Edwards takes on Coulter

Ann Coulter is Paris Hilton. She is Anna Nicole Smith. She is Inside Edition. She is Judge Judy. She is the sensationalism that gets you on TV in our current culture. If only we could stop and ask the question, “Who cares!?”

Elizabeth Edwards is absolutely correct. Ann Coulter has debased the political discussion in this country and has become wealthy doing so. She’s a disgrace.

What’s disappointng is that Ann COulter gets so much media exposure in the current market. (Same is true for Paris Hilton). Since news has become entertainment in so many areas, extremists like Coulter have the ability to become wealthy making a mockery of political debate. Even hard core conservatives will grow tired of her antics as she is not a symbol of any family values that most people can stomach.

Good for Ann Coulter. Anyone who calls the War on Terror a bumper sticker war deserves hell, as does anyone who takes in $50,000 for a speech on poverty. Has it ever occurred to anyone that people like Ann Coulter are born as a reaction to the disrespectful and vile rhetoric of the Democratic party? Ann was right about the double-standard of what’s acceptable by pointing out Maher saying that he wished Cheney was killed in a terrorist attack. Howard Dean said a few years ago that Republicans all look the same, all act the same, and have never worked an honest day’s work in their lives. The Democrats have loudly protested that Bush “stole” the election, and that he is the world’s #1 terrorist, that he is both an idiot and the world’s most sinister man who tricked everyone into fighting his “war for oil” (so much for not being hateful!). People like Ann Coulter are born as a reactionary response to an equally unhinged left-wing that sees coporate-conspiracies everywhere, and which is desperate to fight “the system” by assailing any and all basic ethics under the pretense of being “challenging” (like Michael Moore), while at the same time decrying the same sort of dishonesty from across the aisle (as evidenced by the vociferous protests against FOX News).

Ann compared herself to Bill Mahr. Bill is a comedian. If she wants to be viewed as a comedian thats fine, but i won’t take serious political advise from her.

Ann Coulter exploiting the death of a child is sickening, inhumane and ice cold. If she can make fun of that there is no human kindness in her. And no reason to listen to her poor, mean spirited opinions. She needs to reflect on what is important in life and what is not. A child’s life is one of the great gifts of God.

Bravo, Ann Coulter!! Once again you have proved your critics correct – you are a cold, ruthless individual who doesn’t give a rip about others. You certainly could make your point with different words, but you continue to spew your hate and ignorance with childish, immature ways. You’re like a middle school girl – catty, selfish, and NASTY. Perhaps AC has not realized that instead of helping the Republicans, she hurting their cause. Thanks Elizabeth for your courage to take a stand and call a bully a bully.

Elizabeth Edwards IS grace under pressure. The fact that her request seems to be lost on Ann is no surprise.
It is beyond me why any network invites AC to appear on their programs. The only way to hold her own is by proving she’s an idiot everytime she opens her mouth – it’s time to take her off of the network guest list. And comparing her to Paris is an insult even to Paris.

I hate Ann Coulter. I can’t imagine anyone liking her. Of course someone like her loves to be hated. In her sick mind it gives her power. This woman has big problems.What happen to her in her childhood to make her so hateful and evil. I mean was she molested,by her mother or her father,or by some other male in her life. She is rude,unfeeling,doesnot have a heart,and quite frankley she is one ugly b_ _ ch. honey get some work done because you look damn tired, i mean tired..greg boone

E.E.made a very good point in a dignified way. A.C. built her career on being mean & hateful. Sad to say she draws an audience.

how bout we boycott Hardball …..

Isn’t it tawdry that Chris Matthews secretly set up an ambush against his guest? And libs approve? Ann Coulter has a lot of class and has been incredibly effective at pointing out the hypocrisies of liberals. I find it ironic that Ann requotes the hateful and mean remarks of liberals in her dialog and it upsets the libs. Like the libs laughed and cheered at the Mahr statement that V.P. Cheney should have been killed in Afghanistan… then when Ann throws it back at the libs they somehow don’t “get” it and fail to laugh. THAT is ironic indeed. I wonder if Chris Matthews or Mrs. Edwards even “get” it. I bet not.

Elizabeth – you are a classy, southern lady, with emphasis on the lady. If Ann Coulter wishes to debate or disprove of J. Edwards political thought, so be it, but leave the personal, vicious and hateful comments out of it.

Ann Coulter is a low life, low class person who is only out to promote her hate filled agenda. She should be ashamed of herself, unfortunately she does not know any better and has no class.

Ann Coulter is trash

What got me was the part about Wade. How venomous making a joke out a families dead son.
Who would be associated with Ann Coulter?

cordelia525 – John and Elizabeth Edwards had a teenage son who was killed in a SUV rollover in 1996.
That is what Coultergeist was joking about. Yes – Ann has no soul.

It would be an extreme pleasure to watch the she-devil Ann Coulter try to debate any of the Dems or Reps running for president. That would show how ignorant she really is. She would have nothing if not her bad mouth. I wish someone would take her on. She wouldn’t last past the first subject. The only thing she is good at is back-biting and vicious gossip. Take a good look – she has nothing going for her – not even good looks to get by on. A. Coulter really proves that “if you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with BS”.

Ann Coulter and most of her remarks really just cannot be defended- she has the freedom to speak her mind, and the rest of us have the freedom to know she is just trash, period . . . no matter what your political persuasion. She is not the representative of anything but trash talk. And unfortunatley, she has a few recruits.

