In which Ann Coulter complains about the competition
Joseph Farah, the nutty editor of the far-right WorldNetDaily, has gotten himself into an amusing little spat with Ann Coulter, a woman who lives in terror that somewhere there may be a spotlight that she can’t grab.
Coulter had been hired to speak to a group of gay Republicans at their annual convention in New York next month, an event that they have apparently dubbed “Homocon”. (Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee back in the Bush years, may or may not be in attendance.)
Farah then notified Coulter that he was canceling her speaking appearance at a WND event, accusing her of “legitimizing a group that is fighting for same-sex marriage and open homosexuality in the military.”
“Ultimately, as a matter of principle, it would not make sense for us to have Ann speak to a conference about ‘taking America back’ when she clearly does not recognize that the ideals to be espoused there simply do not include the radical and very ‘unconservative’ agenda represented by GOProud,” Farah said.
That in turn set off Coulter, who called Farah “a swine” and accused the WND folks of being “fake Christians.” Farah “is doing this for PUBLICITY and publicity alone,” Coulter complained, going so far as to call him “a publicity whore.”
You heard that right. Ann Coulter called someone a publicity whore, and she wasn’t even looking in the mirror at the time. (I’m not sure she can even SEE herself in a mirror, but I digress.)
So here’s your morning assignment, class, a “fill in the blank” exercise. For example:
Getting called “a publicity whore” by Ann Coulter is … like being called tall by Sultan Kosen.
OK, now it’s your turn.
Getting called a publicity whore by Ann Coulter is like ….
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@@
August 26th, 2010
9:16 am
It’s like politicians calling us to dinner when there’s nothing on the table.
I have no idea what I’m doing here.
Paul
August 26th, 2010
9:16 am
USinUK
I believe ya. Didn’t want to say I wasn’t talking about the ‘whole man’ thing…….
barking frog
August 26th, 2010
9:17 am
being called irresponsible by OctoMom
NowReally
August 26th, 2010
9:17 am
Getting called a publicity whore by Ann Coulter is like …. the town slut being the substitute for a virgin.
Paul
August 26th, 2010
9:17 am
USinUK
was talking about. Ah heck, gotta stop digging….
Scout
August 26th, 2010
9:17 am
……. is like being called ugly by Helen Thomas.
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:17 am
Doggone – I don’t think that exploiting your children on teevee (and other media) so that you can afford to take care of them while cranking out more is responsible. I don’t think that any 1 set of parents can give individual time/love/attention to 19 kids, which is also irresponsible.
Redneck Convert (R---and proud of it)
August 26th, 2010
9:17 am
is like @@ claiming she’s taking the high road followed by an insult to half the posters here.
Well, if @@’s got any friends left, it must be her husband, and she can’t be too sure about him. Like the Godfather says in the book, “Some people just beg to be killed. ‘Kill me, kill me,’ they say.”
I don’t know much about Ann Coulter. I seen her on Fox News a couple times. I still couldn’t pick her face out in a crowd. I can’t seem to get my eyes above that Adams apple that bobs up and down.
Have a good day everybody.
StJ
August 26th, 2010
9:18 am
like being called “nutty” by Jay Bookman.
Name-calling by the 4th word in the author’s post…new record? (2 of the previous words were the person’s name.)
Jonathan
August 26th, 2010
9:18 am
Here is one for you Jay- get it correct (say within 5%) and you can take the rest of the day off and rest your fingers. Without looking it up- tell us the racial makeup of North Fulton high achieving schools- you know the area that you ignorantly (there is a hint) and often call “upper income white”-
John K
August 26th, 2010
9:18 am
…a bad husband by Newt Gingrich
…a drug addled blowhard by Rush Limbaugh
…a smarmy little snot by Sean Hannity
…a Constitutional hypocrite by the NYC Mosque/Community Center protestes
…the most sensible Republican today by Basil Marceaux.
barking frog
August 26th, 2010
9:18 am
OKAY enough with the frog legs!
JJ Jones
August 26th, 2010
9:19 am
is like being called a thug by Michael Vick.
Gomer Pyle
August 26th, 2010
9:19 am
…is like being called a hypocrite. At least that is what I thought of when I asked myself, WWHDD.
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:19 am
…is like being called a roid-head by Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, or Mark McGuire.
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:19 am
…is like being called evil by Dick Cheney
or (for Paul)
…is like being called a crook by Charlie Rangel
godless heathen
August 26th, 2010
9:20 am
……..is like Joe Biden telling us, “We are heading in the right direction.”
