Hillary rips Coulter for smearing terror widows (Update: Coulter responds) (Update: Coulter slammed — by Hugh Hewitt?)
posted at 3:31 pm on June 7, 2006 by Allahpundit
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The bad news is, she’s right.
The good news is, it gives me an excuse to re-run this.

Why, it’s a catfight of Olympic proportions!
Update: Ace isn’t thrilled with her either: “[T]his nastiness is uncalled for. Even if something is actually felt deep inside — even if you’re filled with toxic hatred for very annoying, very presumptuous, very left-leaning women with an overweening sense of entitlement — most people would find less abrasive ways to express such an emotion.”
Update: Drudge scoops with Coulter’s response:
ANN COULTER RESPONDS TO SENATOR CLINTON: ‘BEFORE CRITICIZING OTHERS FOR BEING ‘MEAN’ TO WOMEN, PERHAPS HILLARY SHOULD TALK TO HER HUSBAND WHO WAS ACCUSED OF RAPE BY JUANITA BROADDRICK AND WAS GROPING KATHLEEN WILLEY AT THE VERY MOMENT WILLEY’S HUSBAND WAS COMMITTING SUICIDE.’
Update: Hugh Hewitt(!) lays into Coulter. Wow.
Update: Here’s what Michelle had to say about AC in February after she popped off about “ragheads” at CPAC. And here’s Dorothy Rabinowitz writing about the terror widows in 2004. Believe it or not, there is a way to make Coulter’s point tactfully.
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These widows apparently enjoy using their dead husband as a shield to block off criticism.
How can you guys fall for it?
easy87us on June 7, 2006 at 9:16 PM
Hugh wrote:”Ann Coulter owes an apology to the widows of 9/11, and she should issue it immediate”
Huge, I think you owe Ann an apology!
easy87us on June 7, 2006 at 9:26 PM
I stand corrected. Reading more about the jersey girls, listening to Ann on H&C and not rushing, as I did earlier…
GO Ann, I AM behind you. You are correct with the left using people hit by tragedy to put messages across that we aren’t supposed to challenge. The J girls opened this door, and now they owe it to their husbands to look at themselves a little closer. Politics is a brutal game and they put themselves into this arena.
Now to buy Ann’s book. Thank goodness she had the courage to do this.
shooter on June 7, 2006 at 9:30 PM
Allah, please stop using who said this and who said what to defend your position that you claimed Hillary is correct!
Argue with logic and lay out your reason.
How can you prove the word “enjoy”s inaccurate? Whether we think it is over board or not is immaterial in argument.
If you want to win an argument over Ann and convince her to apologize, you should use logic. Prove her wrong.
Since I cannot prove Ann wrong. So she is free to use it without apology.
If you truly want to guard the freedom of speech, this is the time.
easy87us on June 7, 2006 at 9:35 PM
Hugh Hewitt, I welcome your comment.
Remember…”FREEDOM OF SPEECH”.
Ann, I don’t think you need to apologize to anyone.
This is your right to criticize!
easy87us on June 7, 2006 at 9:40 PM
I get the impression that Reuters, Hewitt and some others are playing dumb to their audience and trying to create a perception that Coulter was trashing all the people who lost love ones on 9/11, when it’s obvious she’s talking about the widows who were using their husbands’ deaths to advance their psycho political agendas.
It is similar to what they did with Tom Tancredo’s remarks a few months ago about bombing Islamic holy sites if the US is nuked. The usual suspects would leave out the “nuked US” part when reporting the story and the story became “Tancredo wants to nuke Mecca”.
Perchant on June 7, 2006 at 9:47 PM
Gee, all this angst over the four Jersey Cows. Let’s get real folks, they dragged their husbands’ dead bodies all over television to promote their leftist political agenda.
calnevari on June 7, 2006 at 9:47 PM
I think you can make the point that certain of the 9/11 widows seem to be trading on their status as victims to poison the well of discourse without calling them “broads” or accusing them of revelling in their husbands’ deaths.
Or, in other words, I think Coulter’s underlying point was valid, but I think the manner in which she made that point was disgraceful.
Centerfire on June 7, 2006 at 9:53 PM
Let me put it this way:
There are very few people whom I trust they speak the truth regardless of the consequences, among those people is Ann Coulter.
If you can’t bear listening to Ann, then shut up.
The truth hurts sometimes. It hurts sensitive, politically correct people.
Ann Coulter, Michael Savage and Michelle Malkin are indispensable, irreplaceable. They are TRUE Conservatives.
CatholicConservative on June 7, 2006 at 10:07 PM
This semi-conservative rift highlights many things. First of all, these upstart pundits have egos like anyone else. A few of them clearly want to distance themself from Ann for any number of reasons. Bear in mind, they are trying to distance themselves from Ann - not the other way around, so that should clarify precisely just who is bigger. This reminds me of hearing Victor Davis Hanson disparage Rush Limbaugh. It’s all born out of ego, and quite sad to see.
Secondly, being a person very similar to Ann I can completely relate to the unease many have with her tack. Many people are personally uncomfortable saying (or even thinking) what she does and gosh darn it, in a huff of their own self-righteousness, they pronounce it must be wrong for anyone to say it. How’s that for egocentrism?
Expect this week for a bunch of other 9/11 widows to publicly agree with Ann.
I dare Hugh to criticize THOSE widows.
CaptiousNut on June 7, 2006 at 10:10 PM
Disgraceful or not,
whoever try to force Ann to submit,
are just like the little Red Guards during the cultural revolution.
Some people may shed their cover, but their underlying quality never changes,
in moment like this, they show their true color.
They suddenly forgot that there is Freedom of Speech in our country.
You can criticize Ann, but you should not ask her to apologize. You see, Little Red Guards asked their victim to apologize too. Demanding apology is a form of force submission.
We should not do that here, not in America.
As long as Easy87us still breathing, I shall defend Ann’s, and your, and Hugh Hewitt’s right to criticize.
easy87us on June 7, 2006 at 10:15 PM
Hugh Hewitt misspoke I’m sure. Or is it he’s just jealous because Ann said what he’s always to say but didn’t have the balls? You go Ann……it’s you that deserves the apology……..from nutless Hewitt
darwin on June 7, 2006 at 10:22 PM
Hugh should apologize because he did not state the fact accurately and that could damage Ann’s reputation.
easy87us on June 7, 2006 at 10:27 PM
I know Ann Coulter drives people crazy with her rhetoric, BUT…who here hasn’t criticized that “Mother” Sheehan moonbat in the same way? What’s the difference?
Maybe Hewitt hasn’t. Not sure if there are too many others on our side who haven’t, though. (I certainly have.)