Mr. Edwards is exactly what is wrong with the US government…..wealthy lawyers making law for the wealthy, at the expense of the rest of the citizens.
Ms. Coulter is just a nasty person, with little redeeming qualities.
Neither deserves much attention.

People like Coulter and the hate they spew are why many people are leaving the Republican Party. Ethical, noble Republicans like Reagan or Goldwater have to be rolling in their graves.
The Republican Party is about building the greatness of America, limited government, etc. It wasn’t built on hate and fear-mongering.
Coulter has no interest in dialogue–she is only interested in herself.

The reason Ann Coulter comes back around in the news cycle every few months is because she’s mean.
An opinion columnist who repeatedly launches personal attacks on her subjects will do so in a flamboyant manner. That’s what makes news these days.
Ann Coulter has no soul and the mainstream media is only feeding her huge ego.

Way to go Elizabeth! Don’t take any guff from that witch Ann Coulter. Her comments on the death of the Edwards’ son are so mean-spirited, cruel and unwarranted…..I don’t know how she can call herself a Christian.

every time I have heard Ann Coulter she sounds uneducated and ignorant and not worth listening to. I simply turn her off.First time I heard her I wasn’t watching the television but had it on and heard her say some off the wall remark and thought “who the heck is THAT”? After the next time and I realized who it was I knew it wasn’t worth listening to…babble,babble..

Over the past three years Coulter has called Edwards a “f*gg*t”, joked about the death of the Edwards’ child, and this week Coulter said on national TV that she wished John Edwards would be killed by terrorists.
Couter’s last book claimed that liberals were “Godless”, and Coulter claims to be a devout Christian. Elizabeth Edwards asked Coulter to stop making personal attacks on the Edwards family, which would be the Chistian thing to do (calling people names and wishing them dead is hardly political discourse).
Couter disingenuously tried to say that that Edwards is trying to silence her. Asking someone to stop saying hurtful personal things is not censorship. Coulter is a law school graduate and a smart person, and she is surely capable of making political arguments without saying hateful things – so why doesn’t she? Sadly, she thrives (and makes millions) on the attention that saying cruel things and being “controversial” brings her.

Elizabeth Edwards is a role model for the best way to respond to adults who never got past the temper tantrum stage. If we all tried to speak as she did when confronted with hate, envy and meanness, we could make the world a better, safer, saner place.
I credit Barack Obama for kick-starting this anti-divisive movement in his 2004 Convention speech, but we all need to do our share. The Ann Coulters of the world have freedom of speech, but so do the rest of us. We don’t have to sink to Ann’s level of discourse to point out our disagreement and disapproval, but we do need to point it out, especially for the sake of the next generation.

Poor AC.I don’t understand how anyone could see anything amusing in whatever she says or writes. She has an education many would envy and makes fun of others with comparable educations who choose to use their brains for the better good instead of the hatred she spews.If she is a person of such high morals as she claims,she needs to “search the scriptures to see if these things be true” that she preaches.And by the way,she may not be able to help how she looks but she is probably the least modest female in the media today. With such short,tight skirts,and the constant crossing and uncrossing if the legs,its no wonder to me the men keep having her on. I wonder at the jokes at her expense they tell after she leaves.

Bill says “Ann Coulter has a lot of class” – that is the funniest thing I’ve heard in weeks. He couldn’t be serious, could he?

What is Ann Coulter doing on hard ball any way? What’s with Chris Matthews?

Ann-orexic Coulter is presented on TV by such as Hardball to expose the deepseated flaws in the so-called religious right. Most of her groupies, like Ann, can speak only in the full scream format as they try to drown out any comment that might disagree with them or present some rational thought. I deeply regret, as do most of those preceding me, that there is no longer any form of rationality in the conservative camp. These people have no place in the Republican Party.

I think AC is a nobody with apparent connections to certain MSM who seem to follow her around to make much ado about what amounts to be nothing more than a cheap floozy making shocking statements on national television. She has absolutely NO substance on any issues other than shock value… she certainly can raise the ire of those who are for getting this nation back on track. No doubt she is an educated woman, but my question is this: educated in what? All I see her honing her skills in is that of creating good shock-interviews. Any loud-mouth drunk can shock a restaurant by screeching out racial slurs or derogatory remarks about the chef. Frankly, I am surprised, at this point in the game, that the MSM even gives this floozy the time of day… let’s move on to matters of importance, not cheap showmanship.

Ann Coulter speaks only to hear her own voice. She is ANNOYING, get rid of her. I would rather hear a dog bark all through the night than to hear her WACKED opinions or see her skeleton mug in the news!!!

I didn’t even know who Ann Coulter was as I try to avoid listening to any “pundits”. But I do watch GMA every morning before work and was horrified by her comment. I don’t care which side of whatever you’re “on”, that kind of comment is not acceptable, it was disgraceful. Then last night as I was flipping channels I saw Ms. Coulter on a TV show and stopped to watch – momentarily, and it happened to be the moment Elizabeth Edwards called in. I was cheering Ms. Edwards on as she made one valid point after another,while Ms. Coulter was condescending and arrogant, flipping her hair like my 16yr old who also doesn’t give a hoot about what anyone else thinks! Ms. Coulter had a perfect opportunity to use her voice but she chose not to. In fact, she reminds me of my teenagers > who have all gone through a phase where they think as parents we’re “STUPID”, until they mature and all of a sudden we get smarter! Way to Go Elizabeth!!! Keep up the good fight to have a dialogue about the issues facing us and the upcoming election. WE NEED THAT in order to choose the best man or woman for the job. Good luck!