Scout
August 26th, 2010
9:20 am
…………. being called a jerk by Dave Letterman.
Paul
August 26th, 2010
9:21 am
Granny
Thanks.
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:22 am
Bosch – 9:19 … see my 9:00
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:22 am
USinUK,
Missed your 9:00 — sorry
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:22 am
USinUK,
JINX!!
Paul
August 26th, 2010
9:22 am
Hi Bosch!!!
“is like being called ‘evilevilevilevil’ by Dick Cheney.’
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:23 am
…is like being accused of being off-topic by Bosch. (Had to throw one in there for you, Boschie)
harvey
August 26th, 2010
9:23 am
is like a liberal urging tolerance and kindness.
TaxPayer
August 26th, 2010
9:23 am
…is like being trickled down on by a Republican.
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:23 am
Scout–Agree with your 9:20!!
larry
August 26th, 2010
9:24 am
…………………..is like being called a partisan hack by Bill O’Really, Sean oh the Humanity and Glenn , i dont like heck , Beck !!!
Ann Coulter, what an adams apple!!!
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:24 am
Thanks Bruno
Don't forget
August 26th, 2010
9:24 am
is like being accused of protectionism by China.
ty webb
August 26th, 2010
9:25 am
…is like being told you really dropped the ball by the producers of the final episode of “Seinfeld”.
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:25 am
…is almost as good as being called a fame whore by Sarah Palin
bob
August 26th, 2010
9:25 am
Like being called a liar by the dems that said bush did not care about food safety. It seems the fda knew the eggs were tainted and let the children eat them anyway. Why does obo let corporations kill little kids to increase profit.
SOUTHERN ATL
August 26th, 2010
9:25 am
…..is like Sonny Perdue saying that he cares more about the education of Georgia’s students than going fishing!
paleo-neo-Carlinist
August 26th, 2010
9:26 am
I am confused. does Coulture support same-sex marriage and gays in the military? do gay conservatives support “same-sex marriage and gays in the military”? in many ways, this is like the all Muslims are not terrorists, and all terrorists are not al Qeada mash up. did “Mr. Farah-con” (I made a funny) invite Coulture to speak to validate the gay conservative movement, or to lambaste and ridicule them? Do people like Farah and Coulture have the ability to distinguish between sexuality and ideology? the better question is; who cares?
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:26 am
….is like being accused of being smarmy by Redneck Convert
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:27 am
Bosch – I would have gone for “is like being accused by Sarah Palin of being unfamiliar with the English language. also.”
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:28 am
Good one at 9:23, harvey!!
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:28 am
… is like being called over-the-top by Liberace
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:29 am
….is like being called a bitter old fart from John McCain
Granny Godzilla
August 26th, 2010
9:29 am
Being called of being a publicity whore by Ann Coulter is probably a compliment, it’s among the least offensive names she’s ever called anyone.
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:30 am
…is like being accused of picking beauty over brains by Mr. USinUK.
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:30 am
Granny G –
now, that’s funny.
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:30 am
B-man – no-no-no … you’re still in the doghouse, mister!
larry
August 26th, 2010
9:31 am
This suprised me……………..from Wikepida …………….
Coulter has been engaged several times, but never married.[16] She has dated Spin founder and publisher Bob Guccione, Jr.,[26] and conservative writer Dinesh D’Souza.[44] In October 2007, she began dating Andrew Stein, the former president of the New York City Council, a liberal Democrat. When asked about the relationship, Stein told the paper, “She’s attacked a lot of my friends, but what can I say, opposites attract!”[45] On January 7, 2008, however, Stein told the New York Post that the relationship was over, citing irreconcilable differences.[46
Were these guys desprate ??
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:31 am
…is like being accused of being a drama queen by jo nix
(I think he would agree with that one himself)
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:31 am
…is like someone from Gwinnett County telling you your neighborhood looks trashy
barking frog
August 26th, 2010
9:31 am
being called unethical by Nathan deal
Doggone/GA
August 26th, 2010
9:31 am
“Doggone – I don’t think that exploiting your children on teevee (and other media) so that you can afford to take care of them while cranking out more is responsible.”
And I don’t think they are exploiting them, not any more than any other TV show that focuses on a family. The “cranking out more” is in line with their religious convictions…that God will give them as many children as they can handle.
” I don’t think that any 1 set of parents can give individual time/love/attention to 19 kids, which is also irresponsible”
And I don’t agree. The children seem to be doing just fine. In a family that large, it’s not the amount of individual attention the children get that’s important…it’s the quality of the time given. Plus, as the children grow they help each other and the parents. My Mother was one of 10, my Father one of 9 – both grew up during the Depression Era – in families that were FAR from rich, but all those children turned out fine and all but 2 (1 in each family) had children of their own.
