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National Review Cans Columnist Ann Coulter
Washington Post ^ | 10/2/01 | Howard Kurtz

Posted on 10/01/2001 10:00:14 PM PDT by Jean S

Edited on 09/03/2002 4:49:21 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Even by her usual incendiary standards, Ann Coulter's response to the terrorist attacks was something of a jaw-dropper.

"We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity," the conservative commentator declared in her column on National Review Online.

Those words created an uproar at the Web site, which refused to run a follow-up piece in which Coulter singled out what she called "swarthy males." She promptly began bad-mouthing National Review, which responded by axing her as a contributing editor.


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To: Ymani Cricket
"We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity," forced conversion? sheesh. Back to the dark ages.

Unfortunately, if the damn 1st Amendment wasn't in the way, some of the Christian folk on FR would gladly try it, no doubt in an effort to trigger the "rapture" or some other poppycock.
21 posted on 10/01/2001 10:14:24 PM PDT by Conservative til I die
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To: Ymani Cricket
You can't put those countries BACK to the Dark Ages - they never left.
22 posted on 10/01/2001 10:14:50 PM PDT by ValerieUSA
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To: JeanS
In a related story, Alberta's Child expressed some disappointment and extreme envy about this turn of events.

"Damn it!" he said, "I've wanted to 'can' Ann Coulter for a long time!"

23 posted on 10/01/2001 10:15:43 PM PDT by Alberta's Child
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To: JeanS
National Review practicing the "measured response."
24 posted on 10/01/2001 10:15:53 PM PDT by First_Salute
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To: JeanS
I have been a subscriber to National Review since 1956 (yup, I was 13), but I've had it with the current group of -- well, 'girly-boys'.

Ann, of course, is right. Invade, kill the leaders and convert them -- one could say, finish the Crusades and make the world a better place.

After 45 years, I'm done with NR.

25 posted on 10/01/2001 10:15:56 PM PDT by winstonchurchill
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To: Ymani Cricket
Okay, she did not say forced conversion. She said, "convert them to Christianity" which is not the same thing as "forcing" them to do anything. That is just a Christian term and not offensive if you understand the meaning.

Great freepname btw.!

26 posted on 10/01/2001 10:16:25 PM PDT by ladyinred
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To: JeanS
Okay, This is an Ann Coulter thread, now where is her picture?!
27 posted on 10/01/2001 10:16:29 PM PDT by Vindibudd
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To: JeanS
National Review went down the drain of Political Correctness quite awhile ago in my opinion. Firing Ann Coulter is their homage to the "diversity is our strength" crowd.
28 posted on 10/01/2001 10:16:30 PM PDT by StormEye
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To: Conservative til I die
some of the Christian folk on FR would gladly try it, no doubt in an effort to trigger the "rapture" or some other poppycock

Christian bashing is okay?!

29 posted on 10/01/2001 10:16:48 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: JeanS
Note to National Review:

BAD MOVE!

30 posted on 10/01/2001 10:17:04 PM PDT by StoneColdGOP
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To: JMJ333
How easy it would be to "convert" these folks!!


31 posted on 10/01/2001 10:17:13 PM PDT by JMJ333
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To: JeanS
Ann Coulter doesn't need RINOs! They need her.
32 posted on 10/01/2001 10:18:25 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Arthur McGowan
Coulter says her line about "convert them to Christianity" has been misconstrued and was aimed at those celebrating the attacks. "I wasn't talking about Muslims generally," she says. "I was talking about the crazed homicidal maniacs dancing in the streets."

Oh. So that's all right, then.

As an apologist for Christianity, Ann Coulter is less than convincing. She already has a pretty good schtick as The Sexy Blonde Republican; she should stick with it.

33 posted on 10/01/2001 10:18:33 PM PDT by Romulus
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To: Plummz
I am suggesting that NR has given us nearly 60 years of sound conservative thought and I think that they would deserve the benefit of the doubt in who they choose to use as contributing editors.
34 posted on 10/01/2001 10:18:43 PM PDT by BoomerBob
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To: ppaul
Oops, spoke too soon. Thanks!
35 posted on 10/01/2001 10:18:52 PM PDT by Vindibudd
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To: all
They have gay writers there as well. Barf alert!
36 posted on 10/01/2001 10:18:58 PM PDT by I_Love_My_Husband
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To: JMJ333
They're calling us 'monkies'? ROFLOL!
37 posted on 10/01/2001 10:19:04 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Plummz
Didn't Trixie's boy call for conquering Africa a few months ago?

Yep. What a hypocrite.

39 posted on 10/01/2001 10:19:19 PM PDT by Roscoe
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To: JeanS
I just got a big mailing from National review trying to get me to subscribe! They mention Ann Coulter as one of their great contributors! I am going to return the card refusing since they fired her!
If even the conservatives are going to go for a PC war, we are in trouble.
40 posted on 10/01/2001 10:19:49 PM PDT by ladyinred
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