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January 14, 2008 at 01:19:26

Coulter Sheds any Remaining Vestiges of Humanity in her Latest Rant

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As I read the beginning of her most recent article dated January 9 2008, http://www.anncoulter.org/cgi-local/printer_friendly.cgi?article=229 , something miraculous began to happen to me. I began to feel sorry for Ann Coulter.

For those of you who do not know, Ann’s father passed away on January 4th. Her latest article is mostly about that and about what kind of a man he was. Through the first five paragraphs, ending in “…forgot to put on your skirt” I already had a letter to Ann written in my head. The letter would have given her my condolences and said something along the lines of “…despite the fact that we vigorously disagree on the issues, this was no time for those kinds of disputes. I feel for you and your family that you have lost your father, he sounded like an amazing fellow and I offer you my most heartfelt condolences.”

I have written several articles that were very critical of Coulter so I would not have taken this course lightly. I remain very angry about some of the things she has written and said and I think she routinely goes a mile beyond what is decent, fair and reasonable discourse. However, I thought, this isn’t the time to be political. This person’s father has passed away and it seemed clear from the beginning of the article that she loved him a great deal and that he personified nobility to her. This was the time to rise above politics and reach out to another human being.

Unfortunately, after the fifth paragraph that ended as I described above, Ann started being Ann. Somehow, this woman used the same article she was penning as a eulogy to her father as vicious attack agit-prop against Liberals and Democrats in general and John Edwards and the Kennedy’s in particular, so much for my letter offering condolences. Once again, Ann has shown that even when you think she has been as vile or disgusting as possible, she will prove you wrong. She can exceed even that level of hatefulness.

It is hard to imagine a person showing this kind of disrespect to their loved ones. I dislike Ann and Republican & Conservative views at least as much as she dislikes John Edwards and Democratic and Liberal views, but I would not mention her or attack her or Republicans or Conservatives in the same article I was using to eulogize someone about whom I cared or loved. The people I care about are a hundred times more important than scoring political points, particularly during a eulogy for one of them!

I realized as I continued to read her latest exercise in visceral hatred that this person has ceased being human. Ann’s entire world is now about hate. With most people, if you want to feel some degree of empathy with them, you can tell yourself, well, at least they love their children and/or their parents, etc. One can no longer do that with Ann Coulter. Her hate is so overwhelming that it has even penetrated and poisoned the love that she has for her parents.

The rest of the ideological right in this country needs to do something about and for Ann Coulter. I cannot imagine Tony Snow or Bob Novak or even Sean Hannity or Bill O’Reilly ranting about Liberals in a similar situation. When you think that the article you are writing that discusses the passing of your father is a good place to make points about your political opposition (assuming that political opposition did not cause the death) I think some kind of intervention is necessary.

Steven Leser specializes in Politics, Science & Health, and Entertainment topics. He has held positions within the Democratic Party including District Chair and Public Relations Chair within county organizations. Steven Leser writes for www.opednews.com, an internet only media site that has grown to become one of the highest traffic news sites in America, reaching more traffic, according to alexa.com, than all but the thirty largest daily newspapers in the US. Mr. Leser is one of the 500+ liberal pundits who, each month, are published in what has become one of the top five Liberal/progressive media sites in the US.

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Between jobs, passions are motorcycles, music, and green-tech
truthtruffleBetween jobs, passions are motorcycles, music, and green-tech

Brief apology, THEN my usual

Well, first and foremost, bona-fide condolences. Losing friends and family pretty much sucks any way you look at it, whether they move away, or pass away, and for that, Ann deserves a bona-fide break. Hats off, etc.

Ok, break's over. Ann's always leaning forward in the trenches,

ready to light up liberals et. al. like a discarded crispy christmas tree,

full of vitriol and invective for the heretical non-Bush fans in the world,

and in turn Ann 'more man than any liberal' Coulter gets figuratively pasted

to the wall on a regular basis by those that are mainly tired of her ranting

screeds in support of whatever it is that she happens to be supporting

in a given piece. Well, I find fault with it all. For one, if she's REALLY so

gung-ho about, for example, this war, then there's a great way to

show that. The Army IS taking the elderly now, because it's either that

or Moldavia or Mexico, so Ann can put her money where her mouth is,

sign her life away, go pick up a trusty M-16, and off to the sandy wastes

she can go. With my blessing, even, for what it's worth. No doubt her

time in the foxhole will enhance her blogsight, and enable her to return to

the rhetorical battlefield invigorated by her real-life experiences behind

a rifle sight, making Iraq(and the rest of the world) safe for Coulter-

approved 'democracy'. Keep your eyes peeled and your rifle clean, Ann,

it may save your life Over There!

