Ann Coulter and the Retarded Right

[Zero]

See, this is the part I don't get: the woman is obviously either demented or phoney or both, and yet she is allowed to represent the 'conservative' side on TV and radio. She makes Rush Limbaugh look rational, and George Will look liberal. She lies with more frequency and consistancy than I thought was humanly possible. Even other conservatives in the know secretly(or not so secretly) think she is a lunatic. What does that say about her audience?


If you've read anything Ann Coulter has ever written, and agreed with it wholeheatedly...






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[peptoabysmal]

LOL

Any worse than Al Franken? I put them in the same category: political satire. Good for a laugh now and then...

 

[Ed]

The moment she ceases to garner audience is the moment she vanishes.

 

[Zero]

LOL

Any worse than Al Franken? I put them in the same category: political satire. Good for a laugh now and then...

There is a solid difference...Al Franken has never claimed to be anything else but a comedian. In his writings, he generally identifies the bogus parts. Ann Coulter, to my knowledge, has never admitted to being anything except the overbearing ranting lunatic that she appears to be.

 

[crackmonkey]

What has Ann Coulter claimed to be? I don;t know that she's ever claimed any mantle at all. In the same vein, I don't recall Franken ever claiming NOT to be a journalist or political commentator. The 'I'm only a comedian' label doesn't exempt you from critique of your ideas or pronouncements.

 

[Zero]

The moment she ceases to garner audience is the moment she vanishes.

The problem is that, because she has no standards or ethics, she's always willing to take her nonsense up another notch to draw people in...sort of like MTV.

 

[Zero]

What has Ann Coulter claimed to be? I don;t know that she's ever claimed any mantle at all. In the same vein, I don't recall Franken ever claiming NOT to be a journalist or political commentator. The 'I'm only a comedian' label doesn't exempt you from critique of your ideas or pronouncements.

Don't get sidetracked by Al Franken...and don't tell me you are actually defending that lying psychotic whore, are you?

 

[hammegk]

...and don't tell me you are actually defending that lying psychotic whore, are you?

Strong assertions, no facts, next case. Has she lost any lawsuits for libel or slander?

 

[Grammatron]

See, this is the part I don't get: the woman is obviously either demented or phoney or both, and yet she is allowed to represent the 'conservative' side on TV and radio. She makes Rush Limbaugh look rational, and George Will look liberal. She lies with more frequency and consistancy than I thought was humanly possible. Even other conservatives in the know secretly(or not so secretly) think she is a lunatic. What does that say about her audience?


If you've read anything Ann Coulter has ever written, and agreed with it wholeheatedly...






[/rant]

Yeah, she's pretty insane. However on the opposite side of the political loony spectrum is Michael Moore who for some bizarre reason claims to speak for liberal left and the workers of this country. What does it say about his audience?

As a side note, a lot more people on this forum defended Moore than Coulter.

 

[Grammatron]

Strong assertions, no facts, next case. Has she lost any lawsuits for libel or slander?

Oh that's only because of clever footnotes that most people do not read or outright ignore.

You can say, "Democrats want to eat babies"*


*Only two people Bob Thomas and Tom Roberts who claimed to be Democrats said they want to eat babies.

 

[BTox]

Don't get sidetracked by Al Franken...and don't tell me you are actually defending that lying psychotic whore, are you?

Hmm... and what does this post make you?

 

[Zero]

Hmm... and what does this post make you?

It makes me a ranting poster on the Internet...I'm sure you noticed? Did you miss the "[/rant]" thing on my first post? Consider it in play for the whole thread. Now, if I wind up on a panel discussing politics on CNN, based on my rantings, it becomes a whole other game.

 

[Zero]

Re: Re: Ann Coulter and the Retarded Right

Yeah, she's pretty insane. However on the opposite side of the political loony spectrum is Michael Moore who for some bizarre reason claims to speak for liberal left and the workers of this country. What does it say about his audience?

As a side note, a lot more people on this forum defended Moore than Coulter.

If you want to start am anti- Michael Moore thread, feel free. I'll be right there with you. I don't have the same sort of distaste for him as I do Coulter...just as much distaste, but a different flavor.

 

[rikzilla]

The problem is that, because she has no standards or ethics, she's always willing to take her nonsense up another notch to draw people in...sort of like MTV.

Yep,...MTV...and Michael Moore.


Edited to add: "Damn, Grammatron beat me to it!"

 

[BTox]

It makes me a ranting poster on the Internet...I'm sure you noticed? