Lord how I miss Texas!!!!
Ha...well, I am a reactionary, chauvinistic, right-wing southerner, so what can you expect?
I saw Coulter in person several years ago (and less famous), when she was speaking to a small group of us fiery young conservatives.
A few of us who were outside smoking greeted her as she arrived. She was polite, shy, and a little embarrassed by our attention (maybe that had to do with the particular kind of attention young men tend to give). But when she got behind the podium she became "Ann Coulter!"
Some people can turn that kind of persona on and off like a switch, and she's figured out what plays in today’s market.
I, on the other hand, flip a switch clearly marked "Autism Mode" everytime I'm tricked into standing behind a podium.