Posted on 02/25/2005 11:39:12 AM PST by pissant
Ann Coulter hates liberals with an undying passion. Although that's common knowledge and usually the first thing most people know about this conservative diva, you're probably thinking that that's not the best way to start an article in which the goal is to, in a way, glorify and defend her from those men and women who covet the safety of political correctness.
Yet, it's the truth.
First and foremost, "political correctness" are two words that are not in Coulter's vocabulary, nor should they be. Why are we, as a society, so concerned with what other people want to hear? We've gotten to an unparalleled time in American history where we cannot voice what we truly think and want to say. Instead of honesty, we're forced to exist in the ever- narrowing confines of American appropriateness.
For example, if we see a woman on campus who wants to express herself by parting her hair in a purple Mohawk, we are now forced to acknowledge this as acceptable. Our honest opinions have become secondary to the perceived opinions of the perceived majority. Liberals now find that deviation from this ideology is implausible. Now, thank God, we have a woman who is not going to tolerate being "politically correct," or in layman's terms, live life as a societal android.
Yet, liberals scream that her brusqueness is an excruciating media problem and feel threatened that a woman has voiced her opinion. So they do what they do best: start with the name-calling. Coulter has been labeled as the most fascist, sexist, racist bigot to have ever lived. Because of her hard-to-grasp belief that women shouldn't vote, liberals call her "dumb," not taking into consideration that she is both a legal correspondent and a world-renowned attorney.
She's Satan to some, only because it becomes too difficult for liberals at times to actually dissect her arguments. BG News opinion columnist George Valko's comments on Feb. 21 serve as an example. After stating one of Coulter's quotes, he simply states that "no one needs to comment on that." With no offense to Mr. Valko, that's simply bad analytical literature. That "comment," like so many other liberal "arguments," is nothing more than trash-talking about someone he doesn't like.
My favorite Ann quote sums up her philosophy on life. She once said, "Democrats couldn't care less if people in Indiana hate them. But if Europeans curl their lips, liberals can't look at themselves in the mirror."
Whether you agree with the war on terror or not is one thing, but to actually base your opinion about the war on what France thinks of it is treasonous. Many people know that but are afraid to speak out about it. Coulter, contrary to popular speakers like Michael Moore and Al Franken, loves her country and is not going to allow liberals' fear of foreign ridicule get in the way of truth. Like Coulter once said, "usually the nonsense liberals spout is kind of cute, but in wartime their instinctive idiocy is life-threatening."
In her 2002 best-selling book "Slander," she stated that the "gravest danger facing most black Americans today is the risk of being patronized to death." Her belief is that nowadays, many of the problems that members of the black community are internal and blacks are being perceived as helpless. Does this make her a racist? Did she ever say, or even insinuate, that she doesn't like black people?
But our society, who loves to oversimplify life, sees blacks being portrayed in something other than a victimized light and, without thought, portrays her as a racist. It's similar to the Cosby controversy, and as was the case with this newly-defined "race traitor," liberals feel that anyone who states a somewhat-conservative opinion should be a Constitutionally-denoted criminal.
The goal of this column is not to make you fond of Ann. Actually, the fundamental truth is that if you have more in common with the socialist party than basic American ideals like the majority of the Democratic party these days, then you won't like Ann and she won't like you. It's a similar relationship to the conservative party and the shameless Michael Moore with the only difference being that Moore's defunct arguments are painfully inferior to those of Coulter's, lacking logic and a general sense of intellect.
On the contrary, the point is to get you to come to more of an appreciation of Coulter's honesty and frankness. All of her books have been on the New York Times bestseller list, so educate yourself about America and check one out.
Who do you think elected Clinton? Twice?
The 19th Amendment has been a nightmare for this country and Ann is smart enough to realize it.
(...banging head against the wall...) HELLOOOO! What did I say earlier? They all understand and heartily agree that Jesus died for them.
There are more venues than just books and articles. Look, you're going to have to decide for yourself on this one. I wondered and waited, hearing or reading things that suggested she is, and hoped it might be true. Then one day, I heard more than enough to say, "Yes, she is!" (As an aside, she doesn't need to worry about what you or I think either. She's saved. End of story.)
