CNN commentator calls for poisoning a U.S. Supreme Court Justice

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Isn't a "joke" like this always investigated when it's directed to the president?

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Conservative commentator Ann Coulter, speaking at a traditionally black college, joked that Justice John Paul Stevens should be poisoned.

Coulter had told the Philander Smith College audience Thursday that more conservative justices were needed on the Supreme Court to change the current law on abortion. Stevens is one of the court's most liberal members.

"We need somebody to put rat poisoning in Justice Stevens' creme brulee," Coulter said. "That's just a joke, for you in the media."

At one point during her address, which was part of a lecture series, some audience members booed when she cut off two questioners. "I'm not going to be lectured to," Coulter told one man in a raised voice.

She drew more boos when she said the crack cocaine problem "has pretty much gone away."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060127/ap_on_re_us/brf_coulter_stevens
 
What bothers me isn't so much what Coulter says: it's the credibility she has among ring-wing lapdogs who not only believe that she has a sense of humor, but that there exists useful substance underneath. Of course, most of these people think she's spot on all the time, but cower behind arguments of her use of "hyperbole" when she's called out on things like this.

And she gets paid very well to speak horseshit like this. That's bothersome too.
 
Though, as a reminder of conservative values:

A February 13 Washington Post article quoted Maya Keyes revealing that her parents threw her out of their house and cut her off financially because she was "a liberal queer." The article noted that she "will take her private dispute with her dad into the open. She is scheduled to make her debut as a political animal, speaking at a rally in Annapolis sponsored by Equality Maryland, the state's gay rights lobby." Maya Keyes appeared on CNN's Wolf Blitzer Reports the following day, where she discussed her sexuality openly. (Alan Keyes is vociferously anti-gay: during his 2004 U.S. Senate campaign in Illinois, he labeled homosexuality "selfish hedonism.")
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[quote name='alonzomourning23']Though, as a reminder of conservative values:[/QUOTE]

Great, I love how being gay and the offspring of a politician qualifies you to be a news commentator. She and ron reagan should do a show together and be an example of intellectual mediocrity.
 
[quote name='bmulligan']Great, I love how being gay and the offspring of a politician qualifies you to be a news commentator. She and ron reagan should do a show together and be an example of intellectual mediocrity.[/QUOTE]


i love how being a drunk driving, failed businessman, who MLB didnt even want him to be the commish is the president of the US. Ohh I forgot his daddy got him into school too. A real self made cowboy from Conneticut. I think the standards should be higher for presidents than commentators.
 
[quote name='Ikohn4ever']i love how being a drunk driving, failed businessman, who MLB didnt even want him to be the commish is the president of the US. Ohh I forgot his daddy got him into school too. A real self made cowboy from Conneticut. I think the standards should be higher for presidents than commentators.[/QUOTE]

And the people still voted for him. I know, I know, you're programmed to respond with the requsite "gore won" and "kerry won" quips and had the elections stolen by bush and his crony buddies. But he still had more people vote for him in numbers and percentages than Bill Clinton who won without a majority both times he was elected. I think they lowered the job requirements when he took office too, so that may explain why Bush could get in so easily, kind of like afirmative action for the presidency.
 
Republicans don't really have a sense of humor to begin with. Coulter's just an angry republican. Dems don't have a monopoly on anger, do they ?
 
[quote name='bmulligan']Republicans don't really have a sense of humor to begin with. Coulter's just an angry republican. Dems don't have a monopoly on anger, do they ?[/QUOTE]

I'd like to think they have a sense of humor. However, if the person who is going to take on "liberal comedians" turns out to be Larry The Cable Guy (who wrote an entire chapter deriding comedians such as David Cross), then I'll obviously have to agree with you there. Nobody with taste or humor likes The Cable Guy.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']I'd kind of agree with that, except for the fact that its being replaced by meth.[/QUOTE]


Maybe in the suburbs, but inner cities are still full of crack. But y'know out of sight, out of mind.
 
[quote name='Cheese']Maybe in the suburbs, but inner cities are still full of crack. But y'know out of sight, out of mind.[/QUOTE]

Rural areas as well.

The thing about meth though is that it isn't nearly as popular on the east and west coasts as it is in the midwest. Its EVERYWHERE here. Rural, Urban, Suburbs. There's almost not community that is immune to it in the midwest anymore.
 
[quote name='bmulligan']And the people still voted for him. I know, I know, you're programmed to respond with the requsite "gore won" and "kerry won" quips and had the elections stolen by bush and his crony buddies. But he still had more people vote for him in numbers and percentages than Bill Clinton who won without a majority both times he was elected. I think they lowered the job requirements when he took office too, so that may explain why Bush could get in so easily, kind of like afirmative action for the presidency.[/QUOTE]

LOOK! You listen to what the head of Diebold said about Ohio and ask me how I can believe a fucking thing the media tells me about it not being rigged. If we completely got rid of those machines and replaced them with one's that support Open Source coding and don't allow them so easily hacked to be manipulated MAYBE you'd be somewhere. As it stands if you're a Libertarian, no you're a Pseudo one because you actually buy that horseshit about Republicans spouting that they won this election. What was said about Florida and that sudden swell of Green's or Jews voting for Pat Buchanan or the Libertarians that NO one bought who wasn't a dyed in the wool Republican. I find it funny almost everyone else is open to election fraud but dyed in the wool Republicans.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']Rural areas as well.

