I know this probably isn't as important as ending the war in Iraq, keeping Dubya and crew from nuking Iran and everything, but I' m fascinated with the way the most recent Ann Coulter outrage is playing out. Espesially in light of Joe Klein, Howard Kurtz and other "serious" journalists dog-piling on "liberal bloggers" for their "incivility" and their "obscenity" and "name calling".....
After all that, the Queen of Right Wing Bile got up at a Conservative Conference and...well...read for yourself...
Speaking today at the Conservative Political Action Conference, right-wing pundit Ann Coulter said: “I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word ‘faggot,’ so I — so kind of an impasse, can’t really talk about Edwards.” Audience members said “ohhh” and then cheered.
DNC Chairman, Howard Dean issued the following comment.
“There is no place in political discourse for this kind of hate-filled and bigoted comments. While Democrats and Republicans may disagree on the issues, we should all be able to agree that this kind of vile rhetoric is out of bounds. The American people want a serious, thoughtful debate of the issues. Republicans–including the Republican presidential candidates who shared the podium with Ann Coulter today–should denounce her hateful remarks.”
Will Joe Klein denounce Ann for her incivility?
Will Republicans demand she issue an immediate apology?
Will the MSM pick it up and cry loudly for Ann Coulter's head on a pike?
Or, maybe, just maybe...there is a double standard at play here....it's okay for conservatives to say hateful, bigoted things about their opponents but if liberals dare to do so....well...that's just uncivil.
To help us poor, misguided liberal bloggers distinguish between what is uncivil and what is civil, The Poor Man Institute has provided us with a handy chart. Part of which I'll reprint here.
Incivil/Unserious Civil/Serious
“f*ck” Suggest that Arab countries, being too primative for democracy should be reduced to rubble.
“sh*t” Imply that the media is working with al Qaeda.
“w*nk*r” Wonder if the Clintons were involved in the murder of Princess Diana.
“d*mn” State that we are at war with France.
“*ssh*l*” Invent a quote from Abraham Lincoln saying that Congressmen who disagree with the President should be executed.
“d*ck” Congratulate people for recognizing that the ethnic cleansing of Muslims is inevitable.
“c*nt”/”c*ck” Point out that Arab Muslims are bloodthirsty savages.
“b*tch” Suggest that the government should begin murdering
I've butchered his chart quite badly, be sure to click the link and read it for yourself...and yes, clicking on the blue linky-things will take you to the quotes in question.
