From TPM Reader RB:
As I read the reaction/fallout from Ann Coulterâs remarks at CPAC this week Iâm annoyed by the entire progressive reaction to it and most of the many other outrages committed on a daily basis by the Republican Party.
Why doesnât a progressive with an audience say something to the effect âThis is who and what the once proud and honorable Republican Party has turned itself into. It is a party of hate, intolerance, incompetence, greed, treason, fanatical, hostile to science and reality, and totally corrupt. They have no honor and no shame. Theyâre fascists and a cancer on our great nation, plain and simple and this is just another example of that.â
Around here we focus on showing it rather than just saying it. But with Coulter and her ilk, it’s probably necessary to just say it from time to time. So, yeah, what RB says pretty much covers it. (Treason is not a charge to throw around lightly, so I’ll hedge on that; and we probably flatter ourselves by saying the GOP is fascist, although I agree its fascist tendencies are alarming.)
So which of the Democratic presidential candidates are willing to say it?
Late Update: Not so fast, says TPM Reader FN:
Can someone please explain why a comment from Ann Coulter draws such a flood of responses from progressives? Seems like such a waste. I thought the time was ripe for having substantive political discussions. Yet here we go wringing our hands and expressing moral outrage over a comment from someone who is really a cartoon character. Who cares what she says?
The whole reaction comes across as phoney and pathetic. Instead of demonstrating toughness it, instead, shows weakness. We seem to be trying to perfect our holier than thou, righteous indignation persona. It’s fine to learn how to fight back but then we have to learn when to fight back. There is a difference between a bird shot and a cannon ball. Can’t we try to focus on building a discussion about the war, health care, climate change and economic disparity and save our new found “toughness” for the major battles?
