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Posted on 03/02/2009 9:27:04 PM PST by publius_in_abq
Ann Coulter has always been a valiant fighter in the intellectual battle for conservatism. I even have a couple of her books, but she has gone too far this time. She's irritated me for a while now (didn't buy the last 2 books) and it has finally reached a tipping point:
1. It is one thing to criticize the partisanship and naive policy positions of the Jersey Girls, but it is another thing to start saying disparaging things about their husbands possibly leaving those "harpies".
2. It is one thing to criticize John Edwards for hypocrisy and being an intellectual lightweight, but it is another thing to use a sexual slur against him.
The latest slur against Bobbie Jindal is the final straw, and unfortunately it took her slandering a conservative for me to lose my patience with her. If this was an attempt at making fun of absurdity by being abdsurd (i.e. the liberal slurs against Jindal made by Helen Thomas, Malloy, etc.) then she needs to go on record and explain as such. As I read her column, this was just a slur against him for saying a few nice words about the POTUS. It was not a great speech in terms of delivery or clarity, but was her comment about being in "Slumdog Millionaire" really called for? I've had enough of this from her...she is constantly belligerent with people for no reason (O'Reilly who is not a great conservative, but why she'd want to alienate a center-right person of such power and influence is beyond me). And I'm not sure what she was referring to in her CPAC speech about Afghanistan being a quagmire. She is on the verge of becoming a liability to us now, and undermining her own intellectual brilliance (e.g. the illegitimacy portion of her recent book) with needless bombast. Maybe I'm just over-reacting because I am a Jindal fan...what does everyone else think? I'm frustrated...
IBTZ
Gov. Palin is the only one out there who could take down Obama. The major reason your type are on DNC talking points.
“Ann Coulter is brilliant, and funny, and without fault or flaw.”
Well not quite. But..if I could just get a few 1/4 pounders with cheese down her on a regular basis. She would be perfect.
you’re overreacting. next?
The terminator, after he cut out his eye and washed it off, had a few choice words for the landlord who was poking around.
Confused. Who’s the enemy? It isn’t Ann.
I hadn’t read that column. Thanks for pointing it out. It’s a good one.
However, there was nothing wrong with constructive criticism of his speech.
I’m not a Jindal fan, but I think Coulter needs a long vacation. Maybe five years or so to get her edge back.
Me too. Why is Ann attacking Jindal? Attack RINOS on substance for compromising, attack conservatives on substance for being wrong on policy...but she didn’t attack Jindal on substance. He made a few niceties about the POTUS, but didn’t capitulate on anything policy-wise. Attack him for being nice, fine...what does Slumdog Millionaire have to do with it?
I have no problem with anything Annie says...
RE: "2. It is one thing to criticize John Edwards for hypocrisy and being an intellectual lightweight, but it is another thing to use a sexual slur against him."
Her target was forced "sensitivity training." She would call the Breck Girl (Rush's name for Edwards) a fag but . . . .
Ever since the 1950s I'd wondered why are issues raised by someone ignored and the someone becomes the "issue."
Now I've learned Saul Alinski's Rules For Radicals #12 says "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it . . . . " That's close enough to be the answer to my question as far as I am concerned.
I am NOT saying that you are following Alinski.
I think you might have the answer: "making fun of absurdity by being abdsurd."
She would be the "issue" no matter if she was sweetness and light. She's a popular conservative and therefore must be destroyed. So why should she change?
scumbag alert
You fat liberal chicks always say stuff like that, lol.
I like Jindal, liked Slumdog Millionaire, love Ann.
It is conservative to be polite, have manners, offer constructive criticism and be honest regarding issues even if our opinions are sometimes offensive. But to be rude without a point....that's not conservative. It's just bad manners. And I love Ann. For now, she's the number one conservative pundit in my eyes, but sometimes she goes overboard.
Go get your pom poms ready for your Alan Keyes
What a winner, oh wait, he never won an election.
You said it better than I could...using slurs against gays doesn’t help us fight the gay agenda with regard to marriage, schools, etc. It gives people an excuse to demonize us and limits our ability to fight on that issue. Same thing with ethnic/racial slurs. Hey...she could clear this up by explaining what she meant.
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