58 PM (RC3M9) 198
Maet, I'm going to respectfully disagree with you. Ann has not been the same person the last few years. I see more impotent rage and plain meanness in her columns now, where before there were more fact-based arguments and being funny in addition to being mean. It could be that her views have evolved, or that she's just looking out for #1, but from where I stand she is not who we thought she was 3-4 years ago.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at March 14, 2012 06:58 PM (1zwZo) 199
Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.
Posted by: steevy at March 14, 2012 06:58 PM (7W3wI) 200
Declaring her to be a Non-Conservative is a form of purging.
Posted by: Mætenloch at March 14, 2012 06:56 PM (pAlYe) I hrear ya , but claiming Palin is a charlatan? I don't hate Ann , but i think that was an opinion better left unsaid. Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 06:58 PM (TomZ9) 201
"Hollowpoint is the most eloquent Palin-hater here, so just read what he says. His arguments are ... good, actually."
=============== His "arguments," such as they are, stink. They consist of nothing more than impugning her motivations, as if he knows what goes on her head. His arguments fall apart as nothing more than ugly speculation asserted as fact. Posted by: Kensington at March 14, 2012 06:58 PM (/AHDz) 202
"Maybe, just MAYBE, Sarah Palin isn't a charlatan obsessed with her own
celebrity. Maybe she was seriously considering running for President throughout last year and after weighing all the pros and cons decided in the end that it was a bad idea." Well, if that was the plan, I think she handled it poorly. Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at March 14, 2012 06:58 PM (sU4tb) 203
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What I must always remember is that this election isn't just about defeating the POS that's in the WH, but also the beginning of the wresting of power from the repub elite. IMHO they (the repub elite) bear a large responsibilily to the shape this country is in right now.
Posted by: Soona at March 14, 2012 06:59 PM (iJWgL) 205
new thrread!
Posted by: willow at March 14, 2012 07:00 PM (TomZ9) 206
"...but I do think Palin is just stirring the pot all the time because she likes the attention and not because she has some overwhelming devotion to the conservative movement. "
She doesn't support Romney at this point. She hasn't endorsed Newt, but has said she would most likely vote for him at this time. Is that "stirring the pot" any more or any less than other pundits. She's smart to hang back so she can fully support whomever is the republican nominee. And if not fully support, not have to back away from previous statements. Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 07:00 PM (A98Xu) 207
Sarah Palin speaks more forcefully and more plainly in defense of this country and the Constitution than the next ten conservatives put in a row.
That's why she has fans. Why is so bad to have someone like that out there, pushing back against the never-ending prog agenda? Really, why? Posted by: qrstuv at March 14, 2012 07:01 PM (r8o76) 208
Vacation, Ann, vacation. Take one. That maroon that you are stupidingon behalf of is ... actually, I was thinking maybe you could go on vacation with Shep Smith, and be fair and balanced together somewhere far-far away.
Posted by: And Irresolute at March 14, 2012 07:01 PM (RC3M9) 209
206 She doesn't support Romney at this point. She hasn't endorsed Newt, but has said she would most likely vote for him at this time.
She voted for Newt: "Newt is whom I chose up here in Alaska to best represent the ideas that many Alaskans want to see, the preferred presidential candidate in this area. That's who I cast my vote for." Posted by: Miss80sBaby at March 14, 2012 07:02 PM (d6QMz) 210
Okay maet, I haven't had the time to read the whole thread, so some are doing that, I'll take your word for it. ButI am not purging her or anyone else.
I'm just saying that her thing seems to beher ownpopularity above other considerations. I'm not saying she wants Obummer to win re-elction. She just (metaphorically) stands there shouting "look at me". AndI am not anti Romney. I think he is our best shot. Posted by: kinlaw at March 14, 2012 07:02 PM (1OjQp) 211
"I see more impotent rage and plain meanness in her columns now, where
before there were more fact-based arguments and being funny in addition to being mean." =============== This. OMG, old Ann Coulter columns used to be so funny that I'd have to actually stifle my laughter because I was at work. I can't remember the last time that was true. Posted by: Kensington at March 14, 2012 07:02 PM (/AHDz) 212
And for her next trick, Ann will piss off the Newt and Rick supporters, further depressing the conservative vote and reducing the number of enthusiastic volunteers. Brilliant strategy.
Posted by: not the droid you seek at March 14, 2012 07:02 PM (n/oUU) 213
Clean up on aisle 495, please!
Posted by: qrstuv at March 14, 2012 07:02 PM (r8o76) 214
198 Maet, I'm going to respectfully disagree with you. Ann has not been the same person the last few years. I see more impotent rage and plain meanness in her columns now, where before there were more fact-based arguments and being funny in addition to being mean. It could be that her views have evolved, or that she's just looking out for #1, but from where I stand she is not who we thought she was 3-4 years ago.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at March 14, 2012 06:58 PM (1zwZo) That's possible. I was never really a fan of hers back then either so it's not like I have anything invested in her. But I *hate* seeing people declared Un-Conservative Others over mere disagreements on candidates and tactics. This is typical of the left and I hate to see it infest the conservative base as well. Posted by: Mætenloch at March 14, 2012 07:03 PM (pAlYe) 215
Couldn't watch the whole thing. Ugh.
Ann's assessment brings to mind the old saying, when a pickpocket looks at a saint, all he sees are the pockets. Of course successful, popular, sweet-spirited Palin would look like a money-grubbing charlatan to Ann's eyes. Had to write Ann off a while back. Too bad her sometimes-excellent wit isn't seasoned with true wisdom. In fact, with self-hatred like Ann's, she seems a liberal in conservative's clothing. Which would explain her support of Obromeney. Posted by: A Mindful Webworker at March 14, 2012 07:03 PM (lBpVP) 216
No Grasshoppers... you do not understand...
Master Palin does not follow the Hard Political Martial arts... no Tai Kwan Do for her... she is a Master of the counter... an Aikido Master... one who lets the enemy attack, then uses that force against them.... The problem is... that Aikido is useless unless someon attacks... so a Master will have students attack, so they can practice their power.... Note Palin has been silent for months... because of no Attacks... now, she will be back in the Media, due to Colter's attacks... Posted by: Master Romeo, 13th Dan Black Belt of Triple Think at March 14, 2012 07:04 PM (lZBBB) 217
[/em]Good grief! I've left Italians everywhere!
Posted by: A Mindful Webworker at March 14, 2012 07:04 PM (lBpVP) 218
fixed
Posted by: buzzion at March 14, 2012 07:05 PM (GULKT) 219
16 down, millions to go. Ticker tape parade to follow, if we are going to be an honest society.
Posted by: And Irresolute at March 14, 2012 07:05 PM (RC3M9) Posted by: pep at March 14, 2012 07:05 PM (6TB1Z) 221
Actually ace the attitude is consistent. As long as she is attacking liberal and Democrats it is fine. When she starts attacking our own people it is not.
But she lost a lot of luster in her choices of Presidential candidates, both in 2008 and now. Posted by: Vic at March 14, 2012 07:05 PM (YdQQY) 222
I was there. A lot of people were not thrilled that she pitched Romney. Not that we were surprised or that it matters. The presidential primary is over so it was kind of pointless. 99.9% of the people there will vote for whomever the nominee is. Indian River is a pretty solid GOP/ABO county.
