Posted on 06/15/2006 2:23:46 PM PDT by rface
Ann Coulter may have perfected the art of flogging liberals—and 9-11 widows—to flog her books.
But it looks like she's been getting a little help in the sales department.
Her new screed, Godless: The Church of Liberalism, is now reportedly the fastest selling non-fiction book in the country, with 48,408 copies sold in its debut week, according to the latest Nielson Bookscan figures.
No doubt a lot of that reflects the shitstorm of controversy she's kicked up by attacking those widows who dared challenge the official explanations for 9-11 as "harpies" who are somehow "enjoying their husbands' deaths."
But the marketing of this book by Random House's new conservative imprint, Crown Forum, appears to reflect the same sales-hyping tactics as Coulter's previous publisher Regnery, the right wing book mill that pioneered the art of using bulk buys from conservative and religious groups to plump out sales figures.
Though Godless retails for $27.95, you can get a FREE! copy if you subscribe to Human Events, the conservative weekly that publishes Coulter's weekly rants.
Human Events is a subsidiary of Eagle Publishing, which also owns Regnery (which put out Coulter's "bestselling" 2002 tirade to impeach Bill Clinton).
The Conservative Book Club is also offering free copies of Godless if you agree to buy two more of their "regularly discounted" titles over the next year.
And NewsMax is pitching a $4.99 Godless, if you sign up for a trial subscription to their monthly NewsMax Magazine (or you can get the book free if you pay for a yearly sub).
All of which puts a new spin on Coulter's accusations of media whoring.
In Godless, Coulter accuses the 9-11 widows—or "Witches of East Brunswick," as she calls them—of pimping their husbands' deaths for media attention and political gain:
"These broads are millionaires, lionized on TV and in articles about them reveling in their status as celebrities and stalked by grief-arazzis. I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' death so much."
"These self-obsessed women seemed genuinely unaware that 9-11 was an attack on our nation and acted as if the terrorist attacks happened only to them. The whole nation was wounded, all our lives reduced. But they believed the entire country was required to marinate in their exquisite personal agony."
"And by the way, how do we know their husbands weren't planning to divorce these harpies? Now that their shelf life is dwindling, they'd better hurry up and appear in Playboy."
Yet Coulter doesn't seem to mind pimping herself to sell books. The cover of Godless features her in a neck-plunging, skin-tight dress, with a small cross dangling above her ample cleavage.
It's quite a pose for a book that goes on about how "godless" liberals are.
Meanwhile, in a column published Wednesday [entitled "Party of Rapist Proud to Be Godless"] Coulter has the gall to go after all those critics who've been whooped up into helping her sell her book: "I'm getting a little fed up with people trying to make money off my book," Coulter complains. "Worthless little cable TV shows with teeny-tiny audiences, ridiculous legislators, and tabloid newspapers are all trying to make a name for themselves off the profundity of Godless."
Oops, maybe that's us.
But didn't the Bible say something about pride....?
Aren't those the same women who like to protest topless? Maybe they hope their opponents will be turned to stone by looking at them.
Is this THE Sarah Ferguson; 'Fergie", The ex-Dutchess of York, Blushing ex-Bride of Prince Randy Andy, and occasional commercial spokesperson for Weight Watchers?
Or someone else of the same name?
"I wish Number Six had blown up THAT Village..."
As they said in the alternate COBB: POP!
Meow.
she doesn't have any, poor girl! LOL!
Ann Coulter is an intelligent and pretty woman and generates a lot of heat on those points, but she is also fearless! She says what she believes and, at the same time, tells all what they can do about if they don't like it! How can you not luv her? I was glad to hear that she travels with conservative men -- no bodyguards needed! lol
Hi doug,
Just listening to Larry Elder's show...Al Rantel is still subbing for Larry, as he is at the viewing of his mother today, and at the service tomorrow.
Speaking of Ann Coulter, Al just mentioned that she will be in studio at KABC for the entire final hour tomorrow. It will be difficult not hearing Larry and the Chief, but Ann and Al are good friends, as you know, and she will be here locally in the midst of Lib Central.
Nice set of gams!!
I thought the same thing -- but I never bothered to research it....Let me know if these are the same people
Ann only has ample cleavage compared to Kate Moss.
Bought your book and 3 more copies as Xmas gifts!
Legs?
Well, she's got them-that's all that counts.
It should be a great show. Unfortunately, she didn't mention the FReepers on today's Hannity show. I got through, but the screener wouldn't put me on the air.
I am only interested in Ann for her brains. I never fib.
Annie??? Plump??? That's not a word I would associate with her.
Nor would I associate the word "ample" with her except in discussing her ample research on liberal idiocy.
Lots of leg is "ample."
Just not AMPLE binkies! They might claim that was unfair! LOL.
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