1. Ann Coulter got a lot of attention because of her appearance - not her brains. If you actually LISTEN to her, she says the same things over and over and over and over.. well, you get the idea. She understands the Constitution - well, big deal - lots of people do. Remember Betsy whats-her-name, the FORMER Lt. Gov. of NY who suddenly became a Clinton defender during impeachment? She too was always a Constitutional scholar. Well, Betsy and Ann didn't agree on a thing - it was politics they were arguing, not the Constitution. The Constitution was argued in the Courts and we won some and lost some. The Supreme Court has weighed in and I think their decision will stand.
2. Ann is not very professional. The hair and the mini skirts get a lot of attention, but for all the wrong reasons. No professional woman would go to work looking like this. I have asked quite a few men about her, and most found her too skinny and loud - all hair, no substance.
3. If Susan Estrich wrote that article about the death of one of her good friends, we would have a collective fit. Grief is not an excuse to write indefensible things and expect management support. Barbara Olson had a lot of friends, but I sure didn't see articles such as this from THEM.
4. Ann is doing exactly what so many of us hate - she's being a VICTIM!!! She's also being vindictive - how many of you could get by with calling your bosses 'girly boys'? That's insulting and not the mark of an articulate, intelligent professional person. If she wants to express her opinions about them, then let her do it on a forum such as this.
5. Jonah Goldberg is funny and has a way with words. Do I agree with him about everything? Of course not. I like Rich Lowery. I also know without William F. Buckley there likely would not BE a major Conservative movement in this country.
6. The Geraldo's of the world will make good opportunity to denounce those 'petty, mean spirited' conservatives. If Ann isn't careful, she's going to be David Brock in a skirt.
7. There are many bright, articulate and attractive Conservative women who do a better job than Ann, IMHO ... Monica Crowley, Hearther Nauert, Laura Ingraham, etc.
That is probably one of the most succinct and articulate summation of my exact feelings...
Thank you.
Thanks for proving me wrong :)
David Brock in a skirt?? I thought we were done discussing the Condit mess.
In fact, if Ann Coulter looked like Barbara Mikulski, her "brains" wouldn't get her a quarter for a cup of coffee.
Coulter may be grieving, but she certainly ought to have the presence of mind, if she can't control herself, to stay out of print and off the air until she can.
Frontpage ain't NRO, and Ann may look back on the last month with regret.
If she had acted as Barbara Olson would have, she wouldn't have embarrassed herself as she did.
Is this world really big enough for two of them? :)
Don "I never quite figured out the mass-infatuation with A.C." Joe
True ... but they are not Ann. Ann is a character ... immature and impetuous, but she is a character ... steely Laura Ingraham is precious and valuable ... Ann is blatantly egotistical and lacks good judgment sometimes ... who the Hell cares? ... I, for one, am amused by a brilliant conservative who is needy and mostly defends her (our) positions with arduous persuasion ... most of all, she gives liberals the medicine they deserve, and they do take it seriously
The blonde I-look-like-I-just-got-out-of-bed look is one of the most unprofessional "do's" on ANY woman commentator on television today.
I miss Barbara Olsen. Bright, witty, charming and always a lady.
Laura Ingraham is my personal favorite on that list. I listen to her radio program when I get the chance. Always thought she sounded more intelligent than Coulter...and looks better too.
Nice, well thought post.