Ann Coulter: Cleland drops a political grenade

Universal Press Syndicate ^ | February 12, 2004 | Ann Coulter

[Bluntpoint]

Again, apparently, the facts of Cleland's injury are not as cut and dry as Coulter would have believe.

Regardless, at the end of the day, Coulter will find herself the focus of derision, using this tactic, than Cleland.

She is the Dems' best friend here.

[TexasCajun]

Atta Girl Ann!!

Ann ain't sceered of no stinking liberal, even if he is a triple-amputee! Get on his ass Ann!

[Bluntpoint]

But Ann gets what she wants, invitations to all the screaming head shows.

[Bluntpoint]

Ann is just keeping Cleland noticed. At the end of the day, the Dems may concede the point that his wounds were non-combat related. They will also point out that they still occurred in VIETNAM not in TEXAS nor ALABAMA!

[GailA]

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[There's millions of'em]

Ann is attacking the spin...not the man

IMHO she is attacking Cleland and doing it in the nastiest, ugliest, most disingenuous fashion possible (again, assuming posts 5 & 18 are accurate).

Cleland was doing his job, taking part in a combat mission. I suppose it classifies as a friendly fire incident, but it was during a combat mission. I don't see where anyone can claim any basis for ridiculing Cleland as regards to his wounds. What has he done or allowed that is the cause for these ugly comments here regarding his wounding?

If it is correct that it was not his grenade then Coulter's entire basis is inaccurate and I can't even imagine the uproar that we would have here on FR if Cleland was a Bush supporter.

This really stinks.

I am not referring to his behavior since VN.

[carton253]

The point is that Cleland did not "leave 3 limbs on the battlefield." That is not in dispute.

Cleland is allowing that misrepresentation to give him an "attack" platform. That is not in dispute.

From the posts on this article, Ann is not being held in derision...

I disagree that she's the Dems best friend. I think she is their worst enemy...

[carton253]

Well...you have your opinion. Rest easy with it then.

[Bluntpoint]

Ann usually only gets attention for Ann.

There were a dozen alternative ways to "attack" Cleland.

However, those alternatives would not get her invitations to the Bill Maher show or other worthless scream fests.

[Owen]

Yeah, you're right. We're better than this. The guy was in a war zone and wound up in a military accident and got 3 limbs blown off. We don't need to hammer the incident. It cheapens our own positions.

[Bluntpoint]

It makes us look like republican Begalas and Carvilles.

[optimistically_conservative]

She is disparaging the fact that he allows the Democrats to misrepresent these particular wounds as sustained on the battlefield when they were not.

What an assinine argument.

So, let's tell the families of 100s that died in Iraq their deaths were less meaningful and were not "sustained on the battlefield". Let's tell the thousands injured in Iraq that they are not heroic injuries.

I get the point. I don't like it. As a vet of the first Gulf War, I don't think I have to and I'll be damned if I sit quietly by and watch the honorable and heroic service of someone I politically disagree with be disparaged and mischaracterized.

Have I made myself crystal clear?

[carton253]

What? Did Ann Coulter steal your lollipop or something?

[Bluntpoint]

There you go Mr. Begala(R)!!!

[carton253]

Ooooohhhh!

I can feel your outrage clear over here!

I get the point.

If you get the point...then why reply to me like you don't?

[hopespringseternal]

Please spare me - Annie is a wasted looking wench. I want Janet or Anna K, real women of substance.

Reno? Quinlan?

[carton253]

There you go Mr. Begala(R)!!!

Is that an answer?

If it is, you have been ill-served by it.

Want to try again?

[Bluntpoint]

Your like Michael Moore, with a republican bent. If people don't share your visceral hatred for something or somebody, their allegience and or their intelligence is questioned.

No more for you!

[optimistically_conservative]

Awards, without knowing the person and the events leading to the award, speak little on thier own (although I remain in strict admiration of CMOH recipients). This is sad, but has been historically true, and the context of the award remains more important than the award itself. I am also aware that too many deserving were not awarded for extraneous considerations of rank, race, favoritism and quotas, among others.

You want to question whether Cleland deserved the Silver Star? Be my guest. Just be aware at the level of Silver Star, the citation on the certificate is cookbook, but the write up for justification and orders that accompany the award certificate are more descriptive. There are still some catch phrases and templating, but not the same as the limitation for the actual certificate.

[carton253]

No more for you!

Promise?