And for the record, several people who were in that room hate Palin with a passion. It wasn't likeher snarkwas greeted with stunned silence. If I could be catty for a second ... Coulter may be grouchy because she's starving. She really needs to eat something. Posted by: Alisa at March 14, 2012 07:05 PM (+l8OU) 223
So she has made a statement endorsing Newt? Good for her.
Her statement about Newt does not in any way make her walk back if Romney is nominated. Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 07:05 PM (A98Xu) 224
495? You can see into the future?
Posted by: rickl supports SMOD/Supervolcano 2012 at March 14, 2012 07:06 PM (sdi6R) 225
Vic, how's it going?
I'm not one to brand someone "Others" unless they do something egregious (I'm looking at you, David Frum). I do not havea problem, however,saying I think some on our side need to STFU sometimes. Posted by: Conservative Crank at March 14, 2012 07:07 PM (1zwZo) 226
"Is that "stirring the pot" any more or any less than other pundits."
She actually stated she voted for Newt, you know, the "cheerful one", in the Alaska caucuses. I would say that's an endorsement. She wants to be considered as a nominee in a brokered convention, but wants to act just like any other pundit? Hummm...cake and eat it too? Hey, I was on the Palin bandwagon until the Iowa State fair fiasco. There were a lot of us there working our asses off to made the Republican party come off looking good and there she showed up ; ---- "look at me!!! look at me!!!" That day I took the dive off the Palin bandwagon. Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at March 14, 2012 07:07 PM (sU4tb) 227
221 Actually ace the attitude is consistent. As long as she is attacking liberal and Democrats it is fine. When she starts attacking our own people it is not.
Yes. It isn't (to me) our team/their team within the party, it is a very serious my country/your country between the parties. Ann's not helping. Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 07:09 PM (A98Xu) 228
I'm glad she endorsed Newt.
"She wants to be considered as a nominee in a brokered convention, but wants to act just like any other pundit? Hummm...cake and eat it too? " Yeah, why not? Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 07:10 PM (A98Xu) 229
Good! Newt's staying in the race.
Posted by: Soona at March 14, 2012 07:10 PM (iJWgL) 230
Fuck them both with barbed wire wrapped
pineapples in their squeakholes. Palin really pissed me off when she endorsed that fucking fraud Allen West for VP. Fuck them all the whoring bitches. Posted by: Cast Iron at March 14, 2012 07:12 PM (EL+OC) 231
Coulter may be grouchy because she's starving. She really needs to eat something.
Posted by: Alisa at March 14, 2012 07:05 PM (+l8OU) Probably the only interesting thing that David Brock ever said was when he described Ann Coulter as "living on Chardonnay and cigarettes". Posted by: somebody else, not me at March 14, 2012 07:12 PM (nZvGM) Posted by: mare at March 14, 2012 07:13 PM (A98Xu) 233
Ann, does best when going after the other political party. The liberals never lose focus, they are all always trained on us.So the least you could say against Ann is that she has lost the focus. The enemy is in the Democrat camp, Ann. And finally, why oh why can't people simply extol the virtues of their candidate, and those they admire, instead of hurling abuse at the others in your party? The Democrats never everbreak this commandment. Posted by: Decaf at March 14, 2012 07:13 PM (Tsk5H) 234
Gee, I seem to remember a few nasty remarks by Palin and Bachmann against "our own", but that must be ok to do,,,,,,but Coulter better not do the same. Interesting.
Oh, that's right -- it's because she's a "pundit". Got it. It's fine if you want to say everybody needs to knock it off -- but I refuse to give Palin a pass. Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at March 14, 2012 07:16 PM (sU4tb) 235
"Hey, I was on the Palin bandwagon until the Iowa State fair fiasco.
There were a lot of us there working our asses off to made the Republican party come off looking good and there she showed up ; ---- "look at me!!! look at me!!!" That day I took the dive off the Palin bandwagon." =============== See, this is where you Palin detractors always lose me. What the hell did she do? For real. What do you mean "look at me!!! look at m!!!"? What did she do? She shouldn't have gone to the Iowa State Fair!?! Why not? Posted by: Kensington at March 14, 2012 07:17 PM (/AHDz) 236
The guy whom The New Republic once called "David Crock": [Coulter was] "living on Chardonnay and cigarettes"
Hah! I remember that jibe. But remember, it was David Crock saying it. He wrote for the American Spectator, edited by Emmett Tyrell and his boys. Coulter was in National Review. I suspect David Crock didn't spend much time around the NR crowd. That, and he's not all that credible to begin with. [shocka] Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 14, 2012 07:20 PM (QTHTd) 237
Wrong on this Ann. Way wrong.
Posted by: The Brain in the Jar at March 14, 2012 07:20 PM (zHPKG) 238
She's comparing Palin to Kucinich, unfavorably? What a moron.
Posted by: Alec Rawls at March 14, 2012 07:26 PM (kTTUz) 239
I don't care what she has to say, and I don't care what Palin has to say.
The GOP has entirely too many factions made up of fans of certain radio hosts or TV pundits. I made my decision based on who I thought could do the best against Obama. Others here differ. That is all I have to say. Posted by: Miss Marple at March 14, 2012 07:26 PM (GoIUi) 240
Ann who? Ann Colder?
Posted by: ConcealedKerry or SubMitt at March 14, 2012 07:31 PM (nonzP) Posted by: Sgt. York at March 14, 2012 07:32 PM (B4VH/) Posted by: Max Entropy at March 14, 2012 07:32 PM (LzTDs) 243
Ann's barren fields...harvest so much sadness.
Cold, shallow and sarcastic. What a pitiful way to wander through one's dotage. Posted by: Commenter at March 14, 2012 07:35 PM (Vg4Vv) 244
I don't think Ann has thought through this whole approach. If/when Romney wraps up the nomination won't he need all the cheerleaders he can get in the general election? By insulting Palin hasn't Coulter also insulted a potential cheerleader with a sizeable following?
Posted by: Decaf at March 14, 2012 07:36 PM (Tsk5H) 245
Meh. She's turned into an attention whore scrabbeling to stay in the center ring and no, I wouldn't hit it. Posted by: Gmac at March 14, 2012 07:40 PM (FMOfT) 246
"She shouldn't have gone to the Iowa State Fair!?! Why not?"
Unknot your panties. Did I say that? No..... She waited until the absolutely worse time to distract the media from our events and came by with her entourage. Five minutes before we were to start handing out our packets. Do you really think she is so inept that she didn't think she would grab the media attention? She knew damn well what she was doing. We went from having people in line at our booths, to them scurrying away to try and get a glimpse of ol' Sarah. And you know what she said when we asked her head mistress about it? "we're not here to interupt. You just carry on." Seriously, you think she's too stupid to notice when she does this stuff? Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at March 14, 2012 07:41 PM (sU4tb) 247
Oh, and btw, we BEGGED Palin's people to have somebody there to support the Iowa Young Republicans group -- they declined.....but they managed to show up at the time designated...albeit on the OTHER side of the table.
Yea, it was an innocent mistake, I'm sure. Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at March 14, 2012 07:44 PM (sU4tb) 248
coulter is pointing out that palin's so called punditry now consists entirely of self promotion ? good on her.