Ann Coulter is bringing down the Republican party. Way to go Mrs. Edwards.

Why do you cover this moron ann coulter? Who cares what she has to say she is an idiot, she is gross, she needs a new dress, she needs a hair cut.
Good for Elizabeth Edwards for calling in and standing up to her.
Coulter’s life must be pretty sad.

There are some people who should NEVER be allowed to be on media , A.C. is one of them.She is an embarrassment to our country and what is used to stand for , before Jan. ’01.

Ooooooo….
Ann Coulter is so MEAN!
She’s such an evil person!!!
(Sniff)
Can’t somone just shut her up?
(Sniff)
She makes me feel so bad!
(Sniff)
Why has she had 5 New York Times Best Sellers?
(Sniff)
Who would dare buy her books? Who?

I heard a great quote from one of the ministers for the Davis/Potter family over the weekend. He stated to the effect that we have a choice about how we deal with tragedies and life’s problems.
“It will either make you better or bitter.”
I don’t know what happened to A.C. that she spews such venom instead of talking about it.

What makes the whiny libs maddest about Coulter is that they know she is right when she says she has made more money saying Edwards gives her a gaydar alert than Edwards does putting here comments on his web site and asking for money. But what I remember most about Edwards is when his wife called Hardball when Coulter was on and whined about wanting Coulter to debate here husband, but when Coulter said she would be happy to debate Edwards his wife backed down.

Why don’t some of you journalists do some serious investigating into Ms. Coulter’s background to try to find out what turned her into the heartless shrew that she is?

It was a setup by Matthews. My guess to get ratings for his show, he certainly cannot get them by kissing up to the Demos. MSNBC is about a left as Fox is right. At least you can get both sides on Fox. Mr Edwards has used his wifes health, children and his late son, he brought them in an now he is crying about it. If you think Coulter is bad, what about Comedy Central and an Bill Maher. Amazing what you can get away with if you call it “comedy”.

ann ‘adams apple” coulter is a poor excuse for a woman and should embarass most of the female variety among us…I give ann the benefit of the doubt on that…but the better downfall among us besides losers like ann are the failure and descending appeal of networks and peeps like chris “never threw a hardball when it counted” Matthews…

It’s called free speech. Maybe Elizabeth does not understand that, after all she is a Democrat.

What do I think? I think Ann Coulter is a hack who makes money by making incendiary comments about anyone and everyone she can. She has a right to speak her mind, so my issue is really with the people who buy her books and pay her for her columns. They should know better than to feed the fire.

Who cares what Ann Coulter has to say. Look at the mess the republicans have made of the last 6 years. She contributed to it and she should be ashamed, but shes not. By the way I’d like to ask Chris Coumo, why even have her on? We’ve heard it all before, stop askeing her back, my dog Rover is more unpredictable and has more to say than Ann Coulter.

Why would any respectable news or political commentary show have such a disgusting person as Coulter on their show? According to Chris Matthews, she is KNOWN as a Republican agent provocateur that sells a ton of books. That being the case, her free speech is assured, so stop polluting our airways!

Ann Coulter has every right to say what she wants…as Elizabeth Edwards has every right to call her on her crap. It’s a free country Ann Coulter and Bill Maher can say what they want and those they offend have an opportunity to respond, that what makes America, America. So no harm, no foul. I don’t see what the big controversy is? Ann Coulter said something EE didn’t like and got called on it. End of story.

Ann Coulter is quoted as stating: “I’m a Christian first and a mean-spirited, bigoted conservative second, and don’t you ever forget it.” Sorry to disappoint you, Ann, but your very being is the farthest point from Christianity and Christian values I’ve seen in my life. Since when has spewing bile (your singular talent) become a Christian value??

Anybody who uses the fact that somebody’s child has die to make a political point is scum. Pure and simple. Then again Ann Coulter is the lowest form of life on the planet. Osama Bin Laden has more principles.

I can’t understand why a program like Good Morning America would have AC (or anyone like her) on. She is not funny, though she clearly thinks she is. Elizabeth Edwards was right on. Asking someone to be respectful and to honestly discuss issues is not censorship. It reflects poorly on the integrity of true journalists and/or political analysts that AC is allowed to appear as an equal. And, it reflects poorly on the decision-makers at ABC that she is an invited guest. You have underestimated the intelligence and civilty of your viewers. What has happened to journalism in the US?

