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Republicans "have better blacks" than Democrats, according to Ann Coulter
By Virginia SmithNovember 1st, 2011, 3:15 pmComments (35)The Republican primaries seemed like a terrible enough spectacle that we didn't even need Ann Coulter, but the reliably awful pundit has gone and inserted herself into the fray anyway, helpfully pointing out that Republicans have way better "blacks" on their side than the Democrats.
Coulter stopped by Hannity last night to talk about the recent sexual harassment accusations leveled against Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain, and wasted no time explaining that the whole thing boils down to Democrats being racists. "Liberals detest, detest, detest conservative blacks," she said. "If you are a conservative black, they will believe the most horrible sexualized fantasies of these uptight white feminists."
When Hannity asked what it is about Cain that makes liberals feel so "threatened," Coulter dropped some truly insightful political theory: "Our blacks are so much better than their blacks. To become a black Republican, you don't just roll into it. You're not going with the flow... and that's why we have very impressive blacks in the Republican party."
Check out the full clip above, and while you're at it, note the bizarre way Coulter wields the word "blacks" throughout the conversation and the label on the bottom of the screen referring to her as "Ann Coulter 'Demonic' Author." That's the name of her book, sure, but don't you think Fox News should have thought that through a little bit more?
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Well, she does look demonic. If her cheekbones keep rising soon she won't have eyes left to see with.
And then how will she see who to discriminate against?!
Republicans certainly don't have better trolls. Nobody's taken Ann Coulter seriously in 10 years, yet Republicans still let Al Sharpton whip them into a frothy frenzy.
Evidently, it worked on Nerve.
Assuming Nerve's not in on the joke is a rather large assumption. They do get paid per click, right?
I'll gladly waste time writing trash about Coulter, but I won't give up 7 whole minutes of my life listening to her. I have more important things to do like chewing gum.
Mainly because chewing gum for 7 minutes kind of *is* more important than listening to Ann Coulter.
Precisely.
Has anybody pointed out to her that this Herman Cain "controversy" was not whipped up by "liberals?"
Interesting comment. I can see why she would prefer GOP blacks, just by virtue of being GOP. But I think she does touch on some other unspoken points. Too many liberal democratic minorities are woefully ignorant of how politics works and they would rather wave a big flag and bitch then do something to enact legislation to change things.
Once again, there is a tiny kernel of truth to a statement by a nut.
How do you not see the same behavior in the conservative population? Just because the conservative parties are not rife with as many minorities does not mean that the people on that side do not make the same exact mistakes in their political thought. The majority of people regardless of color, creed, background, education, or any other differentiating factors make the mistake of "waving a big flag and bitching" rather than doing something to enact change.
Lots of politically active minorities are dumb is your comment? Specifically calling out minorities instead of 'liberals' is pretty racist. In fact, that statement is more racist than anything Coulter just said there. Not that I actually am convinced you're not a racist conservative, you guys often troll threads and open with 'yeah, I agree that he/she is crazy but...' and then say something just as crazy hoping no one notices.
does anyone find it weird that we call people colors? so are hispanic and asian GOPers going to be called browns and yellows???
It does undermine her case a little. She keeps saying 'conservative blacks' instead of 'black conservatives' and it makes it seem like she has never actually met a black person.
I loathe Coulter like I loathe smegma, but I have to admit she has at least a *slight* point that makes sense: minorities somehow gravitate towards the Democrats, who for all their glorious talking points haven't really actually done anything for them lately, or in decades. Their power with minorities is almost wholly reliant on maintaining the status quo, keeping them dependent on the handouts and subsidies rather than empowering them to better themselves (and, in turn, eliminating a significant portion of the Democratic power base.)
The (soon-to-not-be) minorities in this country have a notoriously poor grasp on our modern political system, the platforms and ideologies of the two major parties, and not only is that a damn shame but it also facilitates their manipulation at the hands of unscrupulous politicians on both sides of the aisle. Neither of which has their best interests in mind, but for very different but still self-serving reasons.
You do realize that the root of the word "conservative" is "conserve", right? 70 or so years ago conservatives opposed social programs like social security. Before that they opposed child labor laws. Change is going to happen whether people want it or not. Regression should not be an option. Minorities gravitate towards the Democratic Party for more reasons than handouts. The heart of liberalism is an attempt to create equality in a country whose inequality is at an all time high (and increasing yearly). The main issue I'm pulling with your comment is that you honestly believe that minorities aren't trying to better themselves. The vast majority of people are trying to better themselves. It's a survival instinct.
I'm so tired of this talking point that minorities are somehow beholden to Democrats b/c of all the "benefits" that they are addicted to. This is especially fucking dumb because it assumes that minorities are all on welfare. There *are* a lot of minorities on welfare. But there are even more minorities that work one or two incredibly low-paying jobs and want to vote for the party that at least in theory, is on the side of workers. The whole idea that poor minorities, or poor people in general, are getting a free ride in America is just absurd.
Do you know what "creating opportunity" means when Republicans say it? It means making labor cheaper and taxes lower. To assume that minorities are being manipulated whole-cloth and don't know how to vote in their own self-interest is just completely condescending.
You are forgetting all of the Southern trailer trash on welfare and food coupons...
@nr: nope, I do truly believe they are trying to better themselves. However, while neither party really gives a crap about anyone, the Democrats' method of maintaining that part of their powerbase is to provide handouts and subsidies that more or less keep these folks where they are rather than empowering them (because if they stopped needing the Democrats they'd stop voting for them). And the saddest part is the folks on the receiving end don't realize what's going on.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating a Republican solution either -- just because I feel that the Democrats are the worse of two evils doesn't mean I think the Republicans are any significant measure better. It doesn't have to be an either/or proposition. I think they both suck, pretty equally but in different ways. The need has never been greater to jettison the two-party system than now, the revolution is looooooong overdue.
She's right. Their blacks are better than the Dems' because Republican blacks vote and manage to keep off crack and out of prison.
Failed trolling...
Actually, it's a pretty valid point.
Oh yeah. On Fox it is.
Think about it. Most minorities gravitate towards the Dems. If the minorities who were old enough to vote would register and vote, the Dems would kick ass all over the place. But they don't. Do you know who does? The fewer minorities that are Republican.
Let me guess, you have a black friend, right? You couldn't be a racist!
Nothing I said is racist. Even the opinions that can't be verified with statistics are probably in the ballpark . However, your claims of Cain being a racist are racist because of your prejudice about how he should think and act because of his race.
Cain is racist towards Muslims by his own words. He openly admits he would never hire a Muslim, so your absurd conjecture is full of shit. But hey, bigots defend bigots...right bigot?
Hold on everybody, we have better whites than the Democrats!
You do realize that what Coulter says is designed simply to shock, self-promote and sell books, right? I have no idea what she actually believes beyond self-aggrandizement. She figured out long ago that using her intelligence to say outrageous things was going to be more lucrative than using it for any other purpose. Really, the best way to fight her is to ignore her.
Agreed. Coulter is a performance artist, not an analyst or a commentator.
The reason "liberal women" get more upset about sexual misconduct in a conservative candidate is usually due to said candidate running on a family values platform. A pro-life abstinence only politician having illicit affairs only serves to expose a higher level of hypocrisy.
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