Al Mohler Takes On Ann Coulter's Tawdry Record of Cheap Shots

Good for Dr Mohler! :thumbs:

"Ann Coulter has turned herself into the evil queen of mean. She has lowered herself to embarrassing theatrics and crude humor. More seriously, she clearly does not mean all insults as a joke. In a recent book, she attacked some 9/11 widows as publicity hounds. She has a tawdry record of cheap shots, crude slurs, and indefensible personal attacks.

Conservative institutions cannot afford any association with this kind of language or attack. The issues are far too serious to be treated in this manner, and the very convictions Ann Coulter often defends are now sullied by association with her.

Referring to John Edwards by using a word meant to demean homosexuals? What was she thinking? Ann Coulter has never been married. She has been known for once dating Bob Guccione, Jr., son of the Penthouse magazine magnate. John Edwards, on the other hand, has been married for almost thirty years to his wife, Elizabeth. Together they have had four children, Wade, Cate, Emma Claire, and Jack.

Wade died in a tragic car accident at age 16, throwing the Edwards family into a grief that often tears spouses apart. Their marriage not only survived the tragedy, but went on to produce Emma Claire and Jack. John Edwards stood by his wife through her more recent fight with breast cancer, and there has never been a scandal associated with their long marriage.

I oppose John Edwards' political platform, but not John Edwards the man, husband, and father. I do not want to see him elected President of the United States, but this has everything to do with his political positions, not his personal life. I do not appreciate his crude oversimplification of the challeges that face our nation, but I must oppose any crude talk about John Edwards the man." -SOURCE

Ann Coulter is not Christ like and should not be supported by any Christian or Christian organization.

 

I think this is the first post (OP) that I have written about Coulter. I responded to something others said but I have not written much about her. So not sure where you are coming from. Anyway my point here is that Mohler has come out and condemned her statements.

 

==My brother read one of her books. I know because I saw it on the bookshelf at his apartment a few months ago. I asked him what he thought about her and he said that he agreed with many things she said though he said he would not use her language. I gave him all my Bill OReilly books about a year or so ago (long before my boycott) and he has other conservative books (Shawn Hannity, etc). Most of my books are historical or theological in nature. I have a few political books but not that many. Personally I don't think I could stomach reading one of Ann Coulter's books. My brother is smart and everything, smarter than me which is probably not saying that much, but he is a loyal republican. I am a republican myself but I am by no means loyal. After all I have always voted for a democrat for North Carolina governor (Mike Easley). The republican party has never put up a strong candidate. In '04 I was ready to vote for Patrick Ballantine but then I watched the debate and realized Easley needed to stay. In '08 it looks like I am either not going to vote for President or I will vote third party. If I could go back in time I would have written in Alan Keyes name in '00 and '04. I regret voting for George "the liberal" Bush.

 

==Maybe that is because conservatives don't take comedians/performers like O'Donnell and Maher seriously? They are actors and not political commentators claiming to represent the conservative position. Imus is a radio host who, on some issues, hits the nail square on the head. However I can see why some democratic or republican party "faithfuls" don't like him.

As for Chris Rock, well, he is a comedian. Comedians are performers, actors, characters. To take anything they say too seriously is a mistake.

Ann Coulter is neither a comedian, performer, or entertainment talk show host.

Btw, I am not a "so-called" conservative I am an extreme conservative. I assure you I am more conservative than 95% of the conservatives who support Bush. I am more conservative than Jerry Falwell, D James Kennedy, James Dobson, and Paige Patterson put together.

Al Mohler is also a strong conservative. However I would say I am more conservative than he is in some ways.

Why do I say that about myself? Because I believe in a limited federal government. I'm not one of these conservatives who likes big government pushing conservative ideas. I never like big government. In this way I am a faithful Jeffersonian in that I believe that the government that governs the least governs the best.

 

I'm glad to see that you dealt with my actual arguments (about Coulter, O'Donnell, etc) in such a direct way. I'm very impressed. As far as my comments about different levels of conservatism you avoided responding to my actual arguments (consistant belief in limited government, etc). I suppose sarcasm and sound bites are much more fun than actually engaging arguments?