Meanwhile, I intend to keep studying the next-generation green-tech

that's kiting around out there that just might preclude the need to

ever have another Iraq. I could go on, but that's probably an appropriate

stopping point.

by truthtruffle (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 94 comments) on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 3:35:46 AM

Sandy Sand began her writing career while raising three children and doing public relations work for Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training). That led to a job as a reporter for the San Fernando Valley Chronicle, a weekly publication in Canoga Park, California. In conjunction with the Chronicle, she broadcast a tri-weekly, 10-minute newscast for KGOE AM. Following the closure of the Chronicle, Sand became the editor of the Tolucan Times and Canyon Crier newspapers...

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Sandy SandSandy Sand began her writing career while raising three children and doing public relations work for Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training). That led to a job as a reporter for the San Fernando Valley Chronicle, a weekly publication in Canoga Park, California. In conjunction with the Chronicle, she broadcast a tri-weekly, 10-minute newscast for KGOE AM. Following the closure of the Chronicle, Sand became the editor of the Tolucan Times and Canyon Crier newspapers...

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Reading between the lie-ns

Sounds like a definite case of like father, like daughter.

I only read the link to see how she could segue from eulogy to ranting, and she did it beautifully...she painted a portrait of a male Ann C, and her more frequent use of the formal Father, rather than the informal, Daddy, spoke volumes about their relationship.

On the surface she made it sound like they had a good relationship, but if anyone could dig down and get her to tell the truth about anything, I think we'd find that their relationship was anything, but ideal.

Of course, Father wouldn't believe the stories about J. Edgar.

by Sandy Sand (143 articles, 0 quicklinks, 195 diaries, 1377 comments) on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 4:53:55 AM

Midwesterner, veteran of VietNam era naval service, I still feel an obligation to defend the Constitution against "all enemies, foreign and domestic."
John Sanchez Jr.Midwesterner, veteran of VietNam era naval service, I still feel an obligation to defend the Constitution against "all enemies, foreign and domestic."

I console myself with the notion that...

Ann Coulter will likely still be in this world when liberals save it. The idea that this fact is going to really piss her off is icing on the cake.

by John Sanchez Jr. (5 articles, 0 quicklinks, 12 diaries, 1172 comments) on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 8:49:29 AM

56 years on this jumpin' green sphere. Musician. Own and operate a music store to help kids find a possible life long friend. I believe in the soul and the search. Happily married w/ 2 boys. Published songwriter. play bass, piano and gut string guitar. there are no solutions..only alternatives. Ask questions. Listen. Be fair and don't expect. Baseball is a mirror. Don't ask....unless you have time and a sense of humor. Peace is never easy, but worth it. Always.
mikel paul56 years on this jumpin' green sphere. Musician. Own and operate a music store to help kids find a possible life long friend. I believe in the soul and the search. Happily married w/ 2 boys. Published songwriter. play bass, piano and gut string guitar. there are no solutions..only alternatives. Ask questions. Listen. Be fair and don't expect. Baseball is a mirror. Don't ask....unless you have time and a sense of humor. Peace is never easy, but worth it. Always.

don't worry about Ann...

............when that day comes John she'll spin it....Kennedy will write the forward in her new book entitled 'All Grown Up, My Road To The Real Me by Ann Coulter.

by mikel paul (10 articles, 1 quicklinks, 7 diaries, 394 comments) on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 9:47:03 PM

A writer is a rogue goose. All other gees fly in a flock formation; every goose knows his place and time for honking. The rogue goose is undisciplined. He leaves the formation indiscriminately to have a look at it from aside. He roams back and forth, takes a peep at the leader, honks a little bit from behind, distracts everyone and writes on what he sees. Time passes and as he wants to return back to his place he discovers someone else there. Thus he either has to wait until they land for rest...

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Mark SashineA writer is a rogue goose. All other gees fly in a flock formation; every goose knows his place and time for honking. The rogue goose is undisciplined. He leaves the formation indiscriminately to have a look at it from aside. He roams back and forth, takes a peep at the leader, honks a little bit from behind, distracts everyone and writes on what he sees. Time passes and as he wants to return back to his place he discovers someone else there. Thus he either has to wait until they land for rest...

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hey, folks

Ann would be very much hurt if she finds out that much of her stuff is going under ' entertainment' on Internet and many firewalls just block access to her rants on the same level as...pornography.

by Mark Sashine (51 articles, 19 quicklinks, 244 diaries, 3453 comments) on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 11:38:16 AM

Young retired yank of 59 living in the highlands o Scotland. Been out of the old country for 20 some years now. I'm with the Dali Lama, kindness is the only thing that will work. LOVE cycling on or off road. My wife is a wonderful girl from Manchester England.We're haven fun.
davyYoung retired yank of 59 living in the highlands o Scotland. Been out of the old country for 20 some years now. I'm with the Dali Lama, kindness is the only thing that will work. LOVE cycling on or off road. My wife is a wonderful girl from Manchester England.We're haven fun.

dog fights

The very fact theat Ann and Bill and Sean get any air time at all does not bode well. As the Irish say, "I wouldn't give em the steam off me pish". America has become a dog fight. Maybe Vick was just showing us the future.

by davy (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 240 comments) on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 3:16:24 AM