Dan Borchers is a long-time right-wing activist, with one key distinction from most right-wing activists: Over the years, he has taken on the perhaps oxymoronic task of promoting an ethical conservatism. One of his websites, Coulter Watch, devotes itself to exposing the exterminationist underpinnings of Ms. Coulter's "philosophy" as expressed in her writings and utterances. In Borchers' own words:
Coulter Watch is a site that promotes the proposition that Conservatism can only endure as a viable and vibrant movement if it maintains a commitment to the core character traits of honor and integrity, honesty and virtue.
Last night, Ann Coulter's bodyguards rebutted Borchers' arguments, not with hate speech or a venomous editorial, but with fists....
Lydia Cornell, a well-established right-wing activist in her own right, fills in the details here:
Ann Coulter's Bodyguards Harrass Conservative
Lydia Cornell
Urgent CPAC report:
The MSM, Media Matters, Wonkette and Olbermann -- and whoever else you know -- needs to know about this: Just a few hours ago, my friend Dan Borchers (conservative Christian who is writing a book about Ann Coulter's
"extermination speak") was bodily wrestled out of CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) by 4 of Ann Coulter's bodyguards,
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(two claimed they were CPAC security.) They staged the whole thing, followed him with a camera, cut his hand, tried to pry his name tag and credentials off from his neck, physically WRESTLED him out of the hotel, and shoved him.
His crime: asking a question of another author (Mark Smith) about Ann Coulter, and about the Paula Jones case. Borchers had spent money, bought tickets, took time off work and traveled from Maryland as he does every year, to be at CPAC. He is a lifelong Republican, a conservative military veteran, whose only crime is being morally offended by the way conservatism has been ruined by people like Coulter who indulge in hate speak. He believes it is his moral obligation to bring attention to this, and that "evil triumphs when good men do nothing."
Borchers is the most mild-mannered, humble Christian. His crime? He is guilty of being critical of the way Ann Coulter has "mainstreamed extremism" and has written articles about her. He accused her of plagiarizing her early books, and at the CPAC conference two years ago, he tried to distribute press kits calling for Coulter to stop her hate speak.
Borchers had been a thorn in the side of the corruptors within conservative ranks for some time. The bio page of his flagship site explains his well-intentioned if ultimately fruitless goal:
Citizens for Principled Conservatism ( www.principledconservative.org) is a nationwide network of citizens seeking the restoration of conservative principles and ideals, goals and behavior within the Conservative Movement. We believe that the exaltation of extremist elements within the Conservative Movement is emblematic of the moral and ideological corruption which has invaded Conservatism. CPC seeks to counter this dangerous development.
The above link has further links to other of Borchers' sincere if misquided efforts to promote a truly ethical right-wing conservatism.
Why had the librul media not told us of Borchers' scathing views of their little blonde darling before? Perhaps they didn't want us to know. In any event, we already knew plagiarism, lies, and exterminationist hate speech were all just par for Ms. Coulter's course. Now we can add goon squad thuggery to the list.