Ann Coulter, the darling of the Right Wing, was lambasted this weekend after she referred to Democratic Presidential hopeful John Edwards as a “faggot” in a speech. The quote was "It turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' so I'm kind of at an impasse -- I can't really talk about Edwards," She insists she was joking, making reference to "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington's decision to go into rehab during a public relations firestorm after he called one of his co-stars a "faggot."
Many lawmakers, activists and political pundits were quick to decry her statements as hateful, inappropriate, and mean spirited. Even the top three GOP contenders, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and John McCain, spoke out against Coulter’s insult. Yet, when such “speech” is used by the Left Wing, there is a different tune.
Political commentator Bill Maher said “More people in the world would live if Vice President Dick Cheney died”, a reference to the failed homicide bombing which was believed to be targeting the vice president. Maher had no qualms about suggesting the death of the U.S. vice president would be a good thing. Yet this raised few eyebrows. Others on the left, especially in Hollywood, love to refer to President Bush as a terrorist. Add to this, they continue to insist that America is to blame for all the ills of the world. Of course, the media never seems to have a problem with that.
Free speech is free speech, even when it’s hateful. Regardless of Coulter’s (or Maher’s) remarks, they have a right to express them. When we start censoring people’s thoughts and opinions, we revert to a police state where insulting the wrong person or group could get you put in prison or even killed. China, Cuba, and the former Soviet Union, to name just a few, are (were) famous for that. I don’t like some things people say either. Oh well. That's life and I need to deal with it. And so do you.
Ed. note - Coulter later apologized by saying she "would never mean to insult gay people by comparing them to John Edwards."
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