Why Can Ann Coulter Get Away With Saying "Fag" on National TV

[ruggerson]

IF she'd said "nigger" or "kike" or "wop" she'd be in big trouble. Where is the FCC? Where is GLAAD for that matter? Why is this not a huge deal?

[davidinalameda]

1. where did she say it

[bliss_eternal]

2. It's a big deal...!

...to me at least. This is the first I'm hearing of it. When did this happen? Where did she say this?

[ruggerson]

3. She said it on Tweety's show

http://mediamatters.org/items/200607280001

On MSNBC, Coulter called Gore a "total fag," while Matthews said "we'd love to have her back."

[nam78_two]

6. wtf???!!!

Did she really...good god!

:wtf:

You can say that on tv?...jeesus...

These idiots bleep out stuff like 'shit' (when anyway you can tell exactly whats being said...sssshhh...tt..and they allow this?)

[bliss_eternal]

7. That's disgusting...

:mad: :puke: ...but isn't that the kind of thing they say on their station regularly?

I'm not being facetious, I don't watch MSNBC, fox--none of it. The one time I did watch, they seemed fine with speaking in deplorable ways about gays, women, blacks, hispanics... When I learned that most of the shows have this kind of "spin" I just decided I wouldn't watch.

:puke: It really made me sick.

Seriously, do we have a way to make or at least urge them to not use racial and sex slurs? If so, I'm happy to help. I just always figured they have their own little hate network that we can't infiltrate--which is dangerous, but what can we do? kwim? :shrug: Am I wrong?

[TomClash]

4. Good question

She seems to get a pass on everything. If she threatened to kill a US Senator the FBI wouldn't even bother to visit her.

One tiny moan: if she said "wop" or "mic" no one would have noticed.

[smtpgirl]

12. 15 minutes of pass will not last much longer

please I hope!!!

I'm tryin' to enjoy my grilled chese sammich here

[Erika]

5. Because she's riding the right wing wave of hatred of gays

The republicans are in control and, in every action, view gays as abnormal and sinful. They are making it popular to denounce gays. Just like Hitler did. They should be called on it every step of the way.

The Republican Log Cabin members must love masochism.

[bliss_eternal]

8. I'm going to have a fit

if Bill Maher has her on his show again. :mad: :eyes:

If he supports the glbt community he needs to distance himself from her and her foul mouth. I've never understood why he puts her on the show anyway.

[Baselinereality]

21. I Think He Likes To Have Sex With Her.

[Jamastiene]

36. Re The Repubican Log Cabin Members

What's up with them? I don't get it. It's another one of those "Does not compute" moments for me when I hear anything about them. They should not exist in a logical world, but then again right wingers should not exist in a logical world either.

[MADem]

9. Ah, yes. the companion piece to Bill Clinton, Latent Homosexual, perhaps?

Why Tweety gave her air time to discuss that absurdity, I've no idea. I will say that it does show the GOP is getting rather desperate. They aren't even making any pretenses anymore. They're snuggling right down in the mud, and BEFORE the September launch of All Politics, All The Time, leading up to the November decisions.

You know why I think they are rolling this shit out early??? Because the WEATHER is so FUCKED UP.

People who would ordinarily be out and about, playing softball, golf, hoops, tennis, volleyball, or sunning at the beach, picnicing in the park, doing the things people DO in summer, are locked up in their homes, half-nekkid and sweating in front of fans and air conditioners, trying desperately to beat insane heat, opressive humidity, messed up weather patterns, and parked in front of their tee vees. And if the heat isn't getting to them, the three buck gasoline that strips them of their disposable income and ruined their vacation plans is.

The GOP see where their audience is, home, on the barcolounger, so they get on with the show...here comes that hideous thing; watch her vomit hate!

[swimmernsecretsea]

10. I saw that.

That bitch is gonna go too far one day. I hope it's covered by at least 3 major networks. I so want to see her go down.

Why is she on air? Why is she even asked to be a guest on anything?! And on "Hardball" ? Call it "No-Balls." Why isn't she being taken down a peg? Why isn't she being publicly challenged? I can't friggin' stand it any more!

[nam78_two]

14. Go farther? Whats left?

Lets see, she told a disabled war veteran that people like him are the reason the US lost the war.

On Max Cleland...well we all know...
she has called afflicted widows "harpies" and "witches" and suggested they pose for Playboy before their "shelf life" expires....

Its hard to see how much farther she can go :-o! Not that she won't try though...The mind boggles...

