Here's a very strange interview with Ann about being a deadhead.
http://www.jambands.com/Features/content_2006_06_23.06.phtml
Because that's where they thought she was most vulnerable since it can be argued (especially when her quote is taken out of context) that this was her most outrageous (and offensive) statement in the book. I'm almost through it also and I think it is excellent. Thank God we have her to articulate the points she makes...
Because the Jersey Girls are, so far, the only ones who haven't publicly slimed themselves. Cindy Sheehan is over, she made a fool of herself and everyone who supported her, the others are divisive and unpleasant. The Jersey Girls, however, are relative unknowns to the American public, though since Ann's book has come out, they won't be, for long.
Consider: Now, thanks to Ann, all of America knows that the Jersey Girls DO NOT speak for all the relatives of those who died on 9/11. Thanks to Ann, all of America knows that the Jersey Girls are making a handsome living criticizing the war in Iraq and the WOT. Thanks to Ann, these formerly criticism-proof poor little victims are having the bright light of public scrutiny shone on their behavior, and what it reveals is not pretty.
I commend Ann Coulter. This past week, I bought her book, and am reading it. I've read other things she has written, and as far as I'm concerned, she is taking on the sacred cows of the left with a vigor and intelligence that is astonishing.
I admire her--she is a sort of Joan of Arc to me. She uses the truth to unmask and disarm those who wish America ill--particularly when they call themselves citizens.
I pray for Ann's safety. I pray she will continue to do battle. I honor her for the sacrifices she makes to do what she does best. I hope she profits by her work.
God bless you, Ann Coulter! I hope you read this, and know that there is a little old retired nurse out in flyover country who likes and admires you. And I am not alone. You are a credit to women everywhere.
They don't comment on the others because they are all examples of just how sleazy the Dims are, and they don't want people being reminded.
Ann has commented of how little of her book has been read by the DBM. She has said that she said much worse things about other topics.
Because she is right..... they are "victims" who cannot be challenged.
Your input here will be helpful to keep the leftist screed out of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter
They did the same thing, with far greater success to Gary Aldrich, regarding Clinton's sneaking out of the White House for sexual escapates, which may or may not have happened. Of course, everything else in the book was right, but the MSM glommed on to that one point, and by playing it up, they destroyed his credibility. On the other hand, I did once read something about evidence of this actually happening.
Mark
The mainstream media attacks her because they are predominantly liberal, and her comments pose a truth that they don't want revealed.
Some Republican or conservatives don't like the way she presents her case. I believe that there's a feeling among some that "we are too good to be like her" or something like that.
I disagree with both groups - she's right and she presents her case in a manner which draws attention. And frankly, the issues that she presents in her book all deserve attention.
Ann's first few chapters explain how the press engages in selective and unfair reporting. There you have it.
I got the book on CD; Ann reads it. I must admit that I have to replay parts because I'm laughing so hard that I can't hear her comments.
I enjoyed her book but the evolution chapters got a little too deep for me.
They thought it was the one thing they could use to paint her in a bad light so we would all turn against her. They don't dare argue with her face to face on actual policy - she'd cut them to ribbons.
Re Ann's being a deadhead - I'd lot rather that than her being into Barry Manilow! The Dead is one of my "guilty pleasures" as well, but just their recordings - I wouldn't go near any of their concerts. Other guilty pleasures: Beavis and Butthead, AC/DC, communist rifles, fireworks, Sienfeld, ...anyway, love him or hate him, you gotta admit, Jerry Garcia made the world a more interesting place.
Why are they over-reacting? Same old same old -- TRUTH HURTS. Ann's hit the target.
They can't condemn what she says; she's too rational and coherent. So they villainize her by selecting the "questionable" tactics she uses, especially where those criticisms are directed at figures the Left thinks are above reproach. Wrapping their defense in pathos, they feign umbrage over the "bitter, mean-spirited" assault on these pitiful widows, because they think that will resonate with a sympathetic public.
The truth is, the Left couldn't care less about the widows, they couldn't care less about ANY of the victims of 9/11 or terrorism, or the barbarians in Iraq or Afghanistan or anywhere else. All those people are just tools to discredit the administration and regain control of our political machinery.
It isn't working.
They can't be bothered to actually read the book. They sieze on comments from others without doing any homework on what she actually wrote.
Because rather than attacking their politics, Ann decided to attack their widowhood.
It is a distraction from the meat of her EXCELLENT book. If she hadn't spent a few paragraphs on the harpies, the media would have found something else to use to distract from the content of the book. If you're 2/3rds of the way through the book, you know that the chapter that mentioned the harpies spent most of its time on the whole Valerie Plame/Joe Wilson fraud. It named names, stated who knew what and when, and exposed the whole mess to the light of day. OF COURSE the leftist media doesn't want that getting out, so they have to distract from it as much as possible.
By the way, I'm almost done with the book and so far it is Ann's best book yet. I've never seen anyone so surgically eviscerate the leftist fifth column in this country. She's dissected them and carefully labeled and pinned each rotten organ of the left's corrupt body politic. But Ann is just vicious enough to have performed this gruesome vivisection on a live subject.