Would CNBC have given airtime to Adolf Hitler???

So, as most of you probably know, conservative whore Ann Coulter said some pretty remarkable things on an episode of CNBC's "The Big Idea" this week. Of course, Coulter has made her fame and fortune spewing hate. But this was a little extreme, even for her, which is why the mainstream media has picked up on it.

Offering her version of a dream America, Coulter discussed the 2004 Republican National Convention in this exchange with host Donny Deutsch:

COULTER: Well, OK, take the Republican National Convention. People were happy. They're Christian. They're tolerant. They defend America, they --

DEUTSCH: Christian -- so we should be Christian? It would be better if we were all Christian?

COULTER: Yes.

DEUTSCH: We should all be Christian?

COULTER: Yes. Would you like to come to church with me, Donny?

Now. I'll set aside her ridiculous assumption that EVERYONE at the 2004 RNC was Christian. I don't believe that's true, but it's not relevant. She goes on to add that Jews simply need to be "perfected." (Side note: This is a common argument among evangelicals, one that makes me incredibly nervous about their increasing support for Israel.)

How can this hateful woman surprise anyone anymore? This is the woman who said John Edwards' haircut made him look like a "faggot."

This is a woman who said, of a group of 9/11 widows, "I’ve never seen people enjoying their husbands’ deaths so much."

And: "It would be a much better country if women did not vote."

And amazingly, she said this: "Frankly, I'm not a big fan of the First Amendment." Amazing, because the First Amendment gives her the freedom to preach her hate.

So anyone who is surprised by the venom that drips from her fangs is a fool. But what is really frustrating is that the hosts, producers, and creators of these shows where she preaches her hate then act surprised when Coulter simply does what she always does.

Donny Deutsch pretended to be dismayed and offended on the show, and CNBC moved quickly to distance themselves from Coulter's remarks.

What the fuck did they expect??? When you invite a cow into your home, should you be surprised when it takes a shit all over your carpet?

So I lay the blame not on Coulter -- I'm beyond holding her to any sort of human standard. The excrement that comes out of her mouth has lost the ability to shock me.

Instead, I blame CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and the other mainstream TV networks in this country for allowing her to peddle her hate on their airwaves. According to mediamatters.org, Coulter has appeared on the NBC family of networks (NBC, MSNBC, CNBC) a whopping 194 times in the last decade.

While Coulter has the right to say whatever she wants (even though she's not a "big fan" of free speech), the networks don't have to continue to give her a soapbox for her hate. That's why I strongly support the petition being circulated online by the National Jewish Democratic Council in the wake of her anti-Semitic nonsense.

The petition encourages the networks to quit inviting her. A simple answer. Let's stop giving the bitch airtime to preach her hatred.

Please, click the button at right and sign the NJDC's petition today.

*(the quotes above, and lots more vile Coulter quotes available at Wikiquote.)