Holy Cow! The comments being made from both spectrums are so out there. I am a democrat who is about to change affiliations and go independant, I don’t like whats going on with either political party. This thing about Ann Coulter and the reactions is so funny. I agree with some of the points that Ann Coulter points out, she does have some valid points. I think people like her are needed only to spark debate and wake up Americans from their apathy. We are like the frog in a container which is heating up gradually and he doesn’t realize he is slowly being boiled alive. We as Americans have to really find a balanced system that can be taken from the conservatives and some from the liberal point of view. Not as lukewarm Americans that are on a fence, but to really take a stance on what we beleive in. People we middle Americans outnumber those who are in power, we can make a difference if we vote responsibly and not as cattle that the
politicos think we are. We need to say enough and negate the electoral voting, and elect by true popular voting. We are not the ignorant folks of yester year who could not read. the electoral vote is atiquated, get rid of it and we wont’t have to be devided as red states and blue states but united as a people who really care who gets into the White House, Congress and the Senate. We need to stop whining and complaining and start being a nation of ACTION…So I thank the Ann Coulters of the world who raise the hackles, at least I see that we are still aware…

Ann Coulter is lowering the political discourse? Excuse me for going all the way back to the last election but was it not John Edwards who brought up Cheney’s gay daughter in the VP debate as a political stunt! The Edwards hypocrisy lives on

Ms. Edwards can’t commit him to a debate with AC, she said he didn’t know she called. Her concern was the personal attacks against the whole family, not just John Edwards. He is the candidate and should be the target, not the whole family. I think John Edwards should send her some flowers or something. AC seems to be obsessed with him.

Just because someone has the right to say something (which they do in this country) doesn’t mean it is right to say it. I guess decency just doesn’t exist for some people in the name of freedom of speech. They get all hung up on their “rights” and forget the more important issue of treating each other with respect. But there I go again using a word that doesn’t mean much to many people these days. I know we all have different ideas of what’s right or wrong for this country but we have got to work together not against each other if we really want to move forward. Hatefulness is not a good attitude for anyone and Ann Coulter might want to remember that.

Ann Coulter is an ignorant, prejudice person(?) who displays her back side every time she opens her mouth. Personally, I would be more interested in Paris Hilton’s take on the current political landscape than Ann’s.
Ann, you have every right to say what you want to say, but I have every right to change the channel and will continue to do so EVERY time I see you. You have nothing of any worth to contribute. Go take some courses in history!

I don’t care who said what. The point is that we have lost our way with our political process. Let’s focus on what the candidates stand for and not about their personal lives. Would you like your personal lives aired out if you were applying for a job? I think not! Also don’t just slam a party’s idea just because they are not in your party and say it won’t work. Come up with a solution before you say that your opponents ideas are not feasible.

Yikes..did someone really write: “At least you can get both sides on Fox” ?!!. That’s as delusional as what comes out of the warped brain & runaway political pottymouth of Coulter-geist. And Chris Matthews (who I’ve lost respect for) is just as bad for giving her airtime. How will the esteemed Katy Kay be able to get on the same stage that Coultergeist has disgraced by her scummy presence. It seems the media always finds a home for right-wing attack dogs like her.

It is so very apparent that sexually-starved Ann Coulter is so frustrated that her motor mouth is in full throttle mode, but then I don’t think any man would be interested in shifting her to park!

I completely wrote Ann off when she claimed the widows of 9/11 got off on their husband’s deaths. That was just sick. Fact is she is THE most insulting of any of them. At the top of the list. Taken it all a bit too far and it is entirely too ugly. Go Liz.
I would like to suggest the conservatives read back over these remarks and see which side really is a bit nastier against the other side. It typically tends to read them. This coming from a Centrist. Most name calling seems to come from that side of God.

As much as I can’t stand Ann Coulter, the liberals in this country need to quit whining and grow a backbone.

The picture you placed atop this article suggests that Mrs. Edwards engaged in the same level of discourse as that vile shrew. She did not. She was well composed and polite.

Ann Coulter loves to give it but she can’t take criticisms of herself for a second.She lies, twists,distorts, and of course says sick things and gets away with it like it’s nothing. She’s said that liberals are ridiculous because all they do is name call and have no substance and think they are better than everyone else. well Ann criticizes the otherside to the 10th degree with lies, distortions, bigotry, cruelness and so forth. Where the otherside for the most part are civilized(i’m talking about political pundits). have you ever seen a liberal pundit being interviewed and saying “i wish W. was blown up by terrorists instead of becomming president! yeah!” I mean come on now. Who is Ann fooling? If she was a comedian than fine she can be an obnoxious lunatic but she’s a political pundit! She makes her side look like rabid attack dogs. And if Ann couldnt lie, ditort, and attack than she’d never be on Fox news, other t.v. shows, write books and articles. Oh Ann she’s such a stain on the conservative side of the aisle.

No comment, eh Ms. Denton?
Didn’t think so.

You know, I don’t agree with both sides as far as the “personal bashing” goes. But, with that being said, I say this. If you can’t take the heat of being in the political spotlight, money, power, lies, then just get out.” One thing that I can respect about Ann Coulter, is that I know what she is, what she is about (although I don’t agree with the verbal method at times), who she’s for, who she’s not for, and that she really could care less what anyone thinks about her. People have to understand that that is her job. That is why she sells LOTS of books, and we aren’t. Everyone is human and deserves respect yes, but I think it would’ve been best for Ms. Edwards to not put herself into that verbal match with Ms. Coulter. The one with the clear conscience is usually silent and lets actions speak louder than words, so that wasn’t a slick move on Edwards’ part to call in. In closing, ALL politicians (wives included), I don’t care what Party, have dirty laundry regarding money, power, infidelity, lying, etc., and they’re going to do anything, say anything, and yes, use any “touching part” of their personal lives to get their hands on that “Golden Scepter” called the White House.