Even though I am only 1 of two children, I have very little patience with the “individual attention” bit and it’s importance. It’s been my observational experience (since I don’t have children of my own) that the kids that turn out the WORST tend to be the ones that get TOO MUCH individual attention. They never get a chance to learn that the world doesn’t revolve around THEM. Children in a large family learn that lesson early.
@@
August 26th, 2010
9:32 am
Redneck:
You may be right about “friends”. I’m a bit squishy.
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:32 am
Dinesh D’Souza
also know as D’nette D’set by the talented James Wolcott
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:32 am
larry,
I’ll bet alot of folks don’t realize that Banshee Coulter dated Bill Maher — she is an entertainer and the wingnuts thinks she’s for real. She laughs at them all the way to the frakkin’ bank knowing their all stuck on stoopid.
Don't forget
August 26th, 2010
9:33 am
is like being told by Sarah “death panel” Palin to “stop makin things up”
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:34 am
…is like having James Carville say you look creepy
Doggone/GA
August 26th, 2010
9:34 am
“… is like being called over-the-top by Liberace”
That one I like! Liberace took “over the top” to new levels. I loved him, but only got to see his live show once.
Don't forget
August 26th, 2010
9:34 am
is like being called a nazi by glenn beck
barking frog
August 26th, 2010
9:34 am
being called stupidly stubborn by Roy barnes
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:34 am
…is like Anderson Cooper saying you laugh weird
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:35 am
“She has dated Spin founder and publisher Bob Guccione, Jr.”
Interesting factoid for you, larry. Before he passed away, Jerry Falwell became close friends with none other than Larry Flynt.
barking frog
August 26th, 2010
9:36 am
being told to fix your hair by Martha stewart
Paul
August 26th, 2010
9:36 am
Bosch
I’ve related this befor – BOR chewed her out for her over-the-top offensive comments and asked her to stop. Her response? “Every time I say stuff like that I get more bookings and I sell another million books.”
So I guess the next one is: “Being told ‘you’re being manipulated’ by a Coulter fan.”
Normal
August 26th, 2010
9:36 am
Like being called Liberace by Lady GaGa….
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:37 am
Doggone – “it’s not the amount of individual attention the children get that’s important…it’s the quality of the time given”
and I disagree. heartily. when you’re talking 19 kids, with 2 still in dipes, how would you actually be able to hold an uninterrupted conversation that lasts longer than 10 minutes?
“Plus, as the children grow they help each other and the parents.”
just what every 12-year old needs – to be a parent.
“the kids that turn out the WORST tend to be the ones that get TOO MUCH individual attention”
no argument that “helicopter parents” are a problem, but that’s not the only other option available.
larry
August 26th, 2010
9:37 am
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:32 am
I didnt know she dated Maher. What suprised me was that these guys asked her to marry them. That it went that far.
barking frog
August 26th, 2010
9:38 am
Bruno 9:35 probably became bosom buddies..
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:38 am
Doggone – “I loved him, but only got to see his live show once.”
that’s one more than me – I love it when programs look back at his life and his performances … WHAT a showman!
Doggone/GA
August 26th, 2010
9:39 am
“and I disagree. heartily. when you’re talking 19 kids, with 2 still in dipes, how would you actually be able to hold an uninterrupted conversation that lasts longer than 10 minutes?”
I take my stand on how the children have turned out. They must be doing something right. And I never said a 12 year old had to be a parent…I said they HELP their parents. And they help each other. Not everything a child needs help with requires the assistance of an adult.
Granny Godzilla
August 26th, 2010
9:39 am
is like being called a scholar at Glenn Beck University
larry
August 26th, 2010
9:40 am
Before he passed away, Jerry Falwell became close friends with none other than Larry Flynt.
That i did know.
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:40 am
“What suprised me was that these guys asked her to marry them”
Oh, Lord, pass the breath mints, I just threw up in my mouth a little.
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:40 am
… is like Nicholas Cage saying that you’re a bad actor with only 2 emotions, monotone and YELLING!!!
The last Boy Scout
August 26th, 2010
9:41 am
Getting called a publicity whore by Ann Coulter is like ….
Called a crook by a republican
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:41 am
Doggone – “I take my stand on how the children have turned out.”
you don’t have to be a nutty-nut-nut to be an example of a bad childhood.
Normal
August 26th, 2010
9:41 am
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:38 am
He had a very driving mother…she whipped him into his fame, but GAWD, that man could tickle the ivories. I also think Elton John got his fashion sense from him…
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:42 am
“When asked about the relationship, Stein told the paper, “She’s attacked a lot of my friends, but what can I say, opposites attract!”
And speaking of opposites attracting, what say you about the marriage of James Carville and Mary Matalin??
Just a horny conservative talking, but Mary is waaaay hotter than Ann Coulter.
Doggone/GA
August 26th, 2010
9:43 am
“WHAT a showman!”
Yep, and the talent to back it up too.
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:43 am
“Mary is waaaay hotter than Ann Coulter.”
sweet jeebus.
Bosch, pass the breath mints.
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:44 am
Normal – Elton John … now there’s someone who needs to call it a day. Love his older stuff, but, good gawd, he’s putting out some diabetes-inducing dreck these days …
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:45 am
“Bruno 9:35 probably became bosom buddies..”
Here’s a quote for you, barking frog:
“”My mother always told me that no matter how much you dislike a person, when you meet them face to face you will find characteristics about them that you like. Jerry Falwell was a perfect example of that. I hated everything he stood for, but after meeting him in person, years after the trial, Jerry Falwell and I became good friends. He would visit me in California and we would debate together on college campuses. I always appreciated his sincerity even though I knew what he was selling and he knew what I was selling.” – Larry Flynt
Aquagirl
August 26th, 2010
9:45 am
…Being called cheap by Clark Howard.
Re: the Duggars—they don’t have as many children as God saw fit, they have as many children as science saw fit. Bearing that many children isn’t unusual in the natural sense. Having them survive is, and it’s only because of vaccines, sanitation, and so forth. God apparently intended for plenty of babies to die before the age of two.
Doggone/GA
August 26th, 2010
9:46 am
“you don’t have to be a nutty-nut-nut to be an example of a bad childhood.”
so what do you see in those children that you would call “bad”? I have some problems with the theology they are being taught, but I wouldn’t call it “bad” – just misguided. And in the long run, what does it really matter if they believe men and dinosaurs co-existed? It doesn’t.
barking frog
August 26th, 2010
9:46 am
being told you need gun safety class by Dick cheney
pat
August 26th, 2010
9:46 am
…is like saying this blog is worth a crap.
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:47 am
Oh pat — boo. Leave if you don’t like it.
USinUK,
Spearmint or wintergreen?
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:48 am
I try to keep that Flynt quote in mind when dealing with some of the bloggers here. You have to believe that they are nicer in person……..ya think??
larry
August 26th, 2010
9:48 am
but Mary is waaaay hotter than Ann Coulter.
What?
ewww.
Erudite Erasures
August 26th, 2010
9:49 am
..is like Ann Coulter calling Paris Hilton flat chested.
Doggone/GA
August 26th, 2010
9:49 am
“Re: the Duggars—they don’t have as many children as God saw fit, they have as many children as science saw fit. ”
And why would you separate science and God? Surely the advances in science come from the talents given to researchers by God. If God intended for “plenty of babies” to die young…then why give us the ability to find ways to help them survive?
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:50 am
“…Being called cheap by Clark Howard”
I loves me some Clark!!
@@
August 26th, 2010
9:50 am
Doggone:
I’m in agreement with you on large families. No parent can duplicate the relationship between siblings. It’s unique and separate. For a child to contribute to the unit, as a whole, is beneficial in the long run.
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:50 am
…is like Bob Barr telling you are being poutrageous
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:50 am
Bosch – wint-o-green, if you don’t mind … gah.
Erudite Erasures
August 26th, 2010
9:51 am
..is like Jay Bookman calling his daughter a poet.
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:51 am
…is like bloggers coming to a blog and taking the time to write out a post telling everyone else that they are wasting their time and need to get a life.
getalife
August 26th, 2010
9:52 am
being called a man by a “woman” with a huge adams apple.
Bosch
August 26th, 2010
9:52 am
…is like Eric Cantor telling you look too hawkish
Bruno
August 26th, 2010
9:53 am
Erudite–You crossed the line with your 9:51, you classless scum.
USinUK
August 26th, 2010
9:53 am
Doggone – considering the oldest is only 22 (yet already married with a kid), I’d say that it’s too early to make any kind of call on how they “turned out”
ty webb
August 26th, 2010
9:54 am
is like being told you can feel it slowly slipping away by the braves.
(sadly)
Big D
August 26th, 2010
9:54 am
It’s like being called a liberal Obama arse kisser by Granny…