Elizabeth Edwards bitchslaps Ann Coulter...

sweetpotatosweetpotato Posts: 1,278
edited June 2007 in A Moving Train
...in a refined, classy manner, of course, because Elizabeth Edwards is everything that Ann the Pig Coulter is not.

Elizabeth Edwards Confronts Ann Coulter
By MIKE BAKER,AP
Posted: 2007-06-27 10:31:51
Filed Under: Elections
RALEIGH, N.C. (June 27) - Elizabeth Edwards pleaded Tuesday with Ann Coulter to "stop the personal attacks," a day after the conservative commentator said she wished Edwards' husband, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, had been killed by terrorists.



Elizabeth Edwards pleaded Tuesday with Ann Coulter to "stop the personal attacks."
"The things she has said over the years, not just about John but about other candidates, lowers the political dialogue at precisely the time we need to raise it," Edwards said by phone on MSNBC's "Hardball" program, where Coulter was a guest.

Elizabeth Edwards said she did not consult her husband before confronting Coulter on the air, adding that she felt the pundit's remarks were "a dialogue on hatefulness and ugliness.

"It debases political dialogue," Edwards said. "It drives people away from the process. We can't have a debate about issues if you're using this kind of language."

Coulter responded with a laugh and charged that Edwards was calling on her to stop speaking altogether. She questioned why Elizabeth Edwards was making a phone call on behalf of her husband, and she criticized John Edwards for "stealing doctors' money" during his successful career as a trial lawyer.

"I don't think I need to be told to stop writing by Elizabeth Edwards, thank you," Coulter said.

On ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday, Coulter was asked about a March speech in which she used a gay slur to refer to Edwards.

"If I'm going to say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot," Coulter said Monday, picking up on remarks made by HBO's Bill Maher. Maher suggested in March that "people wouldn't be dying needlessly" if Vice President Dick Cheney had been killed in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan.


Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.
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  • HartydogHartydog Posts: 2,060
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  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    i was actually watching that harball, last night i think, and then when chris mathews said ann coulter was coming on as a guest i turned off the TV ASAP. why do these people continue to feed her by having her on TV? she is classless, ignorant, and adds nothing to the discussion. and could some PLEASE get that woman a cheeseburger, or 2 :p

    ann coulter represents everything that people should strive NOT to be

    good post there sweetpotato, welcome to the train ;)
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Ann Coulter is gross.

    "Hi, I'm Ann Coulter. I overpronounce words because it makes me sound smart while I spew biggoted diatribes!"

    :rolleyes: :D
  • Alex_CoeAlex_Coe Posts: 762
    Ann Coulter drinks the blood of unbaptised babies. That is a fact.
  • KatKat Posts: 4,904
    When I heard a commercial advertising that Coulter would appear on Hardball, my ears fell off. :eek: That made me decide to not watch that show because I just knew that my eyes would fall out. :rolleyes:

    Love,
    Kat
    Falling down,...not staying down
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I usually watch hardball, but I skipped last night because of her being on it...

    I did see a segment of it on msnbc this morning with the call in... Edwards was just asking her to stop personal attacks like making fun of her son dying and Coulter basically acted like an 8 year old with her fingers in her ears going la-la-la-la-la... well not literally, but her only comeback was that Edwards was telling her to quit writing and trying to take away her speech... I guess if you are a one trick pony like coulter, taking away personal attacks and hate speech pretty much would take away her entire career.
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  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    I usually watch hardball, but I skipped last night because of her being on it...

    I did see a segment of it on msnbc this morning with the call in... Edwards was just asking her to stop personal attacks like making fun of her son dying and Coulter basically acted like an 8 year old with her fingers in her ears going la-la-la-la-la... well not literally, but her only comeback was that Edwards was telling her to quit writing and trying to take away her speech... I guess if you are a one trick pony like coulter, taking away personal attacks and hate speech pretty much would take away her entire career.

    She's made fun of their son Wade dying? I hadn't heard that.

    I really tried to watch this last night, but it was just what I expected it to be and I couldn't take more than 10 minutes of her hate filled crap.
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    She's made fun of their son Wade dying? I hadn't heard that.

