Posted on 07/28/2006 8:58:59 AM PDT by MNJohnnie
Open Line Friday!!!!
COULTER: Oh, something new and different.
MATTHEWS: Well, we`ve had them on the program. We like them.
COULTER: Of course you have.
MATTHEWS: "And by the way, how do we know their husbands weren`t planning to divorce these harpies?"
COULTER: Right, yes.
MATTHEWS: How do -- why would we think they were ready to divorce them? Why would you suggest that?
COULTER: That`s not the point. I will answer your question. I would suggest that because their sole platform for demanding that we have a 9/11 Commission for cutting campaign commercials for Kerry, for having an opinion on this, is that their husbands died. If that`s your sole basis for your expertise, well then that becomes a relevant question, now, doesn`t it.
MATTHEWS: Why -- why do you raise the possibilities that they were planning to be --
COULTER: It shows the absurdity -- I`ve just explained it. It shows the absurdity of their expertise.
MATTHEWS: Their husbands can`t speak anymore, they`re dead. They`re victims. But you`re speaking for them.
COULTER: Yes, and this illustrates the absurdity of their expertise. Their expertise is based on having a relative who died.
MATTHEWS: What expertise do you have about the condition of those marriages?
COULTER: That`s not the point.
MATTHEWS: It is here -- I`m reading from it. You said don`t quote your words. I`m reading whole sentences.
COULTER: I think everyone else understands my point here.
MATTHEWS: Are you appealing to the jury here?
COULTER: Yes, because I`m going to keep saying the same thing to you and you`re going to keep pretending not to understand.
MATTHEWS: Are there any midget Greeks here? Any swarthy people that want to defend themselves?
COULTER: If the sole basis of your expertise is who you were married to --
MATTHEWS: Your book is beautifully written, but you choose ethnic language.
COULTER: -- then it becomes relevant, doesn`t it, whether or not their husband were going to divorce them. That shows how absurd it is to make yourself an expert or use someone as an expert because her husband died.
Rev. Emanuel Cleaver is pastor of Centennial United Methodist Church in Kansas City, MO. 64108.
FReepers, I'm a member of the Missouri Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church and I know this statement to be factual.
What a great exchange! If Matthews had enough sense to understand how foolish he sounds, he'd die of embarrassment. And Ann was flawless. She's wonderful.
Sadly, I think not.
Even Don "Old Drunken Bastard in the Morning" Imus thinks Matthews needs a time out.
Rush Limbaugh for 3 hours a day - T'AINT ENOUGH!!
COULTER: No, I didn`t.
MATTHEWS: Let me read you -- "and by the way, how do we know their husbands weren`t planning to divorce these harpies --"
COULTER: Seriously. I think not only -- we hand out to the TV audience -- just randomly ask anyone here if they get the point that it shows the absurdity of the alleged expertise.
MATTHEWS: Let me he ask you this -- let me read you this question, posed by the author here, and ask you if it doesn`t in fact question the marital stability of these wives who lost husbands in 9/11. "And by the way, how do we know their husbands weren`t planning to divorce these harpies?" Is that a personal shot, yes or no?
AUDIENCE: Yes.
MATTHEWS: OK. Let`s move on. Come here, you. Come here. Who`s your girlfriend? Grab the mic. Who`s your girlfriend?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Who`s my girlfriend?
MATTHEWS: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I`m confused.
MATTHEWS: You got a girlfriend? She`s planning to dump you, according to her.
COULTER: They like to ask a lot of personal questions, these liberals.
MATTHEWS: You think it`s fair to go after the marital stability of a guy that died in the World Trade Center -- you think it`s ok?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don`t think that was her point.
MATTHEWS: What is -- well, read it to me. Read it to me aloud. I don`t want to confuse you.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: "And by the way, how do we know their husbands weren`t planning to divorce these harpies?"
MATTHEWS: "These harpies" -- does that add to the knowledge of this discussion? Does that help us understand? Perhaps they are having a liberal agenda. I agree with you: they may have a liberal agenda. They may not be typical at all of the wives that lost husbands or husbands that lost wives.
COULTER: I don`t think so.
MATTHEWS: They have a point of view. But you have no knowledge of the marital condition of those people.
COULTER: Right, and what makes them experts and the reason you have them on every night is because of who they were married to. So the basis of their expertise is so absurd, I am illustrating that by saying, this would kind of punch a hole in it.
MATTHEWS: Let`s get off the marriages; it`s too personal.
COULTER: Right, because everyone in America understands my point but you.
MATTHEWS: You have knowledge beyond my ability. You can speak for mark without a pole (ph).
COULTER: It isn`t knowledge. It`s a logical point.
That was interesting. I was hoping to see the goof video.
