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I agree with about 50% of what you wrote -- the other 50% isn't worth debating, except that I do believe it's all about politics and votes.

Fair enough. Out here in "flyover" country, it's viewed a bit differently in terms of politics and votes.

Coulter broke a fundamental rule of "media celebrity," which is never, ever come down hard on "normal people." The case can be made that the widows are no longer "normal people," since walking into the spotlight. However, they do come off as "normal" and that's what matters to viewers and readers.

I've got to disagree there - the only "rule" Coulter broke is that she ticked off a number of media elitists by uncovering the typical leftist exploit. The "Jersey Girls" are far from normal people, having made their own effort to walk into the media spotlight with fresh taxpayer-funded death money in hand. They harnessed the spotlight, just as Sheehan and the rest of the leftists do, taking advantage of their "tragic" past to create their own political sounding board. I don't see them as "normal" and I don't think that the middle 3/4 of the country sees that. Perhaps those that find the media to be very truthful might fall for the act, but I think most Americans see through the ploy. Coulter's writings reinforce the notion that folks like the Jersey Girls are nothing but tools for the left.