Forget Ann Coulter, she is commanding face time to get our attention off of our present “administration”! Check out the REPUBLICAN Senators who are coming out against Bush and Cheney about the direction those two arrogant jerks are taking our country. If you voted for Bush & Cheney in 2000 and 2004, face up to it and take steps to know more about the candidates you are voting for and not vote “YOUR PARTY”! Bet you’ll think twice in 2008!

I find it interesting that the party that claims to be the “family values” party so willingly yields the moral high ground. Telling those who suggest cleaning things up to grow a backbone is equivalent to justifying moral decay.

Ann Coulter’s provocation is for her to have something to talk about. Other than that, what she says is nothing of value.

All Ann can do is spew hateful rhetoric. She didn’t even remember the quotes from her own book, if someone had any courage they could get her too possibly keep quiet. A better way would be, to just not give her nauseating voice airtime.

Airmanc5- who cares about another terrorist attack? This country is rotting from the inside out and we are all to blame- Democrats and Republicans both. But, all you can do is say “what about the terrorists, what about the terrorists?” That is exactly what Bush and Co. want you to say, so you won’t notice how bad things have really become. The terrorists are the least of this country’s worries.

Chris,
Low blow – set up Ann and then you just set there.
Luckily Ann can stand up for herself. Just shows what kind of “news” you do.
Shame
DB

Ann Coulter’s comments are disgusting. WHo made the decision to give her air time and why do your sponsors tolerate such comments?

To Laura and Spock-
Both sides are full of hate. Say what you want, but I can hear the hatred in your posts against the Lib Dems. Can you not see your own hate either?

Dear Concerned Citizen,
John is a registered and bona-fide solicit for charity and you cannot be registered and bona-fide solicit for charity if you are not well qualified then.
Regarding speeches, everybody is giving the fee for charity unless you cant maintain your survival expenditures like sending too much pay hospitalization for your wife who is suffering from cancer ailment.
Moreover, it must be supporting the peoples need not by money but by services we can render from our very most access we may afford.
You see, Every one needs money, the trouble is we cannot make you rich, if you wanna be rich then struggle to earn and we may send you to the nearest workshop seminar available everywhere in towns and cities.
For close, do you have any idea about loosing a speeches where people just ignore you just because of giving and sharing your dreams ahead from we ???
Why dont you give your own speeches and I’ll be the one who will listen from you though ????
Need I say more
from someone who cares
Rod Prim (Male)

“Ann Coulter makes me ashamed to be a Republican”
I’m surprised that Republicans in general don’t make you ashamed of being a Republican.
You’re proud of George Ryan, Bob Taft, Jack Abramoff, Scooter Libby or any of the other hundred or so Republicans convicted of corruption in the last few years?
You’re proud of Tom Delay, Lawrence Novak, Nathan Taylor or any of the other Republican currently under indictment for corruption?
You’re proud of Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, Pete Domenici or any of the other Republicans currently under investigation?
Exactly how corrupt, dishonest, or immoral does a Republican have to be before you are ashamed of them?

I hope Ann Coulter gets stricken by lightining! What a mean spirited witch. And all this to sell books! What a hypocrite! Hope she never has children-good punishment for a mean-spirited woman!

Washingtons very own political slut.

Why is anyone bringing up liberals or conservatives, republicans or democrats? Does it really matter what particular political affiliation exists when it comes to discussing the disgusting, shameful, hateful, stupid remarks of a person who is an insult to the human race? SHE’s the one who says these insults. SHE’s the one who repeats these insults. I don’t care what group she says she’s a part of — I’m still taking her to task for what SHE says because SHE’s the one responsible for them.
She is a hateful, vile, ignorant piece of an under-rock life form. Every time she opens her mouth, she proves once again just what a complete waste of air she is. This is an individual who is an abhorrent abomination in the eyes of humankind. SHE is, no matter what group is ridiculous enough to allow her to join.

Ann Coulter should follow in the footsteps of Imus and leave the public arena.

What AC said was out of line. But I’m so tired of the double standard of the left. They can spew all the hatred they want and it’s ok but if the right says anything we are considered intolerant. How about both sides being tolerant and quit bickering. Last I heard there was this thing called “Free speech”. Does that only apply to the left?

Stop buying her books! Turn off the TV when she comes on. In other words, ignore her!!!!!

I am very disappointed in Chris Matthews even having her on — was she paying for the spot to promote something she is selling???– I actually turned CNN on when I saw her –that is what people should do — let her go to Fox — she is a very vengeful person full of hate and I don’t like to watch her

Regardless of where you come out on Coulter, the fact that the wife of a presidential candidate is calling a television show and asking a political commentator to stop commentating is laughable. Can’t wait till John’s mommy calls in… Chris Matthews rating will go through the roof!

Ann Coulter is, without a doubt, a REAL piece of work! “I don’t mind you raising money.” As though she had a RIGHT to mind!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT a condesending, self righteous BITCH it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Coulter, yah make me wanna PUKE, yes indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ann Coulter needs to learn some manners. She is an aging woman who hides behind that hair that she constantly shakes around. If you can’t say something nice, don’t say it at all. What comes out of her mouth makes her a very ugly person.

I personally think Coulter is a closeted lesbian. That’s where all the agression is coming from. She’s merely projecting.