Posted by: runner at March 14, 2012 07:44 PM (WR5xI) 249
Can we finally admit that Ann Coulter's Adam's Apple is so large that it looks like she swallowed a Rubik's Cube?
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at March 14, 2012 07:47 PM (gA69l) 250
Ann Luvs her some RINOs not so much some conservatives!
Posted by: ConcealedKerry or SubMitt at March 14, 2012 07:48 PM (nonzP) 251
I know Im gonna get slammed for this but; Sarah is the new "it" girl in the GOP and Ann isnt good with that ( see Jealousy or Envyin the dictionary for more). I never thought she was just another catty gal but I stand corrected.
Posted by: Rich K at March 14, 2012 08:02 PM (X4l3T) 252
“Did I tell you I met him at a fundraiser?” Ann Coulter said to Sean Hannity on his nationally syndicated radio program. “I went up to him. I was about to leave. But I said — I just wanted to go up to him and tell him, ‘You owe me and you better be as right-wing a president as I’m telling everybody you’re going to be.’”
Posted by: Thalia and Melpomene at March 14, 2012 08:06 PM (HOOye) 253
Boob jobs lead tomental illness and emotional distress. We should pay for that. I mean to fix it, somehow.
Posted by: gary gulrud at March 14, 2012 08:15 PM (o0Uno) 254
Ann's comments were a bit....to quote Rush... a little B.I. Itchy.
Posted by: madtechie at March 14, 2012 08:22 PM (Eky9b) 255
Seriously, Coulter is a dood.....and not even a handsome dood.
Posted by: theadmiral at March 14, 2012 08:25 PM (K7a8I) 256
Ann Christie-Couter has jumped the shark.
Posted by: exceller at March 14, 2012 08:27 PM (Z7Znk) Posted by: JewishOdysseus at March 14, 2012 08:30 PM (IojUD) Posted by: creeper at March 14, 2012 08:32 PM (gre5a) 259
Am I crazy, or is Ann not talking about Palin at all? I'm pretty sure she is talking about folks like Huckabee, Gingrich, etc. who stay in the race well after they are out of it in order to build up mind-share among conservatives.
I think the title of this post is wrong and is twisting Coulter's words. Posted by: Serious Cat at March 14, 2012 08:34 PM (2YIVk) 260
How dare Palin have an opinion and desire it be known by her party!
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 14, 2012 08:37 PM (r4wIV) 261
Lol. Half the party can't STAND Sarah Palin. I wouldn't call her "it" by any means.
I was a huge Palin fan…even thru the gaffes and missteps, I defended her vehemently. Then came the first poorly-written book, chock to the limit with finger-pointing and excuse-making (cf. bush's far classier Decision Points…and for the record I wrote W off after the disasters of 06-0. I was beginning to fear that there may have been truth to the contention that Palin's interest in self-promotion may supersede her interest in promoting the party. Then came the second book. And the fox gig. Todd's graceless and inappropriate public rants. The final straw in my crossover from apprehension to utter distaste was the long con she pulled on her base, sucking up sarahpac donations by playing coy with her presidential ambitions while riding around the country hitting all the major campaign stops in a campaign-themed bus: Sarah Palin's early-primary campaign infrastructure was FAR more developed than Rick Santorum's. Now she is explicitly fomenting the continued fracture of the party's primary voters by encouraging her rabid, celebrity-worshipping fan base to cast votes not on ideology but to "keep the fight going"…working against party unity and cohesion so she can continue to play coy by "graciously" offering herself for a contested-convention ticket slot. The game she is playing is building animosity and distrust between various factions of the base so that her name might remain centre stage for either monetary reasons (viz sarahpac) or maintenance of her celebrity/notoriety. I'm sorry, but any politician taking self-benefitting actions that are undoubtedly against the interest of republican voters' coalescing around a deeply flawed candidate to defeat Obama is at BEST a charlatan. To me, the fact that she CONTINUES to drop coy hints about her possible availability for brokered candidacy in order to keep her star shining or the PAC tills turning leaves her dangerously close to becoming an outright fraud…and CERTAINLY a saboteur. Posted by: Jimi Ray at March 14, 2012 08:40 PM (xLcec) 262
253 Boob jobs lead tomental illness and emotional distress. We should pay for that. I mean to fix it, somehow.
Ann wd have to have them before we cd fix them. Posted by: JewishOdysseus at March 14, 2012 08:40 PM (IojUD) Posted by: FedupwithAC at March 14, 2012 08:42 PM (DmsGc) 264
Coulter took Sarah's words, encouraging the primary process to continue and exaggerated them so that Palin will save us in a brokered convention. I do not see Sarah as a candidate because too many people hate her for absolutely no reason. Apparently Coulter is one too, she's probably jealous of Sarah's natural good looks and influence when she speaks.
Too bad Sarah did not endorse Newt. I can't see Santorum or Romney beating Obama, and I do not care what Dick Morris says about having a nominee sooner than later. Morris has lotst any brains he had when he started on the Romney train, urging people in the next few states to vote for Romney. It is as though once they endorse Romney they lose their brains! Posted by: CarolT at March 14, 2012 08:46 PM (z4WKX) 265
*Look's at Jimi Ray, at the end of the bar, blathering on incoherently*
*Waves the bartender over* *Points to Jimi Ray* Says, "Give that fella a nice tall glass of Shut The Fuck Up, on me." Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth, SMH at the idiots at March 14, 2012 08:50 PM (NL15p) 266
#264 Thanks for insulting all of the Romney voters. I do suppose if Newt should be the nominee you would want to unify the party, wouldn't you?
I am trying really hard to hold off criticizing anyone. I will admit I have been bad about doing that. I think everyone has had their say on this by now. I know I have. So I am not saying another word about any of the candidates. Posted by: Miss Marple at March 14, 2012 08:51 PM (GoIUi) Posted by: iknowiwasthere at March 14, 2012 08:51 PM (37+xK) 268
LMFAO at the "Sarah the Saboteur" theorist.
It's good to know that even if Ann has lost the ability to intentionally make us laugh, there are legions of fools who will unintentionally make us laugh. Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at March 14, 2012 08:53 PM (NL15p) 269
261 I was beginning to fear that there may have been truth to the contention that Palin's interest in self-promotion may supersede her interest in promoting the party.
No, dammit. The country is more important than the Republican Party. Sarah has never been about promoting the "party". She ran in Alaska on a platform of rooting out corruption, wherever the chips fell. And she achieved some success in that respect. The R leadership knows right fucking well that she would put some of them behind bars. Posted by: rickl supports SMOD/Supervolcano 2012 at March 14, 2012 09:04 PM (sdi6R) 270
ancient tasmanian saying: the family that fights together stays together
Posted by: rik santo at March 14, 2012 09:15 PM (Yrh/5) 271
If Sarah Palin was a liberal she would have already been named People Magazine's sexiest woman alive. If Ann Coulter was a liberal, well, she would just be Bill Maher's bitch.
Posted by: doug at March 14, 2012 09:19 PM (gUGI6) 272
Ann Coulter making the Palin cultist heads explode. So has Palin done anything to change those evil ethic laws that caused her to resign? I suspect she has worked on that about as much as OJ looked for the 'real' killers of Nicole.
