Ann Coulter and the f-bomb

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/04/coulter.edwards/index.html


I guess somebody (Ann Coulter) used a word that was offensive to somebody else (John "Champion of the Special Interest Groups" Edwards). Shucks. She insinuated that Edwards was a person of low-moral fiber, and she used a word that is offensive to some as a pejorative to express her feelings. Whatever can be done?
I guess we will have to give misleading headlines to all the papers and suggest that she is an evil person who hates gays. Meanwhile, we will slap ourselves on our backs and be grateful that we can condemn her with a clean conscience.
Or maybe, somebody could realize that she is simply trying to use a pejorative as a pejorative and criticize a politician. Heaven forbid we criticize a politician in America. What's going to happen? He might feel bad and cry and go home to his special interest groups for some blank checks to wipe his tears. Maybe John Edwards could strap on a pair and realize that he is not immune to anything if he wants to try and lead this nation, and rather than trying to retaliate he could realize that some people legitimately disagree with him. If all he (and CNN, and whoever else runs this story) can do is try and slander and destroy somebody for trying to express an opinion, I don't want him having anything to do with my country. I want somebody who will actually fix problems rather than spend all day blabbing about all the he-said-she-said garbage there is. Edwards doesn't really care if a million people a day use this f-word as an actual assault on others, he only cares that he can somehow twist this to destroy a critic and raise some money for himself. If John Edwards wants to be viewed as a legitimate leader he needs to quit giving press releases like, "I believe it is our moral responsibility to speak out against that kind of bigotry and prejudice every time we encounter it," and actually get to work and make a difference. By the way, Edwards seems to think that his acceptance of diversity does not include right-wing political commentators, and thus, he only has to accept the people who always agree with him. Shucks.