Senator calls Coulter 'shameless'

[Veronica.Franco]

Senator calls Coulter 'shameless'

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Published: Wednesday June 7, 2006


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) issued the following statement today in response to remarks made by right-wing pundit and author Ann Coulter.

“Ms. Coulter’s shameless attack on the victims of the worst act of terrorism in American history can only engender disgust at her tasteless statements when she asserts that their husbands’ deaths bring them joy. Her bookselling antics and accompanying vulgarity deserve our deepest contempt.

Her foul remarks trivialize the deaths of every single person who died that terrible day, including the lives of those brave police officers and firefighters who ran into those burning buildings,” said Senator Lautenberg.


http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Senator_calls_Coulter_shameless_0607.html

The more she flaps that foul mouth of her's ... the more the people in this country will "get" what monsters she represents ...

[maxsolomon]

1. she jumped the shark

now comes the quick descent into ignominy.

[hyphenate]

9. We can only hope

that happens. But the extreme right will undoubtedly keep her elevated on some sort of pedestal for the simple reason she appeals to their more salacious side.

[JuniperLea]

2. Her bookselling antics and accompanying vulgarity deserve ...

our deepest contempt.


I love that line! Poetic, yet biting!

:)

[Warpy]

11. The "vulgarity" is perfect

and we need to use it on her whenever the subject comes up.

Yes, she is vulgar.

[JuniperLea]

14. Vile, vulgar and venomous! n/t

[rzemanfl]

3. The stuff I call her gets reponsive posts like "no woman deserves

to be called that." So, Ann Coulter, you're a dumb runt.

[SpiralHawk]

4. 6-6-6 coming right back at ya, baby

In your face with a nasty 6-6-6 disgrace.




"...And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make..."

[Justitia]

5. She is simply a prime example of "Today's Republican".

Broad-brush? Yes!
I see less and less difference between her and other repukes as time goes by.
She just says it while others may bite their tongues.

Hey Repukes, your Spokesmodel Freak of Nature is a glowing endorsement of your party!

She's alllllll yours!

[Veronica.Franco]

7. It will be interesting to see if "they" want to burn this book ...

After all ... this isn't the kind of stuff you'd expect from a "compassionate conservative" ... ;-)

[geebensis]

28. Yes yes yes

Democrats need to make Coulter the voice of the republican party.

Every time a dem appears on one of the "news" shout fests he/she should ignore whatever the republican du jour is saying and address responses to Coulter. Treat her like she is the voice of the republican party.

The republicans have been doing it to us for years and let's face it, it has worked for them. No matter what we say, they talk about what some fringe leftist says and act like it's our party line.

If we do this a couple of things will happen:

* People will associate the republican party with ugly hatemongering
* Republicans will be rocked back on their heels, constantly trying to defend the indefensible

They frame our message in the media. We can frame theirs.

[heartofthesiskiyou]

29. Only slightly disagree

Everytime someone gets in front of MSM no matter what the story is make media the story and thier RW bias. When pressed then lay down the fact MSM contiues to put inappropiate hate (incert vulger ""'s of the creature) that dems have been complaining on how inapropriate it is to continually incert hate language in the discussion but MSM refuses and keeps her in a steady diet.

[abelenkpe]

32. have ya visited the rush limbaugh site?

Coulter is the republican poster girl. And the crap that spews out of her mouth is merely a reflection of the far right. They will say that anyone disgusted by this latest rant of hers can't take a joke or is too sensitive and blow off any criticism.

My right wing brother called me recently as I drove to work. We had a ten minute conversation where he directed me to some 'hilarious' t-shirts on limbaugh's site which read something like 'my mullah went to gitmo and all I got was this dumb t-shirt.' He also managed to point out that the Iraq war has been a great success since the US removed Saddam and installed a friendly government so we can leave victorious anytime now, that treehuggers are stopping us from drilling in alaska, that Iran is sending insurgents into Iraq and deserves to be bombed and the Haditha massacre is liberal media hogwash. Honestly, I was shell shocked and relieved to reach my destination so I could end the conversation. If spokespeople like Coulter say the stuff they do, their followers are even scarier. My bro is the perfect example of the type of person who believes all that faux news has to say. I'm sure he will just find Ann Coulter's comments to be amusing and anyone's indignation a laugh riot. It's best not to respond at all. The world has gone mad, and as economic hardship creeps up it will only get crazier. I'd love to think this is the last we'd hear of Coulter, but have my doubts. You're right, the Repubs can her. Her commentary is shameful. And it only encourages worse.

May we all survive to see more reasonable and peaceful times.

[Justitia]

34. You are absolutely right & I really feel for you w/your brother situation.

First, you are right on the money that these RW wackos are immune to shame & criticism - they thrive on highly nasty confrontations. How does one overcome such depravity? I never cease to find it shocking and I'm already pretty jaded about the RW. They make up the psychotic % of our population that we have to classify as "lost causes to humanity", but they seem to get all kinds of media deference, which then makes otherwise normal people desensitized to violent thinking. Which brings me to your brother....

