Media Matters and other leftwing blogs have played to type and gone balistic about Ann Coulter playing to type. Apparently, at C-PAC she said some foolish/insensitive/offensive/glib/inappropriately funny things [use whatever word you want]. In response, I’m getting dozens of emails from people, many of whom pretend that their email reflects their own original insights even though they are remarkably similar to other emails I’ve gotten. They demand to know why I won’t denounce Ann’s remarks etc, etc, when I’m eager to condemn liberals who uses similar — or equally offensive — rhetoric (I don’t think many liberals describe Muslims as “ragheads”).

My “reluctance” to discuss Ann has very little to do with any double standard and more to do with a more general unwillingness to talk about her routine at all. But, even though I think Media Matters is something of a joke, that doesn’t mean the point isn’t valid. I don’t think Ann does anybody but herself any good when she jokes about killing presidents, Supreme Court justices or uses terms like raghead. I don’t think she should do it and I don’t think conservatives should applaud it. I’m all for shattering the stereotype that conservatives can’t tell a joke, but that doesn’t mean any joke is worth making just because it gets a laugh (indeed, some jokes shouldn’t be made for fear that they will generate a laugh). Regardless, if anyone thinks Ann is going to stop her act simply because she gets heat from the likes of me, they’re crazy.

Update: American Mind has links to various blogger reactions.