Ann Coulter is learning the hard way that calling someone a "faggot" is quickly becoming less acceptable in our society. Republican candidates are denouncing the conservative commentator for using the anti-gay epithet in reference to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.
I'm not sure how outraged Sen. John McCain of Arizona, Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts really are over her statements but after Democrats, gay rights groups and bloggers raised a storm of protest, they all think she's the devil not wearing Prada.
Here is her quote while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference Friday: "I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word [expletive], so I – so kind of an impasse, can't really talk about Edwards."

This is the response from the Edwards' campaign: "John was singled out for a personal attack because the Republican establishment knows he poses the greatest threat to their power. Since they have nothing real to use against him, Coulter's resorting to the classic right-wing strategy of riling up hate to smear a progressive champion."

Coulter, asked for a reaction to the Republican criticism, said in an e-mail message: "C'mon, it was a joke. I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards. That would be mean."

Of the major Republican candidates, only McCain did not attend the conference where Coulter made her "joke," but he denounced her remarks on Saturday saying through a spokesman that "The comments were wildly inappropriate." Giuliani said: "The comments were completely inappropriate and there should be no place for such name-calling in political debate." A spokesman for Romney, who Coulter said she will probably be supporting said: "It was an offensive remark. Gov. Romney believes all people should be treated with dignity and respect."

Gee, who knew that Mitt Romney was so supportive of gay people?