I'm a big spender at our local Salvation Army thrift shop. Today, I spent $2.25 on 15 books, paper and hardbound, which explains my current giddy mood. One of those books just happened to be "Slander-Liberal Lies About the American Right", written by Ann Coulter.
Yes, my curiosity got the better of me, my Republican friends forever urging me to read one of her books. When I saw it, I knew the hand of God was leading me to buy it-- that it was not a coincidence, but my destiny. I found it funny though that someone would give up this book and relegate it to a thrift shop. It's practically new! I'm ecstatic!
Well, I've begun reading the book and as a whole, when read in its proper context, it makes a strong argument in a quirky kinda way-- her premise that all political ills can be blamed on liberals. But taken out of context, wow... It's pretty funny. For example, Ms. Coulter made this corollary regarding liberals' perception of conservatives:
"It is important for liberals to demean the people they oppose to reinforce their sense of class superiority. Anyone can associate himself with the elite by adopting the left's snooty superiority and laughing at Republicans for being dumb hicks. Adopting the prejudices of the powerful interests is a way of saying you are with the "in" crowd. You are with the cool Hollywood types who hang out with Gwyneth Paltrow, Sean Penn, and David Geffen-not the working-class hillbillies who go to NASCAR races."
*blinks..... laughing uproariously* Thank you Ms. Coulter for making my day! I can't wait to finish this book!
Ms. Coulter is a daring writer, a writer with vision, a writer who omnisciently intuits these thougths and shares it with her cult-like readers.
I highly recommend this book. If you're having trouble finding it in your local bookstore, try the Salvation Army- you might just find a copy.
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— go to most recent comments1 - RJ
She's a great writer, and very funny.
But am I alone in thinking her "attractiveness" is somewhat...overrated?
2 - andy marsh
Overrated yes...but I'd still do her!
I just happen to have this book right in front of me. I found it entertaining. I'm kinda pissed now, knowing how much I spent on it and finding out I could've purchased the SA copy for a big discount!
3 - Eric Olsen
I agree RJ, I find her forced WASPY cardboard archness worthy of the curb
4 - DrPat
What a gem to find in the SA book bin - I usually find only trashy romance novels (that's a buy!) or discarded textbooks there. Once I bought an entire "Book of Knowledge" children's encyclopedia (minus volume 6) for $20. Now THAT was a find!
Ann Coulter I thought attractive as long as I only saw her still photo. Then I heard her speak. Remember Michael Caine's disgust in "Miss Congeniality"? "Then... that mouth!"
5 - Robert Maxey
Ann Coulter is a hot blond. She has a big mouth, considerable intelligence, and bigger balls than many of her male contemporaries.
I love Ann Counter to death.
Robert Maxey - Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - mrbenning
From her pictures, I agree, her looks are overrated. If I met her, had dinner with her, watched a movie alone with her in her living room, and had some drinks with her, it might be a different story.
7 - Dave Nalle
And here I thought she was just an irritating blowhard with a grating voice - apparently there's so much more to her.
Dave
8 - Dawn
She is an overrated, unimaginitive, preaching to the choir hack.
Sadly there are more and more clones cropping up all over the place.
Put filthy right-wing ideals in slightly above average women and *poof* you have yourself every conservative guy's dream.
If she's the best the right has to offer, then all the stereotypes abouts homophobes being latent homosexuals must be true.
She howls at the moon and scares small children.
9 - Eric Olsen
their greatest fear is being whipped with the hair
10 - MCH
Right on, Dawn. Coulter is also the proverbial "Chickenhawk," ie, one who promotes and supports the U.S. military invasion of another country - as long as it's someone ELSE who has to go over and fight and die in the war.
11 - Dave Nalle
At least she's not a 'Complete Idiot' ie. one who thinks that anyone who supports a war has to go fight in it whether qualified, capable, or otherwise productively employed. We have a volunteer military, their job is to fight wars, they are trained and equipped and prepared to do so. How do you think we'd do in a war with a bunch of elderly politicians, political activists and policy wonks on the front lines? Probably better than we'd do with an army full of brainless liberal namecallers, but it still wouldn't be a good way to run an army.
Dave
12 - gayDave
Wow Dave,
You've really learned a lot from Ms Coulter's tactic of simplistic binary analysis.
When broadcasting ingorant and false assumptions about your opponent isn't enough you should just completely ignore what they're saying and make up something then credit it to them. Nicely played, in an Ann Coulter kinduh way.
13 - Dave Nalle
Wow, gayDave must be Jim Carruthers, because he makes no sense at all. It's like a trademark.
Dave
14 - ann sucks
Ann Coulter is the perfect voice for the new Repbulican party: shrill, condescending, full of paper-thin arguments. The fact that people actually think she's smart makes me realize just how many stupid people there are in America right now.
As for her looks, well, I won't go there, suffice to say I wouldn't even do her with your Johnson.
Am I the only one whose waiting for Ann to be exposed as a lesbian? Seriously. Whenever the topic of dating or romance comes up, she's disturbingly quiet.
15 - copygodd
come on, how can you not love someone whose posted the following christmas message on their web site:
"To The People Of Islam:
Just think: If we'd invaded your countries, killed your leaders and converted you to Christianity YOU'D ALL BE OPENING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS RIGHT ABOUT NOW!
Merry Christmas"
she is so hot.
16 - Nick Jones
"How do you think we'd do in a war with a bunch of elderly politicians, political activists and policy wonks on the front lines?"
There was a commercial back in the Sixties that had the leaders of two countries (US and USSR, maybe) duking it out in the middle of a meadow. Still seems like a fine idea to me.
17 - Nick Jones
"It is important for conservatives to question the patriotism of those opposed to them to reinforce the belief in only their idea of patriotism. Anyone can associate himself with the elite by denying legitimate dissent to the left and laughing at Democrats for being naive hacks. Adopting the prejudices of the powerful interests is a way of saying you are with the "in" crowd. You are with the cool plutocratic types who hang out with John Stossel, Michael Medved, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Ann Coulter-not your working-class and managerial friends and acquaintances whose jobs are going offshore."
God, I love boilerplate - it's so adaptable.
18 - Dave Nalle
Nice try, but the quote makes more sense when 'elite' is in its natural environment.
Dave
19 - Nick Jones
You're just dodging, Dave. If I had a dollar for every time the left/Democrats were called unpatriotic, delusional, or even treasonous here on Blogcritics, I could pay off all my debts, buy myself a house, and build a music/computer studio.
If you don't think the right considers themselves an elite, try crashing a Washington party wearing a NASCAR hat and jacket ensemble. "Hey, motherfucker! You can't throw me out! I voted for you!"
20 - Dave Nalle
Nick - my blog is www.elitistpig.com - what more do I need to say? I am the embodiment of the elite, but I put all that behind me and moved out to NASCAR country and am now one with the people. Really.
Dave
21 - Nick Jones
Oh right, now I remember - you are the guy about a month ago who said higher GDP is more important than higher wages.
22 - Nick Jones
And unless you have the links to your information on your front page, I still want to see them, and draw my own conclusions. No, I never take anything on faith.
And by the way, I have a NASCAR brother-in-law; he's a pretty okay guy.
23 - RJ
"Overrated yes...but I'd still do her!"
Well, ya, I'd do her. I'm a star-fucker, sure... ;-)
24 - RJ
"Ann Coulter is a hot blond."
I like the hair, yes. But she seems a bit anorexic, and her voice is simply horrid...
25 - RJ
"The fact that people actually think she's smart makes me realize just how many stupid people there are in America right now."
Oh, there's no question she's smart. No one credibly doubts that.
But is she HOT? I'm thinking NOT...