PRESS RELEASE
August 31, 2006

Ann Coulter Joins the Growing Chorus of Radical Voices Supporting Steve Laffey

Coulter Pens Column Claiming
"They Shot the Wrong Lincoln"

(Washington, DC) - "Ann Coulter, the same radical columnist who attacked the 9/11 widows as ‘harpies,’ is now going after Lincoln Chafee," said Sarah Chamberlain Resnick, head of the RMSP PAC. "The column she penned in support of Steve Laffey, filled with her usual venom and anger, is nothing short of disgusting. Sadly, Coulter should feel right at home supporting Steve Laffey – she joins a growing chorus of radical voices supporting his campaign."

Coulter’s latest column is entitled "They Shot the Wrong Lincoln." "Someone should ask Steve Laffey whether he thinks violence is as funny as Ann Coulter apparently does," continued Resnick. "Coulter’s really outdone herself this time – she manages to mock the assassination of one of America’s greatest Presidents, while at the same time advocating violence against a United States Senator."

Ann Coulter is no stranger to advocating violence against her political opponents – Coulter has previously urged the poisoning of a Supreme Court Justice and the bombing of The New York Times building.

The Coulter attack column is filled with the type of angry name-calling that has become her calling card. "Steve Laffey should be absolutely humiliated that someone like Ann Coulter is weighing in on his behalf," continued Resnick. "Quite honestly, if Ann Coulter thinks you are going to represent her values in the Senate, then it’s clear you aren’t going to be representing the values of average Rhode Island Republicans."

Ann Coulter joins a growing chorus of radical voices supporting Steve Laffey. Laffey’s campaign is bankrolled by the ultra-right wing Club for Growth, which is no stranger to the outrageous rhetoric employed by the Ann Coulters of the world. The Club’s President once described seniors as, "the most selfish group in America," and went on to say that, "One of the biggest myths in politics today is this idea that grandparents care about their grandkids."

"The Club for Growth and Ann Coulter are two peas in a pod – both represent the absolute worst in American politics today. On September 12^th the voters in Rhode Island will have their voices heard. We are confident that Rhode Island Republicans will reject the vicious politics of division employed by Ann Coulter and the Club for Growth by voting for Senator Chafee," concluded Resnick.