Ann Coulter: 'Will of Allah' pre-empts Iraq invasion

TownHall.com ^ | Thursday, February 6, 2003 | by Ann Coulter

[JohnHuang2]

I knew the media were up to something with their wall-to-wall coverage of the Columbia space shuttle explosion. The full story is: Shuttle disintegrated during re-entry; all astronauts killed, including some very remarkable people; very sad; NASA picking up the debris to figure out what happened. It was a plane crash story, only a lot more expensive. So why was the shuttle explosion being covered like the 9-11 terrorist attack?

A quick review of the Treason Times laid bare the objective. Monday's New York Times proclaimed: "As Iraq War Looms, a New Sense of Vulnerability." American hubris blunted again! The article went on to quote a series of random Americans saying things like, "Now I'm hearing a lot of people say if we go to war, we're going to endanger a lot more than seven lives." Another classic Times' Man on the Street said that it "reinforces my belief that we should find diplomatic solutions instead of threatening other countries with war."

The Times' Man on the Street always seems to be standing on a street suspiciously close to Central Park West. For one year, I don't believe the Times has managed to interview a single person who supports war with Iraq in a nation ablaze with war fever.

And now the shuttle had presented a new argument for appeasement. Warning, Great Satan: Your money and technology and little gadgets cannot insulate you from disaster! Breathless news accounts of the shuttle blast were merely a more demure version of Islamic terrorists cheering in the street in reaction to the explosion. If it didn't violate the "wall of separation," the Times likely would be exclaiming: "It was the will of Allah!"

The Gettysburg Address of liberal idiocy was a letter to the editor from a Jim Forbes of San Francisco two days after the crash. The Times titled his contribution to Liberalthink: "A Time of Mourning for Shattered Dreams: A Period of Healing." In full-dress sanctimony, Forbes wrote: "The loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its crew of seven is a national tragedy. Time is needed for Americans to mourn. I hope that President Bush will do the right thing by slowing down his march to war and focusing instead on the healing that such a blow to national pride requires."

Here was the pithiest concentration of the multiple idiotic things liberals were saying about the space shuttle, the insincerity, the audacity, the smarminess – he even worked in "the healing process." How he must have polished that little gem! The idea that liberals feel the shuttle explosion was a tragedy is patent nonsense. They were jumping for joy at this new excuse to denounce the "march to war." The nation is marching to war at such breakneck speed, it will be two years from 9-11 before we attack.

Melancholy that their relentless nay-saying is having no effect on the president's plans for Iraq, New York Times columnists are now positing imaginary scenarios in which war with Iraq leads to a stock market crash and brings the nation to the brink of nuclear war. Nicholas Kristof has gone the Maureen Dowd route of using the op-ed page of the Times for a dream-sequence column. But instead of dreaming about Bush being retarded, Kristof dreams of catastrophe for America.

Kristof fantasized that, within the year, the North Koreans would be running riot through the Far East with their nukes. The column concluded with Bush apologizing to Secretary of State Colin Powell for invading Iraq. The strain of not having a Democrat in the Oval Office to create foreign policy disasters on his own is driving liberals to fevered fantasies of America's defeat someplace in the world.

In other appeasement news, former U.N. arms inspector Scott Ritter has completely vanished from the anti-war scene since news of his sex arrest broke. Three weeks ago, it was revealed that Ritter was caught soliciting sex from underage girls on the Internet in 2001. Until news of his arrest broke, the New York Times had been treating Ritter's reincarnation as a peacenik as the greatest act of patriotism since Justice Souter voted to uphold abortion on demand. It's now Day 17 and counting of the Times' refusal to mention Ritter's arrest. Though the peace movement lost Ritter, it seems to have picked up Jerry Springer. Perhaps Springer is hoping he can get Scott Ritter's wife on the show to confront Ritter and the underage girl.

But Ritter was a free-lance peacenik. At least the Times could count on stability and permanence from John Hartpence Kerry. Poor Kerry was just on the verge of figuring out whether he was for war with Iraq or against war with Iraq when he was told he hadn't figured out his own last name. Kerry was shocked to be told that, despite years of allowing himself to be passed off as an Irish Brahmin, both his paternal grandparents were Jewish and his real name is Kohn. Upon reflection, however, Kerry said there were signs he missed, such as his longtime, recently requited desire to marry a rich shiksa. And now Kerry will need time for the healing process. We must halt the march to war.

[M. Peach]

John - Awesome article dude - she's one of my favorite writers and now I know where you get your style - or did she get her style from you?

You have very similar styles and are both a joy to read - I find my self saying -"Yeah!" - "That's Right" and Hmmmm - I never thought of that, but it's true" while I read. And every once in a while a real clever zinger will make me laugh out loud.

Thanks again -

[Terriergal]

(There are 10 types of people... those who read binary, and those who don't.)

ROFL! THAT IS SO GOOD!

[He Rides A White Horse]

John Hartpence Kerry

Zing.

Ping.

[Lib-Lickers 2]

i wrote this two days ago and got slammed by freepers for not mourning the astronauts enough,,,,,here is an example with a post just after mine,,,,,,,To: kidkosmic1

A few days before the Columbia was lost there were four crew killed in a Blackhawk helicopter crash in Afghanistan,, the story got a thirty second mention on the news,, no flag at half staff, no interviews of the relatives , no lookback of their life,, no memorial, no memorial services for television, we don't even know their names. These brave heroes who were protecting our freedoms and our very lives were forgotten in less than a minute. With the 24/7 coverage that the shuttle story will cover(and they are already driving this story into the ground), it's too bad our soldiers and their lives couldn't have been be more appreciated...


