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Members of the audience seemed startled, then many clapped, and she proceeded to open the floor to questions, reported EditorandPublisher.com — After her comments, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued a press release expressing his outrage. Dean called Coulter's remarks 'hate-filled and bigoted.'

Discussion: The Corner, Right Wing News, The Strata-Sphere, Pam's House Blend, Argghhh!, Neocon Express and Decision '08

Nico / Think Progress:

Coulter: I Would Talk About Edwards But "You Have To Go Into Rehab If You Use The Word 'Faggot'" — Speaking today at the Conservative Political Action Conference, right-wing pundit Ann Coulter said: "I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards …

Bryan / Hot Air:

Thanks, Ann; Update: Audio added; Update: Video added — Ann Coulter is speaking at CPAC as I write. As is typical, she gave a brief speech full of her usual witticisms, including a few brilliant attacks on Al Gore's green hypocrisy. All was good. Untill the last few seconds, when she launched into a joke about John Edwards.

Discussion: Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, protein wisdom, The News Buckit and Right Voices

John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:

Cheney, GOP prez candidates, called on to condemn Ann Coulter for calling John Edwards a "faggot" today — From the Human Rights Campaign:

Discussion: The Raw Story, MyDD and DownWithTyranny!

Sean Hackbarth / The American Mind:

ANN COULTER USES GAY SLUR AT CPAC — Ann Coulter almost made it through her CPAC speech without looking like a complete buffoon. She wasn't funny, she rarely is, but she's an attention whore. Near the end of her speech she said she wouldn't talk about John Edwards because " …

Discussion: Riehl World View, Blue Crab Boulevard, Ace of Spades HQ and seejanemom

Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:

GOP candidates woo key conservatives — Giuliani and Romney draw large crowds while Ann Coulter's remarks prove to be the most controversial. — WASHINGTON — Republican presidential contenders Rudolph W. Giuliani and Mitt Romney made their case to influential conservatives Friday …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters and New York Times

Media Matters for America:

Coulter reference to Edwards as "faggot" gives rise to questions for media — In a March 2 speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), right-wing pundit Ann Coulter said she "can't really talk about" Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards (NC) …

Discussion: Democrats.com

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:

Coulter Said What? (Bumped) — Ann Coulter is speaking at the moment, and drawing a huge crowd — with longer lines than those for the Rudy Giuliani. She's definitely one of the stars here at CPAC, and I listened to the audio stream for a bit while she opened her speech.

Discussion: A Second Hand Conjecture, Ankle Biting Pundits, The Heretik, Winds of Change.NET and Ace of Spades HQ

SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:

Coulter @ CPAC: I would comment on John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot.' — It's nice to see the conservatives at CPAC embrace and cheer on someone like Coultergeist. She's really a beacon of responsible conservative commentary, no?

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Nitpicker, Hullabaloo, Jesus' General, AMERICAblog, The Impolitic, TheNewsHole and Pandagon

Tracy Russo / Democratic National Committee:

Governor Dean Blasts Coulter's Slur, Calls on GOP Presidential Candidates to Denounce It — During her presentation to today's Conservative Political Action Convention (CPAC), political pundit Ann Coulter used the word "faggot" to describe a Democratic presidential candidate.

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: Coulter In Her Element — "I was going to talk about John Edwards …

Redstate: The Shunning of Ann Coulter

James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Ann Coulter Calls John Edwards 'Faggot'

Discussion: Fausta's blog

Dean Barnett / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog: On Ann Coulter

hrc.org: GAY CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP CONDEMNS ANN COULTER'S REMARKS AS "VILE" AND "DISGUSTING"

David Lightman / Hartford Courant:

Lieberman To Deliver Democratic Address — WASHINGTON — Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman plans to deliver the Democrats' radio response to President Bush Saturday and urge that the president and Congress "hold the Pentagon and Army chain of command accountable for the neglect of our soldiers at Walter Reed" Army Medical Center.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Firedoglake, Jules Crittenden, Oliver Willis and Riehl World View

Robert Burns / Associated Press:

Army Secretary Resigns in Scandal's Wake — WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey abruptly stepped down Friday as the Bush administration struggled to cope with the fallout from a scandal over substandard conditions for wounded Iraq soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Discussion: The Impolitic, Michelle Malkin, AMERICAblog, Stop The ACLU, Taylor Marsh, Think Progress, Washington Post, BLACKFIVE and Don Surber

CNN:
Army secretary quits in wake of hospital scandal

Discussion: All Spin Zone and PoliBlog (TM)

David S. Cloud / New York Times:
Army Secretary Is Ousted in Furor Over Hospital Care

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Blogcritics Section

William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bush Orders Review of Service Members' Care

Discussion: CNN Political Ticker, Hot Air, On Deadline, Outside The Beltway, NewsHog and The Carpetbagger Report

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
Former Head of Walter Reed Hospital to Testify Before National Security Subcommittee

Discussion: Danger Room and The Gavel

Washington Post:

White House Backed U.S. Attorney Firings, Officials Say — The White House approved the firings of seven U.S. attorneys late last year after senior Justice Department officials identified the prosecutors they believed were not doing enough to carry out President Bush's policies on immigration …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Talking Points Memo, Political Animal, Daily Kos and DownWithTyranny!

Dahlia Lithwick / Slate: THE PURGE OF U.S. ATTORNEYS (PARTIALLY) EXPLAINED.

David Johnston / New York Times:
House Panel Subpoenas 4 Prosecutors of 8 Ousted

Discussion: JURIST and ACSBlog

Scott Eric Kaufman / Acephalous:

"Show Me Your Work," Filthy-Mouthed Liberals Politely Demand — So that thing about filthy-mouthed liberals? Something seemed—I don't know—off about those numbers. Quick exercise: I'm from the South. I know what patriotic Americans sound like after church on Sundays when, for example, someone scores on 'dem Saints.

Discussion: skippy the bush kangaroo, Liberal Values, Unqualified Offerings and Whiskey Fire

Kevin Drum / Political Animal: SMELLING SALTS WATCH....First a confession: I'm a little weary …

Guardian:

Liechtenstein: no retaliation for Swiss 'invasion' — Mark Oliver and agencies — The Swiss army is not renowned for its aggressive expeditionary adventures - but it does appear to have accidentally invaded Liechtenstein. — According to the Swiss daily Blick, around 170 infantry soldiers …

Discussion: FP Passport, The Moderate Voice, Blue Crab Boulevard and Jules Crittenden

Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Unnervingly creepy photo of the day — Bryan will write about this later, I'm sure, but let me tell you: I was eating dinner when Charles sent me the link to his post, and when I saw the picture I literally dropped the fork and scrambled to the phone to call MM's husband. My hands were still shaking 15 minutes later.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Wizbang and TBogg

Mike Stark / The Huffington Post: What Is Missing at CPAC? — Everyone is here... Michelle Malkin.

Michael Roston / The Raw Story:

Angered by Democrats' drive for 'consensus' on Iraq, some Congressional Progressives will push for withdrawal on floor — Consensus-seeking negotiations on a measure that would limit President Bush's troop escalation in Iraq have angered Congressional Progressives.

Discussion: The American Street and NewsHog

Matt Stoller / MyDD:
The Progressive Convulsions Start

Discussion: The Agonist and Democrats.com

John Hinderaker / News Bloggers Blog:

Hysterical, In A Dubious Cause — This post earlier today by Cenk Uygur is a good example of the hysteria—worse, ill-informed hysteria—that typifies so many liberals when they write on the subject of treatment of detainees. Uygur takes up the cudgels for Jose Padilla, who, Uygur says …

Discussion: The Heretik