Short of maybe physically attacking disabled children, I don't see how much lower she can go...

[swimmernsecretsea]

25. Oh, and don't forget

her calling Helen Thomas "that old Arab" (Helen Thomas is of Syrian descent) and publicly declaring her admiration for Sen. Joseph McCarthy. After that incident on Hannity and Colmes where she began to start raving, with her hands clawing the air and hair flying, I'm wondering when she'll start doing a Naomi Campbell and hurling cell phones or shrieking obscenities at passersby. Attacking mentally disabled children? Wouldn't put it past her.

[madrchsod]

11. she`s joking! gee everyone knows that

she`s just poking fun! why no one takes her seriously..really- they don`t because she`s a fucking two bit side show freak that they let on to amuse the rubes..intelligent people think she is crude and vulgar and we give her way to much credit for anything at all. there are much finer things in life to dwell on than her bag of bones

[nealmhughes]

13. Does that mean I can call her the "c" word out loud now?

[silverojo]

15. ^ I'd been calling her that for ages

At least, until I saw Trannie Annie on TV and noticed the Adam's apple. No c*** on this person, no way! :evilgrin:

[ThoughtCriminal]

16. I don't think the FCC has jurisdiction

Over a cable news show - only broadcast.

[kevinbgoode]

18. True..but we can give the advertisers hell

and I purchase broadband, local and long distance from Verizon. They are going to get an earful and a demand for an apology from their company. Maybe that will make them reconsider their advertising contract with MSNBC when it comes up again.

[W_HAMILTON]

23. I never understood that

Then why does Comedy Central have to bleep out curse words on The Daily Show? Why do they wait till 1:00AM to show their uncensored stuff on the weekends? Why don't I see constant nudity and hear cursing all day long on all stations above channel 13?

I see plenty of stuff censored on cable shows.

[TreasonousBastard]

17. I don't think she can. There might not be an FCC fine...

over it, but she's pretty well jumped the shark lately and hardly anyone's taking her seriously.

She's notorious, so she'll still be around for ratings purposes for a while, but by now she's pissed off so many people she really doesn't have any place left to go.

A political Andrew Dice Clay, who had a good thing going for a while but just didn't know when to stop.

[readmoreoften]

19. Because we mean nothing to them.

Tucker Carlson basically said that the majority of Americans think we are the most dangerous threat to the united states.

[jhrobbins]

45. Exactly! We are the last group in the US...

with the possible exception of obese people that it is OK to make fun of, demonize publicly, dismiss out of hand. It won't always be this way, but it sure is tiresome.

:grr:

[abluelady]

20. Why Does She Get Away With Everything She Says? n/t

[Baselinereality]

22. Because We're Not Organized Like the Christian Coalition

[davidinalameda]

24. I just sent my nasty email to MSNBC

[swimmernsecretsea]

26. YouTube.com posting of video

Watch it with an airsick bag nearby.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=o2G2L2W7wTE&search=hardball%20ann%20coulter

[GodlessBiker]

37. Thanks. I love YouTube.

[racaulk]

27. Want to have a good, cheap laugh at Ann Coulter?

Like the rest of you, I get so sick of watching that blowhard dehumanize and put down people that are different from herself. So whenever someone does the same to her, it gives me great satisfaction!

Someone posted these links a while back. I think a DUer wrote them, but I don't remember who it was. These are great fictional (or maybe not?) stories about her that are completely irreverant and wrong...which is right up my alley! Whenever she says or does something as inflammatory as this, I occasionally like to read these blog entries and get a cheap laugh at her expense.

Enjoy! :)

http://ifuckedanncoulterintheasshard.blogspot.com/

And the sequel...

http://backinanncoultersasssaddleagain.blogspot.com/

[swimmernsecretsea]

28. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

There went my morning cereal. Thanks a lot.

[racaulk]

39. Ha ha! You know you loved it!

:evilgrin:

[dsc]

29. This is the letter I sent

I never knew what to expect when I heard fag. There
wasn't a single day in middle school I wasn't called
fag. Not one. Some days it would be accompanied by a
shove, some days by a punch, some days by laughter,
some days by being pantsed, some days by being dragged
to the toilets, and some days by nothing. I left
middle school hating myself and most other people.
Fortunately my high school experience was better. The
open hatred of my middle school years was replaced by
a sub rosa snicker campaign. As much as I hated
school I survived because I knew that without an
education I would be around the likes of those people
for my entire life. I was determined not to have that
happen. I also wanted to wash the 'stink' of being
gay off by being good.

