Coulter Attacks Give Edwards A Boost

(CBS/AP)  Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Wednesday that conservative author Ann Coulter's attacks are personally hurtful and it's important that he respond to them.

While Edwards made his first comments to The Associated Press in response to Coulter's suggestion that she wished he would be "killed in a terrorist assassination plot," his campaign was also using her remarks to bring in donations in the final week before his next fundraising deadline.

It's not the first time Coulter has given the Edwards campaign a financial boost. In March, she called Edwards a "faggot" and the campaign used video of the comment to help raise $300,000 before the end of the first quarter.

The campaign has sent two e-mails to supporters this week, asking them to send donations to defy her attacks and help Edwards – a former North Carolina senator — meet his goal of raising $9 million in the second quarter ending Saturday. The first e-mail from campaign adviser Joe Trippi showed a clip of Coulter on ABC's "Good Morning America," where she said Monday that she wished Edwards would be killed by terrorists.

"We had an obligation to speak out against this change in our political dialogue," Elizabeth Edwards said on CBS News' The Early Show on Thursday. "It didn't used to be all right for people to call names—to say these hateful kind of things. We've allowed it to happen."

When Coulter appeared Tuesday on MSNBC's "Hardball," Elizabeth Edwards called in to ask Coulter to stop making personal attacks on her husband. The exchanged deteriorated, with Coulter shouting over Mrs. Edwards and demanding that the campaign stop using her name to raise money if they want her to stop personal attacks.

Mrs. Edwards followed up with an e-mail to supporters Wednesday morning that included a clip of their exchange and a donation request. The campaign said they raised more money this week than from any previous e-mail campaign, but declined to give a total.

"I think when they engage in these attacks and use the language of hate, it's very important to stand up," Edwards said. "What happens if you are silent when this kind of hateful language is used — not just by her, but by anyone — hate gets a foothold."

Edwards pointed out that Coulter's attacks haven't been limited to him, but also included his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination. Coulter has made fun of Hillary Rodham Clinton's legs and compared Barack Obama to terrorists because his middle name is Hussein.

"What she said about Senator Clinton and Senator Obama is outrageous," Edwards said. "And somebody has to stand up when she makes these kind of attacks."

[down-ndirty]

The correct link for Hendra's humorous prayer is

www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-hendra/a
-thanksgiving-prayer-for_b_34780.html

[down-ndirty]

Liberal Bill Maher said:
"I wish V.P. Cheney had been killed by terrorists ... I FIND IT IRONICALLY AMUSING ..." Posted by processor2 at 09:30 AM : Jun 28, 2007
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I find it amusing that only processor2 (aka didntinhale, aka lars, aka bushrocks, etc.) and Coulter groupies believe that. Even Coulter doesn't believe it; she just believes it will get her lots of attention and help sell her books.

Bill Maher did refer to Cheney's death but he did not say what Coulter quoted him as saying, and he was not the first. Maher made his comment in March 2007 after the infamous "near-hit" on Cheney in Baghdad.

In November 2006 Tony Hendra of the Huffington Post wrote "A Prayer for D.ick Cheney's Heart..." in which he said "... For greater love hath no heart than that it lay down its life to rid the planet of its Number One Human Tumor."

Hendra's humorous prayer can be found at
www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-hendra/a-thanksgiving-prayer-for_b_34780.html

[randalds]

Looks like she's all made up for casting call for Mortica Addams does Malibu.

And why has she never been married?

Posted by jsilver2th at 03:33 PM : Jun 28, 2007

True, but be careful and don't take any shots at the original Mortica (Carolyn Jones) because she was the hottest woman in TV in the 60's, bar none (except maybe Mary Ann, but she was a different type).

As for why she never married, would you marry her?

[ancient6]

After my last post I was thinking about the democratic process and how we are now engaged in a bloody conflict to bring the rights and priviledges of that process to the people of Iraq. It occurs to me that Ms. Coulter has provided them with a shining example of what that will be like. Hmmmmmm.

[ancient6]

Ann Coulter....? The woman who ran from a pie!?
How un-American!!! Let her rant "filled with sound and fury..signifying nothing"

[jegibbons]

=="And even though I don't love John Edwards, I know deep down that he is far more of a patriot than Anne Coulter, Bush, Cheney, and rove will ever be..."==
Posted by ttinsly at 06:45 PM : Jun 28, 2007

Gosh! Excuse Me but, someone who spells Christian with a 'K' isn't someone whose 'DEEP DOWN' I've got a lot of CONFIDENCE in!

j-whitman wrote:

"Iraqi's want us to leave,,
Coulter wants us to stay,,
Al Queda wants us to stay,,
American voters want us to leave,,

ANN COULTER EMBOLDENS THE ENEMY"

lol - I never thought of it that way, but you are correct.

Let's put that treasonous *** on trial (and then shoot her regardless of the verdict).

I've got no time at all for hermaphrodites.

[gheemaster38]

Actually if a Nuke goes off in a major city It would show once again the weakness and failure of the Bush Administration.. Remember New Orleans.. WMA.. Was it ever figure out if FEMA or Homeland Security was incharge of that one. In the mean time a US city was devastated.. So if a Terrorist did get a Nuke to go off in a major city I fear for anyone counting on this administration for help.. Better get the water bottles and supplies together NOW!

[jsilver2th]

Hey Ann your roots are showing!

Looks like she's all made up for casting call for Mortica Addams does Malibu.

Why won't she say what church she belongs to? Maybe she's a Scientologist like Gretta Van Susteren.

And why has she never been married?

[jegibbons]

== "...people who constantly change ID's or use multiple ones to try to support their insanity." "...sometimes they even argue with themselves!" LOL
== Posted by RandalDS at 01:54 PM : Jun 28, 2007

Once again I thank you, RandalDS, for this NEW insight! This explains a few things that I've been scratching my head about.

Been gone awhile, I needed a change of view. I stepped out for a movie, doesn't appear I missed much!