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.
Pictures!Patience, grasshopper! :o)Where are all the pictures everyone snapped of us? Pretty please with sugar and cream...
I hope to see the photo of Ann signing the shirt she liked :o)
Today is ANN'S day!Let us allow HER to bask in the glory, for a while, O.K.?
I do not want to switch the focus to OUR actions last night -- for a while yet.The RAT sites are already starting to whine about our "unfair advantage" in the studio audience -- which distracts from the MAIN message:
Ann ROCKED!Plus, I have not yet collected all of the HUGE numbers of photographs taken by various photographers, nor have I yet sifted through them -- to edit the 20-30 BEST ones -- post them online here.
Perhaps this weekend...
I know. I read about him some time ago. He died tragically of Huntington's Disease. Horrible way to go. He was still a commie, though. :D~
Good job RonDogLOL!
Thanks, Doc!
I learned from a Master! :o)Someday you and I will have to do a FReep of some deserving lefty TOGETHER!Every time I do a "Tonight Show" FReep, I think about our "Hildabeast meets the Devil (again!)" Tonight Show FReep during her book tour a few years ago -- with YOU coaching me through the logistics of a rapidly changing opportunity -- via cell phone from New York!
Sorry a rocket scientist's job is never through. I'm working on them now instead of going home.
<< The musical guest was some chick from Scotland who stank...
KT Tunstall? Ah, that's a shame. I like a lot of her songs on her current album. >>
She is an interesting character, apparently born in China, brought up in Scotland and educated in an Eastern State -- basically three strikes against her right there -- but she was fine last night, too.
[Although rumor has it that her performance was a little progressive/alternative for some of the older one-time flower-power pot smokers who were there with us]
KT made the most of her opportunity. Understandably, though, most of what happened after Ms Coulter's gig was anticlimatic for those of us who were there for her. And the habitual TV watchers who comprised some of our groups and all of the rest of the audience are far and away the very worst of artiste-appreciation groups.
Poor girl's Scottish/East Coast indoctrination as certainly dictated the little sign on her guitar as its combination with the absense of any recognizable "education" precluded her having any idea of what a "fascist" is -- or that all of those have historically always been, are now and alweays will be on what she no doubt feels is her end of the political horseshoe.
{Shut up and sing, KT]
Fellow Freeper? Is this Breaking News or what?
Alright, I have to retract the thing about Carlin making the barfy face.
I saw him place both hands to his mouth and make a face at the end of the show. I nterpreted it as him making a barf gesture.
I did not see him during the entire Coulter interview so I couldnt see all of Carlins behavior.
I seem to have takin this one gesture out of context.
Send me your eMail address, Rock'z and I'll send you my pics, too.
Best ones - Brian
This reminds me years ago of when Rush learned he had a new name:
Conservative Rush Limbaugh
Let's see some of those photos you took yesterday....
She considers herself a FReeper, but I don't know if she has ever posted.
"That's how rumors get started" saith my mother.
<< Hello you, it was great meeting you yesterday. I had a lot of fun talking with you. Thank you for being so gracious. It is so nice spending time with like minded people AND Ann Coulter. I'm going to miss the bunch here in La La land. I hope I'm going to be able to hook up with the East Texas chapter when we move in July.
Let's see some of those photos you took yesterday.... >>
Hi there - Dittoes on the meeting and for being so gracious and charming, yourself. Send me your eMail address and the pics will be there soonest.
Stay in touch - Blessings - Brian
That splains everthing
Except for "Have you ever had sex with a liberal?" I thought that was beneath her and disgusting and to ask it twice...yuck. She was very cute in her response, but it was still rude.
Leno only asked it because he knew she would come back with something good. She doesn't shrink from this stuff and doesn't care how big the audience is or who she's talking to. She turns it into fun everywhere.
Her hair should be red, not blonde.
I'd like to see her perform some of her other songs. She has talent. Hopefully she won't believe everything her peers tell her to, which is unfortunately all-too-common in her business.
Yeah, you SoCal Freepers seem to have all the fun. ;-)
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