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Far be it for me to deny anyone their right to speak their minds, that was one of the many freedoms that I and others like me were willing to lay down our lives to protect but even I cannot continue to try and ignore ignorance to such a degree that it makes anyone with any reasonable perception have to read it twice. This was my immediate reaction to something I read titled “ Ann Coulter Blasts Michelle Obama on Race: ‘I Think She’s Just Letting Out Her Reverend Wright Now ’ taken from The Blaze.  Apparently Ms. Coulter was disappointed and dissatisfied with a comment made by the first lady and I know that many of you out there are asking the question of when is she happy about anything this person, this family, these people do or say.  Valid point but can we all just assume that Ms. Coulter is not this full of venom all the time just when she is pushing her radio show or getting paid to come on Fox News and say whatever she wishes.  Okay well maybe not but I would l...

I was somewhat taken aback when I heard Ann Coulter saying something close to “our blacks are better than theirs”.   When did her Republican Party take ownership of conservatism? Being a conservative is not limited to any party and does not tag anyone as a particular member of any party.   There are conservatives who are members of the Democratic Party as well as Independents.   It has never been a big part of any real party to label themselves as one party or another.   We are mostly conservative in some areas while being liberal in others.   We can hold principles from all areas while following either party.   This explains why many of us may agree with those of our own party while also disagreeing with them at the same time. History has taught us that being so lamented in one phase or another limits our ability to compromise and make the tough decision necessary for the betterment of a nation.   No one should ever be in any situation where ...