Edwards Calls Coulter 'She-Devil'

[Sapphire Blue]

Edwards Calls Coulter 'She-Devil'
August 17, 2007 6:44 PM

ABC News' Rick Klein Reports: Former Sen. John Edwards on Friday fired the latest round in his ongoing verbal feud with Ann Coulter, calling her a "she-devil" at a public event before quickly adding that he shouldn't engage in name-calling.

Edwards, D-N.C., was railing against the right-wing media -- including Fox News and Rush Limbaugh -- when he reminded a crowd in Burlington, Iowa, that his wife stood up to Coulter in a public spat earlier this summer.

"We know these people. We know their game plan. They're going to attack us personally," Edwards said. "They attacked Elizabeth personally, because she stood up to that she-devil Ann Coulter. … I should not have name-called. But the truth is -- forget the names -- people like Ann Coulter, they engage in hateful language."

In June, Coulter went on ABC's "Good Morning America" and said she had learned her lesson after being blasted for suggesting in a joke before the Conservative Political Action Conference that Edwards was a "faggot." "If I'm gonna say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot," Coulter said.

That prompted Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, to call in to MSNBC's "Hardball" and challenge Coulter directly. "I want to use the opportunity … to ask her politely to stop the personal attacks," Mrs. Edwards said.

The call left Coulter uncharacteristically flustered -- and was quickly turned into a fund-raising appeal by the Edwards campaign.


http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/08/edwards-calls-c.html

[AtomicKitten]

1. He was too kind.

[Xipe Totec]

2. Damn straigth

that's like calling a porcupine a little prickly, or dung strongly aromatic.

[liberal N proud]

10. He knew there were kids in the audience so he had to keep it clean

[AtomicKitten]

17. of course -

I wasn't implying he should have tarted up the conversation, just for the record.

I was being ironic.

[liberal N proud]

19. I realize that

Just throwing 2 cents worth in.

[AtomicKitten]

20. you never know

Sometimes at DU you have to tip-toe and make yourself excruciatingly clear to avoid enduring a cyber-thrashing, but it's fun riding the wave of information and different personalities.

Cheers.

[liberal N proud]

21. This place is no different than every day interaction with people

different people, different personalities and hangups.
We just do it on line

[William769]

3. Edwards is being to kind.

But I'm glad he said it. Go get her/him Johhny boy!

[bunkerbuster1]

4. Nah. Lucifer used to be a good guy.

Ann Coulter likely never did a decent thing in her hideous life.

[proud patriot]

5. Dang I like Edwards

:D

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. :-) Now we can watch the hypocritical RW talking heads weigh in.

:popcorn: MKJ

[Grandrose]

7. Edwards is too kind...do not take it back!

But we know that a gentleman could not call her a "skank", so I will. :evilgrin:

[Colobo]

8. Edwards is fighting against the other Dems, the media and Republicans...

Everybody against John...

[jsamuel]

9. I don't know if you meant that as snark or not, but

it certainly feels like that a lot of the time...

[Colobo]

12. No, I mean it. I like Edwards- he's my 2nd choice.

[Jim Sagle]

40. And Obama's mine.

:toast:

[jefferson_dem]

22. He's got the full bunker mentality.

Not a pretty sight.

[whoneedstickets]

11. I was always partial to Harpy

but she-devil works

[frylock]

13. uncharacteristically flustered?!

Ann "Canada sent troops to Vietnam" Coulter? Uncharacteristically flustered?!!? :rofl:

[Adsos Letter]

14. As humanly difficult as it would be to do...

...I believe the Dem's would do best if they could avoid responding to the statements of the hatemongers. I can only guess at how difficult that would be (I can only imagine my reaction to the crap these people shell out) but I think, given the amount of time before the election, that we could make great strides in public opinion by focusing on issues, presenting solid plans, and ignoring the flamebait coming from the Republican shills. Refuse to acknowledge their verbal dysentery; counter it on a broad spectrum with solid ideas.

Difficult...but I think it could bring gains in the opinions of those who are looking for real solutions; I don't think we will ever draw much from the sycophants of Coulter and her ilk by acknowledging their demagoguery, except, perhaps, to point out in the broader sense that demagoguery in general is a tool which has often been used by fascist populism.

[geek tragedy]

15. Man, he's desperate for publicity.

Apparently he couldn't wait for Coulter to attack him.

Not very Presidential to fall to Coulter's level.

[tammywammy]

16. It's hard being a white guy rinning for president

these days.

:)

[geek tragedy]

18. What a curse it is to be a fabulously wealthy, good looking white

man.

How did JFK ever pull it off?

[Sapphire Blue]

24. Perhaps if more people were "desperate", we might shut down the hatemongers!

I'm thankful that John Edwards speaks out against Coulter!

Edited to add: You call it "desperate"; I call it having a spine.

[maximusveritas]

28. Oh please. This kind of thing only helps Coulter and Edwards knows it

He also knows it'll please some voters who are too naive to know that and just want to see politicians who "fight back" against the bad guys. It's the same reason Fred Thompson went after Michael Moore to the cheers of the Freepers. Nothing more than cheap pandering. Unfortunately, it works pretty well.

[geek tragedy]

30. He's looking for publicity, not standing up to someone who

hasn't been in the news for weeks.

[Sapphire Blue]

32. He was speaking out against the RW media while addressing his audience.

His detractors don't seem to appreciate his speaking out, though; it seems they would like him to shut up & play nice. Fortunately, he's not going to do that.

[Botany]

23. I loves me some John Edwards

She Devil is too nice

[illinoisprogressive]

25. He is just stating facts. Coulter is the she devil

[Clintonista2]

26. Why even mention her name anymore?

It only makes her appear more legitimate.

[geek tragedy]

31. Probably needs to raise some more Coulter Cash. eom

[Odin2005]

27. Edwards tells it like it is!

There is a reason Obama/Edwards and Edwards/Obama are my dream pair-ups!

[trayted]

29. Well, calling her "She-devil" is just his way of saying she's the one who's "Godless."

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34. Hi, GrovelBot! I already did!

:hi:

[goodgd_yall]

35. It's so quaintly southern

I laughed to myself when I read that. If that's the worse thing in Edwards' book, then go for it!

[Vidar]

36. An appropriate, yet politically correct, title for that wretch.

[goodgd_yall]

37. Hey, how refreshing

Seeing "politically correct" used in its original meaning and intent.



;-)

[Vidar]

38. Accidents happen.

[lpbk2713]

39. Now I know I like that guy even more.

K&R