    Not directly, but more so of John taking advantage of it I think. I don't know the exact context, but one of the examples that Elizabeth brought up when she called was that Coulter said after Wade's death that John should drive around with an "ask me about my dead son" bumpersticker on it. Real classy....
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  • pjalive21pjalive21 St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,818
    actually Coulter didnt get "bitch slapped", Edwards sounded like a bitter old lady...."stop talking about us" wha wha wha

    how about stop raising illegal funds for your campaign?

    granted Coulter is out there sometimes, but in this instance i disagree with the title of the thread

    and im going to be the minority here i know, i know
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    pjalive21 wrote:
    actually Coulter didnt get "bitch slapped", Edwards sounded like a bitter old lady...."stop talking about us" wha wha wha

    how about stop raising illegal funds for your campaign?

    granted Coulter is out there sometimes, but in this instance i disagree with the title of the thread

    and im going to be the minority here i know, i know

    Things like your comment right there about raising illegal funds is exactly what the debate should be... I don't know of any illegal fundraising by Edwards, but issues raised like that should be on the table... when you take coulters approach and venomously attack someone personally, I think that is a worthless "contribution" to any possible dialog about issues.

    While there are plenty of commentators on both sides who make money by taking the negative approach of how the other side governs or approaches problems (instead of actually offering realistic solutions), but she makes her money on personal cheapshots and outright personal attacks.
    My whole life
    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
    “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    Kat wrote:
    When I heard a commercial advertising that Coulter would appear on Hardball, my ears fell off. :eek: That made me decide to not watch that show because I just knew that my eyes would fall out. :rolleyes:

    Love,
    Kat

    great minds think alike :)
  • mdigenakismdigenakis Posts: 1,337
    pjalive21 wrote:
    actually Coulter didnt get "bitch slapped", Edwards sounded like a bitter old lady...."stop talking about us" wha wha wha

    how about stop raising illegal funds for your campaign?

    granted Coulter is out there sometimes, but in this instance i disagree with the title of the thread

    and im going to be the minority here i know, i know
    politicians raising illegal funds? really? get the fuck outta here. i would of never guessed it.
    "Don't let the darkness eat you up..."

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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Not directly, but more so of John taking advantage of it I think. I don't know the exact context, but one of the examples that Elizabeth brought up when she called was that Coulter said after Wade's death that John should drive around with an "ask me about my dead son" bumpersticker on it. Real classy....



    and when edwards called her on it cuntler's response "that was like 3 years ago".....so that makes it ok...:rolleyes:
  • pjalive21pjalive21 St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,818
    Things like your comment right there about raising illegal funds is exactly what the debate should be... I don't know of any illegal fundraising by Edwards, but issues raised like that should be on the table... when you take coulters approach and venomously attack someone personally, I think that is a worthless "contribution" to any possible dialog about issues.

    While there are plenty of commentators on both sides who make money by taking the negative approach of how the other side governs or approaches problems (instead of actually offering realistic solutions), but she makes her money on personal cheapshots and outright personal attacks.

    oh i totally agree with you about the debate 100% and the fundraising, but you know what you are getting with Coulture and i dont see why this is such a suprise with people

    alot of people make money of making cheapshots...Bill Maher, Keith Olberman, Bill O'Reilly, the list goes on and on...
  • Keith Olbermann, to my knowledge, has never publicly wished for an increase in the amount of innocent civilians to be killed overseas, nor has he ever made a joke about someone's child dying in a car accident. Olbermann's a pundit with a clear political perspective to be sure, but he's also a thoughtful, decent human being. I don't know how the same could ever be said about Coulter.
    "Mama here comes midnight with the dead moon in its jaws." --J. Molina
  • Keith Olbermann, to my knowledge, has never publicly wished for an increase in the amount of innocent civilians to be killed overseas, nor has he ever made a joke about someone's child dying in a car accident. Olbermann's a pundit with a clear political perspective to be sure, but he's also a thoughtful, decent human being. I don't know how the same could ever be said about Coulter.

