Andrew Sullivan comments on Coulter's disgusting appearance today

[CatWoman]

When you see her in such a context, you realize that she truly represents the heart and soul of contemporary conservative activism, especially among the young. The standing ovation for Romney was nothing like the eruption of enthusiasm that greeted her. . . .

Her endorsement of Romney today - "probably the best candidate" - is a big deal, it seems to me. McCain is a non-starter. He is as loathed as Clinton in these parts. Giuliani is, in her words, "very, very liberal." One of his sins? He opposed the impeachment of Bill Clinton. That's the new standard. She is the new Republicanism. The sooner people recognize this, the better.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/03/02/cpac/index.html

[moc]

1. Link is to Glenn Greenwald?

[BlooInBloo]

2. Good.

[CatWoman]

3. yes it is

Glenn continues:

She is the face of what the hard-core Republican Party has become, particularly during the Bush presidency. That is why she holds the position she holds in that movement. That's why Mitt Romney was giddy with glee when her name passed his lips. He knows that her endorsement is valuable precisely because she holds great sway within the party, and she holds great sway because the hard-core party faithful consider her a hero for expressing the thoughts which they themselves believe but which other, less courageous Republican figures are afraid to express.

This is not about a single comment or isolated remark. The more Ann Coulter says these things, the more popular she becomes in this movement. What this is about is that she reflects exactly what sort of political movement this is. She reflects its true impulses and core beliefs. If that were not the case, why would she continue to receive top billing at their most prestigious events, and why would she continue to be lavished with rock star-adoration by the party faithful?

[gratefultobelib]

4. Recommended. I hope many will read the entire column. Of course, it only says

what we already know, and you will be like me, and just shake your head in stupefaction as you read it.

[HappyWeasel]

6. A typical Ann Coulter rally

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCn-QAw_nmU

[Hekate]

5. I watched her with the sound off for a few minutes; that critter looks ghastly!

Who in hell finds her attractive? And I'm not talking about her supposed indeterminate gender.

Her color's bad, eye makeup starting to veer toward Kathleen Harris's, malnourished... But most of all, she jitters and twitches like someone existing on cigarettes and bad coffee.

The woman's a caricature before she even opens her mouth and spews sewage.

She's the hero of the radical right? ew

Hekate

[HappyWeasel]

7. she looks like she would be best suited in a bed sheet.

[MonkeyFunk]

8. I'm confused -

is this Andrew Sullivan or Greenwald?

[Cha]

15. Both..

very interesting, too.

[Swamp Rat]

9. Ann Coulter for President!!!

The repukes should nominate her.

[spanone]

23. I agree, put the true face of the republicon party up front.

[Penndems]

10. If Mitt Romney had a scintilla of decency, he'd be embarrassed to broadcast the fact that Coulter

endorsed him. It would seem as if any approval she throws his way would be the kiss of death from the majority of people outside of the far right wing of the GOP.

But, then again, he doesn't have a chance in hell of winning in the first place, so I guess he's grateful for even fifteen minutes in the limelight.

[Cha]

16. Exposes the

spotlightwhore within.

[Penndems]

18. Indeed.

n/t

[UTUSN]

11. I wasn't going toPost, but what the Hay: Who's more disgusting - HIM or HER??!!1 n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

12. this pretty well sums it up for me:

''The ugliest and most obscene sentiments are openly expressed not by their blog commenters or even bloggers -- though that is true -- but by their most admired and successful political leaders, the ones whom their presidential candidates desperately seek to embrace and for whom their most committed throngs cheer wildly.

That is why it is difficult to refrain from commenting, with increasing disgust, on all of their Decency and "anti-Anger" scandals, abetted by the Howard Kurtzs and Terry Morans of the world who are every bit as much one of them as they are anything else. This is a movement driven by the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity -- who, along with Bill O'Reilly, are by far the most popular and successful right-wing pundits. Shouldn't every rational and decent person convulse with anger or at least scornful laughter whenever this movement claims to find offensive or upsetting indecent remarks coming from others or when they accuse others of being angry and hateful?''

[XOKCowboy]

13. Glenn Greenwald is on of the best of the progressive bloggers

Once again right on the money.

[Cha]

14. How ironic that the

morman mitt is endorsed by the queen of the damned.

There was something on DU a week or so ago about not being able to get through to the fascist set because it's all about hating Liberals with them. Nothing else matters.

[babylonsister]

17. Greenwald's column was scary; Sullivan's, not so much. He didn't

voice any kind of disapproval whatsoever. What's he afraid of? Unless he's on board...

[CatWoman]

19. I find it telling that Sullivan went out of his way to stress

that Coulter is now the face and representative of the modern Republican party.

[babylonsister]

20. We're fucked. Or they are. nt

[Jade Fox]

22. Greenwald's column....

was indeed scary. Did you click on the link about John Dean's book called "Conservatives Without Conscience"? He makes it clear that what we are dealing with (the Neocons) is a Fascist movement made up of people whose only true motivation is the safety and certainty of being part of a group focused on hatred and aggression toward whomever is this week's Enemy.

It struck me while reading about Dean's book that the only way we will be able to defeat the Neocons is to turn them against each other. Logic is lost on them because they don't care about logic and rationality. They are motivated by fear, feelings of powerlessness and inferiority, and the desire to dominate others as a solution to their psychological problems.

We need an active program to divide and conquer, before these people do any more damage to our country and the world.

[OneBlueSky]

21. Coulter is an attention whore . . . looks like she got what she wanted . . . n/t

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