Mary Matalin DEFENDS Coulter's diatribe against 9/11 "broads"

[Bluebear]

Transcript from Don Imus Show/MSNBC:

IMUS: What did you make of the Ann Counter deal?

MATLIN: I take her larger point that in the absence of being able to make persuasive arguments you throw out messengers that — can’t be — it’s politically incorrection to argue with, you know the verbiage is a little, a little stressful.

IMUS: So you thought her comments about these women…

MATLIN: I take her larger point, which is —

IMUS: Why can’t you comment on her calling these women harpies.

MATLIN: Because that’s not her point. That’s completely not her point.

IMUS: Well no, but saying that they were happy their husbands got killed and were going to divorce them. And yeah, that they’re getting long in the tooth. Maybe they ought to think about appearing in Playboy, which is an option.

MATLIN: What do you think about her point? Her point that you can’t — you know Cindy Sheehan — if you throw yourself in the political arena, then you should be able to address political issues, and people should be able to speak back to you.

IMUS: I agree with her point.

MATLIN: Well, then that’s what I agree with.

IMUS: But i think it’s repugnant and repulsive and gutless to, and cheap and cheesey to call these women all these names. I mean, whether it’s right or not, it’s just something there’s just. You don’t go there.

MATLIN: That’s her stock and trade.

IMUS: But i’m surprised that you won’t condemn her for these repugnant remarks.

MATLIN: I don’t know her. I haven’t read the book.

IMUS: You don’t have to know her. You know what Hitler did. Did you you him? You condemn what he did.

MATLIN: Are you comparing her to Hitler?

IMUS: No, I’m not. Of course not.

MATLIN: This is the point. This is complete the point she’s making. These lefty crazy people go around calling us and Hitlers and Nazis and everything and nobody say anything. She calls somebody a harpy and you’d think that the whole world was on fire.

http://www.progressiveu.org/213513-mary-matalin-defends-coulter-s-attack-on-9-11-widows

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. Matalin is to an allegedly left wing James Carville.

I think James Carville is about as left wing as I am right wing. It's about money with these people.

As for Imus, he's a right wing a-hole as much as any other.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Anyone surprised? Birds of a feather..just a different shade of the same

color.

Carville's mating with her sure makes me wonder about him.

[TomClash]

11. The truth nt

[AlCzervik]

3. IMUS is just as bad both of them imo even though he's not shouting it

out.

[Cha]

4. mary the hag sure knew

how to put ipus in his place..

he sounded like a little cowering wuss.

[yngliberal]

5. And Coulter says she is a Christian? ....

Christians I know don't call other people "broads."

[tlsmith1963]

6. Ann's Not Religious

It's all an act. She just doesn't seem like the religious type to me. Neocons as a whole don't strike me as religious. They are just using fundies to get what they want, & fundies are stupid enough to go along with them.

Tammy

[susanna]

18. Speaking of that...

I saw a "glamour shot" of her with a cross around her neck, hair blowing. It really made me recoil in a way. And I'm a Christian. Just a strange feeling altogether. :-(

[qanda]

7. Exactly what point is she making that Imus agrees with

Nobody threw the Jersey Girls or Cindy Sheehan anywhere. They took up their own mantle and ran with it. What they are upset with is that there are people, directly affected by this "war on terror", who disagree with them and are not afraid to align themselves with the left. BTW, who's a greater sympathetic creature than Laura Bush, nobody dare call her on unwillingness to stand against the wrong things about this administration. Even here on DU people always come to her defense.

[Bluebear]

8. 'Her point that you can’t — you know Cindy Sheehan — '

Apropos of nothing.

[Ringo84]

9. Re:

Climatic Requirements

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Soil Requirements

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Cultural Practices

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Seed may be sown in single rows or broadcast for wide row planting. Wide rows should be 12 to 15 inches across. Cover the seeds with 1/4 to 1/2 inch of soil. Water carefully but thoroughly. Several successive plantings of leaf lettuce will provide a more continuous harvest throughout the growing season. Leave 18 inches between the rows for leaf lettuce, and 24 inches for the other types. To achieve proper spacing of plants, thinning of lettuce seedlings is usually necessary. Thin plants of leaf lettuce four to six inches or more between plants depending on plant size. Butterhead and romaine should be thinned six to ten inches between plants. Finally, crisphead transplants should be spaced 10 to 12 inches apart in the row.

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Harvesting

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The author gratefully acknowledges James D. Utzinger, on whose original fact sheet this is based.
Ringo

[Clark2008]

13. LOL! While agree Coulter has the IQ of a head of lettuce...

...I'm, uh, confused as to the point of your posting.

:hi:

[Ringo84]

14. Clark2008

That was the point. Great minds (hers and lettuce) think alike!
Ringo

[Clark2008]

16. I'm reading a fantastic book about John Lennon right now

It's called "The Lives of John Lennon" by Albert Goldman. Very interesting. I'm just past the Beatles stage where he and Yoko are making their own way.

Just thought you might find that interesting.

Oh - and I read your posting regarding no one paying attention. I'm glad I did read what you wrote and responded, now. :)

[susanna]

19. Be that as it may, I LIKE lettuce. n/t

[Sarah G]

10. I saw her on Imus that day

I've never seen Matlan so vague and Imus was definately on the
fence.

He just tries so hard to be on the correct side of every
issue.  I like Imus better when he just says what he believes
and he isn't showing off for some guest.

Matlan is getting to be a terrible guest lately, she's too,
too partisan.  She used to be kind of funny.

[treestar]

12. Matalin is just a stupid bitch

Let her wallow in it.

[Lusted4]

15. Didn't Cindy Sheehan park her ass on bushes lawn in Texas

waiting for him to answer her questions and comments? And the swagger king wouldn't come out of hiding and respond. Seems like everybody had plenty of time and opportunity to reply, that went on for awhile.

[AlCzervik]

17. and the rw had an entire "you don't speak for me Cindy" tour, they spent

that whole time attacking her.

[Liberal In Texas]

20. Don't get me started.

She's aaaaaa.....(the C word pops up...)

Like I said don't get me started.

[Rocknrule]

21. "So what if their husbands died? That's no excuse to disrespect *"

That's their logic