Posted by: polynikes - Texan for Romney at March 14, 2012 09:20 PM (jTVGC) 273
Why did Coulter say this, and why now?
Posted by: eman at March 14, 2012 09:25 PM (ZOIWB) 274
It's interesting seeing all the animosity towards Coulter. When I was first getting interested in (conservative) politics, one of her books was the first thing I ended up reading. I thought it came across as smart and accurate. I thought she was recognized as a sort of leader or figurehead for the movement. (Not *the* leader, naturally, but a strong voice for conservatism.)
I recognize now that she's pushing hard for someone we could call a RINO, but to be honest...I'm reluctantly pulling for Romney at this point, even if only because it looks inevitable and we need to start uniting against Obama in the general. Aside from the Romney endorsement(s), is there something about her that I missed? Something that makes "true" converatives' blood really boil? I'm not trying to argue, I'm just seeking more information. I realize I have a lot to learn about the right. Posted by: red sweater at March 14, 2012 09:26 PM (txb2n) 275
Ever since she went ga-ga over Chris Christie, and then Mitt Romney, Ann has had a severe cognitive problem. She's obsessed with these guys, and I don 't trust her judgment anymore.
Posted by: Lee at March 14, 2012 09:27 PM (RtwOA) 276
Sarah Palin has done more for the American people than Ann Coulter has. Just sayin'.
And I'm not particularly enamored of Palin (any longer), but it's simply true. Posted by: Y-not at March 14, 2012 09:27 PM (5H6zj) 277
Right now, what the COUNTRY needs is a republican president. You'll note I conceded our presumptive nominee's flaws; I am NO fan of Romney!
Thanks for the correction to my words, nevertheless: I CERTAINLY don't mean to say that blind party loyalty is any sort of virtue to which an politician should aspire, and I realise in retrospect how my careless choice of words would convey that thought. One of the things that drew me so strongly to Palin in the first place was her willingness to combat political corruption within her own party. Trust me, I appreciate that sort of gumption! At this point, however, I don't believe she is putting the country first. Again, the country NEEDS an R president in 2012; probably the single most important issue facing the country (and I will be called heretic for denying employment the top slot!) is the repeal of centralized healthcare. Sarah's political manipulations, again, appear to be designed to benefit her celebrity and PAC income at the expense of party unity in an already-enmity-laden primary. It's been a long, tiring, and bitter process for the most of us, and rather than suggesting people should cast votes FOR THE EXPLICIT PURPOSE OF *NOT* COALESCING AROUND ROMNEY, I feel like a pundit of Palin's stature and fanbase should be using her influence to PROMOTE party unity. Instead, she's intimating availability for a brokered candidacy and strongly suggesting her followers resist the trend toward unification around the inevitable candidate. I just don't feel that the country's best interests are being served by the stoking of intra-party dissent that can only serve to ultimately benefit OBAMA in 2012 through the disillusionment and jading of already-unenthusiastic republican voters. Of course, I don't feel like Palin wants Obama to win. It's just that her acts of sabotage conveniently benefit her own pockets and/or star power while helping Obama to an inevitably disastrous second term. Also, it's great to see that Sarah Palin fans are, expectedly, chiming in to a reasoned debate with anonymous personal attacks and internet-tough-guy-talk. Naturally, these are the same Palin fans that undoubtedly complain about "personal attacks" when employed against Palin herself -- or, better yet, that the media is unable to debate Palin on the substance of issues, so instead they just employ nasty invective and purely emotional language. These are also the same Palin fans that complain about media hypocrisy. Go figure. Posted by: Jimi Ray at March 14, 2012 09:30 PM (xLcec) 278
" I feel like a pundit of Palin's stature and fanbase should be using her influence to PROMOTE party unity.
" Or at least staying above the fray until a clear winner emerges and then throwing her support to that candidate. That will be harder to do now with any sincerity. Completely baffling. I thought she had more political savvy. Maybe it is the circle of people around her advising her, I have no idea. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 09:39 PM (ZbLJZ) 279
277 Jimi Ray:
I simply don't believe that either Romney, Santorum, or Gingrich can defeat Obama and the Democrat media machine. I could be completely wrong about that, but that's the way I see it at the moment. Can Palin beat him? I don't know, but I think she would have a better chance. I know she would absolutely fire up the base with enthusiasm like none of the others. And enthusiasm can be contagious. We need a Hail Mary pass right now, and Palin is it. She is so superior to any of the other candidates that it's not even funny. Posted by: rickl supports SMOD/Supervolcano 2012 at March 14, 2012 09:40 PM (sdi6R) 280
If I was a liberal anti-right wing troll, I'd say F**k Coulter with a sharp stick. But I'm not so I'll just tell her to go eat a cracker or something and try to stay on that hormone therapy cause it doesn't work if you don't take the meds regularly.
I admired and laughed with her but apparently she's done a Charles Johnson and morphed into some caricature of what she used to mock. Now I'm laughing AT her. Ann oh Ann what happened honey? Biological clock start doing the final countdown? Getting banged by young republican frat boys not ringing your bells anymore? Well, whatever the cause, please STFU and STFD. Please? You're getting on my last nerve and you're really getting into the "E" zone. (That's Establishment Whiner Zone) Posted by: The SMOD has been temporarily delayed until 2013. Please stand by. at March 14, 2012 09:44 PM (CP+yl) 281
I quit screwing you as your voice carries like a foghorn and upset my gerbils.
Posted by: Williard Mahr at March 14, 2012 09:58 PM (dmEoV) 282
Welcome to the party, red sweater. Stick around conservatism a while and you'll get the lay of the land. Let me put it this way: Before 2008 I couldn't understand why everybody like Rush was being nice to that nice guy John McCain. Now I hate the senile fuck with the heat of a gazillion supernovas and can't understand why they were being so goddamn nice to him back then.
You have to experience it in real time. Posted by: Captain Hate at March 14, 2012 10:01 PM (iRp9J) 283
"I simply don't believe that either Romney, Santorum, or Gingrich can defeat Obama and the Democrat media machine."
Gingrich: Nope. Democrats in general and center Democrats in particular are NOT EVER going to forget what Gingrich did to Bill Clinton while Gingrich himself was engaged in pretty much the very same behavior. The center Democrats loved Clinton. Newt would not get a single crossover Democrat. Without any crossover Democrats, a candidate can't win a national election. Republicans account for 35% of the electorate nationally but much fewer in many states. Winning the Presidency depends on winning the vote in the several states, not national popular vote. Gingrich wouldn't stand a chance except in the reddest of red states. Santorum: Could *possibly* get some of the center Democrats IF the economy continues to be bad. If the economy starts to pick up toward the elections, the only argument he would have is "Obama sucks worse than I do" and that isn't really a viable election strategy. His conservative rhetoric isn't going to play well to the rest of the electorate and he really doesn't have much else. Romney: Can easily pick up a huge amount of the independent vote and the center Democrats. He is someone Democrats have crossed over and voted for before. Obama is scared to death of Romney. Romney could take a lot of the old Reagan Democrats and Clinton Democrats who don't much care for how Obama treated Hillary in the last election and aren't all that enamored with Obama to begin with. Romney's problem will be bigotry from those who just can't bring themselves to vote for a Mormon. That will play big in the black community as the areas that tend to have a large Mormon population tend to have few blacks. There just aren't so many black folks in Idaho and Montana and Wyoming. That gives the impression that Mormons are racist but that has started to change recently with a vibrant and growing black Mormon population. And example where that was attempted to be stoked was the false rumors started that Romney campaign officials were attempting to eliminate Allen West's district. That turned out to be completely false but got wide reporting at the time and played into that stereotype. I believe Romney has a good chance. He will collect more crossover Democrat and Independent votes than Bush did and I believe the Obama campaign is scared to death of him. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 10:01 PM (ZbLJZ) 284
I meant "was being so nasty to McRino"
Posted by: Captain Hate at March 14, 2012 10:02 PM (iRp9J) 285
She IS a charlatan. Coulter is absolutely right. And it's interesting to watch Coulter get slimed with the same terms (cunt, etc) that Maher spewed at Palin.
