Thursday, June 22, 2006

Secret Left-Wing Coulterphils Alert Hi!  I've changed addresses.  To jump to the updated version of this posting, click on this link.   Secret Left-Wing Coulterphiles Alert! Ann Coulter "praises" Senator Lieberman.  I don't know about the rest of you, but my week would not be complete without a word from our li'l fire-brand.  Disappointingly, her comments are (by Coulterphil standards) fairly tempered and free of the sort of outrageousness that causes such rejoicing among liberals everywhere.  Damn it, I like my Coulter over the top and overflowing with bile and vitriol!   The pull quote from the Huff post got my attention, but it turns out that AC is only saying about Lieberman what many Dems have said:  For a Democrat, he's a credible Republican.   She didn't really say she admired him; she said that she admires him less than "your run of the mill garden-variety Republican" but more than your average Dem.  He must be so happy!  Anyway, in case you didn't already see it, here's a link and a quote.     [quoted material begins] Ann Coulter: "I Would Admire A Politician...Like Lieberman".... COULTER:....I would admire a politician, not as much as basically your run of the mill garden-variety Republican, but as far as Democrats go like Lieberman, who apparently does want to defend America and fight the war on terrorism. He is the one facing a primary fight. CAVUTO: You know, there is talk about him maybe bolting to a third party. The seeds are there for a third party movement. Do you buy that? COULTER: I think he should come all the way and become a Republican. He wouldn’t be our best Republican but at left he’d fit in with the party that wants to defend the country. [quoted material ends] After all, she's only saying that as a Republican Lieberman wouldn't be the best, which is basically the same thing the Democrats seem to be saying about him as a Democrat.  Nevertheless, it's not very nice of Ann Coulter to praise him for it.  You can't deny that she is a clever girl, at least when it comes to prodding the Dems' sore spots.  Lots of angst around today about the lack of unity among the Democrats.        Poor Senator Lieberman.  Just for the record, I get his position and I definitely feel [Ali G. voice and gestures] RESPECT[/Ali G. voice and gestures]. And while the infighting among Dems is troubliing in a way, I think the party needs people on both sides of the liberal spectrum.  I actually do NOT think that Democrat should = Left Wing in the way that Republican is more and more coming to mean "Right Wing."  I think that over time the more inclusive party will end up with the greatest number of voters and that---barring some sort of crisis that of course we can't rule out----the hegemony of the GOP is on borrowed time.  I don't want a monolithic party with a rigid platform; and I'm basically against the whole "united front" line of thought because dissent is so valuable in getting people to examine their views.  On the other hand, I have to agree with this  that Dems should keep their attacks on one another focused on the issues, not each other.  I wish I could believe that's what's going to happen.  So I worry about Senator Lieberman.  Agree with him or not, we Democrats of all shades need him and conservative Dems like him.  I hope being faintly praised by Ann Coulter doesn't discourage him too much. RELATED POSTINGS   An Interview with Bill Maher;  Republican “Humor” at the Expense of a Veteran White House Reporter Coulter Out-Coultered, or Thank God I’m a Democrat, Some More Melanie Morgan and Ann Coulter Throw Down over How to Execute the Latest “Traitor” Susan Estrich on Ann Coulter:  Sympathy for the Mean Girl. Secret Left-Wing Coulterphiles Alert:  Coulter “Praises” Senator Lieberman Christianity, “Christianity,” and Ann Coulter Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Dogs of War!—The Sayings of Ann Coulter Overturn the Constitution in the Name of the Lord! Wendy McElroy, Stop Making Sense!  Oh, wait. I Know You Are, but What Am I? Suffering Fools Gladly:  The Consolation of Mockery I Don’t Like You Either [scroll down] Image drawn by Mr. Tenniel; painted by Damozel!   10:27:26 PM    So you say!  [] Bill Maher 6-22-05 Hi!  I've changed addresses.  To jump to the updated version of this post, please click on the link.   "People need to laugh all the more when things are bleak." Bill Maher's new stage. Read full story for latest details. [CNN.com - Entertainment] Why my hero Bill Maher thinks Al Gore should be the next president; what he thinks Bush has done right.    A good read... And to jump to the updated version of this post, click here. ...But you, Representative, are no Bill Maher. Republican Congressman apologizes to Helen Thomas.  I quote: Rep. Steve King, a Republican from Iowa, apologized to Helen Thomas on Wednesday for disparaging comments he made about the veteran White House correspondent. Last Saturday, Rep. King, while discussing the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi at the state Republican convention, said "There probably are not 72 virgins in the hell he's at." He added, "And if there are, they probably all look like Helen Thomas." [www.editorandpublisher.com, Iowa Congressman Apologizes for Rude Helen Thomas Reference (staff)]. [Cue snare drums] Klassy, huh?  There are so many things wrong with that statement that I ordinarily wouldn't know where to begin. Just ask yourself:  Can you imagine a Democrat---any Democrat---saying something like that?  And according to the article, "The remark drew wide laughter and applause" at his state Republican Convention.  Helen Thomas is 85 years old according to the above-linked article.  I suppose that it is part of the Republicans' macho posturing to find this sort of thing risible.   First of all, there's the unseemly ridiculing of a belief apparently held by a number of Muslims; second, the perhaps understandable but certainly childish and tasteless gloating over a death (even the death of a wretch like Zarquawi); and finally, the completely out of order ridiculing of a woman's appearance (with a simultaneous rude implications concerning her sexual history).   Nicely played, Rep. King and extremely easily amused  Iowa Republican-convention attendees!   I say it to myself every day, but it bears repeating:  Thank God I'm a Democrat.    RELATED POSTINGS   An Interview with Bill Maher;  Republican “Humor” at the Expense of a Veteran White House Reporter Coulter Out-Coultered, or Thank God I’m a Democrat, Some More Melanie Morgan and Ann Coulter Throw Down over How to Execute the Latest “Traitor” Susan Estrich on Ann Coulter:  Sympathy for the Mean Girl. Secret Left-Wing Coulterphiles Alert:  Coulter “Praises” Senator Lieberman Christianity, “Christianity,” and Ann Coulter Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Dogs of War!—The Sayings of Ann Coulter Overturn the Constitution in the Name of the Lord! Wendy McElroy, Stop Making Sense!  Oh, wait. I Know You Are, but What Am I? Suffering Fools Gladly:  The Consolation of Mockery   Image drawn by Mr. Tenniel; painted by Damozel!   7:27:09 AM    So you say!  []

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