Ann Coulter Defends Same-Sex Marriage?

Published March 27, 2009 @ 02:45PM PT

Ann Coulter

OK, it takes a certain amount of audacity for anyone to suggest that Ann Coulter is a friend of the LGBT community. The woman has been spewing hate speech for years, calling everyone from former Sen. John Edwards to former President Bill Clinton a "faggot," and recently yukking it up with Mike Huckabee over which one of them could be more "anti-sodomy." To label her a supporter of LGBT rights would be akin to saying that Strom Thurmond was actually down with the civil rights movement, or that Red Sox fans secretly root for the Yankees.

Yet that's not stopping a core group of rightwing talk-radio hosts, or the group American Right to Life. They've issued a press release and a YouTube video today (aptly named "The Ann Coulter HangUps") blasting Coulter for her support of politicians like Mitt Romney, who they consider to be too LGBT-friendly. According to their press release, their YouTube clip is a "cross-country sampling of conservative talk show hosts from Florida, Colorado, and California confront[ing] the best-selling author on her repeated defense of those implementing homosexual marriage and tax-funded abortion."

Seriously? Ann Coulter defending homosexual marriage? OK, Rush Limbaugh is a crazy MF, but these four talk show hosts - Bill Keller, Steve Deace, Bob Enyart, and Gregg Jackson - must be on some of the most powerful drugs I've ever heard of. You can watch the YouTube clip they've put together below. Their big beef with Coulter is that she endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2008 GOP Presidential primary, and they think he's a waffler on issues like abortion and same-sex marriage. One of these four hosts - Jackson - even bet Coulter $1,000,000 if she could prove that Mitt Romney is not a flip-flopper on the issue of same-sex marriage.

I think they're all a little delusional. Romney and Coulter are as anti-LGBT as they come. But if the radical right forces are too pre-occupied fighting each other, that's certainly a good thing for LGBT rights. YouTube clip below, for those who want a little joy at conservative wingnuts fighting amongst themselves.

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Stupidity. These super intolerant conservatives are so inside the infighting circle that they would blame any conservative, no matter how intolerant towards LGBT people. In addition, all of these intolerant conservatives are wrong when it comes to LGBT rights. To progress in LGBT rights, hate crime protection for LGBT people, sexual orientation anti-discrimination protection, and same-sex marriage must come. Finally, Ann Coulter is definitely not a defender of same-sex marriage, but a person so intolerant that it would be wise to ignore her.

Posted by Edwin Bonilla on 03/27/2009 @ 04:41PM PT
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LOL! I can't believe how upset she got with her fellow "conservatives." It wasn't really an endorsement of same-sex marriage, but I do think it's the closest we will get.

Posted by Dave Hershey on 03/27/2009 @ 05:39PM PT
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I forgot to finish my thought. The best thing that can come out of this is that Coulter FINALLY loses ANY credibility that she ever had in "conservative circle."

Posted by Dave Hershey on 03/27/2009 @ 05:40PM PT
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I love watching conservatives feed on each other - like sharks and hyenas...
Pretty!

Posted by Fester 60613 on 03/28/2009 @ 07:24AM PT
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"or that Red Sox fans secretly root for the Yankees" .... oooo! You are gonna hear about that one Michael. LOL

Posted by Lee Dorsey on 03/28/2009 @ 07:55PM PT
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