Edwards takes on Coulter

The news organizations need to step up and "do the right thing." Stop giving the Ann Coulters of the world a forum. Stop the hate filled speech, and promote debate on issues and ideas. Healthy debate is necessary, but hate filled speech is devisive, and will lead to horrible actions, I believe. The networks need to lead the way, and place intelligent, educated, articulate, and calm people on the air.

I can't help wondering if Ms. Edwards will also place a call to Bill Moyers for his comments i.e., he wishes Dick Cheney had been killed by terrorists or any of the other liberal pundants who have free reign and can say any hateful thing they want as long as it denegrates conservatives, Christians, etc. Will she place a call to Rosie O'Donnell, surely nobody is more hateful than that women. I'm waiting to hear those calls from Ms. Edwards.

Ann Coulter has a right to air her opinions, I agree.

Ann Coulter is also a vile, hateful idiot. She proves it every time she opens her mouth. The more idiots talk, the more they show just how idiotic and ridiculous they are. What kind of person would take Ann Coulter seriously these days? Who would think that she's a "good American" or an "intelligent person?" Why would anyone give creedance or validity to one word that she says?

There was a classic line in Star Wars where Han Solo called Ben Kenobi a fool. Kenobi wisely asked, "Who's the bigger fool, the fool or the fool who follows him?"

We can easily ask the same thing about those who follow Ann Coulter.

Saw Elizabeth Edwards interviewed this morning. She compared her request to stop the personal attacks to the approach in the South to politely insist that people not engage in bigotted racial speech. It took many years in the South to make such comments unacceptable in polite conversation by Southern whites. Maybe she's on to something with her polite, but very public request to Colter, in an attempt to change the tenor of political debate.

Wow! A democrat demeans a republican and it's entertainment (see "Bill Maher"), but if a republican demeans a democrat...STOP THE PRESSES! WE HAVE A VILE CREATURE HERE WHO IS PREVENTING ANY MEANINGFUL POLICITAL DISCOURSE!!!! Please. Let's face it. Present day politics is not much more than another form of show business. And like other entertainers, pols are going to be jabbed, insulted and otherwise verbally abused. It's the reality of our time. The only true misdeed here is that neither side will draw attention to the name-callers in their own camp; as if they don't exist. And sadly, this week, that includes the left-leaning GMA. How about a little balanced reporting there, guys. You're sure making it sound like there's no republican bashing going on out there. (We know better.)

Chris Matthews gave airtime to Coulter,improving his own ratings. Coulter needs anger management classes, something is definately loose upstairs. Get help girl, there is still hope for you with the proper medication. I think shaking those long locks excessively has rattled your limited brain cells. Mrs. Edwards has exhibited, once again, what a classy lady she is by confronting this nut case Coulter and maintaining her dignity while doing so.

The best way to deal with the Ann Coulters and the Paris Hiltons of the world is to IGNORE THEM...They are just flip sides of the same coin:
Coulter is a vituperous, vicious long-haired skinny blond with nothing of real substance to say, and...
Paris Hilton is a vapid, vacuuous long-haired skinny blond with nothing of real substance to say.
SO WHY IS THE "NEWS" MEDIA SO GULLIBLE AS TO GIVE THEM SO MUCH AIR TIME??? I resent it, not just for the time it wastes and the stomach churning it brings on at the time of the broadcast, but the fact that it makes it necessary for me to take time after the fact to tell you, and other outlets, what should be obvious to you.

I have always been a Good Morning America viewer...I love Diane Sawyer, and Robin, Chris, and Sam, et al are people I enjoy sharing my morning with. However, I get the feeling that your producers must be twenty-somethings, given the musical guests you book for your concert series, etc...Do you really think that high-school aged kids, or even twenty-somethings, are watching even quasi-news shows at 8:30 in the morning???...NOT!!!...You might do better with musicians/groups that we Boomers grew up with (and I don't mean Barry Manilow)...As it is now, I generally turn you off during the last half hour, unless your giving consumer tips.
Just thought you'd like to know.

If Ann Coulter had responded to Elizabeth Edwards in a professional manner, it might have been an interesting debate. Instead, Coulter was smug and condescending. Asking why Edwards' husband hadn't been the one to call and saying that Mrs. Edwards was telling her to stop writing (which she wasn't -- she just wanted the personal attacks to stop) indicate that Coulter wasn't interested in dialogue, she just wanted to cement her self-styled image as a celebrity. That's not journalism. Political commentary and debate should be on the issues, not on nasty, self-serving cracks about the candidates.

Giving Ann Coulter airtime is like giving a Klansman airtime. Having Ann Coulter as a guest on your show speaks to your qualities as a human being and how you want to be perceived by the world.

She makes fun of dead children and 9/11 widows. Chris Matthews should apologize for even booking her -- just like the comedy club owner apologized after the Michael Richards outburst.

Having said all of that, think it *is* newsworthy that she is paid to speak at a Republican events. That tells me where they stand as a party.