Seems to me that Coulter’s comments just raised the visibility of the Jersey Girls about 1000% (I’d never heard of ‘em before, actually). You know what they say, all publicity is good publicity…
bamapachyderm on June 7, 2006 at 10:40 PM
Ann Coulter-
Marketing genius.
Cajones to spare.
Spot on with her points.
If nothing else, I am THRILLED that the Chris Matthews gals will never be able to show themselves off as pure as the driven snow again. If for nothing else, thank you for that Ann.
Sugar Land on June 7, 2006 at 10:43 PM
Glad to see so many wacknut Republicans agreeing with “Christian” Ann Coulter.
Please. Keep doing it. In fact, do it out in public where everyone can see and hear you. Keep saying that these women are “enjoying” their husbands deaths. Keep standing behind Ann after she is on record calling Muslims “ragheads.” Keep standing behind “Christian” Ann after she said McVeigh should have blown up the NY Times building.
You frothy-mouthed trailer-trash wackos really have no boundries to your extremism, hate, and hypocrisy. Ann could call for another genocide of the Jews (for a million dollar book deal, of course) and you morons would follow right behind her every step of the way.
I’m glad Ann Coulter exists so that she can pull the mask off so many of you phony extremist right-wing trash.
It’s a shame the Republican party has been completely corrupted by hateful, bigoted, extremist sociopaths.
Kudos to those brave conservatives who have stood up to Ann.
better off blue on June 7, 2006 at 10:49 PM
Are you people serious? Those Jersey Girls will get so much more respect after this.
You people really don’t know how politics work, do you? Some right-wing she-man visciously attacks widow’s who’s husbands died in 9/11, and you seriously think the American public is going to take Ann’s side?
Have fun living in right-wing sociopath fantasy land!
LOL HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
better off blue on June 7, 2006 at 10:52 PM
I agree with the sentiment she expressed; the word ‘enjoy’ is questionable, however.
Lets look at John Walsh for a second. He worked in hotel marketing before his son Adam was kidnapped and murdered. This murder caused his activism and career change, to the point that he is an actor in movies outside of his “America’s most wanted” series. He has become a well known public presence, and was in fact voted one of People’s 50 mote beautiful people. None of these things would have happened had his son not been killed. One can look at him and see that he has turned a tragedy into an enjoyable life; but to say he enjoys his son’s death would be disgusting.
What Ann said borders on that, perhaps. When I read what the Jersey Girls have said, however, my empathy wanes somewhat. They blame Bush and Rice for what happened, and campaigned for someone who would weaken us further - someone without a single idea that could help improve our safety.
Anyhoo, my 2 cents…
malaking_baboy on June 7, 2006 at 10:55 PM
Never, never, never doubt Ann. Silly silly people. What’s funny is there are people who think she did this to sell books. Whatver. The woman says what’s on her mind and most peoples mind. She’s not afraid of stepping on some toes to do it. Thank god for people like her. The things she says she says for many people unlike politicians on either side who speak for nobody that I know of. We have developed a culture who is afraid to hurt somebody’s feelings or offend them. Screw that. I’d rather know you didn’t like me than have you lie to my face. At least I’d know where you are coming from.
Go Ann! Love the hair myself.
gator70 on June 7, 2006 at 10:59 PM
The reaction to her statements from both the right and the left just basically reaffirm her point.
The Jersey girls are only 4 out of hundreds of widows who lost someone on 9/11. Then proceeded to use their victim hood as insulation against criticism for their obvious attempt at political machinations.
But,apparently, the point will again be lost in the noise.
Cpilot on June 7, 2006 at 11:23 PM
Ann rules!
honora… Typical radical liberal spew. When you come unarmed to a battle of wits, clearly your only recourse is personal attacks.
The tall, lanky blonde look you’re referring to is in. Gentlemen prefer blondes. The short, fat, dyke look is definitely out, and more in line with the trailer park reference you spoke of. Don’t look now but your jealousy is showing.
RolandHall on June 7, 2006 at 11:27 PM
btw…..better off blue,
You need to wipe the saliva off your key board.
Cpilot on June 7, 2006 at 11:27 PM
better off blue
The problem with your argument is that no one watches the MSM anymore. The web is #1 medium for receiving news and your little friends on CNN don’t reach a widespread audience. They are unable to really influence the minds of the majority.
You and your ignorant group of dems will all ban together and spew your hate speech to each other and no one will even care.
Ann is awesome and a true inspiration to conservatives because she is truthful and courageous. Unlike the loons on the left like Moore boy, who are ignored because they wouldn’t know the truth if it elbowed them in the face.
cmc on June 7, 2006 at 11:33 PM
CPilot
Great comeback about the saliva? Did you learn that one on the playground today?
Nobody is saying the widow’s can’t be criticized. So enough with the pathetic strawman.
Be real. Ann Coulter doesn’t “criticize.” She levels up some of the most toxic, hateful, slanderous, unchristian, vile personal attacks imaginable. It’s her million dollar job to do so.
As Allah so courageously pointed out - there is a way to criticize with TACT. But Ann’s tact seems to have been replaced with a bulging adam’s apple and a desire to maliciously smear anyone in her way.
But what do I care? Really? Ann is a liberal’s best friend. She’s the face of the Republican party: hateful, contemptuous, vile, toxic, mean, and dirty. She’s exposing so many phony right-wingers for the extremist trash that they are.
So please!!! Keep SUPPPORTING ANN! I urge you! Keep defending her every word! And do it in public where everyday American’s can hear you say that the 9/11 widows are enjoying their husband’s deaths.
Ann Coulter for GOP Presidential Nominee in 2008!
better off blue on June 7, 2006 at 11:39 PM
Better off blue
I’ll make you a deal-e-o.
You demtards keep backing folks like Screamqueen Dean, Whorellary, and Fullo’shitSheehan, and we’ll keep Ann.
Mmmm-kay?
malaking_baboy on June 7, 2006 at 11:44 PM
Great comebacks, CMC! LOL
Keep defending Ann! Please, I urge you! Make Ann the true face of the GOP! Call up your Senators and urge them to pass a Constitutional Amendment make Ann Coulter the official GOP Spokeshero!
Oh, and Moore is ignored? ROTFLMAO! Fahrenheit 911 made $200 million. Highest-grossing documentary of all time. His works garner 100X the attention she-mAnn Coulter could ever get. It must make your blood boil over that he’s so popular! LOL
ANN COULTER FOR GOP NOMINEE IN ‘08!
better off blue on June 7, 2006 at 11:45 PM
malaking_baboy
“Screamqueen Dean, Whorellary, and Fullo’shitSheehan” LOL!
Honestly, did you have to ask your kids to come up with those names, or did you really try to use all 9 of your half-baked braincells to come up with those? LOL From now on kids, try to make your name-calling just a tad bit humorous. Your insults are about as funny as getting lockjaw.
