Delivering to Evil
June 27th, 2007Back to more political political news today.
Elizabeth Edwards called Ann Coulter on the air yesterday to request that she stop “the personal attacks.” My thoughts? It’s a nice gesture and all, but it’s a rookie political mistake, as nobody credible listens to Ann Coulter and you don’t legitimize the fringe during a political campaign. You don’t call out comedians for insulting you, and you don’t call out crazed hacks.
You turn them into straw boogeymen and never mention them outright. “Some people are saying,” and then you exaggerate what they’re saying, but since you never mentioned anyone, there’s nobody to crosscheck! That is how a good campaign would do it. This is how Edwards is doing it, and it’s silly, not just because it’s politically unorthodox but because it makes her and him seem petty. “Please stop calling my husband a girl, Ann! He doesn’t like it!”
Rudy Giuliani is doing the same, but it helps him a lot more. He went to Pat Robertson and said, “You are a great man, and I love you and your many accomplishments. Please allow me to deliver you to evil,” and so he called his congregationists and said, “Vote.”
I’m amazed that anybody takes this yahoo seriously. I’m disappointed that that yahoo takes Giuliani seriously. If any true Evangelical Republican votes, or supports, Giuliani for the nomination, they’re phonies for compromising their movement.