NJ assemblywomen call for boycott of new Coulter book

Phillyburbs/AP ^ | 6/8/06 | staff

[pissant]

TRENTON, N.J. - Commentator Ann Coulter's incendiary words about outspoken 9/11 widows have led two state lawmakers to calls for a boycott of her book in the widows' home state of New Jersey.

Assemblywomen Joan M. Quigley, D-Hudson, and Linda Stender, D-Union, on Thursday called on New Jerseyans to stop buying the book, "Godless: The Church of Liberalism," and for retailers in the state to stop selling it.

"Coulter's vicious characterizations and remarks are motivated by greed and her desire to sell books. By making these claims, she proved herself worse than those she is attempting to vilify - she is a leach trying to turn a profit off perverting the suffering of others," the two assemblywomen said in a statement.

A spokeswoman for Crown Forum, the publisher of Coulter's book, did not immediately return calls for comment Thursday.

In her new book, Coulter writes that a group of New Jersey widows whose husbands perished in the World Trade Center act "as if the terrorist attacks happened only to them."

She also wrote, "I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much."

The comments drew criticism Wednesday from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., who said the book should be called "Heartless," and New York's Republican Gov. George Pataki, who said he was stunned by the remarks.

Coulter appeared Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show and stuck by her stance, saying the women used their grief "to make a political point."

Her criticism was aimed at four New Jersey women she dubbed "The Witches of East Brunswick," after the town where two of them live.

The women - Kristen Breitweiser, Lorie Van Auken, Mindy Kleinberg and Patty Casazza - have spent the years since the 2001 terror attacks supporting an independent commission to examine government failures before the attack. During the 2004 presidential race, they endorsed Democrat John Kerry.

[bfree]

Bad day for you wasn't it?

Ann's book #1
Dixie Chicks tour turning into a disaster
al-Zarqawi getting blown up
Hamas leader killed
and you getting called out as a whiny little liberal

Too bad but not so sad.

[Republican Wildcat]

A boycott? As if these people would have bought it anyway. What a joke.

[sinkspur]

Bad day for you wasn't it?

No. I had a very good day.

The best part of it will be saying "Good night" to you.

[Dante3]

From the chin down, my mother looked like Ann Coulter when she was her age. My mother ate normally, wished she weighted more, and was healthy. A number of people did say, "Oh, you are so skinny" as if she did not know it herself. But no one mocked her or called her Bones or any other names.

Some of your statements regarding Ann sure are mean-spirited and low blows. Her comments are relatively mild when placed next to those on the left.

[sinkspur]

Some of your statements regarding Ann sure are mean-spirited and low blows.

Of course they are. But, I am merely imitating Coulter. I don't know why you would applaud her and castigate me.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Oh, so your criticism of her isn't meant to be considered serious, then, since you engage in the same thing. I get it.

Well, thanks for playing.

[sinkspur]

Oh, so your criticism of her isn't meant to be considered serious, then, since you engage in the same thing. I get it.

No. It is serious. I've never liked Coulter, and like her less and less with each book and column. She cooked her goose with me when she was so vile toward Bush and Harriett Miers during Miers nomination process.

But, I've since learned that many of her supporters are hypocrites. They love her ad hominems, but raise hell when someone directs the same kinds of ad hominems toward Bones.

[Lancey Howard]

Ann's book is now NUMBER ONE on the Amazon.com bestsellers list!!!

[Recovering_Democrat]

I do agree with you regarding the Miers incident and the Roberts nomination. I disagreed with Ann on those--especially Roberts. Miers I understood the angst a bit more.

Nevertheless, I find it curious you criticize her for making what you consider personal judgements about people, and then you made personal judgements about her.

Take it easy.

[sinkspur]

Nevertheless, I find it curious you criticize her for making what you consider personal judgements about people, and then you made personal judgements about her.

If she stops making personal judgments about people, I will stop making personal judgments about her.

If St. Ann sanctions it, it must be OK. Right?

[AmericaUnite]

How 'bout we boycott the Witches on TV, etc.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I think my point is clear: you don't know anything about the reasons for her marital status, and yet you claimed to know. Same for Rush, you claimed to know the reason(s) for his marital status.

Pretty bizarre. Do you treat everyone that way? Or is it just toward people you don't like?

Never mind, you don't need to answer.

[sinkspur]

I think my point is clear: you don't know anything about the reasons for her marital status, and yet you claimed to know. Same for Rush, you claimed to know the reason(s) for his marital status.

Coulter doesn't know whether the dead husbands of the Jersey Girls were going to divorce them, nor if these women are happy that their husbands are dead. That doesn't stop her from speculating.

You don't like this goose-gander thing, do you? Blame Bones. She started it; I'm just majoring in Coulter Slime 101.

[Jameison]

"She cooked her goose with me when she was so vile toward Bush and Harriett Miers during Miers nomination process. "

According to you, in an earlier post, you have been attacking Ann Coulter at FR for over 4 years.
That is long before Harriet Miers.
Stop using Harriet Meris as an excuse for backing a bunch of Bush-hating harpies from Joisey.

"But, I've since learned that many of her supporters are hypocrites. You cannot be serious. The king of hypocrites even daring to cal anyone a hypocrite is just laughable.

"They love her ad hominems, but raise hell when someone directs the same kinds of ad hominems toward Bones."

I have looked through your posts on this thread, and practically every single on of them, including this one, has ad hominems in it. Have you considered looking at yourself before opening your gab?

[Jameison]

Love it.
Can we get more idiotic RATS politicians to trash Ann's book tomorrow so even more copies can be sold?
The more copies that get sold, the more people's eyes are going to get opened to how really evil the RATS Party of America is.

[Jameison]

" I'm just majoring in Coulter Slime 101."

You are just majoring in your own slime. Something that you have been doing for at least 4 years according to you.
Don't blame Ann for your own unpleasantness.

[sinkspur]

[kcvl]

Joan M. Quigley

Linda Stender

[kcvl]

She just sold more of Ann's book. :)

The more they complain the more Ann sells.

[Jameison]

"If she stops making personal judgments about people, I will stop making personal judgments about her"

Oh puleeze.
Who exactly is listening to you?
When Ann attacks the 4 withes from Joisey, it appears on the front page of the New York Daily News here, in the New York Post, network news, everywhere
Your feeble attacks on Ann? Don't even appear on the radar screen.
You are just whistling in the wind like the pathetic guy you are.
Meanwhile, you should stop whining when your nasty attacks on Ann invite equally nasty attacks on you.