I’ll gladly take “Screamqueen Dean” over transexual-Ann.
better off blue on June 7, 2006 at 11:48 PM
In regards to these conservative blogs who continue to try to separate themselves from Ann, I am very disappointed. We need as many people as we can to speak the truth and be brave during these times of uncertainty. If all of you are out there hiding from the strong conservatives we will never achieve the ideal situation of living in a sane world.
You would rather continue on this path of immorality then to agree with a powerful statement from Ann. With porn, promiscuity, homosexuality, and other harmful behavior becoming a normal societal culture, we are heading toward a socialist society. Ann’s writing is very important to the morale of the conservative people and your negative statements about her only hurt our cause.
I understand that the majority of the negative comments are coming from middle of the road or libertarian people, but you all admit that the country is not going in the correct direction most of the time, so I will pray that you understand the importance of banning together instead of tearing each other apart. Even if you don’t agree with Ann when it comes to her belief system, you could at least focus on the comments you do agree with her on and write about them.
cmc on June 7, 2006 at 11:51 PM
|Great comeback about the saliva? Did you learn that one on |the playground today?
|better off blue
Same place you got this one.
|LOL HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
|better off blue
DU misses you.
Ann Coulter is just one of those people who calls s**t, s**t instead of feces.
You may not like the way the message is conveyed but it’s still spot on.
Red staters get it, and we kicked the Dems behinds in 2004 despite MM’s obvious lies, and we’ll do it again in 2006 and 2008.
So it don’t matter what you blather on about,you still are and always will be, with the losers.
Troll on better off blue…….
Cpilot on June 7, 2006 at 11:57 PM
better off blue
Why would a Democrat like you ridicule Coulter by saying she’s a member of one of the last remaining solid Democrat voting blocks?
You guys aren’t very comfortable in your own skin.
Perchant on June 7, 2006 at 11:58 PM
b.o.b
How quick you are to defend little Moore (or should I say little minded Moore) once all the lawsuits have been settled and he looses all his hard earned (I mean hardly earned) money, he will probably end up on the streets, since his base will no longer want to associate with him. Liars don’t encourage confidence, but I am sure you will be supporting him to the end since you are just as loony as he is.
cmc on June 8, 2006 at 12:07 AM
With regrets I am forced to point out that Hitlary is as right in her statement as she is in her political orientation.
Ann speaks her mind from her position of a political pundit, but the Witches grabbed every bit of fame that they could claim from the deaths of a loved one [?], and they RAN with it. It wasn’t about unanswered questions concerning the facts surrounding 9-11, but instead it was Their chance at geting a bit of fame from the tragedy, and to hell with any mourning the losses of Their loved ones.
Hitlary can feel a kinship with the Witches though. After all, isn’t Hill perhaps the most famous political opprotunist of them all?
As for Ann’s hair, why duck the issue with a total irrelevancy? Ann looks great, and that just infuriates liberals more when they get a good look at the women with liberal tendencies, but again it is a typical case of conservative apples being called liberal raspberries.
DannoJyd on June 8, 2006 at 12:08 AM
Wow, better off blue, why don’t you tell us how you really feel.
calnevari on June 8, 2006 at 12:20 AM
I still don’t know why Hillary has to pick on Ann Coulter. Does she has better things to do? Like finding who Bill spends the night with?
Hillary is over….When she is desperate enough to try to score points from Ann, she is over.
easy87us on June 8, 2006 at 12:23 AM
I’m not sure what the deal is about her hair, the fact that I can enjoy looking at and listening to an intelligent AND attractive woman, is in my opinion a definite plus.
Much better than the unkempt,unwashed slatterns I’ve seen on the left.
I mean BIC razors ain’t that expensive ya know.
Cpilot on June 8, 2006 at 12:25 AM
OK, let us shift the focus on Hillary.
She must be not very busy now. If she is in the middle of things, how in the world she finds time to tickle Ann Coulter?
Man , this is bad. She has time to fool around, like Bill does! I cannot imagine Pelosi or Boxer has any free time to themselves, that is why you don’t see them hassle with Michelle or Ann.
If Hillary is not busy now, it could mean only one thing….SHE IS OUT OF THE LIBERAL CIRCLE!
Mark my words, she is over.
easy87us on June 8, 2006 at 12:32 AM
I have to admit, when I first read Ann’s statement about them “enjoying” their husbands deaths I thought, UH Oh, she went way over the top this time. BUT, I then I watched the interview w/ Matt, did some of my own research and realized, she’s right! Just as Cindy Sheehan is enjoying her “fame” that has come about because of her son’s death, these 4 women are doing the same. I’ve seen Cindy smile while being arrested, fly all over the world fraternizing w/ our enemies, and think about running for office (O.M.G. Can you imagine the horror????!!!) One of the Jersey girls is thinking (or has thought about) running for office, too. I’m going to give them all the benefit of the doubt and believe that they do miss their husbands, cry for them, and hate the fact that they are now sadly single mothers. But there is a difference between using a tragedy to better you life and make changes, and using it (and being used) for a political agenda. Also, expecting to not be criticized for their agenda because of their “victimhood” is just wrong.
I also LOVE Ann’s response to Hillary. Talk about slapping both of the Clintons in one swipe!
StephC on June 8, 2006 at 12:55 AM
Hmm, I just did a search for Ann on Google (sorry!!!) Up popped 3 pictures of her, one which is very anti Ann (the whole swastika thing.) Funny, though, when I do searches on other people, no pics show up at the top of the page as it does for Ann.
StephC on June 8, 2006 at 1:00 AM
30+ posts later, and *no one* seems concerned that her website is down…….
:/
VonHelton on June 8, 2006 at 4:25 AM
OK, I’ve slept on it and had a cup of Starbucks, and I’ve settled on…
GO ANN. YOU ROCK. My only criticism of your book is the big typo on the cover, where it’s supposed to say GODDESS.
I’m disappointed in myself (and Allah, sadly) that I needed Ann and many of you to free me from Hillary’s testicle lockbox. 9/11 widows? How can I get Rush to replay his audio montage today? You know, the one where they’ve spliced together all the grieving “Jersey Girls” reading VERBATIM from the same talking points. Back when I still had balls, I worked up this nice Photoshop of grieving mother Cindy Sheehan. Poor thing…paralyzed with grief.
You know the old AIDS slogan “Silence = Death?” Well, friends, “The New Tone = Death.” We all know what a success that was.
Ann’s harsh? Islamists literally attached their note to Theo Van Gogh via a friggin’ knife through his chest…and the libs STILL won’t read it. But Coulter’s come up with the only comment blunt enough to raise their hackles. She’s doing the job Americans won’t do.
saint kansas on June 8, 2006 at 5:58 AM
better off blue sez:
You people really don’t know how politics work, do you?
