UPDATED: Ann Coulter Wishes John Edwards Assasinated

[jsamuel]

Is John Edwards the first person to EVER get Ann Coulter to back track on ANYTHING?

Seems like it to me. Although in her strange mind, calling someone Gay is worse than wishing them dead.

Dear ******,

Yesterday, Jonathan told you that the folks who benefit from the status quo are attacking John personally because they don't want the country to hear his message.

And you know what happened when we called them out? The attacks started pouring in.

That same day, the Ann Coulter-wannabe Michelle Malkin blasted John on her blog. Fox News has been bashing him around the clock. And Coulter herself said, "if I'm going to say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot."

SEE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ws_bXU6Rjk&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edailykos%2Ecom%2Fcomments%2F2007%2F6%2F26%2F8110%2F15187%2F3

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Sincerely,

--Joe Trippi
John Edwards for President
June 26, 2007

Update: Media matters has a story on this as well.

Good Morning America's Chris Cuomo interviews Coulter, promotes Godless

Syndicated columnist and right-wing pundit Ann Coulter appeared on the June 25 edition of ABC's Good Morning America, asserting that she "wouldn't insult gays by comparing them to John Edwards." Coulter added that at "about the same time" as the March 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference, where she said that she "can't really talk about" Edwards because "you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' " HBO host Bill Maher "was not joking and saying he wished Dick Cheney had been killed in a terrorist attack." Coulter continued: "So I've learned my lesson. If I'm going to say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he has been killed in a terrorist assassination plot."

...

http://mediamatters.org/items/200706260001?f=h_latest

[DS1]

1. Why do Edwards' campaign releases seem to read as

I got attacked

send money

We've got to bring this country back from the edge

send money

send money to help us reach X goal

send money

[jsamuel]

3. because Dems realize that it is the ones the RW is most affraid of that gets attacked first and hard

est

PS - Would you rather him ask for money from Big Oil and Big Business.

[liberaldemocrat7]

46. Right wingers slam John Edwards as much as Mark Foley slammed young boys.

The right wingers just cannot stop their compulsion to slam John Edwards as Mark Foley could not stop his compulsion to slam young boys.

[OwnedByFerrets]

4. My guess is because

it takes 100s of millions to get elected in the country anymore. But that is just a guess.

[Moochy]

5. Yeah because none of the other candidates ask for money

Selective Outrage for the win!

[DS1]

10. Not nearly as frequently in a single document

talk about selective blindness

[Moochy]

12. Does your ideal candidate have a form letter?

Maybe he or she can send Joe Trippi some tips on how to hold ones hat more humbly.

You want me to talk about selective blindness? Sure thing. So many who seem willing to criticize Edwards for the size of his bank account, but are unwilling to look at the other candidates in the field on that same score. That is bullshit hypocrisy.

There I've talked about the selective blindness that plagues Edwards critics on the right/middle.
I've seen plenty of brain-damaged sheeple coming into threads and bitching about his haircut, his house, his "over the top" harping on poverty... etc.

So, mostly out of curiosity, who is your ideal candidate? And are they cool with the growing poverty gap?

on edit: clarified question about your ideal candidate.

[jsamuel]

13. clap, clap, clap...

someone who knows the definition of "hypocrisy"

I have seen too many people using that word incorrectly lately. Thanks for setting it straight.

[Moochy]

21. Hypocrisy and Logic

Yes many think hypocrisy is a republican only trait...
The misuse is almost as bad as using the word "Logic" to mean whatever crime is operating in your mind.

[DS1]

15. I didn't talk about his bank account, I talked about how both times

he's been attacked by Ann Coulter, it's turned into begging for money with the first 5 sentences of whatever release his campaign puts out.

[Moochy]

20. So your main objection is the timing of the "begging"

Ah what a nice frame you used there ... "Begging" has such a nice spin on it, don't you think?

And who is your candidate DS1? I'm curious if there's a trend.

Does he/she not have to "beg" because they go to a different feeding trough? Big Corporate Donors maybe?

[DS1]

22. your entire reply is spin and/or distraction

[Moochy]

23. And yet

you won't / can't bring yourself to answer my "spin/distraction".

Were you pissed at Edwards $400 haircut too?

[DS1]

25. I'm not going to reward it with a reply. And you even managed to pack in more herring

!

[Moochy]

28. Oh Look A Reward!

Please reward me with more evasion, hypocrisy and empty rhetoric. Whatever, your total lack of substance in this sub-thread is proof enough that you are not worth interacting with.

[DS1]

30. More insults!

[Moochy]

32. Thin skinned ?

if those were insults you've got the thinnest skin known to man.

Oh who is your favorite candidate again? Not Relevant? Ok. just checking.

[jsamuel]

24. I think it is ridiculous to expect political candidates to not ask for donations.

Especially those who don't take money from PAC's and big money donors like John Edwards.

They SHOULD ask for money from us. Much better than going to Exxon/Mobil instead.

[DS1]

27. I didn't say he shouldn't, I happen to like Edwards to a point

It's just that his releases such as these almost instantly go for the money. A simple visit our website message, with link, should be sufficient. If people want to give, they will

[jsamuel]

31. The end of the quarter is in 5 days. They are trying to get to 9M by then.

Compared to Hillary Clinton and BHO, who are trying to get to 30M.

It is a deadline and a goal. Other emails have stated this before this one, but I understand if you have not seen those.

[Clark2008]

42. I criticize him for his lack of judgment.

Don't care about his bank account.

