Posted on 06/01/2005 5:22:42 PM PDT by perfect stranger
I didn't back down though. :-)
Thanks for your lighthearted and practical response.
You make some good points. However, she runs the risk of being a bit of a "one trick pony" if she doesn't change her look and do some serious stuff from time to time.
She's a bit of a caricature right now, and I think she could do better.
Something you said was very compelling to me. You said that her disdain for the liberals reflects your own feelings.
That is something I tried to explain to some guys on another thread.
Besides her physical attributes, there is much of the "I wish I could say that on National television" about it.
Nonetheless, Ann isn't being her best by being a caricature. She's make herself PERFECT for the liberal cartoonists. A cartoon with long hair and micro skirts is immediately recognizable and not in a good way.
I respect your opinion and I thank you for respecting mine.
Tammy
Imagine the power she would have if she was UNpredictable.
Imagine the power she would have if she was UNpredictable!........
Howard Dean is unpredictable.
Terry MaCauliffe behaves like a juvenille.
Al Franken is off the chart.
Ann has two types of enemies, those on the left who feel exposed by her style, and those of the same political persuasion who envy her success........and her courage!
"juvenile"
Her books are done in pretty much the same fashion... she's no William Manchester.
Her forte is debate... one-on-one. She can give conservative argument with some of the brashness of a young William F. Buckley... a commodity sadly lacking in todays Republican Party.
Coulter is a 'diamond-in-the-rough'... that deserves our appreciation.
There is no such thing as a conservative "fence sitter". Any true conservative could not possibly be sitting on the fence after observing what the RATs have done over the last four years.
You are a troll, or you have Alzheimers, or you are a liar, or perhaps there is some other explanation . . .
But let's be clear--it is impoosible for you to be "conservative" and a fence sitter.
Re Ann Coulter, you are wrong again. There are so very few commentators who tell it straight and true that Ann should be placed in the "National Treasure" category. Her commentary is usually dead on accurate and witty.
Yes. I love Ann, but her style, while fun to read msot times, is not the stuff that is going to make people reconsider their positions.
I agree. For the most part she preaches to the choir. If someones kids say they voted dim because of her then they were going to vote dim anyway.
Let me ask your opinion about something.
I think if she changed things up a bit, then she might be able to reach the fence sitters and make them realize that it's good to be a conservative.
I would hate to see her to stop using her wit and sarcasm.
I just think if she were to do intelligent but serious commentary from time to time instead of being a pit bull ALL the time, she could indeed reach the fence sitters.
Some of you guys who have met her say she is very warm and charming.
Wouldn't you love to see that side of her on TV? Young women would want to BE her. They ARE watching and she could really be a great example for our young people.
If she started wearing colorful stylish clothes, instead of her black micro skirts she would be more appealing to the women, both young and adult and let's face it, we NEED the women and young adult vote.
Don't you think she could be even more lovely and effective if she were to tone it down AT TIMES?
I am not envious of her success. I think if she doesn't make some changes, she is going to be nothing but a one trick pony.
A caricature.
I'm sure you thought you were being funny by bringing in the liberal nutjobs, but unpredictable doesn't have to mean crazy.
She's got more to offer and I wonder why she doesn't use it.
Yes, she's brash and she's aggresive. She's also almost always right.
But she has more to offer than this same silly type commentary. All of it sounds the same.
She's becoming a caricature and that's not a good thing.
People who don't pay attention to politics (and most don't to the extent we do), might not even realize they have more in common with us than the liberals. Many, many people don't have any real idea of what goes on.
That happens all the time.
The democrats have the reputation as the "cool" party.
Young, attractive, bright Ann Coulter COULD show them that it's cool to be a republican.
But no. What she shows them is that all the dems who say republicans are mean and intolerant of everything is right.
The libs are wrong, but why do we applaud Ann Coulter for giving off that same vibe?
I agree wholeheartedly. The pit bull shtick is great in small doses and would be more effective if it was not the norm. Serious advocacy for conservative positions are not served well by a pit bull mentality. Could anyone imagine Ronald Reagan saying anything in the way she does? I can't. Ann is very intelligent and witty but her act pushes her to the margins.
Finally you noticed. On any thread that I've mentioned Ann Coulter, I do the same thing. I make my points and then wait for the inevitable and numerous posts about how I must be jealous or a liberal.
Then I try my best to be obnoxious. It infuriates most of you. I get called all sorts of names and I'm accused to being mean and mouthy.
Then it leaves it open for me to say this.......
HOW COME IT'S OKAY FOR ANN TO DO IT BUT NOT ME?
It's no wonder I'm convinced that if she looked like Helen Thomas you guys would be saying the same thing I am.
You don't like mouthy girls at all. You all hate me for doing the same thing she is doing. Being mouthy, sarcastic and demeaning, but you don't like it from me.
You bash me and cheer her.
I think many of you are actually thinking with your little head.
Thanks Fzob. That's exactly what I mean.
GREAT point about Ronald Reagan.
I hope others read your post.
Ann Coulter is on target nearly all the time.
Ann Coulter is witty.
Ann Coulter speaks the truth and is NOT politically correct in her choice of words. Being that, she is unique, one of very few and a national treasure.
"We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war."
There was only one commentator or columnist or show host who had the guts to say this. It was Ann Coulter. As each passing day goes on, this commentary becomes more and more right on target. The politically correct war we are fighting does not work, and the terrorists are not practicing "religion", it is a cult of murderers, and they SHOULD be converted.
How refreshing it is to have a commentator like Ann Coulter who tells it straight and true and direct. How sad it is that there is only one Ann Coulter out there and not one other columnist or host who has the insight and guts to be straight on honest, and hits the bulls eye with nearly every shot.
I am not envious of her success..................
Interesting. I never said that you were. I actually had in mind, people like Bill O'Reilly, who never misses the chance to dismiss Ann as a "right winger" when he interviews her.
Seems I hit a nerve with you.
Since you seem to want to dismiss the idea of using wit and sarcasm as a viable literary tool, as to their effectiveness in promoting ideas, then I assume you also discount the reputations of the likes of Desiderius Eramus and Bertrand Russell (hero of the left), both who made great impressions on contemporary thought in their times, with precisely those literary "tactics".
I do like the fact that you have challenged many of us who enjoy Ann, but I think time will prove that Ann will remain popular, much to your dismay.
You accused me of trying to be funny, which I was not. I was just trying to make a point. Therefore, you have become personal, in my view, and I will now "dismiss" you and ignore any further postings of yours.
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