Nope. All we know about is winning election after election after election. What is this “politics” you speak of?
Pablo on June 8, 2006 at 6:13 AM
Annes comments remind me of that drunk uncle that no one wants to listen to at the family reunion. He comes in, spouts some outrageous stuff which no one wants to hear, then leaves. Only later do people realize he was right.
Fact is, their are widows who are enjoying their new found celebrity. Just like their are women who enjoyed their newfound celebrity when they murdered their ow children. (Munchausen by proxy) Sure, we can all hide behind knee jerk emotional rhetoric (Ohhh Noeeesssss! it can’t be TruUuuEEEE)
Ann could have said it nicer, but it HAS been said nicer before, and ignored. Now people are energized and yelling about it. In time when the shouting settles down some people may think about it and see her point. namely that the liberals use people who have suffered a tragic loss to promote their myopic vision.
The very fact that people are attempting to restrict Coulters freedom of speech proves her point. You see, nice people would not say anything about the Jersey girls, because of their loss. Ann is not nice, and she pointed out what they are doing. Instead of people thinking of the message, they are tearing apart the messenger.
I do not know about you, But if I am walking into quicksand and a person yells “hey F**Ktard, git your A** out of the sand, you gonna F**king die dumbs**t” I am not going to stand their and quibble with his etiquette. The message is more important then the messenger.
Wyrd on June 8, 2006 at 7:28 AM
I’ll gladly take “Screamqueen Dean” over transexual-Ann.
I hope that wasn’t meant as an insult; we love and respect all sexual orientations here.
Besides, we’ve already established that Ann’s the one with the balls here. Dean? I don’t think a metrosexual is right for the position of Leader of the Free World during a war against Islamist jihadism, but you’re welcome to him.
saint kansas on June 8, 2006 at 7:39 AM
I agree with many of you posting about Hillary and Bill The Rapist. About the Widows, I have no sympathy. I know they campaigned for John Kerry. They turned themselves into a political entity, a political monster - like Abu Musab Al Zaqwari. They shouldn’t now appear to have thin skin.
They, the widows, said they have been slandered by Ann. Laughable… that will go no where.
Concerning Hillary, she commented on Ann Coulter after giving a speech regarding child protection “from exposure to sex- and violence-saturated media.” Mrs. Clinton must have forgotten that New York is inconclusive on Jessica’s Law that would protect you girls - future women from sexual predators, PEDOPHILE!
ar_basin on June 8, 2006 at 7:47 AM
Ann Coulter is intelligent, witty and photogenic. I like some of her stuff even as I am repelled by the rest. Over the edge is wrong. It is just so left wing, why does Ann have to do it? Why do those who claim to be so repelled by the garbage strewn by the left cheer when it is done by the right?
If we go along with trash talk mixed with a little bit of truth how are we different from moveon “less than fully intelligent types?” By being less than intelligent ourselves?
Ann is able to identify so many things we need brought to our attention. Why ruin it by becoming part of the problem by acting the same way that many (tho not all) of the Kos crowd act?
creative dude on June 8, 2006 at 8:08 AM
Ward Churchill called the victinms of 9/11 “little Eichmanns” and the liberal media rallied around to protect him. Using the age old freedom of speech defense. The liberals at CU held rallies in his defense. The media NEVER went on a tirade to denounce him, nor has the NY wench Sen. Hitlery. This selective outrage by the left only further proves Anns point.
roninacreage on June 8, 2006 at 8:33 AM
I just ordered the book — voting with my plastic…
Check out the video with Hannity (?) in the bookstore.
She was saying much more than Dorothy Rabinowitz was saying.
Frank_D on June 8, 2006 at 8:36 AM
Ann is right. She’s not saying that they’re “enjoying” their husbands deaths by throwing a party and laughing it up, but they most certainly are “enjoying” their husbands deaths through opportunistic self-promotion.
If you imagine the four of them grieving quietly as you read Ann’s “enjoying” comment, it’s outrageous. If you understand the truth - that they’ve moved well beyond grieving and are using the deaths politically - as you read her “enjoying” comment, it’s harsh, but appropriate.
MT on June 8, 2006 at 10:03 AM
Personaly, I would like to see the thousands of 9/11 widowers and widows just come out and denounce the four that are using their spouses death to catch some fame.
People are attacking Coulter for her lack of Decorum… Well, propping up your dead husband and standing on his shoulders so you can denounce your government is showing a definite lack of decorum.
Wyrd on June 8, 2006 at 10:28 AM
I completely agree, Wyrd. I think she has a very valid point. The response by both the left and the right show how right she is.
S_que on June 8, 2006 at 10:37 AM
Guys/gals: I am a natural redhead, making me much smarter than blondes and much sexier than brunettes. (Who doesn’t know that right??)
As to bleached blondes with lanky hair: I am recovering from surgery so have been wasting far too much time on blogs (like this one!) and watching trash TV. Conduct this experiement: watch Jerry Springer for a couple of days. Note the hair color and style of the Caucasian women on the program. I rest my case.
Keith O had a funny (if nasty) comment on this: Annie had stated in her book that 1) how do we know these women weren’t on the brink of divorce with their husbands–someone call the non sequitor police–and that 2) they should cash in on their fame by posing for Playboy. Keith comment: “well divorce and posing for Playboy, there’s too things Ann C doesn’t need to worry about.”
Re the cash payoff: this was the doing of the Bush administration, the airlines were scared stiff they would be sued, so everyone got a bucket of cash when signed an agreement not to sue anyone.
My big issue with these folks is not that they speak out on issues–pro war, anti war–they are no more or less entitled to their POV; I object to the notion that their particular opinion on the memorial needs to be given priority. You can’t have it both way–if this was a personal tragedy, then build your own monument, if this was a national tragedy, then back off.
This whole conversation is a bit soul deadening though.
honora on June 8, 2006 at 10:41 AM
F*** Hewitt. If he can’t understand that not everyone needs to make a point with his wishy-washy, please don’t offend anyone, I’m such a good guy, look at me, I’m Hugh Hewitt, I love Harriet Myers style, then screw him. I find him 100x more irratating than Coulter.
msplitt on June 8, 2006 at 10:52 AM
Well, propping up your dead husband and standing on his shoulders so you can denounce your government is showing a definite lack of decorum.
As grotesque an image as that is, it doesn’t even match Cindy Sheehan’s real-life photo shoot stretched out on her son’s grave in a black catsuit for Vanity Fair. Do you suppose she was just lying there as usual when a passerby wandered along with a camera?
More like, “Hey guys, can you knock out some of those gravestones so we can move in the lighting gear? Yeah, we need this to look classy. MAKEUP!”
saint kansas on June 8, 2006 at 11:33 AM
Boo-Hoo. Mommy, mommy, Annie Coulter called me names…..