12 posted on 02/03/2003 10:18 AM EST by Lib-Lickers 2
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To: Lib-Lickers 2

Please, cut it out. We love and miss our service men. And I prayed for them and their families. But at this time, let us enjoy in peace and have a moment of tranquility as we grieve for these astronauts and their families.

Give us a moment to rest on the Lord.

Scott, an incredible site. Thank you for your exceptional work. May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you always.


13 posted on 02/03/2003 10:32 AM EST by rep-always

[He Rides A White Horse]

Come on out, the both of you..............

[He Rides A White Horse]

C'mere 'Nick Danger', I've got something for you...............

[Lancey Howard]

Another masterpiece from the brilliant and beautiful Ann Coulter!

(And of course, the usual jealous fat cows have to show up on the thread to bleat their irrelevant and untrue "she should gain weight" and "get some sun", etc. slaps at Ann.)

[Lancey Howard]

[sissyjane]

Did any of you watch the Iraqi news conference today from Baghdad after Powell's presentation to the security council?I wish I could remember the exact quote,but the Iraqi general made a reference to Scott Ritter--something about a theory about how Iraq is innocent,but false evidence is set up? No media commented about his assertions. He basically said Ritter says we're innocent,so you must believe it.

[He Rides A White Horse]

At least the Times could count on stability and permanence from John Hartpence Kerry.

Let me tell you something, John Huang2..........there's nothing admirable nor 'clever' about this statement.

It's disgusting. Even if it is directed at a Democrat.

"Hartpence" Kerry. Not some WASP like Ann, but the 'stupid' guy didn't realize he was Jewish, right?

Nice move gang. Tell Arafat I said hello.

[The Great Satan]

He basically said Ritter says we're innocent,so you must believe it.

Actually, what he said was a bit cleverer than that. He said Ritter authored the "concealment theory" -- the idea that Iraq was scurrying around hiding things before the inspectors arrived -- back when he was with UNSCOM, and now he denies the very same thing. That's good lawyering, because, if your comeback is that Ritter's a dirtbag, then you aren't well-positioned to accept the original claim, either -- or, at least, you have to attack the smuggled-in premise that Ritter was the inventor of "concealment," which most people would be too dumb to do.

[sissyjane]

Thanks for responding--you've improved my memory.(I was going to say refreshed,but didn't think it was a good idea on an "Ann" thread. :)

[Aric2000]

like I said, "maybe, just maybe" always include the disclaimer!! :)

[Aric2000]

you didn't wait the standard 72 hours!!

If you had waited for the initial shock to wear off, you wouldn't have gotten near the backlash.

You can be up front and state your opinion, but you must wait for the emotional ones to calm down, if you don't wanna get kicked in the head. 72 hours will normally do it.

Those that cannot think rationally during a crisis must be dealt with in a diplomatic manner, because they are normally a majority, and will kill you, if given the opportunity.

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Thanks Tammsey:
When it comes to exposing liberal weasels, Ann Coulter is one of my favorite writers. Don't forget the continuing saga: Was Scott Ritter compromised by Amn Al-Khass!

[chiefqc]

5:00 AM. This picture just made my day.

What a good looking young woman.

[Kip Lange]

Okay, but she's leaving out (and missing) one of the most overused phrases of the Columbia "tragedy" (first: I ask all of you, bluntly, HOW GREAT A TRAGEDY REALLY WAS IT?) media feeding-frenzy -- "Healer-in-Chief". Sometimes the President must be "Healer-in-Chief", spouted the news outlets. Shut UP, shut UP, shut UP. This kind of blather from our own media makes honest Americans sound like a bunch of schoolchildren ready to pee our pants at any moment.

No one I know has been to therapy over the Shuttle explosion. No one has needed "time to heal". No one even really TALKS about it. What we're talking about is: "Hey, we're *bleep*ing strapped for cash," and kibitzing about the war. America is not so weak that she needs her own personal psychotherapist. The media would have you believe otherwise; the media would have you believe America is in enrolled in several twelve-step programs and needs "psychic healing" on a Woody Allen angst level.

BS! Grrr. Sorry. Just that this one has REALLY ticked me off. It demeans the country. We take a licking and we keep on ticking. As Churchill said, if you find yourself in Hell...*keep going*. The fact that Bush spoke at the memorial service is expected; the speech was touching. However, I think the nation could have gotten along just fine without it (except for all the libs who would be crying in the corner and asking where Bush was).

Grr. /rant off

--CWL

[Kip Lange]

, but the 'stupid' guy didn't realize he was Jewish, right?

No. The lying slimeball who's been banking on looking Irish to deliver the votes for *years* out here in MA. *That* John Hartpence Kerry.

[Kip Lange]

She's lovely, but I'm afraid Ann dropped off my idol list when she ran that piece that...I'm not even going to talk about...which is understandable, given Barbara's death and her closeness, but still, you're in the spotlight there, y'know? Plus there was one other instance when I heard her use the phrase, "You're invading my personal space!" during some interview, which...for some strange reason really made me not like her so much as I had (I think it was the PC quality of the remark coming from someone I don't associated with PC *at all*).

All that aside, Coulter has indeed done some wonderful writing and I'll read the book...but I'll pick it up at the library. :-)

[Kip Lange]

"don't associate" = "didn't associate". Urk!