I want to thank Chris Matthews for showing us the true side of ann coulter. I thought about the program for a while afterwards and have come to the following conclusions. In general, she came across to me as a teen-ager. One of the blogs refers to her as ann-erexic and after her many “chubby” references in discourse, I believe she really does have a problem with weight. The constant hair tossing is very much a teen’s call for attention. The short skirt and constant leg crossing reminded me of the movie scene with Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas–again, a call for attention. After Elizabeth Edwards called Ann on her performance, the sun glasses went on as a way of screening herself from the criticism. The very rapid speech and not directly answering the questions–again, very teen-ager behavior. She prides herself on being biased, prejudiced, and closed minded; and she has the nerve to call others godless.

I beleive Ann will be on the Billy O` Reilly show tonight. More nonsense from the lips with no service.

Stoic Patriot posted: “The Democrats have loudly protested that Bush “stole” the election, and that he is the world’s #1 terrorist, that he is both an idiot and the world’s most sinister man who tricked everyone into fighting his “war for oil” (so much for not being hateful!).”
It’s shame that people can’t distinguish between legitimate poltical disagreement and shameless personal attack, which is probably where Ann Coulter’s ‘base’ come from. Someone is buying those vile, hateful rants.
There are legitimate issues in whether Bush won the election, his reasons for going into Iraq, and his administration’s competency. That debate is the essence of democracy.
But there is no excuse for gleeful remarks about the death of another’s child. Yet apparently some can’t tell the difference, and the AC’s of the world make money by selling hate to those who can’t.

ANN COULTER, OH GOLLY GEE WHERE DOES ONE BEGIN? ELIZABETH EDWARDS IS CORRECT IN THE SOUTH IF SOMEONE IS USING ILL MANNERS WE DO ASK THEM TO STOP AND WE DO THIS VERY NICELY …. THE FIRST TIME. ELIZABETH WAS RAISED UP RIGHT AS WE SAY HERE IN THE SOUTH. BUT THERE ARE THOSE OF US LIKE MYSELF THAT ONCE A PERSON HAS BEEN ASKED NICELY THEN WE TEND TO GET A LITTLE BIT TESTY. IN OUR BEAUTIFUL MOUNTIANS OF NORTH CAROLINA WE HAVE A WAY OF DEALING WITH POISIONOUS SNAKES MEAN DOGS AND PEOPLE THAT REALLY TICK US OFF. SNAKES WE USUALLY GRAB THE GARDEN HOE AND CHOP OFF THE HEAD BUT IN ANNIES CASE SHE WOULD BE LIKE THE HYDRA ANOTHER WOULD QUICKLY GROW IN ITS PLACE. ( YES ANNIE WE DO KNOW ABOUT GREEK MYTHS) THE MEAN DOG. WE CHAIN IT UP IN ISOLATION TO CHECK FOR RABIES. THE MEAN PEOPLE WELL WE JUST PUT THEM IN WITH THE DOG AND USUALLY THE DOG IS CRANKY BEING CHAINED UP AND ALL AND HE DELIVERS A BITE. WHEN IT TESTS POSITIVE FOR RABIES WE SHOOT THEM BOTH. HOWEVER IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE IT WOULD BE TOUGH TO TELL WHO HAD THE RABIES FIRST AND WHO BIT WHO FIRST!

The Edwards campaign set up that whole encounter with Chris Matthews so that the next day the Edwards website could whine about WHATEVER Ann Coulter said. Edwards raised lots of bucks the last time Coulter remarked, and they’ll raise a lot more now. It’s sad that Edwards sent his wife to do the confronting that he should be doing. Can’t take the heat? Get out of the kitchen.

I strongly object to your ABC NIGHTLY NEWS coverage of the COULTER-EDWARDS confrontation. You inferred that EE made the call in her husband’s service . . . I say she made it for all of us who object to the low level of politcal rhetoric Ann Coulter epitomizes. This country has so many pressing problems and we desperately need to have a CIVILIZED DIALOGUE about them. Ann Coulter is just interested in selling books. Kuddos to EE. My only regret is that AC will get more publicity from this!

Thank God for the remote control.
One click and Ann Coulter is gone.
Too bad it’s not forever.This hateful person does not deserve any air time.
It will be a better world not having to listen her. Click click Ann, you are out of here!!!

It is so sad and pathetic that a man running for prez would have to hide behind his wife’s skirts. No matter what you think of Ann. Not to mention, the Edwards have been the ones to exploit their dead son for votes. How sick is that. Ann might be nasty, but she really hit the nail on the head with that bumper sticker joke. EE was just being self-serving, clean up your own porch before trying to sweep someone else’s. No way would I vote for such a weak man that his needs his wife to act like his mama to protect him. The whole thing makes me sick. I have more respect for Ann than the Edwards. They are a joke.

I think the press needs to stop giving Ann Coulter any type of attention. Stop inviting her on your show as it just doesn’t seem to bring out anything constructive. Press time for Ann = $$$ for her. Hit her in the pocket book by not giving her free publicity.

It’s a shame that Active Patriot can’t get it through his head that calling Bush a political thief, the world’s #1 terrorist, and that he starts wars for oil is just as vile and hateful as anything the ‘pubs have put out, if not more as it’s been protested louder and more constantly. It’s not a legitimate political disagreement. Approximately 1 in 4 Democrats believes 9/11 to be an inside job. They’re unhinged lunatics who will stop at nothing. These ARE shameless political attacks (and the Dems think the ‘pubs are bad for fear-mongering? Yeesh), NOT legitimate disagreement.

ohmygosh! Ann Coulter the saint! please…she gives women a bad name…and all that hair and little black dress, who cares?…who appointed the spokesperson for the right???? actually who appointed her anything???