It took me years to overcome the self hatred that was
instilled in me during my middle school years. The
message you sent last night to anyone who is in a
similar position to that I was in was that the name
callers are right, or brilliant as you said of Ms.
Coulter. The message you sent to the name callers is
that gays are less than human. That we are dirt under
their feet.

There are thousands if not millions of young gays and
lesbians who are getting bullied in their schools.
They don't deserve to see bigotted crack pots being
honored on TV. Every day some of those kids have
enough. They deside that life will never get better
and take their own lives. When they do so, you will
be partially at fault. Promoters of haters are no
better than the haters themselvs. No amount of money
or increase in ratings should be worth that.

end of quote

So far no response other than the generic request to participate in their focus group which turned out to be full of my quota (they don't ask if you are gay) my quota being white male, 30's, moderate income.

[ruggerson]

30. That's a great letter, dsc

n/t

[dsc]

31. Thanks

I hope to get a response.

[terrya]

32. Where IS GLAAD on this?

That's a damn good question. GLAAD should have been on this immediately.

That was inexcusible. No one should be using that word on television without condemnation.

[Phredicles]

33. Funny Ann should be indulging in schoolyard gay-baiting:

<http://wonkette.com/politics/sex/the-coulter-doth-protest-too-much-190331.php>

[ronnykmarshall]

38. Ewwwwwww!!!

"It’s said that Coulter and Bruce were seen at a women’s bar on “little Santa Monica Blvd” called Palms just west of La Cienega in West Hollywood."


Oh god! This is right down the street from my place. I don't know why they are calling it "little SM Blvd" however. This is right on the main drag (pun intended).

[zonmoy]

34. gee a really ugly fascist saying something that insults a sexual minority

group on a show by another fascist real surprising

[Jamastiene]

35. They'd let that woman get by with murder on live national tv

at this point because she is a Bush worhsipping harpy. The homophobic comments she makes are typical of the right wing's mentality. It infuriates me.

[ronnykmarshall]

40. Someone wrote that she has a lot of gay friends.

What self respecting gay or lesbian would be friends with this hag?

Oh yeah, republicans.

[NMMNG]

41. Gays and atheists are still acceptable targets

Particularly in the right-wing and religious circles. If people can claim they're just expressing their "deeply held religious beliefs" they can get away with lots of hateful BS.

[and-justice-for-all]

44. I guess I am screwed!!!

I am GAY and an ATHEIST!! WooHoo.
Those bible thumping bigots can kiss my ass!!

[and-justice-for-all]

42. I dont mind it.....

Hell, I say it and my straight friends just laugh when it comes out of my mouth. I am Gay, so thats what makes it funny, just like black people calling each other "nigger"; Gay people calling each other "Fag" should be taken the same way.

If I was on national TV, I wouldnt hesitate calling Ann Coulter a worthless Whore who practices ritual sex with Santorum and Hannity.

Its not a HUGE DEAL because its another distraction by the ignorant Right, who does nothing Right. They want people to make it a BIG DEAL because it draws attention away from their current fuck ups.

[sakabatou]

43. On the FCC...

“FCC FU: The Anthem”
LYRICS: (to the tune of
“My Country ‘Tis of Thee”)

My country used to be
Sweet land of liberty
That once was true
Until the FCC
Chose what we hear and see
On radio and on TV
FCC FU!

When you deny our choice
You censor every voice
That’s what you do
We’d say “go fly a kite”
But that’s far too polite
For stealing First Amendment rights
FCC FU!

What makes your ass so tight?
Does the religious Right
Rule over you?
Those few fanatic fools
And your outrageous rules
Kick freedom in the family jewels
FCC FU!

Soon those misguided kooks
Will all be burning books
With help from you
Why be so meddlesome?
Must you assume we’re dumb?
What is it you protect us from?
FCC FU!

Are we all so repressed
That one small glimpse of breast
Must be taboo?
One Janet Jackson boob
Botched up what’s on the tube
Bend over, we’re not using lube
FCC FU!

It’s time we take a stand
Shout it through all the land
We can’t stand you
And while we fight this fight
We can say with delight
That Howard’s gone to satellite
FCC FU!

What I hear, what I see
Please leave that up to me
Not up to you...
If I’m offended, I’ll
Just simply turn the dial
And I’ll be saying, all the while
FCC FU!