The thing about meth though is that it isn't nearly as popular on the east and west coasts as it is in the midwest. Its EVERYWHERE here. Rural, Urban, Suburbs. There's almost not community that is immune to it in the midwest anymore.[/QUOTE]Actually, meth is a growing problem in every community. It is now available in "candy" form and one piece of candy (smartie sytle, ShockTart style, etc...) is the equivalent of five hits of the traditional form. And the drug lords can put whatever other drugs in the candy they want. A popular one is heroine. This is being done with meth and ecstasy. It is a problem everywhere. And the average ten year old has already been offered it at least once...

On topic, Ann did say right away that it was a joke. But those who have been calling for her rape and murder are not being funny. When she visited UCONN recently, the place was practically locked down with police forces and she is constatntly being attacked verbally, and if she didn't have so much security, it would be physical too. I take the attacks on her much more seriously than her humous rhetoric (which she also qualifies as such whenever she uses it).
 
[quote name='MorPhiend']Actually, meth is a growing problem in every community. It is now available in "candy" form and one piece of candy (smartie sytle, ShockTart style, etc...) is the equivalent of five hits of the traditional form. And the drug lords can put whatever other drugs in the candy they want. A popular one is heroine. This is being done with meth and ecstasy. It is a problem everywhere. And the average ten year old has already been offered it at least once...[/quote]

No joke. I had four friends/acquaintences pass away in 2002 from overdosing and/or heroin related issues (heart murmurs). I fucking hate that shit with a passion, and more kids, locally anyway, seem to be getting into it. I think it's either the cause of, or the result of, the complete lack of acid anymore.

On topic, Ann did say right away that it was a joke. But those who have been calling for her rape and murder are not being funny. When she visited UCONN recently, the place was practically locked down with police forces and she is constatntly being attacked verbally, and if she didn't have so much security, it would be physical too. I take the attacks on her much more seriously than her humous rhetoric (which she also qualifies as such whenever she uses it).
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It's a self-fulfilling prophecy; the more she is treated like garbage, the more she can claim to be speaking on the side of truth and righteousness. Unfortunately, she speaks on such a level on the other side of the universe that makes rational discourse as a means of making her look like a total foolio impossible.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']No joke. I had four friends/acquaintences pass away in 2002 from overdosing and/or heroin related issues (heart murmurs). I fucking hate that shit with a passion, and more kids, locally anyway, seem to be getting into it. I think it's either the cause of, or the result of, the complete lack of acid anymore.[/QUOTE]I'm sorry to hear that. There was a little girl in the area (8 freakin' years old!) who was at a sleepover. She found a stash of "smarties" sitting on her freind's thirteen year old sister's dresser that had smiley faces and peace signs and Pokemon and Harry Potter on them and whatnot. She downed five of them. Needless to say, an eight year old girl cannot handle 25 hits of such a hard narcotic. And this is a couple of girls who live in a nice neighborhood of one of the lowest crime rate communities in the nation. Both families are well respected and upper-middle class families. But this is becoming more and more common among the status quo. It's rather scary (and very sad).

[quote name='mykevermin']It's a self-fulfilling prophecy; the more she is treated like garbage, the more she can claim to be speaking on the side of truth and righteousness. Unfortunately, she speaks on such a level on the other side of the universe that makes rational discourse as a means of making her look like a total foolio impossible.[/QUOTE]:lol: I don't know what to say other than I love Ann Coulter.
 
[quote name='MorPhiend']I'm sorry to hear that. There was a little girl in the area (8 freakin' years old!) who was at a sleepover. She found a stash of "smarties" sitting on her freind's thirteen year old sister's dresser that had smiley faces and peace signs and Pokemon and Harry Potter on them and whatnot. She downed five of them. Needless to say, an eight year old girl cannot handle 25 hits of such a hard narcotic. And this is a couple of girls who live in a nice neighborhood of one of the lowest crime rate communities in the nation. Both families are well respected and upper-middle class families. But this is becoming more and more common among the status quo. It's rather scary (and very sad).[/quote]
Pardon me for the criticism, but it seems like your argument here is "now that meth is a problem in middle/upper-class neighborhoods, not it's a *real* problem." That mentality is a bit unsettling, but no more than the difference between sentences for cocaine versus crack felonies that many argue underlie class and race discrimination in the mid-1980's.

