In response to feedback

OK, I normally don't create a post just to respond to comments and emails from other posts, but I think its time to make an exception. Lets just say that my last post elicited 1 or 2 questionable emails telling me to go fuck myself for my views. Rather then copying these comments & playing off them, I think I'll clarify what I was saying.

In a nutshell, Ann Coulter said what she said in order to draw attention to herself. Period.... Now another spin , which I tend to think most people have overlooked, is
that freedom of speech is basically lost and if you say something that offends people in todays world,you can go to rehab to fix it.

Let's back up a little. The comment Ann made was a reference to a TV star, Isaiah Washington,who used the slur twice to a co-star on Grey's Anatomy, then ,after the Hollywood establishment screamed & yelled, proceeded to go to rehab in order to fix himself. This also happened with Mel Gibson,Brittney Spears, Michael Richards and others.What happened to accepting responsibility for our words? I don't think it was a direct insult on Edwards, more so an insult on todays society and the thought that if you say something that is offensive, just go to rehab & its all better.It also pointed out that political correctness can be achieved by saying "Woops, I screwed up, so I'll attend sensitivity training and I'll make everything better.Trust me, Ann won't be going to rehab for saying this. She ment it. In a schoolyard taunt sorta way.
Don't get me wrong,it was an inappropriate comment, however she achieved what she wanted from it, and brought out a lot of debate regarding the term's usage. Lesson learned...

By the way, doesn't Bugs Bunny like to cross dress? That might mean that he is gay!!

AWW MANNNNNN .. Now I have to apologize to the animation society for my slur about rabbits. Then everyone will like me again. I'll start rehab in my next life.

Hawk :}
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Ann Coulter and Comedy

{Forgive me in advance. I think this might be the only blog posted in defense of Ann Coulter }

On March 2, 2007, Ann Coulter, who was addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., 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." Members of the audience paused, then many laughed and clapped, and she proceeded to open the floor to questions.



I gotta say, Ann Coulter has a way with words. By just dropping the word "faggot" into a short speech at a Republican event, she's effectively sold another 50,000 or more of her books. Amazing that the main stream media has no idea that they are being used . If we heard this on South Park or The Daily Show, we’d have a good chuckle. But since she's a political writer and speaker , everyone is all pissed off about it.

I've always been amused by Ann's writings, even if I don't always agree with her thoughts. She just has a magical way with words, sorta a "loose cannon" style. Just look at the following quote from an article she wrote while she was covering the Democratic National Convention. It began, "Here at the Spawn of Satan convention in Boston..." and referred to some unspecified female attendees as "corn-fed, no make-up, natural fiber, no-bra needing, sandal-wearing, hirsute, somewhat fragrant hippie chick pie wagons." This is some funny shit folks. She sees it, she says it.

Personally, I don't think she intended any offense to gay people in using that term. She even went so far as to say so in an email response to a query from reporters. "C'mon, it was a joke. I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards. That would be mean." LMAO.... Common guys, cut her some slack. Shes a fan of the Grateful Dead.

I don't agree with everything Ann says, but, hey, you're looking at a very smart woman who is focused on self promotion. Need I say more?
Read about her " HERE " .

Hawk :}
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