If you've ever been on the rec'ing end of a Toxic Martyr, drawing the weeds of tragedy around her like a Queen for a Day robe...brrr....I guess you haven't. But you'll take a dim view of Tragic Sainthood if you ever are.
These Divas can eat you alive. I think Ann must have met one or two--they'll cure you of Feminist Sisterhood in a real hurry.
What these snarky remarks show to me--
1) Maybe Ann resents the heck out of the sympathy and boolah these attention-tramps enjoy compared to a widow of a soldier in the WOT--I know I resent it.
2) Ann lost a good friend in one of those 9/11 hijackings.
3) I like her honest spite better than the smarmy girly-boys that are most "conservative" pundits.
After seeing her on TV last night, I've changed my opinion.
The comment about their husbands maybe divorcing them is being taken out of context. She was making the point that their only claim to authority is through their husbands, and if they would have been on the road to divorce, they might not have had any basis at all for all their noteriety. I didn't get that.
I also got a better handle on her outrage, and why she's hitting them in a way that will get some attention. It's not just about the book sales. I retract my criticisms.
By the way, I've noticed that many of the folks outraged about Ann's percieved ad hominem attacks often make disparing remarks on her weight. For the record, I think she looks great. Some people are tall and lean by nature, and not everyone overeats.