And, he certainly doesn't need my money. My sick step-father who is dying in a hospital right now with no insurance needs my money far more than John Edwards.

[slick8790]

29. Are you sure about that?

I'm on the mailing list for all the candidates who have one, and this one came in from Joe Biden yesterday.



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That's 3 times in an email, 3 links, and shorter than Edwards'. Everyone does it about the same, deal with it.

[Moochy]

33. Ah thanks

I was looking for similar letters to highlight the HYPOCRISY in post #1.

[Beaverhausen]

39. You must not be getting any of those donation emails from the DCCC or the DNC or PDA or...

they all do it. They have to do it. Until campaign finance reform gets passed :rofl: it costs money to run campaigns.

[sandnsea]

11. It worked with Dean

Edwards needs to fire Trippi and get somebody in there who understands that it's a new ballgame and people are tired of gimmicks.

[LibDemAlways]

17. I sent the Edwards campaign a link to a news story in my

area that I thought would be of interest particularly to Elizabeth. I'm sure no one read it, because it was the kind of story that if they had, I would have received some sort of brief response. Instead I just ended up on their fundraising list and now I'm bombarded.

[hyphenate]

37. Edwards is currently in third place among the crowded

Democratic field. Both Obama and Clinton are the top fundraisers because they both have some pretty powerful allies. AND they have greater visibility because they're both senators right now. Edwards is not currently in office, and doesn't have the special interest groups like Hillary and Barack, so his campaign needs more funding from the "least of us."

I can only hope that someone sensible like Edwards makes the cut because while I like Hillary and Barack Obama, Edwards has a very strong sense of what is right and wrong, and has proven his loyalties over and over to the people in this country on the wrong side of prosperity.

If you figure Clinton and Obama are more likely to get campaign money from people who can afford to send the maximum of $2500, Edwards needs to raise a $1 from 2500 people in order to balance out. He knows that many of those who support him can't afford to send huge donations, so he needs to be more persistent and ultimately, more beholden to those who can send only a few dollars at a time.

I don't mind the email newsletters I get from Edwards. They might have the same theme in the end, but they are less strident and less likely to offend me. Living on a fixed income, I'm lucky if I can afford to send $20 to any one candidate, and with Edwards, that's okay with them. I respect the fact that they are appreciative of whatever I can afford to send.

(If you notice the Joe Biden request for donations posted elsewhere in this thread, the lowest amount that they actually ask for is $25. In the previous campaign request for Edwards, the request was $6.10 from John's mom, offering something in return as well. That alone shows the difference.)

[jsamuel]

38. Yes, we have to recognize that Clinton and Obama are in a whole other field

when it comes to money

[bvar22]

47. *

[jpgray]

41. He needs money, since he is third in the polls.

Obama and Hillary don't need to stoop so low, as they have sewn up most of the big money people already. So in a sense, it reveals how dependent Edwards is on individual donations. Which, of course, Hillary and Obama are not, and therefore they don't need to "beg."

So I don't see how this is a negative, but you're right to recognize the tone. :D

[wicket]

48. Because they need money & the quarter ends on Saturday?

:shrug:

[Deep13]

2. If Coulter wants Edwards dead, he must be doing something right. nt

[lonestarnot]

7. pugliconbushitler righties doing something "right."

[William769]

8. Agreed.

[LordJFT]

40. which is why as an obama supporter im worried because coulter's constant bashing of edwards

could greatly increase his popularity

[tanyev]

6. But it's OK, 'cause it's "just a joke".

:grr:

[jsamuel]

9. updated with mediamatters.org story

[RedEarth]

14. Good grief she's a awful individual.................

[progressoid]

16. Why do they keep giving that woman air time?

[LibDemAlways]

18. Tweety has even been soliciting questions from

viewers for her. Wouldn't it be great to live in a country in which he'd actually read - uncensored - some of the choicer ones?

[bunkerbuster1]

26. Oh, to hear some of Rude Pundit's ongoing series

entitled "Why Ann Coulter is a Cunt"...

Tweety could just say "the 'C'-word", yes?

[progressoid]

36. Yeah, that's pretty pathetic.

Of course he only needs just slightly controversial quotes. Just enough to keep his ratings up. What a tool.

[cascadiance]

19. Why is that vote fraudster still not in prison yet? I thought that was a priority for US Attorneys!

[InvisibleTouch]

34. There's got to be some deep psychological significance...

...to the hate-on she has for John Edwards. Feel free to speculate.

Anyway, I think it's smart of the Edwards campaign to piggyback on the free publicity for fundraising purposes. I imagine every other candidate does the same, or if they don't, they should. Turn the attacks around and make the right-wing shills (shrills) be good for something.

[jsamuel]

35. I also agree with this strategy. Make their attacks hurt them more than help them.

[LaPera]

43. Republicans want Edwars out of the race ASAP - He will kick republican ass & they obviously know it!

Just like Howard Dean...the republicans and the media are going to find ways to get Edwards out of the race quickly...They want Hillary to beat up on so to tear into her & the Dems like raw meat, the animals the republican and their owned media are!!

[Ganja Ninja]

44. I don't blame Ann Coulter for this outrage.

I blame ABC for putting her worthless, crazy, lame ass on the tube. If that's all she has to say, if there's no more substance to her ramblings then an asinine death wish delivered with a smile, why give her air time? She has about as much gravitas as the crazy homeless guy on corner screaming "Repent the end is near!" I wonder if ABC is going to have him on any time soon?

[jsamuel]

45. Just found out Ann was on Hardball and Elizabeth called in to tell her to stop.