"I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards, but it turns out that you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' so I'm - so, kind of at an impasse, can't really talk about Edwards, so I think I'll just conclude here and take your questions." -- Conservative commentator Ann Coulter

Of course the democrat shock and awe response is pretty over the top. John Edwards himself was so upset by the remarks that he could only be consoled by money.

Edwards' campaign posted the video on their Web site [to make sure everyone sees it], and asked readers to help them "raise $100,000 in 'Coulter Cash' this week to keep this campaign charging ahead and fight back against the politics of bigotry."

Faggot seems to be the n-word for gays. Its okay if they use it, but straight people aren't allowed to use it. Case in point, the recently defunct gayblogger: Faggoty-ass Faggot.

UPDATE: Heh. Ann Coulter clarified her remarks:

"C'mon, it was a joke. I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards. That would be mean."