Ann Coulter Visits NYU to Deliver Predictable Stand-Up Routine [VIDEO: apparently no "broken jaw"]

NYU Local.com ^ | December 11, 2008 | Ned Resnikoff

[RonDog]

Ann Coulter Visits NYU to Deliver Predictable Stand-Up Routine

by Ned Resnikoff on Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:00 - 5 Comments

One of the first things I noticed about the eagerly anticipated Ann Coulter speaking engagement at NYU was that people were dressed up for it. It was almost like this was some kind of surreal College Republican prom night as much as it was a speaking event, but I guess I could understand why they might be excited. They had scored Ann Coulter, the modern conservative icon who had, by her own admission, only ever spoken once in New York City before–and that was during the Clinton years.

And they got what they paid for, I suppose. The thing was more or less your run-of-the-mill Ann Coulter joint, just like when I had seen her at UCONN, back in 2004 or 2005–except this time, to NYU’s credit, the liberals didn’t heckle, and there were no ad hominem attacks during questioning. Based on listening to who applauded to what, I’d guess that the liberals in the room outnumbered conservatives 3-1; but besides a few fumbly, overly earnest attempts at gotcha questions, everyone was on their best behavior.

Coulter herself was pretty much what anyone familiar with her shtick would expect. The opening speech wasn’t really a speech at all, but a series of one-liners and less-than-witty witticisms that ranged from the outrageous (”Where are the thoughtful, reflective Arabs saying, ‘Why do we hate the Jews, anyway?’”) to the mystifying (”Did anyone ever run on a platform of despair, the status quo and keeping people apart? Besides Ralph Nader.”). But there was no coherent idea behind the speech, just a series of right-wing dog whistles.

Once you realize that the dog whistles are really all she has to offer, you finally understand what Ann Coulter’s all about. She’s about as much a serious political commentator as Carlos Mencia is; both go for cheap laughs by playing off of the worst in human nature. And neither of them are worth the time and effort it takes to get offended, because doing that gives them the attention they so desperately crave.

It was fascinating listen to her answer serious questions with completely unrelated tangents on why liberals are s****y. In fact, some of her responses were borderline incoherent, as she tried to figure out how to pivot away from answering a question to just delivering the next clever jab at the left. It’s almost like she had a crypto-fascist magic eight-ball hidden behind the podium, and whenever someone asked a serious question she would spout off whatever tenuously relevant wingnut aphorism came up when she shook it.

I’m glad I was able to ask a question, and even gladder that Cody was on hand to film it, because her response is a perfect microcosm of how she normally operates:

YouTube video "Ann Coulter Question"

A few things to note here:

1. My question was in two parts. She completely disregarded the first part.

2. Her answer to the second part just reinforced the assumption that my question had been meant to challenge in the first place without explaining where that assumption came from.

3. She really couldn’t think up a single reason why a sensible Jew might vote for a Democrat? Seriously? Anyone who wants to say anything interesting about American politics should at least be able to grasp where the other side is coming from.

4. Did you catch that delightfully condescending part at the end about how Jews might want to “start paying attention?” Of course you did.

5. “The Jews will always break your heart.” Tiny violin.

Besides the part about the tiny violin, she employed all of the tricks you need to know in order to be a s****y conservative pundit: Don’t answer the question except to underscore your previous point (regardless of whether or not the question reveals that point to be a fallacy), take a gratuitous swipe at liberals, and make sure you throw in something about how your opponents (in this case, 78% of those adorable little Jews) are either misinformed or just plain stupid.

Unfortunately, my real question of the night never got asked: What the f*** were the NYU Republicans thinking? Ann Coulter hasn’t been politically relevant since she called Edwards a fag, her self-aggrandizing claim that her support for Clinton in the primaries skewed them in Obama’s favor notwithstanding. People are tired of her song and dance, and not just because it’s intellectually dishonest and contributes nothing to public discourse–it’s also boring and excruciatingly predictable. If I were a conservative who wanted to reach out to moderate and liberal NYU students, this is the last woman I would invite to speak. Why not an actual conservative thinker? Or at least someone who doesn’t define herself entirely by what she thinks will sell books and piss off liberals.

Alas, the fact that College Republicans invited someone as alienating and nakedly anti-intellectual as Ann Coulter is just a metaphor for what you see happening to the Republican Party on the national level: the moderate voices of reason are getting ignored or marginalized, while the true believers burrow further into the warm, velvety soft cocoon of their own a******s.

Photo by Cody Brown

[RonDog]

There is MORE video of Ann's speech at NYU last night here:

YouTube video: "Ann Coulter: "Hallelujah" Print is Dead!"

Ann sounds GREAT in both of these videos.

NO "broken jaw" that I could see. And, her jaw did NOT seem to be very "wired shut" to me.

We must have been misinformed. Or, Ann is a VERY FAST healer. Or, BOTH! :o)

[RonDog]

Here's a nice "Andy Warhol" version of Ann, on the poster from www.nyu.edu/clubs/republicans:

[BullDog108]

From the video: "...Walter Cronkite from the Ho Chi Minh Admiration Society..."

And it got a good laugh from the audience. Gawd, I love Ann!!!

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Looks like Ned is jealous.

And why would a Jew favor the Dems? It’s a mystery to me.

[Blind Eye Jones]

“She really couldn’t think up a single reason why a sensible Jew might vote for a Democrat?”

She answered the question and this dude was more interested in attempting to dis her than giving it any thought... that is if he even heard it.