Losers.
dhimwit on June 8, 2006 at 12:06 PM
Saint Kansas,
wow, simply wow. I did not know she did that. That is truly disgusting. The womans obsesive need to be validated is unbelievable. I am wondering how Casey lived long enough to join the military. Cindy would have drowned him in the bath tub as a baby if she knew she was going to get alot of media attention. Or maybe her severe case of Munchausens hit her late in life.
Wyrd on June 8, 2006 at 12:14 PM
There will always be conservatives (like Hewett and others) who will condemn the brazen actions of Ann. They cannot or will not take the risk - for a variety of reasons that may or may not be legitimate. Once the beach has been secured, however, they will come ashore.
dman on June 8, 2006 at 12:14 PM
better blow off -
Ann Coulter doesn’t need to apologize to anyone.
Her comments might piss off the left, but she’s telling the TRUTH.
For every Ann we have you liberals have 100s** of asshats that say outrageous insensitive things - but the difference is, THEY LEFTS COMMENTS ARE LIES and MISLEADING..
THE THINGS COULTER SAYS WON’T HURT US,
But the liberals comments are harming the war effort and getting our troops killed.
**(Ward Churchill, Rangel, Carter, Belifonte, Dean, Michael Moore, Al Gore, Kerry, Billary, Pelosi, Kennedy/s, Jesse J, Al Sharpton, Farakan, Harry Reid, etc - can anyone else think of any other MURTHA F’ERs out there??)
better blow away - you’re part of the problem
Richard Davis on June 8, 2006 at 12:16 PM
http://tinyurl.com/ko6wc
Nick Berg’s father… everyone…. ssssshhhhhhh! Silence please… this guy’s son died and Abu Musab Al Zahqwari should be elevated above GWB….
(aside: wait, didn’t Al Zahqwari kill Nick Berg…. )
Celebrity Status shouldn’t give someone the floor for all time.
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“I don’t think that Zarqawi is himself responsible for the killings of hundreds of thousands of people in Iraq,” Berg said in a combative television interview with the U.S. Fox News network. “I think George Bush is.
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Ann Coulter appears untouchable - few can hold a candle.
ar_basin on June 8, 2006 at 12:38 PM
Richard Davis, you make a good point, but when you try to put together a list characters on “our side” that one could fashion into a set of “Lunatic Chess Pieces” about all you would get is King=Ted Nugent, Queen=Ann Coulter, maybe Bishop= Father Bill O-Really? But that’s really about it. Soo, do we really want to compete on that level?
PS. Hey O-Really, if your are running out of Span Factor Gear, “Political Lunatic Chess Pieces” would make a great Father’s Day gift idea.
PPS. Nugent & Colter. Hummmm??? Can you imagine their offspring!
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on June 8, 2006 at 12:40 PM
Ann Coulter was completely right. The Jersey Girls were despicable shills for the Kerry campaign and actually ran block as the 9/11 Commission focused on some unpleasant truths about their favorite Democrats. They didn’t want the truth, just their 15 minutes plus, including a different kind of commission.
Coulter’s larger point is an excellent one. The Left has used the dead and infirm to shield itself from criticism. Those who have participated in this pathetic cowardice are not only the Jersey Girls but Cindy Sheehan and the Hollywood ghouls who rolled around Christopher Reeves and didn’t give a damn about his dignity.
Coulter has done the country a favor. For too long, too many tongues were bitten as moonbat degenerates like the Jersey Girls rolled like the dogs they are in the scent of death. You have given us cover now to start bashing these ghoulish media whores.
Take it up a notch, Ann. Most of us support you totally.
godhelpUSA on June 8, 2006 at 1:03 PM
For what it is worth, Ann Coulter is correct in her assessment.
Widows using their deceased husbands to advance a political agenda were called task for their politics. They are not entitled to special protection from the truth or criticism for the views they espouse.
They remind me of the Hollywood gulag standing on stage claiming some special knowledge and enlightenment superior to other people, which we should automatically accept as the proper answer.
Ann has given them the fruits of their labor.
In my opinion you owe Ms. Coulter an apology
MarkB on June 8, 2006 at 1:18 PM
My two cents on this matter is that Allahpundit is right on in his take on this. His link to Dorthy Rabinowitz shows an excellent example of how this should be handled.
EFG on June 8, 2006 at 1:18 PM
While I certainly feel horrible for the pain that these women have suffered, their pain gives them no right to criticize unchecked. Their situation gives them a soapbox to perpetuate their liberal agendas, just like the Dixie Chicks, Alec Baldwin, Barbra Streisand, etal… So, in that respect, I think Ann is right on target. She is one of the few who actually has the balls to speak the truth. hats off to her for that. But, she should have known that she would take a bunch of grief for it. She is brazen and that is what gets her in trouble.
pullingmyhairout on June 8, 2006 at 1:31 PM
I agree with EFG’s comment. Rabinowitz is a thoughtful and engaging journalist–which is hard work, what with all those thoughts that can’t be fully expressed on a bumper sticker.
honora on June 8, 2006 at 1:32 PM
The Bloated Swine going after Ann Coulter and stating her comments are vicious will only sell thousands more of her book.
Hitlery certainly knows vicious.
doingwhatican on June 8, 2006 at 1:35 PM
Well Allahpundit and you EFG are missing the point. Dorthy Rabinowitz may have written about it, but then again who knows about it?
When the smoke clears from the whiny obsessive hand wringing over Ann being so mean, maybe the conversation can turn to this disgusting tactic of the lefts trotting out the “morally infallible” to stifle debate.
Cpilot on June 8, 2006 at 1:44 PM
So the liberal parade Nick Berg’s father out, since his son was murdered by Zarqawi no one can EVER dismiss his assinine idiotic comment about Bush being a bigger murderer then Zarqawi.
Mr. Berg is as bad as the Jersy wives. When he dies he should be one of Zarqawi’s virgins.
He also helps prove Coulters point. The liberals use another deluded fool to shield themselves in fake authority.
Wyrd on June 8, 2006 at 1:50 PM
Cpilots on Course
IMO, Anne was too kind, please google Breitweiser, in 2005 she was an expert on Katrina, in 2006 she called for the death penalty for Karl Rove, John Ascroft and GWB and Mr. Cheney.
Democrats left the civil discourse long ago Coulter just talks to them on a level they understand
EricPWJohnson on June 8, 2006 at 2:12 PM
I don’t know about ‘enjoying’ but for sure ‘milking every drop from’ fits.
And thanks, Better Off Bluenose, for reminding us again why you people keep losing.
