[P-Marlowe]

If you read the book, you'd know the point she was making. If not the Jersey Girls, then the anti-war bush hating democrats will drag out the next group of widows and orphans and cripples who will be free to call bush and conservatives all manner of names without any fear that conservatives will legitimately defend themselves. The fact is that it is a strategy of the democrats to push these unfortunate people to the front because they know that nobody will dare to question their motives. Well Ann Coulter set the stage for all of us to call these people on their opinions and to point out the utter disgracefullness of the Democrats to use widows and orphans and cripples to perpertuate their lies and their treason.

I have never before read any of Ann's books. When the democrats started suggesting that she do everyone a favor by killing herself, I felt compelled to purchase a copy. Her points have been proven by the reaction that she has received. Now we have a choice. We can stand behind her and attempt to put an end to this morbid tactic of the left, or we can abandon her and let the traitors and bush haters have their victory.

I'll stand behind her on this one.

[ichabod1]

I've been onto this trope by the left for some time, as many of us here. Ann just defined and elucidated it nicely. Take the Sheehag. The first couple of times she opened her grill I gave the standard disclaimer about "honoring the loss..." blah, blah, blah until it became apparent that she wasn't honoring his memory, she was trading in it... she was TRAFFICKING in the memory of her son, and she needed to get the treatment that Jane Fonda got when she was signing those books and the fellow shot the stream of Red Man in her eye.

[xzins]

No one will say that Ann Coulter doesn't attempt to push buttons to get a reaction. She does. It's in order to garner publicity. She's done a great job in doing that with this particular book....no different than Ron Howard with his movie about the DaVinci Code.

Controversy sells books. The media played into her hands. More power to her.

So far as her point is concerned, one good illustration of this was Georgia Senator Max Cleland, the wheelchair-bound veteran. He had played on his status as an injured soldier to SILENCE critics on anything he had to say from military policy to the price of a cup of coffee at Starbucks. I expect a purple heart winner to have some significant things to say about the military medical system or the Veterans Administration Hospitals. They deserve my attention when speaking on those subjects.

On anything else, they're on their own.

Likewise, the Jersey girls might have significant things to say about sudden grief, aid to survivors of 9/11, and even some thoughts on US government investigations into 9/11. That's where it stops.

When they get to dealing with tax policy, the war in Iraq, and gay marriage, they've stepped out of the areas in which I'll give them consideration.

IF they attempt to play on their victim status in ANY AREA OUTSIDE THEIR AREA, then they are engaging in manipulation and should be called on it.

That was Coulter's point, and she is 100% correct.