First of all, he is supremely lucky that you have anything to do with him whatsoever. I have some friends & family that are RW sympathizers (not to the level of your brother) and I am less and less tolerant of their ignorance and callousness - and they aren't even that bad! I don't know where you find your patience. I'm curious....why do you think he wants to engage you on such inflammatory topics?? Is he trying to draw you into an argument or do you think he secretly values your perspective? Just wondering what you think of his motives. The RWers in my life tend to avoid the topics, but occasionally throw something out there and I'm wondering if they want to genuinely discuss it, or are just ignorant (and I should enlighten them), or should I just give up and ignore them all together?

In any case, these traveling RW freak shows aren't going away anytime soon. Their vitriol seems contagious and makes spewing invective and hate seem acceptable - that worries me enormously.

Desensitizing people to violence, verbal or otherwise, while debasing humans - whether liberals or Iraqis - leads to things like Timothy McVeigh at home and Haditha abroad.

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. Shows what sort of obnoxious shit passes for mainstream rw

political values these days.

[Ringo84]

8. Re:

Ann Coulter getting criticism for her hateful comments. FINALLY!

Ahhh.....I'm just going to sit back and enjoy watching her get the verbal beat-down she so richly deserves.
Ringo

[Demobrat]

10. She hasn't jumped the shark.

Her audience will love her for this. She is simply saying out loud what they are thinking.

[Veronica.Franco]

13. The children ...

There are some kids who have yet to come to terms with the death of their parent ... one boy I know will not visit that field in Philidelphia ... Matt wants to remember his Dad the way he was before he died on 9-11 ...

This evil woman is hurting so many people with her poisonous tongue ...

[Demobrat]

16. And laughing all the way to the bank.

Makes me wish I believed in hell.

[AlinPA]

21. Her leaders love it, too. Her leaders are Bush**, Rove, and most rpig

senators and house members.

[Demobrat]

22. Yep. She says it

so they don't have to.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

36. Apparently not yet. Just check out the love fest over at FR:

the love fest over at FR.

"Saw it on Hannity and Colmes. God how I wish the GOP in Congress had her spine!!"

"I just bought "Godless" yesterday. I've only gotten through the first chapter, but so far it is great. No one can rip apart the hipocracy of liberals better than Ann Coulter."

and my favorite:
"But we know who is the smartest and prettiest with the fastiest wit, the best with a gun and who we would rather have lunch with, lolololol."

All together now: EEEWWWWWW!!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645307/posts

[Demobrat]

38. Unbelievable.

I'm tempted to say that they should all have to watch their loved ones burn alive on TV, over and over, but I can't even wish that on those scum.

[ccpup]

12. Like most

ignorant bullies with no morals and an inflated sense of their own Rightness, the only thing these comments in response to what she said or wrote or whatever do for her is make her very, very happy. You see, like most adult children with supremely f*cked up childhoods, she's absolutely STARVED for attention. And that's what the good Senators are giving her ... lots and lots of attention. Can you imagine the excitement she feels having a Senator tell her to go to H-E-double hockey sticks?!?! Why, she must be very, very important! :eyes:

[agincourt]

15. Shameless is the media that tolerates her,

Too fucking much to take, is what describes her. Enough of her and her kind. Enough.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

18. The MSM created her for entertainment value (ratings) and should be

exposed for pandering to the most divisive elements of our society like the Terry Shivo media sideshow with Fox and CNN being the boss pimps.

[Ilsa]

17. Why aren't the GOPers denouncing her comments?

They should be slamming her down hard and fast.

[Demobrat]

19. Because she speaks for them.

*

[IndianaGreen]

20. I want to see her birth certificate before I refer to Coulter as "she"

That alleged woman with the Adam's apple and the mean disposition is the most disgusting human impersonator on this planet.

[Ilsa]

24. I think you may be right. She's more like a pit viper. eom

[Tansy_Gold]

27. That's an insult to pit vipers

They have no excuse for their nature.

[ToeBot]

33. Really, 'sane' republicans have never had to take ownership of Ann,

not to mention the never ending stream of bullshit she spews. This latest outrage may force them to acknowledge her as one of their own, if only to make a public denunciation. I'm not hopeful though, they will just keep quite 'till it blows over, maybe snicker to themselves. After all pushing people's buttons and causing outrage is her job, it fuels the insanity of the republican base and pisses off liberals, and she's good at it.

[bling bling]

23. The neocons have made "shameless" an art form.

Her comments are par for the course with that group.

Color me not-shocked-at-all. Another day, another nasty, hate-filled attack against Americans from the right-wing.

[DisgustedTX]

25. She makes them happy - BUSH orchestrated 9/11

They ALL know.

[Veronica.Franco]

26. "we apply to ourselves the same standards we apply to others"

"Let me state a couple of simple truths. The first is that actions are evaluated in terms of the range of likely consequences. A second is the principle of universality; we apply to ourselves the same standards we apply to others, if not more stringent ones." ~ Noam Chomsky

http://www.chomsky.info/articles/20060509.htm

sooooo, perhaps Ms. Coulter is mirroring ... this says much more about her then it does about the 9-11 widows ... does it not? ...

[samsingh]

30. shameless is like years ago.

she's totally evil and twisted.

[xthetylerx]

31. Coulter is MINDLESS

[RCinBrooklyn]

35. When will someone do a story on her Adam's apple?

[warrens]

37. Letterman last night really went after her

Said, Al Gore is making a new movie. "An Inconvenient Bitch."

[ckramer]

39. She should be sentenced to be a public whore for three months

except that i don't know if anyone wants to do that nutbag.