I guess a competent center-right candidate is too much to ask. So it's four more years of Ofucktard thanks to the Pure Conservatives. Posted by: packsoldier at March 14, 2012 10:05 PM (9tLNI) Posted by: #OccupyResoluteDesk at March 14, 2012 10:09 PM (+nCNS) 287
283 crosspatch:
Obama is scared to death of Romney. I don't believe that for a second. Romney is virtually the poster boy for the eeeeeevil "1%". Obama is salivating at the prospect of running against him. It will be a massacre. Posted by: rickl supports SMOD/Supervolcano 2012 at March 14, 2012 10:10 PM (sdi6R) 288
@ packsoldier #285
Sadly, I sort agree with you about the center-right candidate and likely getting four more years of Obumbler thanks to "Pure" conservatives. I don't think Palin is a charlatan, though. I think she's just getting bad political advice. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 10:11 PM (ZbLJZ) 289
What hypocrisy? Ann Coulter, author, satirist, frequent Fox guest is not a politician, has never run for office, and has not actively promoted a brokered convention (and coincidentally let it be known that, "Hey, btw, I'm available so you can pick meeeee!").
Posted by: Buy Danish at March 14, 2012 10:13 PM (twzzy) 290
<blockquote>
I don't believe that for a second. Romney is virtually the poster boy for the eeeeeevil "1%". Obama is salivating at the prospect of running against him. </blockquote> He might well have that thought process going but if so, he is breathing a little too much of his own exhaust. That evil 1% meme isn't really getting a lot of traction outside of the choir who would vote for him anyway. It would play well to his base but not very well outside of that. Maybe if Romney got his money through inheritance or was from a multi-generational family of millionaires ... possibly. Romney's father was a self-made made and Romney is a self-made man. He is the sort of success we should all strive for and hope for our children to achieve. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 10:14 PM (ZbLJZ) Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 10:15 PM (ZbLJZ) 292
#261 is the only comment worth reading in this POS thread
Posted by: Underdown at March 14, 2012 10:18 PM (9dMDm) 293
290 Maybe if Romney got his money through inheritance or was from a multi-generational family of millionaires ... possibly. Romney's father was a self-made made and Romney is a self-made man. He is the sort of success we should all strive for and hope for our children to achieve.
Excuse me? Romney is the son of a governor, who subsequently became a governor himself. It's yet another example of how the American ruling class is morphing into a hereditary aristocracy. Posted by: rickl supports SMOD/Supervolcano 2012 at March 14, 2012 10:25 PM (sdi6R) 294
I simply don't believe that either Romney, Santorum, or Gingrich can
defeat Obama and the Democrat media machine. I could be completely wrong about that, but that's the way I see it at the moment. Nonsense. The Democratic media machine is in full swing and has been for months, and Obama is still tanking in the polls. Plus, Romney has done what no GOP candidate has done in the modern era: garnered support from educated, upper-income earners. They typically go Democrat. More of the base voted in 2008 than 2004. The base won't sit this election out or vote third party. The notion that a moderate can't win is also nonsense. Bush 41 screwed himself with his betrayal on "No new taxes!" Dole had Perot as spoiler. McCain was up against geniuses like Gene Simmons, who said he voted for Obama simply to be able to play a part in electing the First Black President. Obama's first attack ad was against Sarah Palin. It didn't fool anyone, even Democrats. And Carter and Reagan were neck and neck in the polls until the final week before the elections. Carter even led in plenty of polls. Reagan was no shoe-in or knight riding in on a white horse. That's all historical revisionism. You're being fed giant bucketfuls of bullshit to demoralize you. Stop sucking it down without questioning it. Posted by: Llarry at March 14, 2012 10:27 PM (Rnfm0) 295
In that I have no affection for either Ann Coulter or Sarah Palin, I really don't care if the two of them decide to engage in steel cage match to the death.
But, because some other moron picked up the East St. Louis is a shit hole meme without me being here, I can claim my work here is done! However, as the official spokesperson for the East St. Louis Tourism department, if Ms. Coulter and Ms. Palin would like to, we would be honored to host their steel cage match. We have a banner. Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at March 14, 2012 10:28 PM (OWjjx) Posted by: packsoldier at March 14, 2012 10:30 PM (9tLNI) 297
Son of a governor. Of Michigan. And you make it sound like being a Governor makes one super wealthy or something.
Romney became governor of a completely different state. There was no dynasty involved. You might have a valid argument if Mitt had followed his father as Michigan governor. Romney got a business degree and a law degree ... at the same time. That's pretty hard. He attended Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School at the same time, dude. He took over the Winter Olympics WHILE running a political campaign for governor of MA. The man can walk and chew gum at the same time. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 10:33 PM (ZbLJZ) 298
"President Reagan would be considered a squish by today's Tea Partiers."
"Conservatives" didn't much like Reagan in '76 or '80. They didn't come around until '84. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 10:34 PM (ZbLJZ) 299
I don't believe that for a second. Romney is virtually the poster boy
for the eeeeeevil "1%". Obama is salivating at the prospect of running against him. It will be a massacre. I'm sure Obama believes that the country will respond positively to his class-warfare campaign, but the evidence shows that such an approach will backfire the way everything else Obama has done will backfire. The Occupy movement imploded. The attack on Limbaugh is in the process of imploding. Going after the "1 percent" in a national election as he rakes in cash from them is a loser on every level, because most people care much more about having more opportunities for themselves, not punishing others for their success. Obama is great at one thing: misreading the mood of the nation. By November nobody's going to give a shit about how much Romney makes. All they'll want to know is whether or not he can reverse the decline we're in. If he can make a better argument than Obama that he can, he'll win. The country has seen what Obama has done as president for three years now. They're going to be much more willing to take a chance on anybody but Obama. Posted by: Llarry at March 14, 2012 10:36 PM (Rnfm0) Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 14, 2012 10:37 PM (kdS6q) 301
People need to be reminded of this from time to time. Reagan on "radical conservatives"
"When I began entering into the give and take of legislative bargaining in Sacramento, a lot of the most radical conservatives who had supported me during the election didn't like it. "Compromise" was a dirty word to them and they wouldn't face the fact that we couldn't get all of what we wanted today. They wanted all or nothing and they wanted it all at once. If you don't get it all, some said, don't take anything. "I'd learned while negotiating union contracts that you seldom got everything you asked for. And I agreed with FDR, who said in 1933: 'I have no expectations of making a hit every time I come to bat. What I seek is the highest possible batting average.' "If you got seventy-five or eighty percent of what you were asking for, I say, you take it and fight for the rest later, and that's what I told these radical conservatives who never got used to it. -- Ronald Reagan Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 10:37 PM (ZbLJZ) 302
By November nobody's going to give a shit about how much Romney makes.