I never watch Chrissy's little show. Is he stupid or was he just looking for anything he could use to badger her?
COULTER: It`s real.
MATTHEWS: Do you really believe the Democrats are godless?
COULTER: Yes, I think liberalism has taken on all the attributes of a religion, they advance by denying that they`re a religion and it is a godless religion.
MATTHEWS: When go to church and I don`t go every week, I see Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, people go to church, Hillary I guess goes to church. Why do you think they go to church in little towns where nobody sees them? Because you can always, Catholics of course, if you`re Catholic, you can skip, because nobody knows what church mass you went to. Why do they go if they`re godless?
COULTER: Well it`s striking that a lot more Democrats go to church depending on their proximity to elected office.
MATTHEWS: Do you think they go for that?
COULTER: Yes.
MATTHEWS: Well I can tell you, you`re wrong. Nobody knows they`re there. They`re little towns. Little towns
COULTER: But they will do everything in their power to promote sucking the brains out of an unborn baby.
MATTHEWS: You`re saying they go to church to fake it? You mean like Ted Kennedy goes to church to fake it? I`m asking. You say they`re godless. You`re saying that Democrats are godless because they what? How many Democrats are godless? How many are? 10,000?
COULTER: Very small group of practicing Catholics for partial birth abortion.
MATTHEWS: How many Democrats are godless out there? It`s your book. Can I talk about the title of your book?
COULTER: I don`t know, I`m trying to convince the ones who are not godless to leave that party.
MATTHEWS: Let`s see. Name a godfull Democrat.
COULTER: You always want to make this personal. I`m talking about the ideology of liberalism.
MATTHEWS: Your book is personal.
COULTER: It is the church of liberalism.
MATTHEWS: I just want you to name godfull Democrats. Name ones that you like.
COULTER: They`re trying to wrap this up.
MATTHEWS: That`s our director. Let me ask you this. Now you have an automatic applause. By the way, Tammy Haddad, vice-president of MSNBC right over there. Let me ask you this, give her he a hand. No, really, I don`t know how you can say that all these people in the country who vote Democrat year after year are godless.
COULTER: No, you`re missing the point. It`s that liberalism is a religion and it`s a godless religion. People who believe in God, who are still voting Democrat, ought to read my book and ought to do that.
MATTHEWS: You mean Martin Luther King, who was out there working the religious issue on civil rights, using his cloth, was a godless man?
COULTER: Right, isn`t that curious that you have to go back 50 years to come up with a Democrat who provably believes in God.
MATTHEWS: You believe that Hillary Clinton is godless, Bill Clinton is godless, every Democratic candidate for president is godless, right? It says it here.
COULTER: You keep turning it into a person. I`m describing liberalism as a religion. Yes, I think it is a godless religion and anyone who believes in God, if they knew what liberalism stood for as for sucking the brains out of little babies, would flee the building, and she definitely wants you to take a break.
Morning Clint...2 Repubs joined with dems in demanding a min. wage increase....any idea who? My guess...Lincoln Chaffing and Olympia Snowejob
Is he on another roll today. Missed the first hour, will have to listen on 24/7 tonight.
Hey sofadude, I could swear ABC just said many Repubs joining the Democrats...I should have known it was just a couple.
COULTER: I know, even Chris won`t argue about the arguments of the war. I don`t know.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: People will understand what you`re talking about. You know what I mean?
COULTER: I don`t know. I don`t know. After five massive "New York Times" best-sellers, I think I`m doing just fine.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But do you really think ...
COULTER: What am I supposed to say? Why don`t you write differently.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That`s the thing. They just buy your books ...
COULTER: Apparently they are with five massive "New York Times" best- sellers.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They just buy the books, though, to, you know, what`s she saying. I`m going to watch this now.
COULTER: OK, let me write in a more boring fashion -- OK, maybe I`ll -- you try that.
MATTHEWS: Do you want some advice?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What`s that?
MATTHEWS: Never argue with someone whose life depends on not being convinced.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But do you think you serve your country best by being a critic an choosing words that tend to inflame and overshadow any information?
COULTER: Apparently, it`s not overshadowing any information. That`s kind of a loaded question. Do you think you`re serving your country by writing rotten books? Well, I don`t think I write rotten books. I think they`re very influential and if liberals didn`t think they were influential, they wouldn`t keep investigating my private life to find out if I`m into ...
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`m not saying they`re not influence. I`m saying it tends to alienate large groups, and your ideas might actually carry more weight otherwise.
COULTER: Yes, OK, you don`t like me.
Maybe they are going for San Francisco Democrats.
I thought it was still in the House.
http://www.forbes.com/business/services/feeds/ap/2006/07/28/ap2912049.html
Thanks for the link Clint.
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