ChelleFiche on June 8, 2006 at 2:52 PM
Heard a couple of New Jersey assemblywomen (democommies, of course) are calling for a boycott of “Godless” by Ann Coulter. I’ve already got my own copy, but now I’ll go out this weekend and buy a few more.
Don’t these fools realize this is only helping sell this book?
Liberalism is in and of itself its own religion….twisted much like other extreme belief systems.
doingwhatican on June 8, 2006 at 6:23 PM
Well, I really wasn’t planning on buying “Godless”.
But thanks to Hillary, Letterman, and the various other reactions and comments of the hate-filled politicians, media and ‘celebrities’. I ran out to Walmart this afternoon and bought a copy.
LegendHasIt on June 8, 2006 at 9:17 PM
I have to say this is the best collection of posts I have ever read… Just watched O’Reilly and Hannity & Colmes. Honestly, I’m crushed. Why is it when you catch liberals in blatant hypocrisy that is beyond any reproach, they continue to rant in completely ignorance that they’ve been had? I feel like the victory has somehow been stolen because they are too stupid to realize that they are fools. Alas, at least I have my fellow hotair cohorts to revel with.. Tell me the average Joe got it, even if Bill, Alan and the ditzy blonde liberal on H & C didn’t.
RobertCSampson on June 8, 2006 at 10:13 PM
Dead Pirate - I’m not “trying to compete” with the left, and don’t want to.
I’m just saying that we don’t have anybody (including Ann), that comes close to making the type and volume of outrageous, insensitive, Troop-harming, mean-spirited statements that the Left does - in other words, we’re civilized.
I get tired of hearing people say, “Both sides say outrageous things” - because we all know that THAT is not true, the Left has FAR MORE ASSHATS MAKING OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENTS THAT HARM THE COUNTRY AND CAUSE GRAVE DAMAGE TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY AND GET OUR TROOPS KILLED.
Nothing Ann says will cause harm to our country, but the liberals…. they’re full of people who say things 1000 times worse than Coulter..
Nugent (whom I love) is tame, O’Reilly isn’t even a REAL conservative, - Ann is THE ONLY ONE the left can claim as outrageous, and we know she just tells the truth.
Take Care.
Richard Davis on June 8, 2006 at 10:26 PM
Richard,
She was being too kind, she didn’t write about their marriages before 9/11, she just threw their own words back at them with a couple of mild comments.
Breitweiser is even now advocating the DEATH penalty for Aschroft, Cheney, Rove etc over their planning the 9/22 bombings (she doesn’t call it a terror attack anymore)
She even asked for again a senate seat in the Congress
All coulter did was call it like it was and her reply to Hillary has sent some shock waves through her campaign
EricPWJohnson on June 9, 2006 at 2:18 AM
I’m afraid Coulter has become so right wing she’s left wing. Fascism and communism are extremes yet similiar. Coulter has lost it.
Ron on June 9, 2006 at 2:36 AM
“Does that mean that Ann is just more honest than us “nancy boys”?
Not really. A lot of the time the excuse of “I was just being honest” is just a code for “I’m basically an inconsiderate asshole who cannot be bothered to modify my behavior in even the slightest fashion in order to observe basic conventions of social decency.”"
Loved that part.
THeDRiFTeR on June 9, 2006 at 2:40 AM
I’ll say it again: Ann Coulter is a national treasure and I stand by her completely. What she said about those widows are the facts as she sees and believes them to be. Instead of being angry at Ann; why don’t you check out the activists that she is confronting? I have no sympathy for them or Cindy Sheehan. You all act like these people are the only people to have ever lost a loved one in a violent act. Those situations give NONE OF US the right to say whatever we want and not be challenged on it with the same vitriol. Wake the Hell up. And no… I don’t care if Ace or Allahpundit or Michelle or any other blogger is mad at Ann. Why in God’s name would THAT change my mind about her? Do you guys actually think that Ann’s supporters are that stupid? Do you think that we cannot think for ourselves? Sorry guys but I didn’t drink the “blog-aid”. Half of you are only angry because you don’t have the guts to actually speak the truth like Ann Coulter. The other half of you hated her anyway so why would I care what you think? Pathetic. Again, take a look at her targets and then come back and tell me how horrible Ann Coulter is. If you can do that then you are an idiot; but at least you would be a principled idiot.
Cary on June 9, 2006 at 9:49 AM
“Do you think that we cannot think for ourselves? Sorry guys but I didn’t drink the “blog-aid”. Half of you are only angry because you don’t have the guts to actually speak the truth like Ann Coulter. The other half of you hated her anyway so why would I care what you think? Pathetic.”
OOH, He got all of that one! Right on, Cary. The lack of guts from the right is embarrassing. *snif* “We muthent hurt anyonsth feeeeeeelingths.” *snif*
My God. Again, No wonder the world hates us. Cowards don’t deserve respect.
ecamorg on June 9, 2006 at 10:23 AM
I love Ann Coulter. Yeah she isnt “PC” but that is why I like her. She says what she fells, and a lot of the time what I am thinking. I was having a bad day yesterday, but when I saw Ann on Hannity and Colmes, it put a smile on my face. The fact that Sheehan can call Bush a bastard as well as ither nasty things and Bush can be compared to Hitler, but that is ok. Ann says something about the widows, and she is evil. And who was that democratic strategist on as well, Laura something. She pretty much proved Ann’s points. For all the strategists the dems have, they sure dont say much.
Phytogirl79 on June 9, 2006 at 12:03 PM
Wouldn’t it be interesting if there was a way to find out how many more books Coulter has sold because of Hillary? Because of Letterman? Because of weak-spined conservative bloggers who put sensitivity ahead of truth?
Call Coulter whatever you like, but make no mistake one thing: the girl is a marketing genius. At the moment, she’s got liberal loons and conservative hand-wringers working overtime, 24/7, to sell her book.
The fact that so many people fall for this is pretty funny.
And that little comment I just made probably earned Coulter another 20 bucks.
Free market capitalism. Gotta love it.
Professor Blather on June 9, 2006 at 12:10 PM
I think very few are mad at Ann except the loony left.
However, there are some on the right trying to appear “cool”, “rational”, and “sophisticated”, that they criticized Ann for being “over the top”.
OReilly, happens to be one of them.
Now why under the beautiful flag of ours that some one have to apologize for a comment he or she made but is accurate?
Why does Ann have to seek approval from the nuts and wing dings from the left while she already have the approval from her base? ( OReilly, are you listening? What are you doing with that phone again?)
…when some of you getting onto Ann’s case, you have become…..RINO!
Now that is scary.
easy87us on June 9, 2006 at 12:11 PM
To the poster above who compared the Jersey Goons to John Walsh (Poster = malaking_baboy):
You’ve got a good and interesting point - almost.
But your analogy has one large flaw in it that DOES make an enormous difference.
