When Elizabeth Edwards called in to confront Ann Coulter not only about calling her husband, John Edwards, a "fag" but about making fun of the moment the Edwardses' son died, it was shocking how ill prepared Coulter was to defend her nastiness. Even Chris Matthews seems suddenly appalled to be sitting across from her, and the Republican crowd cheers Edwards on when she makes her point that political discourse, especially for young people just getting into it, needs to be raised and not lowered.

This could be a defining moment for Edwards, Coulter and Republicans. We'll see how much play it gets.

This MSNBC poll doesn't add up...maybe a little Ann Coulter-style voter fraud is at play? She voted twice?