News
2007-03-03
Coulter uses 'f'
word to mock Dems, gays
Coulter calls
Edwards a "faggot"
Finishing up a
presentation on Friday at the Conservative Political
Finishing up a
presentation on Friday at the Conservative Political
Action Convention, right-wing pundit Ann Coulter referred
to Democratic Party presidential nominee John Edwards
as a “faggot.”
“I was
going to have a few comments about the other Democratic
nominee, John Edwards, but it turns out that you have
to go into rehab if you use the word
‘faggot,’” she said to a crowd,
eliciting uncomfortable groans, then cheers and
applause. “So I’m kind of at an impasse.
Can’t really talk about Edwards, so I’ll
just conclude here and take your questions. Thank
you.”
In the past
Coulter has made similar such crude remarks about other
liberals, referring to Al Gore as a “total
fag.”
Coulter’s
statement caused an uproar within the Democratic Party and
gay rights groups. Democratic National Committee
chairman Howard Dean said in a statement Friday that
her words were inappropriate and “bigoted.”
"There is no
place in political discourse for this kind of
hate-filled and bigoted comments,” he said.
“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."
The Human Rights
Campaign also issued a statement condemning her remarks.
“To
interject this word into American political discourse is a
vile and disgusting way to sink the debate to a new,
all-time low,” said HRC president Joe
Solmonese. “Make no doubt about it, these remarks go
directly against what our founding fathers intended and have
no place on the schoolyard, much less our
country’s political arena.”
The conference
was attended by several 2008 Republican presidential
hopefuls, including former Massachusetts governor Mitt
Romney, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani,
former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, Colorado
representative Tom Tancredo, and Kansas senator Sam
Brownback.
The Edwards
campaign could not be reached for comment. (The
Advocate)
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