John Walsh turned his suffering into endless energy to address the problem that caused his suffering. As a result, he’s made real changes in society - wholly positive changes - and changes that were not divisive, or partisan, or self-interested. In the end he’s become famous and presumably wealthy …
So how are the Jersey Goofs different? The answer can be summed up on the response goon-in-chief gave when asked to respond to Coulter: “Responding to Coulter would be as senseless as debating gay marriage …”
HUH?
Do you see the difference yet?
If the Jersey Gaggle had spent the last five years working diligently to improve airport security, to attack infrastructure of global terrorism, to denounce Islamofascism, to urge BOTH parties to work together to make these things happen …. THEN you could compare them to John Walsh.
But that isn’t what they did. Not even close.
What they did was immediately seek the spotlight and use that spotlight for partisan politics.
They have NEVER attacked Al-Queda.
Instead, they have worked to further the far-left partisan politics they already beleived in before 9/11. They’ve worked to become famous specifically to become famous, not to do good. They blame the President rather than the terrorists, and campaigned for an opponent who would clearly have made us LESS safe from terrorists.
And if none of that matters, there’s still the fact that they so obvious really do seem to be enjoying themselves. Find me footage of John Walsh, four years after his son’s death, parading around with a smile on his face for the cameras.
The analogy fails. John Walsh worked to do good and accidentally found fame and fortune. The Jersey Geeks used the fame of their tragedy to seek recognition and advance a completely unrelated agenda (gay marriage?? Huh?).
No comparison.
And they ARE enjoying themselves. Make no mistake. Coulter is right. Tasteless maybe for pointing out what anyone can see … but she’s right.
Professor Blather on June 9, 2006 at 12:26 PM
Hey, totally off-topic, but did y’all read that story on Michelle’s home page about the Denver loony lib college professor who shoved dog crap into the mail slot of their local Republican congresswoman?
Hey - BetterOffBlue - let’s hear your defense for that one?!
Dear Lord … the woman was a middle-aged professor emeritus. And she was stupid enough to drive her own car, use her own dog’s shit, and put it in an envelope with at least part of a frickin’ return address on it.
What is WRONG with liberals? Seriously? I’ve long theorized that to be a liberal requires lowered intelligence and a marked lack of maturity … but college professors resorting to dog poop pranks?
What a completely morally bankrupt ideology.
I would REALLY like to hear some liberal explain this one.
Hmmm. Here’s an on-topic thought: maybe if Ann Coulter just threw a big pile of dog shit at the Jersey Girls, we could all agree that such behavior was perfectly appropriate?
Carry on.
Professor Blather on June 9, 2006 at 12:32 PM
Prof Blather,
Where was all the money when Ann was saying the same stuff years ago and publishers were running from her like the plague? Accusing her of having her beliefs because of money is accusing her of committing fraud on the public and her readers. Her message has been the same since before she was wealthy… put down the kool aid please. Not trying to offend you; just simply challenging your mischaracterization of Ann Coulter.
Cary on June 9, 2006 at 12:33 PM
Cary:
Care to try and point out where you think I said this: “Accusing her of having her beliefs because of money is accusing her of committing fraud on the public and her readers.”
???
Professor Blather on June 9, 2006 at 12:35 PM
Sure Blather,
Right here:
“Call Coulter whatever you like, but make no mistake one thing: the girl is a marketing genius. At the moment, she’s got liberal loons and conservative hand-wringers working overtime, 24/7, to sell her book.
The fact that so many people fall for this is pretty funny.
And that little comment I just made probably earned Coulter another 20 bucks.”
You did not say it in speicific words but your intent is obvious… she does it for money and because of marketing. That is NOT why she does it. Your implication is false in my opinion.
Cary on June 9, 2006 at 12:41 PM
And your characterization of what I wrote is either intentionally obtuse or shows a remarkable lack of reading comprehension skills.
I never even hinted that she doesn’t beleive what she says. It would be strange if I did - since I tend to agree with her most of the time, and do in this particular instance, as well.
Not trying to offend you; just challenging your mischaracterization of what I clearly wrote.
Did you even read the sentence you just cut and pasted?
Do you disagree that Coulter is skilled at marketing?
Do you not agree that blog like this one, comments from people like Hillary and Letterman, and the general babble over Coulter are helping sell her book?
I’d greatly appreciate you not putting words in my mouth in the future. You got it exactly backwards. Congratulations.
And for the record … YOU need to put down the Kool-Aid if you think Coulter does not choose HOW she says things (with the encouragement of her publishers) with a very specific intent to boost sales. To clarify, since you seem to have a minor problem with English: I have never even considered that she doesn’t mean what she says - but it is plainly evident that how and where and when she chooses make certain statements are heavily influenced by marketing concerns. Sigh. And since I apparently need to further clarify: there’s nothing wrong with that; in fact, there’s everything right with it.
Professor Blather on June 9, 2006 at 12:48 PM
I disagree that her statements concerning politics are heavily influenced by marketing concerns. Sorry my writing is not up to your standards. Your statement is wrong in its inherency… I am not attacking whether you agree with her or not. I never made one statement about that.
I will say it again without stuttering this time; because I obviously must have.
Her statements on politics are NOT influenced my marketing concerns. It is shallow of you to even say that. Ann would agree; and has said so herself.
So lets pick up our kool aid glasses and just throw it at each other. Can we move on now or should I repeat what you said over and over again? They were your words and you clarified them even more in the post above responding to me.
“To clarify, since you seem to have a minor problem with English: I have never even considered that she doesn’t mean what she says - but it is plainly evident that how and where and when she chooses make certain statements are heavily influenced by marketing concerns.” -Blather
Nice. Wow, my kool aid statement must be what sent you into personal attacks on my English writing ability and comprehension. Sorry for that one, did not mean to hurt your feelings. You say she is influenced heavily by marketing concerns; I say she is not. Go ahead and make another post after this one so you can refute what I just said and I will not respond in order to stop this string of insults and the childish arguing we have apparently descended into.
Cary on June 9, 2006 at 1:14 PM
Once again you intentionally mischaracterized what I wrote.
I very specifically, repeatedly, unequivocally stated that I do not - do NOT - do NOT (how many times should I repeat this?) - believe that Coulter’s opinions are based on marketing concerns.
And you still have failed to apologize for your initial mischaracterizations.
What I think is is rather obvious is that, like any celebrity, pundit, or artist who relies on publicity for her living, Coulter very carefully chooses the MANNER in which she voices her opinions in order to increase publicity. (Read it again. No - again. Ask someone to explain the big words.)
Now if you sincerely don’t believe a woman who makes her living with a publisher and public relations management, appearing on television and radio, and selling best-selling books … is NOT concerned with increasing publicity … well, enjoy your Kool-Aid. That’s just stupid.
