Deadly Intent: Ann Coulter, Word Warrior [New York Times weighs in on "Godless"]

www.nytimes.com ^ | June 12, 2006 | David Carr

[RonDog]

ONCE again, Ann Coulter has a book in need of flogging, and once again, people are stunned by what a "vicious," "mean-spirited," "despicable" "hate-monger" they say she is.

Ms. Coulter, who seems afflicted by a kind of rhetorical compulsion, most recently labeled the widows of 9/11 "harpies." It is just one in a series from a spoken-word hit parade that seems to fly out of her mouth uninterrupted by conscience, rectitude or logic.

[Just mythoughts]

Oh now were you one of those Miers supporters here on FR? Ann used the words and suggested action that sounded a familiar theme here on FR during the time of the Miers nomination!!!

I fail to see the how Bill Maher's show is comparable to a "government" sponsored investigation.

[managusta]

Your post is lowering the tone of the debate...shoot down Mr Carrs writing,challenge his ideas, argue about his style but do not travel down the Liberal road of dishing dirt at the messenger.

For down that road lays nothing but madness.

[BackInBlack]

Although you asked someone other than my to defend my post #40, I'll answer. The evolution debate is between people who study it and people who don't. It's really that simple. That point was part of a broader debate on whether Coulter had anything resembling a clue while writing the sections of her book on evolution. Just one point out of many about the subject of this thread, which is Coulter's book.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

Her book was pretty bad IMHO, especially her complete lack of even a modicum of knowledge about evolution.

You just couldn't help yourself could you Radio?

[The Brush]

I'm simply pointing out that saying these people are enjoying their husbands death is outrageous.

Would you feel better if Ann had said that they; "Used their husband's death exclusively as a forum for their political agenda with no thought to the feelings of thousands of others who were left behind and weren't given a voice"?
The tragedy of 9-11 gave them an excuse to air their dissatisfaction with the president.
The Left acts as though they are speaking out against a horrible disease that killed their spouses.... rather than a deranged group of people with a political agenda that would also include killing them... and the daughter one Jersey Girl used as a human shield to deflect the truth about her.

[AZLiberty]

An explosive device is now baked into every book. For "Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right (333,000 in hardcover sales, according to Nielsen Bookscan), she called Katie Couric "the affable Eva Braun of morning TV." We all tuned in for the ensuing cage match, in which Ms. Couric maintained both the higher ground and the upper hand. (That interview came to mind last week when Ms. Coulter, back on a Couric-less "Today" program, treated Matt Lauer like a cat toy.)

Funny.

[The Brush]

Your religion just does not explain it. Sorry.

And the religion of evolution is missing a link... which makes the whole chain (and claim) worthless

[RonDog]

Coulter smeared Bush on Bill Maher's show by calling for his impeachment, and saying "he's gone back to drinking" after his nomination of Harriett Miers.

Your selective memory is staggering. :(

Ann's actual words do not match YOUR version of them.

See THIS thread:

This is what 'advice and consent' means (Ann Coulter)
wnd.com ^ | October 5, 2005 | Ann Coulter
Posted on 10/05/2005 4:03:47 PM PDT by perfect stranger

I eagerly await the announcement of President Bush's real nominee to the Supreme Court. If the president meant Harriet Miers seriously, I have to assume Bush wants to go back to Crawford and let Dick Cheney run the country.

Unfortunately for Bush, he could nominate his Scottish terrier Barney, and some conservatives would rush to defend him, claiming to be in possession of secret information convincing them that the pooch is a true conservative and listing Barney's many virtues – loyalty, courage, never jumps on the furniture ...

Harriet Miers went to Southern Methodist University Law School, which is not ranked at all by the serious law school reports and ranked No. 52 by US News and World Report. Her greatest legal accomplishment is being the first woman commissioner of the Texas Lottery.

I know conservatives have been trained to hate people who went to elite universities, and generally that's a good rule of thumb. But not when it comes to the Supreme Court.

First, Bush has no right to say "Trust me." He was elected to represent the American people, not to be dictator for eight years. Among the coalitions that elected Bush are people who have been laboring in the trenches for a quarter-century to change the legal order in America.

While Bush was still boozing it up in the early '80s, Ed Meese, Antonin Scalia, Robert Bork and all the founders of the Federalist Society began creating a farm team of massive legal talent on the right.

To casually spurn the people who have been taking slings and arrows all these years and instead reward the former commissioner of the Texas Lottery with a Supreme Court appointment is like pinning a medal of honor on some flunky paper-pusher with a desk job at the Pentagon – or on John Kerry – while ignoring your infantrymen doing the fighting and dying...

CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

You may have bought the book for the wrong reason.

I'm thinking he bought the book just for the section on science.

He needs to stay informed don't you know.

[sinkspur]

You seem to have a grudge against her of monumental (and completely hilarious) proportions.

You don't find it odd that Coulter would ridicule the marriages of four women who at least had husbands, and children?

She's certainly not a nun, yet she can't seem to find anybody who will spend more than six weeks with her.

I've had several folks here agree with my contention that, if Coulter spit on Kristen Breitweiser, a large contingent on FR would applaud her. I knew this was the case, but I was surprised that there would be those who would publicly admit to it, and be proud of it.

This acerbic blonde has caused some of you to think with the wrong head.

[RadioAstronomer]

He needs to stay informed don't you know.

Ignorance is not becoming, even for Ann.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

if you aren't taking flak... then you aren't over the target!!!

Truer words have never been said.

[managusta]

We already have term limits, 4yrs for every President, 2yrs for every Representative, and 6yrs for every Senator.

Convince 51% of the voters in your congressional district,State,or the nation to vote your way and you can change any or all of them.

[sinkspur]

Nobody cares about term limits but you. I doubt the GOP candidate will address your pet issue.

[roses of sharon]

Dissatisfaction?

LOL, the Jersey girls roamed the country for 4 years accusing the President of the United States, the VP, the Sec of State, of murder, of corruption, of planning sinister policies, and cover-up.

Obviously they are tough and can take whatever Coulter gives them.

As can Coulter.

The MSM faux outrage is just another attempt to try to convince the public that they are patriotic.

[sinkspur]

Her "Bush is drinking again" was on Bill Maher's show. I heard it. I also heard her call for Bush's impeachment on the same show.

You know that Coulter dated Maher, don't you?

[MrCruncher]

Throw a rock into a pack of dogs,

and the one who yelps is the one hit.

[capt. norm]

'm thinking he bought the book just for the section on science. He needs to stay informed don't you know.

Exactly. Can we all spell "AGENDA".

But he has some "big people" sharing his opinion like Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Cindy Sheehan, Dan Rather, Ellen Ratner, James Carville, Paul Begala, Barbara Streissand, Alex Baldwin....the list just goes on and on. Pretty impressive list of names in liberal circles.

I can't imagine why anyone would swallow their bait.

[FreedomPoster]

How much have you seen of the Jersey Girls?

[MarkL]

ONCE again, Ann Coulter has a book in need of flogging, and once again, people are stunned by what a "vicious," "mean-spirited," "despicable" "hate-monger" they say she is.

Interestingly enough, those who throw those lables around are usually the same ones who proudly proclaim that they never read her books!

Heck, even I took an entire semester course in Marxist Economics (it was a 300 level course) before I realized just how screwey Marxist "thinking" is.

Mark