Conservative Group Drops Coulter Over Speech to Gays

They cry racism, but they still don't know what it is: Michelle Goldberg

(NEWSER) - When did the right discover racism? Apparently, earlier this week, when Herman Cain was attacked for sex harassment accusations against him , notes Michelle Goldberg in the Daily Beast . Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh , and Donald Trump are all singing the same different tune now that, as Coulter calls Cain, one of "our blacks" has been attacked. Just last year Coulter was blasting "institutional racial hoaxism," writes Goldberg, who calls the cries of racism outlandish. "When a major presidential candidate has been accused of sexual harassment, that’s news. Indeed, that’s so obvious it seems absurd to have to write it," she notes. "Just imagine how much decorousness we could expect from Fox if such a scandal were discovered in Obama’s past." More»

Dilemma for Sarah Palin?

(USER SUBMITTED) - Is it time for "mama grizzly" Sarah Palin to maul yet another user of her hated R-bomb? This time it was conservative pundit Ann Coulter in a tweet: "Great video: head of GOProud interviewed by retarded person on MSNBC." That "retarded person" is MSNBC host Cenk Uygur, who questioned the conservative credentials of Christopher Barron, a member of the Republican gay rights group. More»

She should be arguing before the Supreme Court, says former beau

(NEWSER) - Ann Coulter is the subject of a lengthy profile in the New York Times , which makes the case that because the Tea Party has "stolen her thunder," she's staking out new political territory. (Headline: "Outflanked on Right, Coulter Seeks New image.") It cites as "most startling" her efforts to woo gay Republicans. Click the link for the full treatment. Some highlights:

• God's work: “I’d be disappointed if liberals did not spit their drinks out when they heard my name. That’s kind of what I’m shooting for. But that does not relate to the reality of me. It relates to me creating a reaction in godless traitors."

Political reaction to Ken Mehlman goes against stereotype

(NEWSER) - In assessing the fallout from former RNC chief Ken Mehlman's decision to come out of the closet, Jacob Bernstein points out in the Daily Beast that fellow conservatives seemed to shrug it off while "gay activists on the left pounced." Witness this diatribe from a PR strategist in the latter camp: "This man was the architect of this homophobia, teenagers killed themselves, families split apart as a result of what he did. Horrible things happened. He’s as good as a Jew that collaborated with the Nazis.” More»

Tells Larry King she supports Obama, but is 'totally daddy's girl'

(NEWSER) - Meghan McCain considers herself a “progressive Republican,” she told Larry King last night on CNN—a new, younger voice for the party. McCain, who’s been in the news lately for her spat with conservatives Laura Ingraham and Ann Coulter, said she was “totally daddy’s girl,” but disagrees with him on social issues. “We have a very big generation gap between me and my father,” she said. More»