From my own testimony, I know that a Christian doesn't have to be shouting his faith for all to hear and can still reach those who are seeking. Christians are to be light and salt to this world. The friend who helped me find God and led me to Christ is like Ann. They're both light and salt, LOTS of salt, fighting for what is right and true. Contrary to what you believe, I believe her "rhetoric" does help the cause of evangelism. After decades of growing moral relativism, Americans had the stark contrast of good and evil slammed in their faces on 9/11. Ann's "rhetoric" doesn't allow the liberals to slide this country back into complacency without a fight. "...For such a time as this..." (Esther 4:14)
P.S. Four books. Five if you count the one with Phyllis Schlafly.
Some folks will say she was joking about that, and some, like the other guy who responded to your post, think she's serious.
That's my biggest problem with her. Does she expect us to take what she says seriously, or not? If yes, then she's said some things that are indefensible. And if no....well, how does she advance the cause of conservatism?
I can't believe that she said that women shouldn't be allowed to vote.
Actually, that would make a good article, although that's not what the author wrote at all. Ann uses hyperbole and sarcasm to make a point. Sometimes she swings a little to hard and makes a good cut but comes up empty. Other times she hits a home run. I don't like it when she strikes out, but I'm glad she's at the plate swinging for our side.
Shalom.
Liberals don't like it when women or blacks earn their power. That makes them uppity. Liberals only like women or blacks who are given their power by the liberal masters.
Shalom.
That's true. However, the idea that we should send missionaries into a country after we have conquered it is not.
I can fully understand why anyone would read the quote as saying "convert them by force to Christianity" but it doesn't say that, and you aren't required to read it that way.
Shalom.
No, but every time someone mentions unattractive women someone else posts a picture of Helen Thomas. And if they do that on this thread I'm going to hold you responsible.
I've seen enough of that woman's face to gag a goat - which is to say I've seen it at least once.
Shalom.
Like Albert said in the movie "Hitch" I don't want to stop feeling this way.
Shalom.
That's something we can never know. The Holy Spirit saves people, not us. He uses us as He will.
John Grishom never explicitly espoused Christianity until "The Testament." Yet when he did he had the credentials for people to notice.
Not everyone has to do an altar call to the tune of "Just as I Am" to be a Christian.
I don't know that Ann is a Christian, but I don't know that she is not. I'll take her at her word until I have a reason to do otherwise.
Shalom.
I have never asked her. However, projecting my personality onto her columns, I would say she expects us to say, "Hmmmmmmm."
Shalom.
Only the ones that saw Bill Clinton as a sex symbol.
Of course you realize that there are a lot of us out here that recognize BC for the sleezeball that he is.
Some folks will say she was joking about that.
That thought crossed my mind. As ArGee said, she often throws a point out there just to needle people into reacting.
Of course. And Ann certainly realizes that as well. But, generally, women tend to be more approachable when it comes to parasitic socialism, promises of "free stuff", and class warfare ("we won't tax you, we'll tax your neighbors!"). You only need to look at the numbers, re: Democrats vs. Republicans, and woman vs. men.
You can stop banging your head against the wall. I am not worried about the relatively small number of women who attended the conference with you. I am more concerned about all of the unsaved liberals who will read her columns and books. I am not sure how a non-Christian liberal will want to know more about the Gospel after being accused of treason, stupidity, and a multitude of other offenses by a self-professed Christian. I would be so offended by her over-the-top generalizations (i.e., all liberals are evil) that learning more about Christianity would be the last item on my to do list.
Coulter may or may not be a Christian. You and I do not know the status of her relationship with Jesus Christ. If she is a Christian, she really needs to work on her witness. Not lying (i.e., all liberals are traitors) would be a good start.
Christians are to be light and salt to this world.
I don’t see much (any) "light" in her columns and books.
Because one should be polite and respectful in the public square. And that's not a good fleshing out of political correctness, either, which is not being concerned with what others want to hear, but rather, the belief of some that they have a right not to be offended.The rest of this piece is as silly as this portion of it. Here's one conservative who finds Ann Coulter as repulsive as the rest of the self-serving, self-promoting screaming talk show heads out there trying to make a buck manipulating Sheeple, whether blue sheep or red sheep.
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