AVOIDING ANNIE OF THE 7 WORDS

Oopsy! Many in the GOP think Annie went a tad too far but maybe they shouldn't have invited her in the first place! (Ya think?)


G.O.P. Candidates Criticize Slur by Conservative Author
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Published: March 4, 2007
NY TIMES


The remarks by Ann Coulter, an author who regularly speaks at conservative events, were sharply denounced by the candidates, Senator John McCain of Arizona, Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts. Their statements came after Democrats, gay rights groups and bloggers raised a storm of protest over the remarks.

The criticisms by the Republican candidates put them in a difficult position because the Conservative Political Action Conference has been gathering for conservative and Republican leaders for over 25 years.

The speakers this year included Vice President Dick Cheney and most of the presidential candidates, whose presence suggested the political influence the group holds in the party’s nominating process.

Of the major Republican candidates, only Mr. McCain did not attend