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Ann Coulter On Fox News: Chris Wallace Deserved To Be ‘Punched’ For Rick Santorum DADT Debate Question

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Chris Wallace‘s heated interview with presidential hopeful Rick Santorum yesterday on his opposition to repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell returned to the fore of the Santorum campaign his social conservatism, but not in a way that would render Wallace immune to scrutiny, even on his own network. On The O’Reilly Factor tonight, Ann Coulter slammed Wallace in response to a question by host Laura Ingraham, arguing that race and sexual orientation were not socially interchangeable, and that guest Juan Williams “should have punched” Wallace for conflating the two.

RELATED: Chris Wallace Takes Rick Santorum To Task For His Gays In The Military Comments

“I thought it was an outrageous question,” Coulter responded, initially taking objection to “some quote” Wallace used against Santorum that employed terms like “social experimentation” that sounded somewhat like terms used for those opposed to racially integrating the military. “I thought Juan Williams should have punched Chris Wallace in the face for saying that when he came on in the same half of the program,” Coulter commented, adding that she was “sick of people comparing gays to blacks.” “You can see that someone is black; you can’t see whether someone is gay.”

RELATED: Audience Members Of GOP Debate Boo Steven Hill, Gay Soldier Serving In Iraq

Coulter ended her point noting that being gay was not in opposition to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, but only bringing attention to one’s sexuality was, and even that only in explicit ways. She noted that under DADT, famed leaker Bradley Manning was “listening to Lady Gaga while downloading files that he is about to give to Wikipedia [sic]” without being particularly disturbed, apparently as proof that the policy was not that oppressive.

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  • RW

    Does the military still separate men from women?  Separate sleeping accomodations?  Washrooms?   If so, why?

  • Irish189

    hertosexuals can’t be trusted to be as professional as homosexuals?

    just saying thats a possible answer to that question

  • Anonymous

    Chris is making a habit of asking actual questions of Republicans, which is a definite no-no on the right. Must be tired of discussing his journalistic integrity at the Thanksgiving table.
     

  • D L

    Sorry, Ann, I love you, but you’re wrong on this one; Wallace was completely fair asking Santorum the DADT  debate question since Santorum is known for having foot-in-mouth syndrome. God forbid Santorum gets the GOP Party Nomination, we don’t need him sounding like Pat Robertson and giving Obama another 4 years.

  • RW

    Rick Santorum should have asked Chris Wallace if the military separates men from women?  If these are professionals, what would be the need in doing it?

  • joe

    oh ann–again trying to make headlines…
    too bad beck outdid you with the NY Zombies coming to eat your brains..
    you have to do better ann..maybe some alien stuff–i mean outer space aliens..
    omg~

  • http://twitter.com/TommyBennett Tom Bennett

    Coulter is a mind-blowing idiot.

  • Anonymous

    Ann,

    One, it was Wiki Leaks not Wikipedia

    Two. Discrimination is what it is. Whether
    it’s Race, Orientation or Religion.

  • RW

    This change now allows for heterosexuals to demand “co-ed” arrangements.  To deny “co-ed” arrangements would be saying heterosexuals cannot control themselves but homosexuals can control themselves. Don’t discriminate on orientation.

  • jon

    Ann calls all Government workers parasites so of course she’s anti-military.

  • Anonymous

    To my knowledge, there is no evidence that sexual preference is anything more than a PREFERENCE, ergo, it is a choice, not a condition of birth (with the few exceptions of chromosonal dysfunction). Chris Wallace knew that he was creating a false equivalency, but he did it anyway. Santorum knew the question was a trap, but he wasn’t agile enough to avoid it. 

  • Tim Tebow

    Oooo…now you’re on to something!

    Can anyone explain this homosexual revulsion?

    What freaks you out so?

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    I’ve often thought I might like to live in the 19th Century as you do.

  • Haydengr

    I must say with utmost NON-bias… the mere mention of this coulter woman has me cringe, the voice…. THE VOICE!!! :-(

  • Exgoper

    I never realized what wimps conservatives really are until 2008 when “what do you read?” got criticized as a “gotcha question.”

    Now, by Coulter’s standards, it’s even off limits to ask a candidate to answer for his more delusional policy ideas.

    God, what babies you all are now. William F. Buckley is rolling in his grave.

  • Anonymous

    Emotionally unavailable father and emotionally incestuous mother a part of your past, RRE?

  • RW

    In the military, can men and women share the same sleeping and washroom areas?

  • Anonymous

    For starters, the American Psychological Association disagrees with you.

    http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx

  • Stecrowd

    When you say ” to my knowledge” it gives you the out of saying ” well, I just don’t see it.”. Sir, or ma’am, if you believe that gay people. “choose” to have a preference about their sexuallity, you are indeed showing your lack of knowledge. I invite you to “choose” to be gay for a year or so and see if you can do it. How do you elaine boys and adolescents who just don’t get sexually stimulated by seeing naked females like their peers do? Are the just preferring? Gay people are nothing to be afraid of.

  • kromecom

    On “this one”?! C’mon! .. . this harpy is nothing more than a W-A-S-P Tokyo Rose. Throw a bomb — insult someone — grab a headline, book a GOP youth conference for $10,000, write a column, laugh about how you’re hosing those rubes in conserva-verse with your lefty BFF Bill Maher, rinse and repeat. Tell me, tell me my brother you’re smarter than that. Don;t let me down now,

  • DoesThisOffendYou

    After she pulled that “Radiation is Good for You” stunt, she disappeared off FOX for awhile.  I was hoping it would be permanent.  She doesn’t help the GOP, and never has.

  • kromecom

    Hey Cutie Patootie! I gotta give you a SOCRATIC LOGIC FLAG on that taint. No they cannot. Because they’re “men” and “women.”  These are called GENDERS. Yay!!!!!!!! . . . . everybody clap for RW (CROWD ROARS . . . . .).

    Now when we’re talking about gay and straight we are not referring to GENDER. [sad face icon]. No, that’s right . . . . you’re almost there  . . . just a little bit further . . .and.  . . .  . .WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SEXUAL ORIENTATION!!!!!

    See when we use proper logic we always compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges. Not to be too fruity dearie. Now go to the back of class.

  • Anonymous

    You might want to update that 1975 pop-psych, culture center, in the windmills of your mind, Titzy.

  • RW

    This change now allows for heterosexuals to demand “co-ed” arrangements.  To deny “co-ed” arrangements would be saying heterosexuals cannot control themselves but homosexuals can control themselves. Don’t discriminate on orientation.

  • Joerogysun1971

    I agree with Riff Raff, blacks have it way worse than gays…except blacks don’t have it hard because there is no such thing as racism in the 21st century, only reverse racism.

  • Anonymous

    He was disturbing alive– those tics, those eyerolls.  Still, he was more intellectually entertaining than Ms Coulter.  She’s been way off her game of late.

  • Anonymous

    Bene Gesserit!  I must not fear, fear is the little death, the mind killer…

  • News Of The World

    Wow – the right wing really is full of hillbillies.  You aren’t very educated, are you?  I’m embarrassed for you.  

  • News Of The World

    “Hmmmm…. there’s never anything good in here”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8WQM-KVFwE

  • kromecom

    Much better R.W. I see you gave it some thought and re-formulated your argument. No quarrel from me. A tip of a pint to ya’ . . . you’re a decent man (or woman),

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

    as herb would say
    I dont have any factual information

  • Robert White

    Men and women are not separated in the military. They work side by side. What Coulter is asking is that gays be denied the opportunity to serve in the military at all. She would not be satisfied to treat them as black soldiers used to be treated, i.e. segregated in separate operational units with separate living quarters.

    Today, men and women work together just as gay and straight men and women work together. Gays have been serving in the military for decades (if not centuries). Now they are able to do so openly. I had dinner with a gay man who served in the Battle of the Bulge. Frankly, I don’t care how he chose to have sex. Anyone who was in that battle deserves our respect.

  • Robert White

    And Wallace’s question was a brilliant way of demonstrating to Santorum that he is an anti-gay bigot. He had no answer to the question because there is no good response to it. The arguments people use against allowing gays to serve openly in the military are the same as those used against an racially integrated military. Those arguments proved to be unfounded in the 50s concerning race and they have proven unfounded in those military outfits of foreign countries. The excuses are mere rationalizations for bigotry.

  • Anonymous

    So listening to Gaga = Gay. Right! I’ll like to see how well that goes down. 

