Last year, I condemned Ann Coulter's nasty, stupid anti-John Edwards remark at CPAC and admitted a growing disaffection for Ms. Coulter. Last week's ridiculous statement that if John McCain were the Republican nominee, she would vote for and campaign for Hillary Clinton just pushed me finally, inevitably over the edge.
I've spent a great deal of time on various venues defending Ann Coulter, usually from moonbats more concerned about the size of her Adam's apple than anything she says (talk about sexism *ahem* you gonna write a post on that one, Echidne?), and used to think her abrasive, over-the-top style was interesting. But even I tired of it.
Evidently, CPAC has joined me, determining that since you can't predict what moronic statements Ann will make, it's better not to invite her to speak. From
Think Progress:
On February 7-9, conservatives from around the country will gather in Washington, D.C. for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). This year, one of the darlings of the far right’s oft-distasteful and unpleasant punditry will not be invited:She’s always been outrageous, but when conservative Ann Coulter talked of 9/11 "rag heads" at the 2006 Conservative Political Action Conference and linked the slur "faggot" to Sen. John Edwards in a 2007 speech, CPAC’s organizers decided to cut her from the list of speakers at the February 7-9 conference expected to draw 6,000.
Ann is more of a liability than an asset to the party. Her over the top rhetoric, which was once tempered and controlled, has now spilled into the "sorry-I-didn't-take-my-medication-today" arena.
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