Top GOP Candidates Denounce Coulter’s Comments
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in General PoliticsThis is nice to see…but curious…only one of them actually said it themselves. The other two had their spokesman make their statements.
Of the major Republican candidates, only Mr. McCain did not attend, but he denounced her remarks on Saturday morning. “The comments were wildly inappropriate,� said his spokesman, Brian Jones.Mr. Giuliani said, “The comments were completely inappropriate and there should be no place for such name-calling in political debate.�
Kevin Madden, a spokesman for Mr. Romney, said: “It was an offensive remark. Governor Romney believes all people should be treated with dignity and respect.�
I wonder why the other two didn’t say it themselves. Is it bad politically for a GOPer to come out and say something negative about Coulter publicly?
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March 4th, 2007 at 1:04 am
Coulter is a lunatic fringe of one. Maybe if she were ignored more she would go away. A pipe dream I know…..but can’t you just picture her practising personal injury law in Topeka?
(My heartful apologies to the good people of Topeka for wishing them such a fate.)
March 4th, 2007 at 1:49 am
That’s what’s known as eating your cake and having it, too.
March 4th, 2007 at 8:00 am
Yeah, now if they would just stop hiring her to speak at their functions, those denouncements might mean something.
March 4th, 2007 at 9:35 am
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March 4th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
If the GOP is trying to avoid “guilt by association” with Coulter here, it’s probably a futile gesture.
In a two-party political system, whichever party’s candidates you vote for and for whatever reasons, at some or other level you are inevitably getting into bed with all the dingbats at the ideological fringes of that party. So, fairly or not, it is inevitable that the public’s perception of the GOP will be colored by Coulter and her remarks whether the GOP “officially” disowns them or not, just as the Dems’ public image is bound to be colored by the likes of Cindy Sheehan and Michael Moore.
Most third-party candidates tend to draw their support from those same fringes, which is why they can’t make a dent in the Big Two. Of course, any third candidate who doesn’t have a fringe to weigh their public image down in this manner (*cough*Unity08*cough*) will have a big built-in advantage…
March 5th, 2007 at 8:04 am
Fringe people attract attention. Coulter is fringe.
And ugly as hell.
Thus we have news. Anna Nicole can’t always be covered.
March 5th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Why is what she (almost) said any different than some celebrity saying that Bush is an idiot? Is a “faggot” going to be more offended than someone his is IQ challenged?
Much ado about nothing…. Death to political correctness!
March 5th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Am I the only one who doesn’t think they should have to apologize?
THEY didn’t say anything… Coulter opened her mouth. She is not a politician. nor does she hold ANY political office. So WHY should a politician who has ZERO connection to the woman have to apologize for something SHE said?
That’s like me running off at the mouth on National TV and Tom Coburn having to recant my statement because someone might think he agrees with me.
Politics is getting infantile…
March 22nd, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Getting infantile? It’s far worse than that. Derranged would be the more appropriate term. Rudy takes a GOP “conservative” stand stating that the nation must keep aborting our populace. Homosexuals on the other hand are lobbying for more adoptions. Al, the champion of hot air, is convinced that the end is here and everyone needs to buy carbon offsets so as not to live in uncomfortable homes of, um, less that 10,000 square feet. Pelosi is bound and determined to shut down free speech for the good of the nation. The 9th District Court, I am convinced, eats shrooms for lunch everyday.
I find Ann Coulter refreshing. Is she running for office? I’ll vote for her.