  • wawoo

    Do Coulter and Ingraham together make a cloven quorum?Or does Malkin also need to be present?

  • Anonymous

    Saint Anna of the holy con delusions is in fact a Dominatrix who wants to punch people when they ask questions she doesn´t approve. Don´t upset her, she might bring a whip if you say something wrong.

  • Qnique

    Ahhh, you can always count on Ann’s uneducated, off the wall comments to entertain and titillate the neo-con masses.

  • TruDat

    My guess is that Coulter is far more educated than your dumb ass.

  • TruDat

    Sounds like you’re a misogynist.

  • TruDat

    You are probably well acquainted with how “that goes down”.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Malkin must be present. Always 3 or more and always an odd number. Fittingly.

  • Anonymous

    Please keep your private stuff in the bedroom, not interested in what you swallow, its your business.

  • RW

    I fully agree – the soldier who fought at the Battle of the Bulge deserves our fullest respect.  He was most certainly part of a generation the likes of which I doubt we will see again.

    Then you support having “co-ed” sleeping and washroom facilities throughout the military – combat zones, submarines, etc…

  • TruDat

    We were discussing your swallowing habits.  Wouldn’t be an issue if it weren’t your relative.

  • Anonymous

    No. People are born black, white, brown, red, etc. For those who are born again, their skin color does not change but, if need be, their sexual preference does. It changes from sinful to sinless. According to God ,homosexuality is an abomination. It is not part of Gods character and when you are born again of His Spirit the weakness for thatperversion is not a part of you.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Gregory-Smith/100001741334953 Gregory Smith

    I’m glad I’m not the only fan of Ann Coulter. I agree with you, she’s wrong on this one. With that said, I love her book “Demonic.” 
    http://libertarians4freedom.blogspot.com/

  • Anonymous

    Any man that covets another mans mouth and rear end has some serious mental issues!!

  • Anonymous

    Unless you’ve been in a forward unit you don’t know wth your talking about!

  • South East Asian

    Does Ann Coulter and other pro-Israel neocon republican know that Israeli defense force allows women,LBGT arab muslims(Allah Forbid!) and other minorities to serve everywhere openly and freely?

    On top of that they have many official IDF parades to celebrate their contributions too.

    Mainstream Neocons really need to get on with the times.

    Neocons if you really don’t want LBGT to serve, you can make protests or rallies to privatize and cut off government funding for the US military. That’ll be the right thing for you guys to do.

  • Anonymous

    Ann, shut up. You are showing your stupidity, yet again.

  • chuck coffer

    Wallace is a duplicitous prick. He asked a deliberately misleading question for the singlular purpose of trying to make someone look bad on television. What’s to say? The guy is a democrat. That means being a piece of crap is simply part of his life’s work.

  • Ccrazyhorz

    Yep, he sould of PUNCHED him in his GONADS… being IGNORANT is outta the question and deserves a very DIRECT punch/kick.

  • Guest

    You’re right to be afraid, guiseppe46:  you’re definitely in danger in someone around you finds assholes irresistible.

  • Guest

    While we’re on the subject of ignorance, Ccrazyhorz, may I recommend a grammar book?

  • Hagen619dj

    I think alot of the problem is that people don’t want to “see” homosexual behavior. The idea of two men or two women  showing off in front of others makes hetersexuals revolted. Alot of hetersexuals don’t want a gay person starring at them while showering or  in a naked appearance. Their common statements is that “That —- had better not be starring at my junk!”    The knowledge of two men coverting with putting their penis in the mouth or rectum of another man is revolting.  Don’t they know what lays in the rectum? HPV comes from this action. As with two women, it has been proven that saliva is causing cancer in females cervix/vaginal areas.  Why would you want to do that?  Because your gay and can’t help yourself. You have a kinky way of exploring sex the dangers don’t bother them; so what the heck…if it feels good do it!  But then, when a medical problem arrives then they want medical help with that.

  • Hagen619dj

    Well said.  Thank you.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IC7HRBJRXKA7IKTTZS5W3UIECQ Agent of Truth

    Now here’s two GOP idiots who should get married….or at least do lesbo porn with each other.  What a couple of idealog losers.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IC7HRBJRXKA7IKTTZS5W3UIECQ Agent of Truth

    Now here’s two GOP idiots who should get married….or at least do lesbo porn with each other.  What a couple of idealog losers.

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