Ann Coulter: Party of Adultery and Abortion Takes A Hit

Human Events ^ | 11/8/02 | Ann Coulter

[John Lenin]

Whats a matter rav ? Don't like blond women who are smarter than you ? lol

[habs4ever]

Hang in there.There's a pretty strong cult like atmosphere about these parts for all things Coulter, even including some bugwits having to post her pic everytime a Coulter thread goes up, or at least 4 times a week.Just in case we all forgot what she looked like.She maybe feisty, but not always interesting as as writer, and her hyperbole drifts towards parody.

Expect to be savagely attacked ;-)

[NEWwoman]

San Francisco is/was a beautiful city. It must break people's hearts to see it ruined.

[RKV]

Not interesting to you, but certainly made the bestseller lists - so interesting to PLENTY of others.

[RKV]

You do your best to ignore certain features and I don't take my kids there.

[PMCarey]

Moreover, being pro-choice is not the same as being pro-abortion. Are the Republicans who believe that adultery should not be a crime "pro-adultery"? Of course not.

I think that the difference is adultery is not a life or death issue. I believe that adultery is wrong but I don't want to government legislating our personal lives. However when I look at abortion I see a life or death issue. If I believe that abortion is a taking of human life, then it shouldn't make any difference whether that life happens to be my own child or yours.

In the same vein, a southern before the Civil War would argue that he (or she) is simply pro-choice. Stephen Douglas certainly made that argument to Lincoln in the Lincoln/Douglas debates. How much respect would such a position get today when slavery is universally viewed as an evil?

Calling it "pro-choice" is not a philosophical decision, but a marketing decision from those who want to keep abortion legal, but don't want to remind people of what the choice entails. Notice that politicians will invariably say "I want to preserve a woman's right to choose", but they never explicitly say choose what. It would drive down their poll numbers to say the "a" word.

[HIDEK6]

And isn't Nancy Pelosi from Maryland?

[Lizard_King]

"Nobody is pro-abortion, in that sense."

I beg to differ. Planned Parenthood and NOW, fr'instance, has no compunctions about advocating that money be sent to the Chinese government to enforce their utterly immoral population restriction law via abortions. Having encountered many radical feminists and lefties, I can say with all certainty that plenty of them see abortion as objectively neutral act that liberates women, increasing their control over their lives, etc etc. In fact, I bet if you were to dig into the many vocal advocates, you would find that the majority consider it perfectly ok, with just a vague sense of "ickiness" for the details.

That is being pro-abortion, whether they mask it as pro-choice or whatever. It comes from the same sense of false rationality and cruelty that promotes communism and the other variations of collectivism.

On the other hand, there is the view, which I share, that abortion is immoral, wrong, and irresponsible; however, government restriction in this matter, much like with drugs, is a worse evil because it does little to halt the practice while criminalizing a large segment of the populace for what is, after all, within their bodies. Forcing someone to bear children is a greater evil, irrespective of circumstance, than allowing them the choice.
The onus is upon those of us that have been exposed to the harsh truths behind abortion, the photographs, the traumatized ex-mothers, to spread the word, and make it clear that humanity cannot tolerate such behaviour if it is to be civilized and moral. The truth stands on its own, without government coercion.

Hence, Pro-Choice. Anti-Government. Etc. I don't expect you to agree, of course. It is far too much fun for many here at FR to slander libertarians as often as possible, sometimes due to the goofy naivete some of them display, but mostly from some cynical brand of pleasure. So be it; it is not like we do not choose our company. But is it at least possible to see the difference between pro-abortion and pro-choice (or whatever you wish to call it)?

[Enterprise]

Ahhhhhhh, The LOVELY AND BEAUTIFUL Tarna! My heart lept at the sight of her. Which reminds me. I was fortunate to be able to purchase three movie cells of her from Heavy Metal. I don't know their current market value, and I don't care. She's MINE I tell you, MINE MINE MINE!

[HIDEK6]

Bearing False Witness is a violation of the Ninth Commandment.

I think we hashed this out about three months ago.

Whether it's the 8th or 9th commandment depends on your 'faith tradition'.

[PawPaw2]

Eighth Commandment in my book!

[antaresequity]

Totally sucks..what they have done to it...

My Family has rich SF heritage (Cliff House,Sutro,PlayLand...)

I am lifelong native Marin/SF...cant wait to move in two years...

You wouldnt believe how they have so screwed up Marin too...Idiots...they sent you Pelosi...which I suppose isnt such a bad thing after all these days...But Marin was so killer in the early years...In Tiburon when the Trains used to come through town, kids could fish and hunt in the hills...people were normal back then...

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

Eighth Commandment in my book! 71 posted on 11/08/2002 4:25 PM PST by PawPaw2

Roman Catholics and their funky schematics. ;-)

[Saundra Duffy]

Thanks for the California map. Simon took 40 of the 58 counties. If only the Republicans hadn't stayed away . . .

[NEWwoman]

Concerning San Francisco: You do your best to ignore certain features and I don't take my kids there.

You've just given me an idea.

Movies, TV shows have ratings such as G, PG-13, R, X, etc. Why not do the same for cities, districts, etc.?

It's for the children.

[uncbuck]

We as republicans should all go and join the democratic party, and in the primaries vote for the most liberal candidates, with the leftist ideals. --- SABOTAGE!

[RKV]

I like your style. We had open primaries here and I sure did what I could:)

[RKV]

Actually, if you made it district specific you have an IDEA!
Kids - you can go to the Marina, but not to the Castro, etc.

[Canadian Outrage]

Post #57 - Now that is pure leftist MUSH. Says nothing and means nothing. As usual.

[NEWwoman]

And isn't Nancy Pelosi from Maryland?

Don't know. It wouldn't surprise me.

But it is interesting how great states like Califonia and New York are run by carpet baggers like Barbara Boxer and Hillary. (Boxer's daughter married Hillary's brother.)