:lol: I don't know what to say other than I love Ann Coulter.
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I'm trying to rid myself of what I've come to call the "professional wrestling-ization of politics." To me, Coulter is a buffoon with much venom but no substance. She is no different from Robert Novak, any of the radio elite, Michael Moore, or Jim Hightower. Trust me, it's a hard habit to break, and I haven't been successful at it. However, there are better philosophers out there, and better philosophers for you to arm yourself with as a political discursant (is that even a fucking word?). I recommend starting with Adam Smith if you haven't read much of him yet.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']LOOK! You listen to what the head of Diebold said about Ohio and ask me how I can believe a fucking thing the media tells me about it not being rigged. If we completely got rid of those machines and replaced them with one's that support Open Source coding and don't allow them so easily hacked to be manipulated MAYBE you'd be somewhere. As it stands if you're a Libertarian, no you're a Pseudo one because you actually buy that horseshit about Republicans spouting that they won this election. What was said about Florida and that sudden swell of Green's or Jews voting for Pat Buchanan or the Libertarians that NO one bought who wasn't a dyed in the wool Republican. I find it funny almost everyone else is open to election fraud but dyed in the wool Republicans.[/QUOTE]

There is no code that cannot be hacked, open source or not. I'd prefer a proprietary, specific application os. I still don't see the hoopla about punchcard ballots and optical scanners. We've voted on punchcards in in most precincts Michigan ever since I can remember. Point being, there is no foolproof method of preventing voter fraud. There's also no foolproof method for preventing the dead from voting.

There's also the opposite question as to why liberals like you always buy into the election fraud argument without question, unless you're the ones winning the elections.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Pardon me for the criticism, but it seems like your argument here is "now that meth is a problem in middle/upper-class neighborhoods, not it's a *real* problem." That mentality is a bit unsettling, but no more than the difference between sentences for cocaine versus crack felonies that many argue underlie class and race discrimination in the mid-1980's. [/quote]ummm, no. Not even close. What I'm trying to illustrate is that drugs are a problem for everyone. Too many say that they are limited to the uneducated and poor. That is simply not true. I was just pointing that out; no one is immune to the effects of illegal narcotics. I believe the war on drugs is necessary, no matter who is victimized. But what you thought I was saying is also true to a degree (but not in the exact way you implied). While every life is valuable, a little eight year old girl overdosing on candy is slightly more disturbing and distressing than a junkie "choosing" (at some point they did make the conscious decision, even though they soon become a slave) to buy drugs. While I was not saying it is more important because "rich" people are affected, it is true that it is more important to protect innocent children than to force adults to make responsible decisions... You don't have eight year olds going into "the rough areas" to buy a rock. But you do now have kids passing drugs in the form of candy around the playground that is just as dangerous (usually moreso) than the "hard" stuff. That is a more severe problem than we have ever faced. If you look at the numbers, High School use of drugs dramatically dropped in the early-mid 90's to the late 90's. The war on drugs was working! But now the numbers are slowly creeping back up. Adversaries of anti-drug campaaigns claim that the dip was just a coincidence. But if you pull up more numbers, you see that immediately following the drop in High School usage, drug cartels started marketing towards middle and then elementary school ages. And those numbers began to rise as High School usage had dropped off. No wonder five to ten years later High School usage is on the rise. They aren't new numbers. When older High School students turned their backs on drugs, drug lords turned to the children and that is why the numbers are up in recent years. If you want to take that bad and put a racist/class slant on it, then of course I sound evil. But the fact is our innocent children are being attacked by a foul, evil predator. Sue me, but I do feel that has a slight more urgency than we have ever seen before. But that's not saying by far that everyone isn't worthy of the same help.

And don't get me going on punishments. I believe in heavy handed punishments for all crime (reasonably, of course. I obviously don't think that a jaywalker deserves life in prison...).

[quote name='mykevermin']I'm trying to rid myself of what I've come to call the "professional wrestling-ization of politics." To me, Coulter is a buffoon with much venom but no substance. She is no different from Robert Novak, any of the radio elite, Michael Moore, or Jim Hightower. Trust me, it's a hard habit to break, and I haven't been successful at it. However, there are better philosophers out there, and better philosophers for you to arm yourself with as a political discursant (is that even a fucking word?). I recommend starting with Adam Smith if you haven't read much of him yet.[/QUOTE]You are very right in some respects. Coulter does have much venom. But I think she does have many very valid points. But it is also hard to take her completely seriously all the time. In some respects, she serves as a talking charicature orpolitical cartoon of the far left. And the reason political cartoons are so amusing is that there nearly always seems to be some truth within them, no matter how much spin or bias they contain (on either side).
 
[quote name='MorPhiend']And the average ten year old has already been offered it at least once...[/QUOTE]
Come to think of it, I've yet to be offered anything more harmful than pot, and even then, it's only because they're smoking in my presence.
 
[quote name='capitalist_mao']Come to think of it, I've yet to be offered anything more harmful than pot, and even then, it's only because they're smoking in my presence.[/QUOTE]Yeah. I was never offered anything. But then again, the skaters and stoners in my HS P.E. classes would get after people for swearing in front of me. I have rarely had to stick up for my own beliefs, no matter who it was I was around. People always stuck up for me, despite their personal beliefs. So it's not surprising that no one tried to push things on me...
 
I was offered free pot once. Long story short, an idiot friend of mine picked up a stranger (who I thought was his friend) and asked me to drive him home.

I had to leave all my windows open for hours to get the smell out of my car. He just opened the bag for a few seconds and the whole car became loaded with the smell. Never was offered anything else.
 
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