Ummm How about this?
she'll sell a lot more books because of all the added publicity. Pretty cheap. And just a little sleazy.
AC's book is a polemic; defined as follows: po·lem·ic n. 1. A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine. 2. A person engaged in or inclined to controversy, argument, or refutation.
Since gives you the vapors to read such scurillous charges against the left, don't buy the book and don't post your cattiness about AC while pretending that you're not attacking her personally. You do not have the intellectual firepower to argue your point so you come out to insult AC supporters while demanding rhetorical surrender to your minority view. This shows you to be yet another self-hating supercilious conservative, more concerned about how you look to your clique and to the left than you are with fighting the good fight.
Jamieson acts a true gentlemen here, defending the honor of sister in arms from snarky statements of you and other thumb suckers--Bravo, lad.
With regard to AC, long with the Goldwater post above, consider the 11th commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican.
> Ummm How about this?
Yup, a semi-fair point-- although I was referring to her tactics in using "enjoying their husband's deaths" as a method to get onto a bunch of talk shows and fan the publicity flames-- and not her personally. But I'll give it to you because I'm feeling buoyant about recent events.
> AC's book is a polemic; defined as follows: po·lem·ic n. 1. A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine. 2. A person engaged in or inclined to controversy, argument, or refutation.
I wouldn't call personal insults polemic. There's no ideas proferred in a personal insult. Only invective.
I'm entitled to say that I think Ann Coulter is hurting conservatism when she lets her insults overwhelm her otherwise brilliant messages. I'm entitled to say that Bush and Republican Congress are letting the country down when they open up the borders. I will speak up, because it is my right and duty to work to improve my country and my party even if it means I don't march in lockstep with everyone.
This is a forum among ourselves, I would think if it were anywhere we could be honest in discussing these sorts of things it would be here. Or am I wrong about that?