Let me see if I can do something to purge the taint here. I'm a conservative Republican. Now you can label me "religious right" and put me in my box.
Elizabeth Edwards is right.
Ann Coulter is wrong.
The whole thing is disgusting.
I don't CARE what her motives are; Elizabeth Edwards makes a valid point. How are we ever going to have meaningful political discourse in this country if we allow it to descend to that level?
True, sometimes political novices or the unsophisticated fall for the pandering and disgustingly disengenuous pitches we hear every election season. And yes, the media, especially television, often edits, condenses, and packages complicated issues in a manner that is, to put it mildly, deceitful.
"People tend to get the government they deserve," the old axiom goes. Be astute. Pay attention. Do your homework. Study the issues. Decide for yourselves.
But how do personal attacks and trivializing personal tragedies elevate the political discourse? How does it motivate the politically naive to sharpen their discernment by following the campaign more closely?
When people like Ann Coulter create such a foul stench around an already-unpalatable process, it only serves to heighten the apathy and disengagement she rails against.

I am done with ABC and Good Morning America. Since Charles Gibbson left, the 4 idiots running that show are a embarrassment to ABC. The final straw was to let that idiot Coulter have any air time. I am glad so many papers got rid of her! She is the worst thing ABC could let on the air. Hear me ABC... I am done with Good Morning America. There is no place to turn any more for the news. You want a younger audience... you got it. You have turned your backs on loyal views of many years to be grab ratings. Good bye!

Making negative comments about the Bush administration is not "hateful." It is a legitimate statement of belief in a functional democracy--even if it is taken to level where they are accused of being war criminals, for instance. This is simply not analagous to Coulteresque rant. Sorry right wingers; unless someone goes off on the Bush twins--you'll just have to come up with something else.

I got to laugh at all you libs insulting Ann, you complain that she insults but yet all of you libs are insulting her worse then she has ever.

Hypocrisy is the golden rule of libs!!!

She is an intelligent and sencer lady who does not hide behind lib political correctness.

Lets see the libs ambushed her, she was there to talk about her book, but she handled herself with class. Edwards should be ashamed for using his wife as an attack dog. Very Presidential YEAH RIGHT!!!!!

Ann Coulter is simply a disgusting human being. My God, I cannot believe the media would allow such despicable comments to be aired on their networks! I wasn't sure exactly who I would be looking forward to seeing in the Presidential campaigns, but if the Edwards' team has as much class and dignity as Mrs. Edwards alone, it is going to be a great election year. Ann Coulter, shame on you, you are disgusting and ugly by the words you spew. Try having an intelligent conversation for once.

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If GMA has Ann Coulter on at any time in the future, I will write BOYCOTT letters to all of the GMA advertisers.
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Everyone knows that Anne Coulter is nothing more than a piece of poor trash. She's not that great of an editor, so she uses her fat mouth to sell books. What she said about John Edwards and his son is simply appauling! It's also alarming that no one from the Republican party has denounced her trash talk, but then again we should not be surprised as most of Republicans feel the same way. However the media is just as much to blame as she is. They allow her on every conservative show to spew her venom. It's a shame that Elizabeth Edwards is battling incurable cancer and has to deal with this blond bimbo! Anne just remember, what goes around comes around. Mrs Edwards I'm praying for you and your family!

ABC News should not take Ann Coulter,s comments out of context, she made a good point useing quotes from Bill Mehr.

Why are you giving Ann Coulter access to the media?, she has done nothing to offer her opinion as any type of expert, or, anyone that counts.
Spot covering her and lets talk about something real.

Ann Coulter has a right to her opinion, she even has a right to voice that opinion. That's part of what makes America and why so many want to live here. Ann Coulter seems like an intelligent person and I understand that she received a quality education. Unfortunately, while growing up and getting her education, no one bothered to try to attempt to teach her respect and common sense. During all of her attacks, which admitedly I know next to nothing about, only caught today's segment, she has neither. I would also guess that she doesn't have children or much of a family because a person couldn't make remarks about someone dying or should have died. I am the mother of two small children whol has to live with the death of their father every day. Know one deserves to die because of their political beliefs, even Ann Coulter. I agree, we have to stand up to the bullys of this world, but please at some point, she just simply needs her mouth cleaned out with soap.

Mrs. Edwards has a lot of class, in the way she handled herself against Ann Coulter. We are just a middle class construction worker family who vote. She handled what the woman said a whole lot better than I would have. The woman is doing all this talking to sell her book, and by golly she is doing it. The smart educated american people will see her for what she is, a touble maker trying to make a name for herself. Just give it a little time and she will be gone like all the other idiots who run their mouths and say nothing. The only problem with Ann Coulter is she is saying hurtful things and this should be sensored by the media. She is nothing but a trouble maker and it bothers me that she is getting all this attention. I think she owes Mrs. Edwards a very big apology for the meaness she is spouting.