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.
To each his own. Having pundits and talking heads to go toe to toe with the quislings in this country is a damn good thing, IMO.
Heh, well, I agree there. But I wanted to know if she really said this (Ann). If so, that's nutty. Maybe in Taliban Afghanistan, but not in the US. I doubt she said it, or she was joking, or it was taken out of context.
No offense to you, JtP, since I don't know you, but I have a hard time judging ANYONE's Christianity since I have this huge log sticking out of my eye. I always presume that someone who claims to be a Christian is one. I don't presume they are more perfect than I am.
Shalom.
“I think [women] should be armed but should not [be allowed to] vote. No, they all have to give up their vote, not just, you know, the lady clapping and me. The problem with women voting -- and your Communists will back me up on this -- is that, you know, women have no capacity to understand how money is earned. They have a lot of ideas on how to spend it. And when they take these polls, it's always more money on education, more money on child care, more money on day care.” (Politically Incorrect on February 26, 2001)
“Let’s say I go out every night, I meet a guy and have sex with him. Good for me. I'm not married.” (Rivera Live on June 7, 2000)
"My only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times Building." (New York Observer interview, 8/20/2002)
“God gave us the earth. We have dominion over the plants, the animals, the trees. God said, ‘Earth is yours. Take it. Rape it! It's yours.’” (Hannity & Colmes on June 20, 2001)
“The thing I like about Bush is I think he hates liberals.” (Washington Post on August 1, 2000)
Did you extend that presumption to Clinton?
You obviously don't know much about Ketchum/Sun Valley.
For the record, I seriously doubt that Bill or Hillary are Christians.
Ann makes it pretty clear she hates them. As do many Freepers.
Exactly
This is not true. Ann has said several times that she gets along with her liberal friends just fine.
Interesting observation...
just for the record, "Ann Coulter hates liberals with an undying passion" is not my statement.
Sorry. I didn't mean to sound like I was flaming you.
I just got excited over another Ann Coulter thread. ;)
First off, I would not take any of those quotes seriously without first getting them back into the context of the discussion. Context is everything. And it's the habit of the left to take a quote and use it to make their outlandish accusations.
Second, Ann does what Rush will do - make an extreme statement in order to point out the ridiculous accusations of the Left.
Third, she pushes the buttons of those who tend to have knee-jerk reactions. If they're going to reaction emotionally instead of stopping to *THINK* first, well, there you go.
As a note, I was not at the conference.
And what conclusions have you reached about me based on my obvious dislike of Coulter?
First off, I would not take any of those quotes seriously without first getting them back into the context of the discussion. Context is everything. And it's the habit of the left to take a quote and use it to make their outlandish accusations.
In what context would “let’s say I go out every night, I meet a guy and have sex with him. Good for me. I'm not married” and "my only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times Building" be appropriate comments for a Christian?
Second, Ann does what Rush will do - make an extreme statement in order to point out the ridiculous accusations of the Left.
Right...
Third, she pushes the buttons of those who tend to have knee-jerk reactions. If they're going to reaction emotionally instead of stopping to *THINK* first, well, there you go.
My opposition to premaritial sex (quote 1) and murder (quote 2) are not based on emotion but rather my Christian beliefs.
As a note, I was not at the conference.
You listened to her speech on tape?
No, we're not going to do it that way. You find the full interviews and then we'll look at the context of THOSE interviews. I'm not going to play these little games of "what ifs".
Frankly, this is starting to bore me because we're not going to change each other's mind. You don't like her approach - fine, you don't have to. But as I hinted at before, someone like her got my attention (God bless you, Rush) and, eventually, I found God and His forgiveness through Christ on the cross - after 23 years of atheism.
God will use whom He will and in His own time.
Correct. Forceful conversion is contrary to Christianity. There is no example of it in the Bible.
However, Ann in that quote does not say forcefully convert, but merely convert. Forceful conversion is something that is read into the quote.
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