Last night Elizabeth Edwards confronted Ann Coulter about her ad hominem attacks and hate speech on Hardball with Chris Matthews. Politely, but firmly she asked Coulter to stop the attacks on her family, and, in general to elevate the level of political discourse in this country by foregoing hate speech. Coulter responded with further ad hominem attacks against John and Elizabeth Edwards and made the false claim that the Edwards campaign was trying to suppress her free speech (I guess even asking Coulter nicely not to insult your family gratuitously now ranks as liberal censorship).
Coulter has a long history of attacking John Edwards. Two days ago on Good Morning America Coulter said in the future she will only wish for his assassination by terrorists. At a convention of conservative activists a few months back she called John Edwards a “faggot.” And a few years ago, when discussing the tragic death of the Edwards’ young son in a car accident Coulter claimed Edwards had a bumper sticker on his car that said “ask me about my dead son.” As Elizabeth Edwards rightly pointed out, this is not a topic for legitimate political debate, and such personal attacks and hate speech (for which Coulter is well known) debases our political discourse.
Here’s how the commentators over at Free Republic, a conservative website and forum, are responding to this story, unabridged and unedited:
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LOL, for something lighter.
Coulter should direct her [Elizabeth Edward] to the closest breakfast sponsored by radical homosexual activists.
1 posted on 06/26/2007 4:58:10 PM PDT by Baladas </blockquote
o: Baladas
So, dead f@ggot it is?
2 posted on 06/26/2007 5:00:28 PM PDT by Build_The_Fence (Mr. Bush….tear up that Bill) </blockquote
To: Baladas
Annie rocks!
6 posted on 06/26/2007 5:02:38 PM PDT by don-o (“I don`t expect politicians to solve anyone’s problems.The world owes us nothing” Bob Dylan) </blockquote
To: Baladas
Nancy-boy needs his ailing wife to stick up for him.
Is this how his presidency would go? Bin Laden insults him, and Elizabeth starts pleading pathetically….
8 posted on 06/26/2007 5:03:44 PM PDT by SteveMcKing </blockquote
To: Zechariah11; All
Chrissy Matthews, the fat blond DNC cheerleader, that one?
Question for anyone who can answer: biggest coward – Elizabeth Edwards or Christine?
Ann Coulter could kick both of their asses, intellectually, too IMO.
11 posted on 06/26/2007 5:05:52 PM PDT by Baladas </blockquote
To: Baladas
Why can’t John stand up for himself?
15 posted on 06/26/2007 5:22:14 PM PDT by panzer_grey </blockquote
To: Baladas; RonDog; All
This is pretty mess up that Pretty little pony need his cancer stricken wife to defend him
17 posted on 06/26/2007 5:25:08 PM PDT by SevenofNine (“We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile”) </blockquote
To: Baladas
Coulter: “Johnnie is a sissie, neener neener neener.”
19 posted on 06/26/2007 5:26:12 PM PDT by Enterprise (I can’t talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.) </blockquote
To: Baladas
“Please, Ann, leave Johnny alone. He had it so rough in kindergarten and he’s never gotten over it”.
24 posted on 06/26/2007 5:39:42 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin) </blockquote
To: Baladas
Elizabeth Edwards asks commentator Ann Coulter to stop attacks
Deal. I can see that happening when Mrs. Breck Girl’s little Johnny shuts his stupid yapper. Then Ann can turn her siege guns on some other oddball Democrat.
26 posted on 06/26/2007 5:45:58 PM PDT by steelyourfaith </blockquote
To: Baladas
John Edwards hides behind a skirt.
29 posted on 06/26/2007 5:49:59 PM PDT by weegee (If the Fairness Doctrine is imposed on USA who will ABC news get to read the conservative rebuttal) </blockquote
To: SGCOS
I wish he would get the democrat party nomination, Elizabeth would make Turyeza Kerry look sane in comparison.
Lizzie used to post at the DUmp, wonder what Chrissy’s nic there is? They both ambushed Ann, or tried to, and Coulter still “won”, off-guard at that.
39 posted on 06/26/2007 6:15:34 PM PDT by Baladas </blockquote
To: TheLion
Ann keep speaking the truth.the Demwits can’t handle it.
42 posted on 06/26/2007 6:42:12 PM PDT by jocko12 </blockquote
To: Baladas
Ann was the one who held back and behaved politely. The Edwards bitch sunk to a new low by trying to blame the death of her son on anyone but the Breck girl. The Edwards family is disgusting in their ploys at victimhood – boo hoo hoo. Ann Coulter is my hero for wiping the floor with that wench.
47 posted on 06/26/2007 7:30:45 PM PDT by elitemicro </blockquote
This garbage sort of proves Elizabeth Edward’s point about Coulter debasing our political discourse, doesn’t it? Especially that last one. Only in the bizarro world of the Right Wing denizens of Freeperville could Coulter be declared the overwhelming “victor” in her confrontation with Mrs. Edwards.