    well put
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

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  • pjalive21pjalive21 St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,818
    Keith Olbermann, to my knowledge, has never publicly wished for an increase in the amount of innocent civilians to be killed overseas, nor has he ever made a joke about someone's child dying in a car accident. Olbermann's a pundit with a clear political perspective to be sure, but he's also a thoughtful, decent human being. I don't know how the same could ever be said about Coulter.

    here is something for ya..haha...enjoy

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=7QMiVIx5HEo
  • pjalive21 wrote:
    here is something for ya..haha...enjoy

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=7QMiVIx5HEo

    He sure does get upset easily over what others think about him.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • pjalive21pjalive21 St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,818
    He sure does get upset easily over what others think about him.

    yeah i just love political radio talk show hosts...i dont care what side of the fence they lean on...there is always entertainment to be found
  • What did that video clip have to do with what I wrote about Keith Olbermann? Did he make fun of someone's child having died? Did he express his wish that the U.S. purposefully kill thousands more innocent people abroad?

    Or did he insult Beck, who then just insulted him back (by accusing Olbermann of McCarthyism (?) no less)?

    Not a very substantial clip there Pjalive.
    "Mama here comes midnight with the dead moon in its jaws." --J. Molina
  • Purple HawkPurple Hawk Posts: 1,300
    I don't really like Coulter, check my response when the "fag" comment came out, not a big fan at all...

    but i like how the supposed high-brow left is so in touch with satire when it comes to carlin and maher, but the dino media COMPLETELY misses the fact ann's shot was at maher for wanting Cheney to die in a terrorist plot.

    this is a really pathetic attempt by the Edwards campaign...her "joke" about the kid was a jab at the family using the son's death for political gain...

    and it's kinda funny, that ann coulter goes on a show hosted by a complete half-wit, and edwards has his wife call up to defend him when he's opposed to going on fox...what a fucking joke.
    And you ask me what I want this year
    And I try to make this kind and clear
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  • Purple HawkPurple Hawk Posts: 1,300
    What did that video clip have to do with what I wrote about Keith Olbermann?

    Ann Coulter didn't either...either you are too slow to actually understand she was pointing out Edwards was exploiting their kids death, or you are a talking point sponge...
    And you ask me what I want this year
    And I try to make this kind and clear
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
    Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
    And desire and love and empty things
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
  • Purple HawkPurple Hawk Posts: 1,300
    He sure does get upset easily over what others think about him.

    don't know about that...but he IS funny!
    And you ask me what I want this year
    And I try to make this kind and clear
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
    Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
    And desire and love and empty things
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
  • sweetpotatosweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    Things like your comment right there about raising illegal funds is exactly what the debate should be... I don't know of any illegal fundraising by Edwards, but issues raised like that should be on the table... when you take coulters approach and venomously attack someone personally, I think that is a worthless "contribution" to any possible dialog about issues.

    While there are plenty of commentators on both sides who make money by taking the negative approach of how the other side governs or approaches problems (instead of actually offering realistic solutions), but she makes her money on personal cheapshots and outright personal attacks.

    ...and therefore deserved to be bitchslapped. :D
    "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

    "Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore

    "i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
    ~ed, 8/7
  • I'm too slow? Oh, the politics of personal attacks. No, I understand the argument that Ann Coulter was somehow making a "point" with her joke, but that doesn't change the fact that her joke still involved making fun of the death of their child. Whether or not it had a supposed point, it was cruel, and indicative of the hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy of Coulter, and those who find her routine amusing and gasp!, even inspiring.
    "Mama here comes midnight with the dead moon in its jaws." --J. Molina
  • sweetpotatosweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    my2hands wrote:
    great minds think alike :)

    ass kisser.


    ;)
    "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

    "Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore

    "i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
    ~ed, 8/7
  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,395
    Alex_Coe wrote:
    Ann Coulter drinks the blood of unbaptised babies. That is a fact.
    HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!



























    yeah I read that somewhere too.
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    -my dad after hearing Not for You for the first time on SNL .
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