Guest Blogged by Daniel Borchers of Citizens for Principled Conservatism
Controversialist Ann Coulter, legendary for her hate speech and elimination rhetoric (see just a few of her most notorious greatest “hits” in the chart below), is a featured speaker at tonight’s New Jersey Right to Life (NJRTL) Banquet. That’s right, an advocate for death is a spokesman for life.
Presidential candidate Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), among others, will be sharing the dais with Coulter.
Despite Coulter controversies just last month at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, DC, and at the Reclaiming America for Christ (RAC) Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, NJRTL still prominently features conservatism’s most prominent polemicist.
Ann Coulter at CPAC 2006:
“I think our motto should be post-9-11, ‘raghead talks tough, raghead faces consequences.‘”
(Responding to a question from a Catholic University student about her biggest moral or ethical dilemma) “There was one time I had a shot at Clinton. I thought ‘Ann, that’s not going to help your career.'”
“If we find out someone [referring to a terrorist] is going to attack the Supreme Court next week, can’t we tell Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Scalito?“
Ann Coulter at the Reclaiming America for Christ Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 3/3/07.
“I spoke at CPAC yesterday, and I [took questions] about Obama and Hillary and Gore and global warming, and I said I was going to also have a few remarks about the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards, but apparently you have to go to rehab if you use the word ‘faggot.’“
“Those few abortionists were shot, or, depending on your point of view, had a procedure with a rifle performed on them. I’m not justifying it, but I do understand how it happened….The number of deaths attributed to Roe v. Wade – about 40 million aborted babies and seven abortion clinic workers; 40 million to seven is also a pretty good measure of how the political debate is going.”
I contacted both Sen. Brownback and Rep. Smith. Neither deigned to address, or even respond, to my concerns over their tacit endorsement of Ann Coulter’s views, despite my having written them to explain that…
Coulter “is pro-fetal life, not pro-life.” Her frequent use of ad hominem language and elimination rhetoric, her espousal of hatred as “the fuel that powered the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy” and her denial of the Golden Rule besmirches both Conservatism and Christianity.
Would Jesus Christ talk like Ann Coulter? Should Christians give Ann Coulter legitimacy to speak in Jesus’ name?
Knowing what you do about Ann Coulter, will you still participate in this pro-life event with Coulter, or will you publicly repudiate her remarks and refrain from sharing a platform with her?
As neither of them chose to reply, I suppose the answer is yes. Shamefully.
Even the most cursory Internet search would yield numerous examples of Coulter’s hate speech and death threats. Citizens for Principled Conservatism put together a video, “Not Fit To Live,” highlighting many of those contemptible, non-Christian and anti-life remarks by Coulter. The chart below highlights some of her more notorious death wishes…
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Ann Coulter’s Death Wishes include:
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TARGET
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METHOD
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Elizabeth Dole
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assault weapons
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John Walker Lindh
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burned alive
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Norman Mineta
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assassination
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New York Times
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truck bomb
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Al Gore
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friendly fire
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Gray Davis
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friendly fire
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John Edwards
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strangling
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John Kerry
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carpet bombing
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Journalists
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assassination
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Justice Stevens
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poisoning
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Liberal Justices
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terrorist attack
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Contact information is provided below for those who wish to express their concerns about pro-death Coulter championing pro-life causes and doing so with the implicit acceptance of Republican presidential candidates and legislators.
New Jersey Right to Life
113 North Avenue West
Cranford, NJ 07016
Phone: (908) 276-6620
Fax: (908) 276-5516
Email: feedback@njrtl.org
Website: http://www.njrtl.org
Sen. Sam Brownback
303 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-6521
Fax: 202-228-1265
Senatorial Website: http://brownback.senate.gov/english/contactme/contactoffices.htm
Presidential Campaign Website: http://www.brownback.com/
Rep. Chris Smith
2373 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3765
House Website: http://www.house.gov/chrissmith/
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Daniel Borchers is the Founder and President of Citizens for Principled Conservatism (CPC), a non-profit organization which combats extremism within the conservative movement. CPC seeks to elevate political discourse and facilitate effective (civil) dialogue across the political spectrum.
Nice ‘stepford sharpshooter’ sort of picture of her, although she needs a bigger chest to make it authentic.
…the still “un-resigned”, Ann Coulter…she hasn’t been “IMUS”‘d by the CMSM, why? Why did the CMSM “do” Imus, but not Ann Coulter? In fact, she has a hate-filled syndicated column in my local newspaper! I demand my newspaper run Imus for “balance”!
This doesn’t quite belong here, but…
According to MSNBC, the State of Vermont passed a non-binding resolution to bring Impeachment proceedings against Dick Cheney today.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18229765/
I know that the state of Washington was considering a similar resolution, I hope that one passes and is binding.
None the less, this is a significant “political” message from, arguably, a very democratic state.
And it is good to see that word being passed around in the main stream media.
Let the gop Freak Show Games begin . . .
An interesting pic, by the way. I’m reminded of the Mom in the movie “American Beauty”.
A hint for ya Ann….bein able to point a gun at a target doesn’t make you a “Man”. Any moron can do that. It takes other quiet strengths, which I haven’t seen in you. (Restraint being one of those)
Happy Trails . . . . . Until we meat again . . .
I wish the media had allowed me to tell America of Sam Alito’s criminal actions in NJ and in the interest of and as part of a very real harmful conspiracy to cover-up for the drunk cop of West Caldwell police who crippled me and then due to Sam Alito’s protection was allowed to retaliate against me, Debi and even her little children..!
Sam Alito this criminal now holds power over your body and Debi had a misscarrage after what the North Caldwell cop a friend of the West Caldwell serial drunk crashing cop did to her.. for over 3 hours..
Alito is a lying criminal and lied under oath before the U.S. Senate and all of America..
Alito used his power as top federal prosecutor in NJ, to protect a repeated drunk and crashing cop from his town where I lived as well..and Debi grew up her whole life..
There I was writing from my bed wit a back broken in multiple places other serious injuries and Sammy boy Alito was covering up while I was writing him and he was telling West Caldwell police all I was telling him..
Thank our gutless worthless media for this criminal being on the not so Supreme Court and all those Federalist Society Tory’s are treasonous lying corrupt scum any way..
Sam Alito is a criminal and the record is there and America deserves to know that I sent the White House 16 pages revealing his criminality and prima facia violation of federal regulations as well so Bush is a criminal too..!
Its the Sam and Ann affair. I demand that Hollywood make a movie about their lurid affair.
Call the movie Brownback Mountain. It would be rated kinky.
Ann, to paraphrase our beloved VP, “Go fist yourself.”
The Pigman “Character Matters” & Yuks. . .
P.S. Coulter Cameo