As we all know, Ann Coulter's protruberant Adam's Apple called John Edwards a faggot at the conservatives' annual Konklave, CPAC. But you'd never know that from Beltway Teabagger Adam Nagourney's "coverage". Here's what he writes about Le Coulter's slur:

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Of course, Nagourney does "report" that the audience thought Willard Mitt Romney was terrific:

“[Romney] knocked this speech out of the park,” said Paloma A. Zepeda, a marketing consultant and conservative blogger who said she came into the room with “serious doubts” about Mr. Romney, and left saying she was leaning toward supporting him. By contrast, she said, Mr. Giuliani “took a risk by coming to C.P.A.C., and he managed to not allay a single conservative fear about a Giuliani candidacy.”

So, faced with the opportunity to actually ask a conservative a challenging question what does Nags do?

Well, nothing.

After all, it wouldn't be civil to ask smooth, nice-guy Willard Mitt Romney a question like this, for example:

Q: Mr. Romney, do you believe that the media--and specifically FOX "news"--should repudiate Ann Coulter's statement that John Edwards is a faggot by cancelling her existing bookings and refusing to book her again?

And a followup:

Q: Mr. Romney, here's a simple yes or no question. Do you believe that Leviticus 20:13 has any relevance at all to public policy in the year 2007?

And a followup:

Q: Mr. Romney, do you believe that closeted gay Repuiblicans should be outed and removed from office?

Now, maybe these questions just aren't deferential enough for Nags. But you'd think he could work up his courage to at least mention the story to the conservatives at CPAC, and get some reactions.

But n-o-o-o-o-o!

UPDATE Now Nags actually writes the story. Sorta. All the candidates are issuing statements blah blah blah. It would still be nice to see some of the questions I raise above asked, if not answered.