True. $5 gallon of gas and higher food prices tend to make one focus on the important things. Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at March 14, 2012 10:38 PM (OWjjx) Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 14, 2012 10:39 PM (kdS6q) Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 14, 2012 10:39 PM (kdS6q) 305
President Reagan would be considered a squish by today's Tea Partiers.
Reagan has always been considered a squish by the plenty of the Republican base. He's also been criticized all along for spending too much. The Tea Partiers aren't some wild band of fanatics searching for absolute ideological purity. That's another media trope that simply doesn't jibe with reality. Posted by: Llarry at March 14, 2012 10:40 PM (Rnfm0) Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 14, 2012 10:40 PM (kdS6q) 307
I see Romney as "half a loaf". He isn't my optimum candidate. But he's the best one we have and I don't think he's really all THAT bad. He might be the second best President of my lifetime. He certainly has the education and intelligence for it. Maybe if he brought the fire and brimstone in his speeches it would get more people moved emotionally. He is more cerebral. He presents an argument and expects it to be argued logically on its merits and not with a bunch of emotional catch phrases.
Bush wasn't my optimal candidate, either. Either of the Bush's. I was for Pete DuPont in 1988, for example, as I had lived in Delaware when he was governor and he completely turned that state around financially. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 10:44 PM (ZbLJZ) 308
True. $5 gallon of gas and higher food prices tend to make one focus on the important things.
Add skyrocketing electricity prices and rolling blackouts because of the new EPA regulations; the highest fuel-oil prices in history hitting in the fall and early winter; closing of municipal swimming pools all over the country, beginning tomorrow; the ongoing, incremental implementation of ObamaCare that's already putting doctors out of business... Obama will be jabbering about Romney's Cadillacs and his mistreated dog, while Romney will be laying out his plans to make our quality of life better. Posted by: Llarry at March 14, 2012 10:45 PM (Rnfm0) 309
Son of a governor. Of Michigan. And you make it sound like being a Governor makes one super wealthy or something. Posted by: crosspatch No, being the son of a Detroit automaker CEO makes you rich. Being the son of a Michigan Governor gives you inherited political connections. Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 14, 2012 10:48 PM (kdS6q) 310
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Dear prettypinkfluffypanties, You're a liar and an idiot. Posted by: iknowiwasthere at March 14, 2012 08:51 PM (37+xK) Thank you for the perfect example of what the Palinistas have become and why they alienate more conservatives than Coulter ever could. Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at March 14, 2012 10:50 PM (HMeTs) 311
"Obama will be jabbering about Romney's Cadillacs and his mistreated dog,
while Romney will be laying out his plans to make our quality of life better." Yep. That class warfare stuff does not seem to be getting any traction. People don't see our problems as the fault of the rich. What Romney should do during the national campaign is rub the Democrats noses in the mortgage meltdown. Show the people how it was Senate Democrats who blocked legislation several times that would have more closely regulated the GSE's. Show how the Republicans said several times, starting in 2001, that what was going to possibly happen turned out to be prophetic. In 2001, in 2003, and in 2005 the Republicans attempted to do something about the situation. Barney Frank said in the House that any talk of a mortgage bubble was a "figment of the imagination of the Republicans". He should absolutely rub their noses in it. Put this current financial situation squarely in their lap and then point out that they had a majority in the House and a supermajority in the Senate during Obama's term and wasted it. How many jobs bills has the House sent to die in the Senate? Democrats have a LOT to answer for and Romney should hold their feet to the fire. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 10:52 PM (ZbLJZ) 312
"No, being the son of a Detroit automaker CEO makes you rich."
It didn't make Mitt Romney rich. He didn't keep one thin dime of his inheritance. Not one dime. He also took no salary as Governor of MA. He made his money himself. He didn't inherit any of it. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 10:54 PM (ZbLJZ) 313
Mitt inherited $1 million. He donated it to the George W. Romney School of Public Management. This is an institute of
public management that helps young people learn about government and about serving in public service. He also donated his entire salary, and severance from the 2002 Olympics, the entire thing, including giving and additional $1 million of his own money to the Olympic Committee. He refused a salary as Governor of MA as the state was running a budget deficit. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 11:01 PM (ZbLJZ) 314
OT I hope someone else was watching O at the NCAAs last night. Underdog Western Kentucky outfitted in all red falls behind by nearly 20 points and dramatically come back to win. Exciting stuff, right? In the middle of WK's run they cut to Obama, arms crossed in front of him, clearly unhappy, while basketball drama is playing out in front of him. I can only imagine he thought he might get ribbed about Team Red coming from way behind to beat the other team.
Then, after Obama left I believe, in the next game the BYU Mormons fall way behind to Iona. And it happens again: the Mormons come back to win. I think the basketball gods literally dunked in Obama's face. Posted by: East Bay Jay at March 14, 2012 11:10 PM (svwGR) 315
But more importantly in these times, and that might be one of the reasons for so much "anti-Romney" activity, is that I believe he is practically incorruptible. I don't believe we would see any crony capitalism out of Mitt. That must be driving lobbyists and donors insane. They probably can't count on sweet energy department contracts if they donate to Romney.
Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 11:10 PM (ZbLJZ) 316
"Conservatives" didn't much like Reagan in '76 or '80. They didn't come around until '84.
Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 10:34 PM (ZbLJZ) I'm assuming by your subsequent comment when you tee off on the caricature by the MFM about the Tea Party that you're being tongue and cheeky with the quotes around Conservatives. Posted by: Captain Hate at March 14, 2012 11:12 PM (iRp9J) 317
Fuck me that was LLarry. You know crosspatch that it was the Repub party regulars that got sand in their vags about Reagan challenging hapless Ford in 1976 and only conservatives were on his side then and in 1980.
Posted by: Captain Hate at March 14, 2012 11:16 PM (iRp9J) 318
What I mean by putting quotes around conservative is that there are a lot of so-called conservatives whose actions actually get Democrats elected. So while they claim to be conservative, in reality they turn out to be "conservative" as their net impact is to get liberals elected to office.
The sort that argued for and did indeed refuse to vote for McCain in the last election, for example. Those people actually elected Obama if there were as many of them as claimed they refused to vote for McCain. It is cutting off the nose to spite the face. "I'm not voting for anyone who isn't my brand of conservative" ends up being "I am going to make sure the Democrat gets elected". Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 11:20 PM (ZbLJZ) 319
An example would be the loss of Senate seats in Nevada and Delaware and the loss of at least one House seat in NY. The "conservatives" got their candidate nominated where the Republican they ran against in the primary was greatly favored to win the general election (in the case of Delaware and the NY seat, within striking distance in Nevada) and as a result, handed the office on a silver platter to the Democrats.