Mrs. Edwards has a lot of class, in the way she handled herself against Ann Coulter. We are just a middle class construction worker family who vote. She handled what the woman said a whole lot better than I would have. The woman is doing all this talking to sell her book, and by golly she is doing it. The smart educated american people will see her for what she is, a touble maker trying to make a name for herself. Just give it a little time and she will be gone like all the other idiots who run their mouths and say nothing. The only problem with Ann Coulter is she is saying hurtful things and this should be sensored by the media. She is nothing but a trouble maker and it bothers me that she is getting all this attention. I think she owes Mrs. Edwards a very big apology for the meaness she is spouting.

Why are you giving Ann Coulter access to the media?, she has done nothing to offer her opinion as any type of expert, or, anyone that counts.
Spot covering her and lets talk about something real.

Everyone knows that Anne Coulter is nothing more than a piece of poor trash. She’s not that great of an editor, so she uses her fat mouth to sell books. What she said about John Edwards and his son is simply appauling! It’s also alarming that no one from the Republican party has denounced her trash talk, but then again we should not be surprised as most of Republicans feel the same way. However the media is just as much to blame as she is. They allow her on every conservative show to spew her venom. It’s a shame that Elizabeth Edwards is battling incurable cancer and has to deal with this blond bimbo! Anne just remember, what goes around comes around. Mrs Edwards I’m praying for you and your family!

Ann Coulter is simply a disgusting human being. My God, I cannot believe the media would allow such despicable comments to be aired on their networks! I wasn’t sure exactly who I would be looking forward to seeing in the Presidential campaigns, but if the Edwards’ team has as much class and dignity as Mrs. Edwards alone, it is going to be a great election year. Ann Coulter, shame on you, you are disgusting and ugly by the words you spew. Try having an intelligent conversation for once.

Making negative comments about the Bush administration is not “hateful.” It is a legitimate statement of belief in a functional democracy–even if it is taken to level where they are accused of being war criminals, for instance. This is simply not analagous to Coulteresque rant. Sorry right wingers; unless someone goes off on the Bush twins–you’ll just have to come up with something else.

Let me see if I can do something to purge the taint here. I’m a conservative Republican. Now you can label me “religious right” and put me in my box.
Elizabeth Edwards is right.
Ann Coulter is wrong.
The whole thing is disgusting.
I don’t CARE what her motives are; Elizabeth Edwards makes a valid point. How are we ever going to have meaningful political discourse in this country if we allow it to descend to that level?
True, sometimes political novices or the unsophisticated fall for the pandering and disgustingly disengenuous pitches we hear every election season. And yes, the media, especially television, often edits, condenses, and packages complicated issues in a manner that is, to put it mildly, deceitful.
“People tend to get the government they deserve,” the old axiom goes. Be astute. Pay attention. Do your homework. Study the issues. Decide for yourselves.
But how do personal attacks and trivializing personal tragedies elevate the political discourse? How does it motivate the politically naive to sharpen their discernment by following the campaign more closely?
When people like Ann Coulter create such a foul stench around an already-unpalatable process, it only serves to heighten the apathy and disengagement she rails against.

If Ann Coulter had responded to Elizabeth Edwards in a professional manner, it might have been an interesting debate. Instead, Coulter was smug and condescending. Asking why Edwards’ husband hadn’t been the one to call and saying that Mrs. Edwards was telling her to stop writing (which she wasn’t — she just wanted the personal attacks to stop) indicate that Coulter wasn’t interested in dialogue, she just wanted to cement her self-styled image as a celebrity. That’s not journalism. Political commentary and debate should be on the issues, not on nasty, self-serving cracks about the candidates.

Chris Matthews gave airtime to Coulter,improving his own ratings. Coulter needs anger management classes, something is definately loose upstairs. Get help girl, there is still hope for you with the proper medication. I think shaking those long locks excessively has rattled your limited brain cells. Mrs. Edwards has exhibited, once again, what a classy lady she is by confronting this nut case Coulter and maintaining her dignity while doing so.

Saw Elizabeth Edwards interviewed this morning. She compared her request to stop the personal attacks to the approach in the South to politely insist that people not engage in bigotted racial speech. It took many years in the South to make such comments unacceptable in polite conversation by Southern whites. Maybe she’s on to something with her polite, but very public request to Colter, in an attempt to change the tenor of political debate.

I can’t help wondering if Ms. Edwards will also place a call to Bill Moyers for his comments i.e., he wishes Dick Cheney had been killed by terrorists or any of the other liberal pundants who have free reign and can say any hateful thing they want as long as it denegrates conservatives, Christians, etc. Will she place a call to Rosie O’Donnell, surely nobody is more hateful than that women. I’m waiting to hear those calls from Ms. Edwards.

I completely agree with Mrs. Edwards. The focal point of the election should be the issues concerning our future and not the irrelevant topics Ann uses to draw attention to herself. It is obvious that Ann is doing things to promote her book. I commend Elizabeth Edwards for stepping up to defend her family and make a difference.
Shawn

I usually turn the channel when Coulter is on promoting herself,because im not buying.Edwards is right,we need to change our dialog if the country is to survive.

