[jyl]

It is a strange thing that some words are used among certain groups of people to address each other in a friendly way, and also used by other people to attack and demean that group of people.

"Nigger" is the classic example. "******" is another. "Chink" is one I heard growing up.

I guess you have to decide if Coulter was trying to compliment, or to attack, Edwards by calling him a "******".

I think it is pretty obvious how she meant it, and how the crowd took it, but I guess you can try to spin it however you wish.