And you know it. I hope.
I’ll hope to see that apology. I won’t hold my breath. It would require integrity.
Professor Blather on June 9, 2006 at 1:21 PM
OK I guess I lied. I will respond.
I hereby apologize for mischaracterizing your statements, sincerely. Here is where I have a problem: You said that “how, where, and what” she says IS influenced heavily by marketing concerns. THAT is what got me kinda pissed off… the “how” part specifically. The publishers deal with marketing; Ann just speaks her mind “how” she has always done.
Again, apologies for the mischaracterization. I have to admit honestly that the attacks on Coulter have gotten me fairly angry at both conservatives and liberals. Saying that marketing influences “how” she says things rubs me the wrong way for some reason. I don’t know why, it just does.
I simply do not agree that “Coulter chooses the MANNER in which she voices her opinions in order to increase publicity”. I guess you can continue to call me stupid for that. If that makes me stupid then stupid I be.
Cary on June 9, 2006 at 1:32 PM
“OK I guess I lied. I will respond.”
What a shocker. I never would have guessed.
“You said that “how, where, and what”"
Once again - an utter fabrication of what I wrote. Look, kid, I’m starting to feel like I’m picking on the handicapped. Do you really have a dyslexia issue perhaps?
Look up above. Carefully. Try to find the phrase you just quoted. You didn’t paraphrase - you used quotes. Find those exact words. Good luck. Here’s a hint: in quoting me, you changed the only word that mattered. You changed the one word I’ve said - over and over and over again - that I do NOT agree with. If you can’t figure this out, just ask.
“I have to admit honestly that the attacks on Coulter have gotten me fairly angry at both conservatives and liberals.”
Which makes it all the more stunningly ironic that you leaped to personally attack ME - since I clearly agree with Coulter generally and, as I stated repeatedly, agree with her actual choice of words in this specific case.
Not only did I not attack her - I’ve agreed with her repeatedly in this thread and elsewhere on this blog. Apparently your only objection is that I also complimented her marketing genius. And if you don’t think she’s a marketing genius, you just ain’t paying attention.
“I simply do not agree that “Coulter chooses the MANNER in which she voices her opinions in order to increase publicity”. I guess you can continue to call me stupid for that. If that makes me stupid then stupid I be.”
I’m really not trying to pick on you - but if you are so deep in the Kool-Aid that the plain reality that public figures need publicity to continue being public figures actually bothers you - you are indeed being stupid.
Ann Coulter is a very smart woman. Publicity is her livelihood. She is at the very top of her game because she maintains her visibility. She does it by voicing opinions in a way that gets notice. She is a graduate of my alma mater (with far better grades, I’m sure) and as such, she chooses her words carefully. She could have made her point about the Jersey Goofs without using the line she did. Do you think it was an accident? You think this highly trained Michigan Law Review alumna just blurted out that line? And that it got past her agent, her editors, her publishers … without notice?
Are you telling me you sincerely don’t believe that she and her public relations management people don’t discuss exactly HOW to generate to publicity? You think her book publishers are unconcerned with sales and publicity?
Seriously?
If you really believe all that - well, I surrender. Plenty of folks think the WTC was knocked down with a supersecret X-files missile. Can’t convince them of reality, either.
I’m done picking on you. But if you get a chance, I am curious about that one question: why does any of the above bother you? Why does the idea that Coulter has maximized her use of the media and turned herself into a household name through her own cleverness such a bad thing, in your opinion?
That part I don’t get.
Professor Blather on June 9, 2006 at 1:50 PM
Wow. My apology was sincere; yet you still call me names? I honestly did not mean to offend you personally. And I did not mischaracterize anything in my last post. You are saying that she works with publicists to achieve her marketing goals? Am I at least right in assuming that is what you meant? If so YES I agree with that… she works with her publicists. It just seemed to me that you were saying she changed “how” she says things in order to generate more book sales. Blather, if it makes you feel like a big man to continue to call me names then by all means continue. You keep saying the same thing over and over again and I keep telling you that I don’t believe you think she changes her opinions based on marketing. Should I say it again? A person gives you a sincere apology just in case they actually did mischaracterize you and you don’t even have the integrity to give me the benefit of the doubt?
So here we go again: “What I think is is rather obvious is that, like any celebrity, pundit, or artist who relies on publicity for her living, Coulter very carefully chooses the MANNER in which she voices her opinions in order to increase publicity. (Read it again. No - again. Ask someone to explain the big words.)” -Blather
Are you telling me that what I quoted above is not one of the main points of your argument? Is there any way someone can disagree with even part of that and you not call them names? Again, I’m sorry for the kool-aid remark; I shouldn’t have accused you of that.
What I quoted above is NOT a mischaracterization.. it is one of your main points if I am not mistaken. If it is not then why did you write it? How about at least arguing on the merits or lack thereof of my argument and stop the silly name calling. For someone who calls me a kid; you sure aren’t much of an adult.
Cary on June 9, 2006 at 2:07 PM
One last time, shorter words and smaller sentences. $1,000 bucks cash, sent right to your parents’ basement, if you can show me where I said this:
“You said that “how, where, and what” she says IS influenced heavily by marketing concerns.”
Good luck.
As for the rest of your amazingly still continuing mischaracterizations, you seem to have only one point: that in your world, public figures do not actually intentionally choose their words in a certain way to create more publicity.
And if you sincerely believe that - you’re just drowning in Kool-Aid. You have to know that. Or at the very least you ought to give Ann a call and tell her to fire her agent, publisher, and public relations team, since they clearly aren’t needed. Right?
C’mon, kid. And I call you “kid” because I suspect you are one. No offense. I was one once, too. Of course, I think even back then I wouldn’t have argued with the idea that public figures … seek publicity.
Now are you going to answer the only question I’m curious about: why you care? Why it bothers you that those of us with functioning brains know that Coulter expresses her opinions in the way she does specifically to create publicity? Seriously - I’m really dying to know. If we agree that Coulter does mean what she say, why does the idea that the WAY she says it might be specifically intended to drum up a little publicity so threatening to you?
Please. I’m fascinated.
Professor Blather on June 9, 2006 at 2:15 PM
Cary, Professor,
admit it, both of you love Ann Coulter.
Case closed.
easy87us on June 9, 2006 at 2:27 PM
“Cary, Professor,
admit it, both of you love Ann Coulter.
Case closed.”
:)
Actually - yes.
Which is why I’m still baffled that this kid attacked me for suggesting that among her many talents, the woman also has quite a flair for marketing.
And I’m still puzzled why that bothers him. I’m guessing he loves Coulter just a bit more and in a slightly more personal way ;) Can’t think of any other reason for the strange attack.
Professor Blather on June 9, 2006 at 2:28 PM
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