Limbaugh Offends Women, Gays, Blacks and Jews in One Show

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2007 During a recent radio show, Rush Limbaugh chortled over a newspaper headline that playfully asked whether John Edwards would be "the first woman president." Limbaugh asked who would design the candidate's inaugural dress, played "I Am Woman" as Edwards' theme song and repeatedly called out to fellow bigot Ann Coulter, as if soliciting a pat on the back. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Papers Nix Coulter’s Column

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2007 A number of newspapers around the country have dropped Ann Coulter's syndicated column following her now-notorious homophobic zinger at a conference of conservatives last week. In addition to the three papers Editor & Publisher tallied Thursday, Media Matters on Friday named two more dailies that have had it with Coulter's antics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Soiling the Throne

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Coulter’s Slur Puts Spotlight on Edwards

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 7, 2007 Thank you, Ann Coulter, for boosting the principled but media-neglected presidential candidacy of John Edwards. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Coulter Calls Edwards a ‘Faggot’ at Right-Wing Meeting

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2007 Ann Coulter tried out some reliably juvenile new material at Friday's Conservative Political Action Conference "I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards," she cracked, "but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word faggot, so I can't really talk about Edwards" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Let’s Get Out of the 2002 Trap

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Feb 22, 2007 Primary voters and pundits should stop browbeating Clinton over her Iraq war vote and instead take a hard look at her and the other candidates' plans for Iraq. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Perils of Cyberbaggage

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Feb 22, 2007 Politicians know all too well the impact the blogosphere can have on their careers, but bloggers themselves are discovering their words can come back to haunt them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

An Amnesiac Healthcare Plan

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Feb 8, 2007 John Edwards' proposal for universal healthcare suffers from the same flaws as Hillary Clinton's ill-fated plan of 1993. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2008 Hopefuls Find New Media a Mixed Blessing

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2007 This great NY Times story highlights the ways in which White House contenders are having to contend with game-changing technologies like YouTube (Videos mentioned: Hillary's national anthem; John Edwards' primping, etc). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary’s Way

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jan 25, 2007 She may lack Obama's charisma and Edwards' poise, but Sen. Clinton has made fools of her naysayers before. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

E.J. Dionne Jr.: Two Taxed Americas

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jan 20, 2007 John Edwards' plan for running a higher budget deficit to pay for universal healthcare coverage has the virtue of being honest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Edwards Aide Denounces Bush’s ‘Total Bull’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2007 John Edwards' new campaign manager, David Bonior, introduced himself to supporters Wednesday by calling President Bush's assertion that Congress can't stop him from sending more troops to Iraq "total bull." In a fiery e-mail, Bonior went on to chastise Democrats for not cutting off funds for Bush's escalation of the war: "If you hear a member of Congress say 'non-binding resolution,' then you're really hearing them say 'pass the buck.' " Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )