GOP Mouthpieces Continue Coulter Insult

[Doug]

On the March 8 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh referred to a March 8 New York Sun article, "Could [former Sen.] John Edwards [D-NC] Become the First Woman President?" to repeatedly mock Edwards as "the Breck Girl," who is "on tap now, according to one of the nation's largest abortion rights supporters, to become the first woman president in the United States."

...Limbaugh declared that for "any further John Edwards news, we will use" Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman" and "Sisters are Doin' It For Themselves" by the Eurhythmics and Aretha Franklin "as official update theme [songs] for the Breck Girl," and later discussed "who would design and make Edwards' inaugural gown." Limbaugh asserted that Edwards "may not qualify for a Vera -- ahem -- Wang -- ahem -- model. You're listening to this, Ann Coulter. But there are plenty of other designers out there that the Breck Girl could use to design his inaugural gown." Right-wing pundit Ann Coulter touched off a firestorm March 2 by referring to Edwards as a "faggot" at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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A March 8 article in The New York Sun, headlined "Could Edwards Become First Woman President?" reported that former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) was endorsed by Kate Michelman, described in the article as "a veteran of the abortion-rights movement." The article noted that "Toni Morrison famously dubbed President Clinton America's 'first black president,' " and added that "the comments of a prominent feminist" -- Michelman -- "are provoking debate about who may lay a similar claim to the title of America's first woman president."

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As the latter article notes, a number of GOP-promoting websites linked to the "Could Edwards Become First Woman President?" article but only cited the headline and author, without providing a context.

[Barbara Fitzpatrick]

They must think Edwards really has a shot at the presidency. The Edwards campaign is turning it into a fund-raising tool. The more the wingnuts attack, the more money Edwards raises. Might even work - especially if the MSM will run Edwards ads. Part of the reason Kerry has such a bad rep (for not responding to attacks) is that his responses were not run on the MSM either as news or as paid ads.