Nominating Newt, for example, would basically end the political campaign. Obama could phone it in. Same might be true 4 or 5 month from now if Santorum is nominated. Romeny's the only real shot we have and yet he may be torpedoed by the "conservatives" and the general election handed to Obama. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 11:24 PM (ZbLJZ) 320
"it was the Repub party regulars that got sand in their vags about Reagan
challenging hapless Ford in 1976 and only conservatives were on his side then and in 1980." That's not the way I remember it. I grew up in a pretty rural conservative area. During those campaigns I was in the military. All I heard from everyone was that they didn't want some California Hollywood actor being President and that he was a higher up in that "commie Hollywood actors union". Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 11:26 PM (ZbLJZ) 321
The reason I voted for Reagan in 1980 was that we were in pretty bad economic times. Reagan had a college degree in economics. That was his major in college. I figured if anyone had a shot of turning things around, it would be him. And I also liked his notion of getting out of the way and allowing Americans (of every political stripe) to solve the problem themselves. I had been taking some college courses in economics when I was in the Army. I wanted a President that understood what the economists were telling him.
Watch his first inaugural address. It's on youtube. It is just as pertinent today as it was then. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 11:31 PM (ZbLJZ) 322
Do you have any proof about those types of fake conservatives? Because I held my fucking nose and voted for McStain (actually I voted for Palin and that senile prick on the ticket with her; but I'd have still voted for him if he had the dead body of Nelson Rockefeller as a running mate) and I think it's more likely that the country clubbers take a fucking powder on voting for conservatives; the same type of squishes who wanted to be on board with voting for the first black president. And I'll do the same fucking thing for Willard in November; in fact I'll do it more gladly than four years ago.
Because the country clubbers hated Reagan and thought of him as the second coming of Goldwater. And they had to be bribed by having Poppy Bush on the ticket with him that set up the giant fuck job starting in 1989. Posted by: Captain Hate at March 14, 2012 11:34 PM (iRp9J) 323
"Do you have any proof about those types of fake conservatives?"
Oh, yeah ... hold on a second and let me see how you actually voted ... ah, here it is ... under Hate, Capt. Of course I don't have any proof except for what they were saying at the time. And if Santorum is elected, I will vote for him. I just don't believe he's our best shot at getting Obama's ass out of the White House. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 11:36 PM (ZbLJZ) 324
For example, this commenter named Mark on a Yahoo! page:
"Well I didn't vote for McCain and I won't vote for Romney. I refuse to vote for a liberal even if he's a republican." That person is what I call a "conservative". A person who is so conservative they get Democrats elected. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 11:39 PM (ZbLJZ) 325
Meant, if Santorum is nominated.
Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 11:39 PM (ZbLJZ) 326
That's not the way I remember it. I grew up in a
pretty rural conservative area. During those campaigns I was in the military. All I heard from everyone was that they didn't want some California Hollywood actor being President and that he was a higher up in that "commie Hollywood actors union". Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 11:26 PM (ZbLJZ) Wow I don't know what to say to that. Carter was such a hapless POS that it's hard to imagine anybody in the military saying that. Too bad this is a dead thread because I'm sure some fellow morons were serving at that time and I'd love to hear their input. In the civilian population it was waaaaaay different from what you're describing. Reagan was Archie Bunker's candidate on "All in the Family" and scared the shit out of all the libs in Cali and was sure to start WW3 with the commies. I lived through watching that shit and it wasn't until the debates with Carter that I thought he had a chance against that fucking goober. Plus life was so miserable under Carter that a change just had to come. I think any of the Repub candidates can beat El JEFe because people just don't like misery. I know a lot of people here don't believe that but I'm not the only one thinking that by a long shot. Posted by: Captain Hate at March 14, 2012 11:41 PM (iRp9J) 327
One final thing and then I'm signing off: That fucking idiot on the yahoo page isn't a real conservative by a long shot. When you have 2 libs opposing each other you've gotta do your best to determine who's the most conservative of the two and hold your nose and vote for him or her. The Repub party deserves to get shit on for not promoting more conservatives but you don't go suicidal over something like that. That's crazy talk.
Signing off Posted by: Captain Hate at March 14, 2012 11:45 PM (iRp9J) 328
*Looks in, cracks knuckles: that Coulter broad has a big goozler of an adam's apple...slips door closed again. Moves away quietly. Sheesh.*
Posted by: enter sandman, returning commentor and lurker at March 14, 2012 11:48 PM (zxaA2) 329
Oh, believe me, people didn't love Carter. But in the '76 primary and the '80 primary, that's what they were saying. When Reagan won the primary in 1980, it was a no brainer. Everyone voted for Reagan.
Shoot, I was at Ft. Bragg sitting on a C-141 at Pope AFB when the rescue attempt failed. If those guys had got stuck in Tehran, the Army was coming loaded for bear. It wouldn't have mattered after that for us WHO got the Republican nomination, it was "anybody but Carter" at that point. I was talking more about the discussion during the primaries. Even then, most of the guys weren't that political. There weren't a lot of political discussions. Posted by: crosspatch at March 14, 2012 11:48 PM (ZbLJZ) 330
@#3 -- exactly
Posted by: ocd con at March 14, 2012 11:54 PM (Q4wGG) 331
Lol, poor Ann still love her even though she is being a bit catty. No one is running campaign commercials against her. Damn that Sarah Palin, taking all the air out of the room and getting all the attention. Just a bit petty!
Posted by: Africanus at March 14, 2012 11:56 PM (h4Qjn) 332
I don't know how or why, but it appears that Coulter has gone over to the Dark Side... e.g. the Republican Machine.
I honestly haven't been following her for the past year or so, her outright praise of Romney was frankly... off-putting, but I figured it was some sort of phase she going through. At the risk of honking off the moronettes... she a woman, and as such, trying to figure out what's going on in her (or any woman's) head is a total waste of time. This attack on Palin is the last straw... and leads me to believe she has sold out to the machine because Palin's chief foe is 'machine politics' (see Alaska for further details) in general. She got to see first-hand the creatures that surrounded McCain, and walked away from them, just as I have walked away from the Ohio GOP... I remember their lack of support for Blackwell, and haven't forgiven them for it. I stick with the Repubs because they ain't 'rats... that's their chief selling point, and that's where the real fight for control of a political party is. Demoncrat party is dead and gone; the '68 crowd has finished it's take-over of it, and the marxists and socialists are firmly in control. Any thought of redeeming that party's soul is an utter waste of time. The real fight for a party is within the GOP... and I plainly see Coulter sitting in the wrong trench. Too bad for her... 'cause I ain't taking any prisoners. Posted by: CPT. Charles at March 14, 2012 11:56 PM (1GunI) Posted by: Uncle Jimbo at March 15, 2012 12:00 AM (KYYD6) 334
I don't think she's gone over to "the dark side". I think she is being more logical and less emotional than many other people are. I wouldn't go so far as to declare Palin a charlatan, at least not yet. She certainly looks like she is working toward what is best for Sarah Palin and not necessarily what is best to get Obama out of the Oval Office.
