Comments on: Mouthpieces Coulter and McBride make GOP look Mean and Shallow http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/jim/2007/mouthpieces-coulter-and-mcbride-make-gop-look-mean-and-shallow/ Which side of the leash do you want to be on? Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:42:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Geo http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/jim/2007/mouthpieces-coulter-and-mcbride-make-gop-look-mean-and-shallow/#comment-8188 Geo Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:57:14 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/jim/2007/mouthpieces-coulter-and-mcbride-make-gop-look-mean-and-shallow/#comment-8188 who cares what maher said/didn't say. that is hardly the point. coulter interprets maher's tiptoing to the line of obvious implication (wishing cheney dead by assassination: http://www.nypost.com/seven/03062007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm) the same way many others did, including friends of Maher'ss. In reaction to this and criticism she received for saying it's impossible to discuss Edwards without using the word "faggot," coulter scores more shock points by referencing maher's publicly expressed opinion about cheney and hypothetically applying it to edwards. If maher said nothing wrong, neither did she. As I said, maher, coulter, whatever...they're all playing the same game. why pay attention? The only good maher show was Christopher Hitchens flicking off Maher's audience and telling Maher and guests what a stupid waste they are if Bush-is-Dumb jokes are their primary response to any discussion of Islamic terrorism, etc. who cares what maher said/didn’t say. that is hardly the point. coulter interprets maher’s tiptoing to the line of obvious implication (wishing cheney dead by assassination: http://www.nypost.com/seven/03062007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm) the same way many others did, including friends of Maher’ss. In reaction to this and criticism she received for saying it’s impossible to discuss Edwards without using the word “faggot,” coulter scores more shock points by referencing maher’s publicly expressed opinion about cheney and hypothetically applying it to edwards. If maher said nothing wrong, neither did she.

As I said, maher, coulter, whatever…they’re all playing the same game. why pay attention? The only good maher show was Christopher Hitchens flicking off Maher’s audience and telling Maher and guests what a stupid waste they are if Bush-is-Dumb jokes are their primary response to any discussion of Islamic terrorism, etc.

]]> By: Kay http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/jim/2007/mouthpieces-coulter-and-mcbride-make-gop-look-mean-and-shallow/#comment-8181 Kay Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:38:58 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/jim/2007/mouthpieces-coulter-and-mcbride-make-gop-look-mean-and-shallow/#comment-8181 No, Geo, that is not what Bill Maher said. You could look it up -- in a reliable source, not the sort of source you are relying on that is only feeding you lies. No, Geo, that is not what Bill Maher said. You could look it up — in a reliable source, not the sort of source you are relying on that is only feeding you lies.

]]> By: Matt R. http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/jim/2007/mouthpieces-coulter-and-mcbride-make-gop-look-mean-and-shallow/#comment-8178 Matt R. Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:37:47 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/jim/2007/mouthpieces-coulter-and-mcbride-make-gop-look-mean-and-shallow/#comment-8178 Jessica McBride is married to a formerly important person. She used to have a radio show on in the middle of the night which no one listened to. Now she doesn't. She is not Ann Coulter. She is trying to be Ann Coulter. Ann Coulter writes books and makes money and is lionized by a small portion of the right wing in this country. Way back when there were a lot of young right wing women vying for the role of blonde firebrand. Young right wing boys would pull down their pants, close their eyes and imagine discussing the horrors of Clinton's blow jobs with a naked Coulter, Fitzpatrick, Ingraham, and yes, George Will. No one who cared about the world took their mumblings seriously. And no one does know. Most of these people have faded to oblivion (I remember one had a cool eye patch but not which one) because their shtick got old. And Coulter went to outrage. And the left responded. And still responds. I read your post and then went to see what McBride says. When you engage her you publicize her. We are all familiar with the Pastor's quote, but let me suggest a different analogy. When the Klan has a rally and people go and throw rocks at them, the Klan gets a lot of publicity and attracts people who might not even know they exist. Since their true purpose is not political but only personal (the publicity), they win. And that's why they keep marching. (And no, I am not suggesting she is in the Klan or racist- its an analogy). If you ignore them, they go away. I appreciate the instinct. McBride (like Coulter) is a disingenuous, inconsistent, and shallow publicity hound. She is easy pickings. But she is not important, and I think we should just let her fade away. Republicans of actual import are writing and saying stupid stuff all the time (I think all our talk show goofballs write stuff down on occasion). Fight the power, not the cheerleaders. Jessica McBride is married to a formerly important person. She used to have a radio show on in the middle of the night which no one listened to. Now she doesn’t.

She is not Ann Coulter. She is trying to be Ann Coulter.

Ann Coulter writes books and makes money and is lionized by a small portion of the right wing in this country. Way back when there were a lot of young right wing women vying for the role of blonde firebrand. Young right wing boys would pull down their pants, close their eyes and imagine discussing the horrors of Clinton’s blow jobs with a naked Coulter, Fitzpatrick, Ingraham, and yes, George Will. No one who cared about the world took their mumblings seriously.

And no one does know. Most of these people have faded to oblivion (I remember one had a cool eye patch but not which one) because their shtick got old. And Coulter went to outrage.

And the left responded. And still responds. I read your post and then went to see what McBride says. When you engage her you publicize her. We are all familiar with the Pastor’s quote, but let me suggest a different analogy. When the Klan has a rally and people go and throw rocks at them, the Klan gets a lot of publicity and attracts people who might not even know they exist. Since their true purpose is not political but only personal (the publicity), they win. And that’s why they keep marching. (And no, I am not suggesting she is in the Klan or racist- its an analogy).

If you ignore them, they go away.

I appreciate the instinct. McBride (like Coulter) is a disingenuous, inconsistent, and shallow publicity hound. She is easy pickings. But she is not important, and I think we should just let her fade away. Republicans of actual import are writing and saying stupid stuff all the time (I think all our talk show goofballs write stuff down on occasion). Fight the power, not the cheerleaders.

]]> By: Geo http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/jim/2007/mouthpieces-coulter-and-mcbride-make-gop-look-mean-and-shallow/#comment-8177 Geo Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:07:36 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/jim/2007/mouthpieces-coulter-and-mcbride-make-gop-look-mean-and-shallow/#comment-8177 C'mon! Those goons are not GOP spokespeople any more than Bill Maher is a Democrat spokesman. And what Coulter actually said was this: Maher has previously publicly stated he wished Cheney had been killed in a terrorist event. Coulter then said seeing as how there was no media reaciton to Maher's statement, she might say something similar about Edwards in the future rather than call him a fag, because clearly that is beyond the pale. Of course she was being sarcastic. This is all about as important as Paris Hilton. Hatemongering...get real. C’mon! Those goons are not GOP spokespeople any more than Bill Maher is a Democrat spokesman. And what Coulter actually said was this: Maher has previously publicly stated he wished Cheney had been killed in a terrorist event. Coulter then said seeing as how there was no media reaciton to Maher’s statement, she might say something similar about Edwards in the future rather than call him a fag, because clearly that is beyond the pale. Of course she was being sarcastic.

This is all about as important as Paris Hilton. Hatemongering…get real.

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