CPAC Are A Bundle Of Sticks

There is a movement on some conservative blogs condemning Ann Coulter's recent joke at CPAC that John Edwards is a faggot. In "An Open Letter to CPAC Sponsers and Organizers Regarding Ann Coulter" (sorry Jane we love ya, but we think you re wrong on this) currently making the rounds it is suggested that the "Age of Ann" has passed and that her voice should be censored from future CPAC events at the threat of a possible boycott.

This move reeks of fair weather pusillanimity and reminds me of a recent South Park episode where Isaac Hayes quit the show after they satirized scientology. The point Stone and Parker made was that Chef had no problem profiting from the show while they were making fun of others; and those familiar with the show understand just how cuttingly vulgar they could be -- but once they mocked something a little closer to home is when he became personally indignant and self-righteous.

Which can lead me to only one conclusion....

CPAC are a bunch of FAGGOTS!

Was her comment in bad taste? Yeah probably -- all the best jokes usually are.

But her point was valid. The idea that only words and slurs used against the left, minorities and the oppressed are hateful is bunk. Nazi is suddenly a term of endearment?

The idea that phony penance absolves liberals from past sins is bunk. Trent Lott is still a racist yet Robert Bird is a changed man of high moral fiber.

Her point was valid.

And it was funny.

This weak mindset is exactly the reason that conservatism is dying if not dead already. We have allowed the left to frame the argument, and as conservatives we are perennially on defense. We have become so frightened of being labelled as -phobes or -ists of any kind that we apologize for minuscule imaginary transgressions and shun the Constitution that we claim to hold so dear.

This false moral outrage has nothing to do with decency this is all about fear. Fear of addressing the issues, fear of being conservative. Generally speaking conservative Christians don't approve of homosexuality on religious grounds, whats wrong with that? Just as, generally speaking homosexuals don't approve of conservative Christians on political grounds. Only difference is that the 'mos are not afraid to vocalize said opposition.

Yes words do have meanings, but so do ideas and if we as conservatives continue to abandon ours to become more politically correct and telegenic for the morning shows then we have abandoned ourselves and The Culture War Patrick Buchanan spoke about in his 1992 Republican National Convention Speech is already lost.

If The Aurora stands alone on this and face being ostracised from the right, then so be it -- we will stand like a pint of Guinness in defense of Ann Coulter's First Amendment Right to tell truly tasteless jokes.

The Aurora

...as an aside, I'd be curious to know just how many of these shocked signatories of the Open Letter own an Ann Coulter book or have ever read her column. If they do or if they have... well then they ""shouldn't be surprised"".

EE-Aw!

... I had originally wrote ... ""go fuck themselves"", but in consideration of our friend Janes participation; I have chosen to tone it down a tad.