Posted on 10/27/2005 4:55:27 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Are you a Republican or conservative? Want to get invited on a morning MSM show? No problem! Just be prepared to do one thing - criticize the Bush administration.
We've seen the pattern in recent weeks at the Today show. First there was Bill Kristol, fiercely attacking the Miers nomination. Yesterday, GOP congressman-turned-MSNBC-host Joe Scarborough upped the ante, accusing VP Cheny of a "lie."
And this morning brought an appearance by conservative uber-celebrity Ann Coulter.
The first hint that a warm reception was planned for Ann was the fact that Today chose Matt Lauer to interview her, rather than Katie Couric with whom Ann had famously clashed on air after having described Couric as an "affable Evan Braun."
What earned Ann her invite? Matt gave it away when he cited to Ann her recent comment "in which you compared the Bush White House with the Nixon White House." Bingo! Any conservative willing to invoke the Nixon White House in discussing W is welcome on Today!
Other interesting tidbits from the interview:
When Ann predicted that Republicans wouldn't respond to Plame-gate indictments by attacking Fitzgerald, Matt forcefully replied: "He's pretty hard to attack right now."
Shot back Ann: "Ken Starr was hard to attack! He was a Boy Scout."
Ann also predicted that indictments would make a Miers withdrawal more likely since "no one would notice."
Responding to Lauer's observation about W's myriad problems and sagging polls, Ann observed: "he's made one mistake - Harriet Miers. He just has to eliminate that mistake and everything will be fine."
Conclusion: if the price of making Ann Coulter a frequent MSM guest is a little criticism of the Bush administration, many would call it a bargain.
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Yeah, you're right. She probably never ate a few bacon cheeseburgers at one sitting in her life.
They'd never be confused in a line-up.
First of all, what the hell does the former have to do with the latter? Ann didn't say "Rove is the president's brain." As far as Ann sounding "like a Dumbocrat", I don't hear a lot of Dumbocrats complaining that Mier isn't an originalist. So basically, your post is garbage.
they all sold their soul for 15 minutes of weekly face time. Miers may not have been perfect, but I hope that her destruction will cause a few Republicans to rethink their support of the hateful. I canceled my NRO subscription and I no longer will read Will or Coulter.
I think it's a German bottled mineral water!
Nixon also started the Federal Affirmative Action Policy and started the Environmental Protection Agency.
Dane, surely you don't think Kristol, Ann, Bork and Rush are criticizing Miers in order to ingratiate themselves with liberals, do you?
And haven't the latest Miers revelations, such as her call for "self-determination" on abortion, given you some qualms about her?
I'm a conservative, but can't register as a Republican any more. Not since they elected Dole to run against Clinton. And certainly not until they learn how to live up to their campaign promises about spending, border control, etc. Unfortunately, there aren't very many true conservatives out there to vote for and I usually have to vote for a Republican as a vote against a demonrat to keep the 'rat out of office.
There are a bunch of girlie men on this thread...or maybe they're just girls, whining that Ann is "just a meany, and is insensitive." What a bunch of Wusses. I guarantee that if she said "when Bush was boozing it up" right in front of W, he would laugh and wholeheartedly agree that that was what he was doing a few decades ago. Bunch of babies who are virtually traumatized by words.
OK, everything's fine.
LOL - Bingo!!
Rush definately no, Bork maybe, kristol and cheeseburger coulter definately yes.
I was watching her on Cavuto and I almost puked when she said that. She's got motor-mouth and I wish she would slow down and THINK once in awhile.
Yes, there's been a lot of leftist rhetoric on the site lately. I've loved watching the "true conservatives" rushing to the side of McCain's man Bill Kristol. Their new hero LOL.
I remember a group of local freepers went to see Ann speak before the 2000 election. She told them they HAD to vote for Bush no matter what. Why? Because of the judges. This was her reason for supporting him right from the start.
I saw the interview and was non-impressed. I've seen (and read) Ann in better form. She mumbled and um-ed a lot and didn't have many solid answers.
Just an observation.
I tend to agree. Ann is probably at her best in a fight, and was put off guard by Matt's un-confrontational approach.
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