Crossing Lines
Bill Maher and Ann Coulter have turned heads recently with remarks that have sparked controversy:
I was actually in the room when Ann Coulter gave her speech, and I thought her comments (including the one above) were humorous. Although not everyone would find it funny, I myself along with 99% of those in attendance found it to be just that. For those who disagree, enjoy your right to be upset about it...just don't take it away from the other half. She in no way advocated hate speech against gays, and even made one point mentioning that all people, including homosexuals, should have the same rights as any individual in America. Bottom line, just like the Snickers commercial, don't take away what many find humorous. What if she said "guinea" or "mick?" I doubt anyone would care, including myself (that would have been equally hilarious).
Maybe political name-calling is getting out of hand, that is up to personal interpretation. Bill Maher's comments, however, are in no way acceptable. He not only calls the 9/11 hijackers "warriors," spends the end of his show occasionally telling terrorists throughout the world that they have supporters here at home, and then goes and states that had Cheney been killed in the attack at the base he was staying at in Afghanistan last week, less people would die.
It also upsets me that everyone knows about what Coulter said, but no one heard of Maher's comments. CNN and MSNBC didn't even cover his comments, but were all over Ann. Weighing the reference to Edwards as a "faggot" and calling the assassination of the VP a positive, I must ask why this is so...but I already know the answer (see The High and Mighty Media).
Quickly, in response to Maher's remarks, I would have to say that more people would die if Cheney were assassinated overseas. American backlash has been known to be strong and swift...I pray to God that, in these times of division, it still is.
- "I’m just saying if he did die (Cheney), other people, more people would live. That’s a fact." - Bill Maher
- "I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,'" - Ann Coulter
I was actually in the room when Ann Coulter gave her speech, and I thought her comments (including the one above) were humorous. Although not everyone would find it funny, I myself along with 99% of those in attendance found it to be just that. For those who disagree, enjoy your right to be upset about it...just don't take it away from the other half. She in no way advocated hate speech against gays, and even made one point mentioning that all people, including homosexuals, should have the same rights as any individual in America. Bottom line, just like the Snickers commercial, don't take away what many find humorous. What if she said "guinea" or "mick?" I doubt anyone would care, including myself (that would have been equally hilarious).
Maybe political name-calling is getting out of hand, that is up to personal interpretation. Bill Maher's comments, however, are in no way acceptable. He not only calls the 9/11 hijackers "warriors," spends the end of his show occasionally telling terrorists throughout the world that they have supporters here at home, and then goes and states that had Cheney been killed in the attack at the base he was staying at in Afghanistan last week, less people would die.
It also upsets me that everyone knows about what Coulter said, but no one heard of Maher's comments. CNN and MSNBC didn't even cover his comments, but were all over Ann. Weighing the reference to Edwards as a "faggot" and calling the assassination of the VP a positive, I must ask why this is so...but I already know the answer (see The High and Mighty Media).
Quickly, in response to Maher's remarks, I would have to say that more people would die if Cheney were assassinated overseas. American backlash has been known to be strong and swift...I pray to God that, in these times of division, it still is.
posted by Carl Soderberg at
6:00 PM
2 Comments:
They are both unacceptable, but ann is known for it and repeatedly does it...thats why its covered more.
No. Ann Coulter says "controversial" things just as much as anyone else. She is only targeted more simply because she is an outspoken conservative. This case definately shows the bias of the media since they show no coverage of Bill Maher, an outspoken liberal, but all all over Coulter. On top of that, Bill's comments were much worse than Ann's which were taken out of context.
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