Sometimes saying something controversial gets the spotlight put on you which can be important if your income is generated by that spotlight. I take the word charlatan to be something closer to "fraud". I don't think she is being fraudulent but maybe it does fit if it is being used in the sense of someone who is claiming great authority on some subject but doesn't have it. She certainly has a great following but if she keeps this up, it could evaporate on her. She needs to be a unifying force, not a divisive force. A divisive force by its very nature alienates a portion of its potential supporters. This can lead to an erosion of support overall. Look at what Reagan did. He believed in the American people ... ALL OF THEM. That is why he was so popular across party lines. Reagan picked the most "cucumber sandwich" establishment Republican there was at the time for a running mate. Posted by: crosspatch at March 15, 2012 12:23 AM (ZbLJZ) 335
We'd love a cruise!
Posted by: poljunkie at March 15, 2012 01:39 AM (XuiJf) 336
Careful what you say about Palin, Coulter. You are celebrity no. 769 on Palin's hate list now. You should be getting death threats from her flying monkeys via fax, phone calls and having your personal home address and telephone number published in 3...2...1...
Posted by: Flying Monkey at March 15, 2012 02:14 AM (dUQ38) 337
I suggest Ace is a charlatan. Proof?I just feel it ...
Posted by: Nr. Natural at March 15, 2012 02:31 AM (vza7I) 338
Ann Coulter is engaging is projection. Just listen to what Ann is saying for a second. Palin, private citizen should not interferene!?!? WTF? Palin "a charlatan" for constantly defending conservative causes while Ann Coulter defend Romneycare. Who's the charlatan?
Posted by: oic at March 15, 2012 05:15 AM (gS0Xa) 339
Proud of my service, my Army and most of all, my country. If that gives anyone some heartburn, then deal.
Posted by: tn requin at March 15, 2012 05:52 AM (LsVVO) 340
I did HIT it....Mr Ed
Posted by: Mr Ed at March 15, 2012 07:14 AM (LWy3d) 341
Eh? What? Who keeps calling my name?
Posted by: Charton Heston at March 15, 2012 07:40 AM (GPH8R) 342
Damn.
Posted by: Charlton Heston at March 15, 2012 07:40 AM (GPH8R) 343
Ace: I don't want to be part of the Two Minute Hate.***
Since when? Oh, you mean against someone other than Palin. Gotcha. Posted by: Kerry's iPhone at March 15, 2012 07:57 AM (2vGaE) 344
Ace is learning that rigid intolerant right-wingers are just as irrational and hateful as rigid intolerant left-wingers. How nice it must be to think for yourself and not just go along with the mob?
Posted by: packsoldier at March 15, 2012 08:45 AM (9tLNI) 345
I love these profound comments by people who have more than likely
(1) never worked in a campaign on the front lines in their life (2) never ran for office at any level (3) never held an elective office of any kind (4) never read any major literature on politics and /or history (5) never gave a dime in support of any candidate Posted by: Edward Cropper at March 15, 2012 09:22 AM (yBOkB) 346
I was really pissed watching the vid and had words to say here, until I read the comments. This political slut, whore, is toast. What has Romney offered her?
Posted by: Ed at March 15, 2012 10:12 AM (7U7hA) 347
Edward Cropper (#345), you're an elitist prick! F*ck you!
Posted by: Ed at March 15, 2012 10:20 AM (7U7hA) 348
WTF? People are selling their SOULs for Romney, and I don't understand why.
This guy isn't Reagan, is he worth ruining your credibility over? Instead of attacking people that are opposing him, why not make the positive case for WHY he is the right choice? Posted by: blindside at March 15, 2012 10:26 AM (x7g7t) 349
I'm really confused by Coulter these days. Used to be she had carved out a niche market in spewing all kinds of obnoxious things that the Religious Right really felt, but was too polite to say, or at least they really enjoyed hearing it. Yeah, she had some intelligent things to say here and there, but the other stuff was how she made her living. Now? Now she's backing a guy that the hardcore Religious Right hates (mostly for being - gasp - Mormon -oh, and having done some mildly liberal things, too), and taking nonsensical swipes at Sarah Palin? I'm not even much of a Palin fan, and the whole thing just sounds nuts. Posted by: Optimizer at March 15, 2012 11:12 AM (As94z) 350
This, from the woman who described the theory of evolution as "junk science" in order to pander to the creationist christian types.
I really do think that she is nothing more than an attention whore. Coulter is upset with Palin because the more people pay attention to Palin, the less attention gets paid to Coulter. Posted by: Lee Reynolds at March 15, 2012 11:18 AM (rJMw2) Posted by: Edward Cropper at March 15, 2012 01:10 PM (yBOkB) 352
I'll vote for any distant unapproachable candidate running on a milktoast platform they send me.
Posted by: Southern man at March 15, 2012 03:39 PM (hGRh5) 353
From a fucking Romney shill? We're fucked now and have to vote for the phony fucker, but she's been on his tip from the get-go. Fuck her.
Posted by: Lopan at March 15, 2012 09:14 PM (qLbdy) 354
Edward Cropper @ #345 347, you keep proving my point, you elitist prick. F*ck you once again. Like Bill Maher, you got nothing to say unless you are trashing people with nothing to back it up (as in your 345 post).
Posted by: Ed at March 16, 2012 12:58 PM (7U7hA) 355
If you want to argue that Sarah Palin's the problem with this campaign, you're wrong. I mean, you have every right to believe otherwise, but the performance of this field since she dropped out (and in some cases, even before that) says you're wrong. Heck, the fact that the SMOD thing has had any traction whatsoever, even as a joke, says you're wrong. And as long as the argument's been going on even as the counter-evidence piles up on itself, you're not only wrong, you're a bore.
Or maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm just imagining these guys taking turns saying and doing stuff that makes me cringe in fear for them at the prospect of putting any of them up as the nominee. Being a better candidate than Sarah Palin was supposedly such a low bar. Why do so many allegedly more experienced, better-prepared politicians have so much trouble clearing it? And "tough stuff"? Even if it were a fair and well-founded accusation (and I'm not convinced, especially considering that mouthing off on and interfering in politics is as much or more Ann's livelihood than it is Sarah's) allow me to retort. Meh. Palin's been accused of, among other things, passing her daughter's son off as hers for political gain and inciting political assassination. After that, plain old-fashioned electioneering doesn't even paint the radar. Posted by: Rich Fader at March 16, 2012 04:15 PM (XSEcT) 356
Ed #354
Smells like the same diaper, you need a change bad, a pacifier and some political insight Posted by: Edward Cropper at March 16, 2012 07:45 PM (yBOkB) 357
Cropper @ 356, "Political insight' and constant references to my 'diapers.' Here's the real deal folks. Cropper has his own blog that nobody has bothered to comment on. I say again, NOBODY! So whats Cropper do, he comes over to ACE to claim no one here has any political insight (read his #345 above, again).
Oh, and it gets better. On his own blog, Cropper exhibits absolutely no 'insight', other than his clever little right leaning cartoons and posters. I say again, not only doesn't anyone display interest in Croppers posters and cartoons, Cropper doesn't display any written commentary, on his own insight. I'm guessing the elitist prick is about 44 years old, I'm 61. I will need diapers soon enough, once again, but only my wife needs to worry about that.Meanwhile, Cropper's failed websiteis still stinking-up the internet. Posted by: Ed at March 17, 2012 06:03 PM (7U7hA) Processing 0.05, elapsed 0.0748 seconds. |
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