[Just mythoughts]

Alas, the fact that College Republicans invited someone as alienating and nakedly anti-intellectual as Ann Coulter is just a metaphor for what you see happening to the Republican Party on the national level: the moderate voices of reason are getting ignored or marginalized, while the true believers burrow further into the warm, velvety soft cocoon of their own a******s.

Hey Cody, you write like you accuse Ann in speaking. The moderate voices of reason helped you all elect Bama, now the weight of performance is on your side. How many 'bailouts' will there be before this nation is literally and figuratively broken? But of course history has an extensive record wherein liberals NEVER accept responsibility for anything they do.... even when they equally spread their misery.

[Sgt_Schultze]

It’s almost like she had a crypto-fascist magic eight-ball hidden behind the podium

Whenever I hear the juvenile "college freshman" term crypto-fascist, I remember the movie Back to School and the character played by Robert Downey, Jr. who perfected the depiction of a college-socialist-caboose following the programming of his unaccomplished instructors. I think Ned Resnikoff should be evermore referred to as Derek in honor of Downey's character.

[Hildy]

And why would a Jew favor the Dems?

It is SO complicated.

[Hildy]

And why would a Jew favor the Dems?

It is SO complicated.

[webschooner]

I’ve listened to Rush field this question several times. He says its because they are Liberals, and for them, that trumps religion — Liberal first, Jew second. So the majority of them continue to stupidly vote against their own self-interest by voting Democrat.

The second reason is that it is a tradition. They have voted Democrat for generations, and like many families and cultures, these long set habits are very very difficult to change.

[RonDog]

Ann sounds GREAT in both of these videos.

NO "broken jaw" that I could see. And, her jaw did NOT seem to be very "wired shut" to me.

We must have been misinformed. Or, Ann is a VERY FAST healer. Or, BOTH! :o)

Ooops.

It looks like we found out the TRUTH about 10,000 "thread views" too late:

Ann Coulter: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" (12/8) her NEW book (12/30) and how she REALLY broke her jaw, PHOTOS!
	12/08/2008 4:58:44 AM PST · by RonDog · 180 replies · 10,063+ views www.AnnCoulter.com ^ | December 8, 2008 | RonDog and FRiends

Sorry about that, Ann!

It's GREAT to know that you are O.K., though.

There do not seem to be very many people left on OUR side anymore, and fewer still who will ATTACK, when necessary.

We NEED you out there!

[RonDog]

Hey Cody, you write like you accuse Ann in speaking.

FWIW, "Cody" just took the picture, I think.

NED wrote the article.

[Just mythoughts]

Hey Cody, you write like you accuse Ann in speaking.

FWIW, "Cody" just took the picture, I think. NED wrote the article.

I think you are correct... my bad... Thank you.

[uncbob]

She really couldn’t think up a single reason why a sensible Jew might vote for a Democrat? Seriously? Anyone who wants to say anything interesting about American politics should at least be able to grasp where the other side is coming from.

I can't think of any reason why a SENSIBLE voter of any stripe would vote for the democrats

[TommyTrojan]

So how DID Ann break her jaw ??

[BufordP]

Ned, why do you hate yourself?

[RonDog]

From the video: "...Walter Cronkite from the Ho Chi Minh Admiration Society..."

And it got a good laugh from the audience. Gawd, I love Ann!!!

If you haven't yet seen this, CHECK IT OUT -- from www.AnnCoulter.com:

QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN ANN

December 12, 2008, 12:58 AM

MY VIDEO BIRTHDAY CARD! - from Pop Modal: Ann Coulter: A Celebration!

This is my NEW favorite "AnnTV" video -- from Jeffers Dodge, at popmodal:

Timeless: A Tribute to ANN COULTER
Lots of BRAND NEW images of Ann that you might not have seen before. Check out her amazing HAIR (as seen in the big image above) when she is on with Hannity, and Cavuto. And see her BLAST Alan Colmes about being a Christian. Plus watch some of the best of her CLASSIC appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" -- where she absolutely CHARMS the late George Carlin, and talks about the "fearsome" conservative men she travels with. And, of course, hear her promote her NEW book, "Guilty."

Soundtrack: "I'm in Love with Ann Coulter" by the "Right Brothers"

Runtime: 4m:9s

    
From:
AmericanWomen



Views: 4539

popmodal.com

FReepers: Please GO THERE, and add a comment to that video.

[RonDog]

I think you are correct... my bad... Thank you.

De nada.

It's just that I have been communicating with him, and have now invited him to come here to defend himself. :o)

From an EARLIER exchange:

• on December 11, 2008 at 1:36 am RonDog

  Did she say anything about all the “Ann Coulter broke her jaw, and had to have it wired shut, so she cannot speak” rumors?

  Just BEING THERE (at NYU last night) should rather conclusive prove that those rumors were “not quite” true, eh?

  And, what did she say about her NEW BOOK, “Guilty”?

  Inquiring minds want to know. :o)
  

• on December 11, 2008 at 2:26 am Ned Resnikoff

  She didn’t bring up the broken jaw, and barely mentioned her book.

[conservativeharleyguy]

"...If I were a conservative who wanted to reach out to moderate and liberal NYU students, this is the last woman I would invite to speak...."

It's not about "reaching out" to moderates and liberals.

After decades of having our hands bloodied for doing just that (and seeing our "representatives" making increasingly tainted compromises in the process), at this point we have absolutely no interest in "reaching out". We're tired of feeding the mouth that bites us.

As far as I'm concerned (and I don't think I'm alone), the gloves are off now.

No more one-sided compromises from the Right.

[BullDog108]

KEWL!!! Thanks dawg, I will go check it out.