First of all, shame on you ABC and Chris Matthews. I certainly HOPE Ann Coulter had advance warning as did Mrs. Edwards….but I think is a safe assumption that she did not. I understand and agree with Mrs. Edwards in that the “tenor of the dialogue” going on in this country should be changed. However, until she calls, visits or discusses this issue with the Rosie O’Donnell’s, Michael Moore’s, Nancy Pelosi’s, and Bill Moyer’s, it if completely unfair to put the sole responsibility of this change on Ann Coulter. The Left is the group who started this abrasive and negative type of dialogue and now the Right is taking all the flack for defending itself. To make a change….start with the source!

I think Ann Coulter has a point.
How can Bill Maher (his comments about VP Cheney), Rosie O’Donnell (her comments about our troops), etc. say whatever they want but no one can voice their opinion on these comments made from the far-left?
Do I think Ann Coulter becomes very easily heated about her position, of course…
Do I think that this was a political move for Elizabeth Edwards to call in and “whine” on-air for Ann to be “nice”, of course…
The only people that truly complain are the left and they have an open forum in the media to voice whatever they may like, especially when degrading our commander in chief, President Bush. The right under most conditions mind their business. But when they do voice their position as Ann does, people take what she says completely out of context.

Daisy555. FYI Commander and Chief only relates to military, not civilians. Bush a President? not much of anything good for this country. And just because someone disagrees with another person, does not mean they are lefty liberals.

Ann Coulter is many things (vile, reptilian, rich) but stupid isn’t one of them. Nor is she an intellectual. Mostly she is an opportunist. I don’t believe that she believes much of what she says. But she saw an opportunity to become a conservative pundit and leapt with both feet. Now she says the most outrageous things she can come up with, protected only by the fact that the people she’s slandering are public entities and can’t sue her.
But the people in this thread who say she speaks “the truth” or what ‘real’ Americans truly feel should feel ashamed. Coulter has advocated murder, racism, and environmental disaster, spoken out against women’s rights and the same first amendment she now appears to be clinging to. Coulter may claim this is “satire” but that’s only because she either doesn’t understand or is deliberately misusing that word. (That, or hers is the greatest put-on act of all time, and Borat could take lessons from her.)
If this is the woman you revere, maybe you need to take a closer look – at her, and at yourselves.
dt

dt – please give facts of when she said anything that you say she said, in this latest thing she just changes names in a comment your lib commentattor Bill Mahr said in statement so listen to the full statement.
So stop slandering her please!

It was with a great deal of interest that I read the many comments concerning the ann coulter/ELIZABETH EDWARDS exchange,(please note my deliberate usage of the lower case in refereence to ms coulter)
ONe of the many freedoms we as Americans enjoy is the freedom to express an opinion in public. However, this right and privilege is tempered by the fact that one deos not have the privilege to defame another or to infringe upon the right of any other AMerican. I missed the original broadcast, so I was obligated to view the video on the net to be able to hear the entire text of the conversation.
If ann coulter flipped her hair once, she flipped it several times,looking and acting as the self-absorbed,aging Prom Queen hiding behind her dark,menacing shades. I have seen ms coulter on Bill Maher’s show and she has never been able to hold a candle to Bill’s presentation of the facts. He regularly shuts her down,when she can’t think of a comeback. She has stated in the past that she and Bill are friends. If that is truly the case,then Bill needs a better class of friend.She tried to excuse her deplorable comments concerning the Edward family by lamely whining that Bill had made a similar remark about”Slick Dick”Cheney. When Bill Maher made that remark it was in the context of a comedy routine presented in the monologue of his show “Real Time”. ann coulter’s vitriolic attack was not part of any”joke”, but rather an unwarranted attack on a family who has had more than it’s share of grief and adversity. Was annie fanny proud of herself? She got quite a kick out of patting herself on the back in public. Even the Re-pubs were astounded by her outlandish,mean and tasteless comments. What I admire is a woman who will stand up and defend her family: her childern and the man she loves and do so in a polite and noble way. Elizabeh stated that she did not tell her husband she was going to call, she just did it,unbeknownst to John. So all you good ole boys can get off your testosterone-driven logic that John is “hiding behind his wife”. I would have done the same thing Elizabeth Edwards did if someone ever denigrated any of my children or attacked the man I love.I wouldn’t wait for anybody’s permission to grind a loathsome worm like ann coulterback into the slime from whence she crawled. Next time Elizabeth, don;t bother trying to communicate with a sub-specie, your wasting your valuable time that would be better spent helping your children and spending quality time with the people who are meaningful in your life

You know the old saying, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing?” Maybe you know it by “All it takes for evil to prosper is for good people to do nothing?”
Elizabeth Edwards is a good person, and she did something. She didn’t let an evil triumph or prosper.

What is Anne Coulter’s deal. She has no content whatsoever so she insults those who disagree with her. If she had substains, wouldn’t she offer suggestion to remedy these problems that she attacks the left for. Wouldn’t she be pulling her credibility out of the gutter if she could carry herself in a way more respectible such as that of George Will or William Buckley? Maybe then she would still be with MSNBC or USA Today.
Perhaps she is just still bitter about the house falling on her sister during that tornado.
As for Elizabeth Edwards, from one Tarheel to another, You Rock like Gibraltar. Keep on doing what your doing and let’s put John in the West Wing where he should have been in some time ago.