Ann Coulter is still Ann Coulter—the same love-to-hate-her far right wing demagogue that she always was. But she’s enjoying something of a renaissance in the black community. First she was oh-so-tenderly depicted in season two of The Boondocks (“I fucks with these crab cakes [12]”) and now she’s getting at least a modicum of traction for her stark comments on The View [13] about single mothers taking responsibility for out of control out of wedlock births, specifically, single mothers of multiple kids with multiple fathers.
Although typically a coded attack on single black mothers, this time, Coulter’s comments aren’t being dismissed out of hand. For one thing, it’s not that far off from what Frances Cress Welsing [14] has been telling people for 20 years. And sistapundit Kelli Goff agreeing with Coulter [15] writes for The Huffington Post, “If anything, Coulter’s assertion that single motherhood, not race, is the real indicator when it comes to socio-political issues, like crime, may be one of the least racist things she has ever said.”
For two mornings in a row, The Buzz has listened to callers on The Russ Parr Morning Show debate Coulter’s comments, and there seem to be two camps—A. single dads are half-stepping, or B. single moms are trifling. The Buzz has to weigh in here—has anybody ever heard of condoms? If Jimmy is wearing a hat, nine times out of 10, you don’t have to worry about whether or not the father is a good provider, or even a good guy. Ladies and gentlemen, if you like it then you should have put a sleeve on it. Stop off in aisle 12 at Target for a three-pack and keep it moving: “loaf of bread, quart of milk, stick of butter,” toothpaste, lotion...condoms. How is this hard? Got Milk? No, but…
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