Posted on 06/14/2006 9:19:42 PM PDT by Cinnamon Girl
Jay Leno gives you a little notice, a little warning of sorts, before taping his show, that it just wouldn't be nice or appropriate to shout out stuff or boo or heckle any of the guests because, hey, everyone should be able to come and share their views. But even if a grungy, dreadlocked white kid in a Che t-shirt did decide to heckle Ann Coulter, there was a rather large group of Freepers, conservative/Republican activists and friends in the audience to overwhelm them.
But there was no heckling and very little by way of booing, except of course, when Jay read the passage from Ann's book in which she describes the self-serving "Jersey Girls." At that point, there were some hisses in the audience, but Ann plowed ahead, as she always does.
And some on the web seemed to be under the impression that Ann Coulter and the elderly George Carlin were going to "face off," but when has there ever been a political debate on the Jay Leno Show? Carlin came on, did his unfunny shtick, no one knew where the comedy was, and he sat down on the couch. Then Ann came on and got some strangely pointed questions from Jay, who seemed to want to please his leftist producers/writers without really knowing where he was going with the interview. He did ask Ann if it ever hurt her feelings when people criticize her, and she said "no."
Some things should go without saying but in case you weren't sure: yes, we cheered her loudly and often, yes, she wore a black sleeveless mini-dress, yes, George Carlin is an unfunny leftist. However, Carlin did not argue with Ann or treat her rudely. The only thing that indicated his feelings was when he grimaced a few times when she spoke about liberal men.
The musical guest was some chick from Scotland who stank, but had a mysterious message taped to her guitar which read: "THIS MACHINE KILLS FACISTS." Nobody seemed to know what this meant, but I did notice that at the end of the show she shook Carlin's hand, then Ann's, but then immediately focused a conversation on Carlin and didn't even glance at Ann again, as if she wasn't there.
After the show, we went to a restaurant across the street and Ann, ever gracious with her fans, joined the group for photos, book signings, and questions. Imagine, with her busy schedule promoting her book, that she would take the time to hang out with us. RonDog, who had orchestrated most everything on the Freeper side, was there, as was Doug from Upland, tame, Rockitz, rantblogger, Andrew Breitbart, and even a well known banned Freeper.
For the Page Six folks, it looked like Ann was sipping a strawberry daiquiri, carrying a Chanel bag, and her hair color looked beautiful. I asked her if, when she was chatting during the commercial breaks with George Carlin, if he was kind to her. She said he was actually quite nice, contrary to what some may have expected. But remember, this is Hollywood, and most "celebrities" when sober, fear public rejection (by way of booing, to their face.) Even Michael Moore toned down his act (in mixed company) after people booed his "Shame on you, Mr. Bush" speech at the Oscars. Or perhaps Carlin just isn't like that these days.
Thank you, Ann, for being so gracious, and to RonDog for getting hold of tickets for so many of us.
They are also more upset about labelling the Jersey Girls than they ever were about her validating the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities investigation into the Communist threat.
Well that's just because despite his antiauthoritarian stance, George Carlin is part of the liberal ESTABLISHMENT. He'll die knowing that he defended "the man" and his "establishment" rather than railed against it.
For a man who rails against religious fundamentalism, he sure misses focusing on the Islamic militant threat.
People are quick to say "Ann Coulter's brash mouth is just schtick".
Why do people believe that everything that Carlin rails against REALLY upsets him? He's pretty superficial if he really is that angry about some trivial things. I suspect some of his rants are just because, like Andy Rooney and Dave Berry, he needs some "thing" to riff on. Like Jerry Seinfeld's "D'ya ever notice..."
Thanks for the ping, Ron! It sounds like you all had a great time! :)
I suspect that the Guthrie quote (rip off actually since she was "doing the exact same thing") was an attempt to make her seem "relevant" and "deep".
I know a more talented musician who has something like "this machine kills souless bull****" on his guitar.
Would the woman who wrote that letter then praise your own mother as "a woman who lost her son"?
"The only thing I wished is that when Leno called her "Nasty" and questioned her civility she had brought up Carlin's remark about calling Barbara Bush "The Grey Douchebag", or Kanye West's asinine remark on national TV, or Belefonte calling our Pres. a terrorist, or Cynthia McKinney saying Bush intentionally let 9/11 happen, or Michael Moore making millions lying about a national tragedy etc etc, and asked Leno, "Were THEY being civil, because they do this every day and no one in the MSM seems to question THEIR civility?"
If that's true, then you should contact the CC company to complain because they are LYING to deaf and hh people. Shameful.
She is a FReeper and I'm sure she lurks... Her screenname is... ready?... Ann Coulter.
Bump.
Doh! I almost forgot about this. After the two rows on the floor, I sat in the second row of the bleachers. Thanks to RonDog for getting me that seat. There were probably about eight people around me who were here from Massachusetts on a family reunion. Let's just say they were not quite as animated and decibal-enhanced as I was of Annie.
Good job RonDog
A "beloved" communist from the past.
Crazy Ann Coulter on Jay Leno
[FULL VIDEO of Ann on "Tonight Show" 6/14 -- now posted on YouTube!]
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On News/Activism 06/15/2006 9:01:14 AM PDT · 4 replies · 205+ views
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OMG! That's a scream, Lancey! FOTFLOL!
LoL..
Pete Seeger gave Woody's slogan a twist. Pete wrote on his banjo head, "This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender."
No Smoke House? Wow, I didn't know that. Too bad - that was one of the best places to eat. I do miss Gladstones a lot too.
stellar ... many thanks
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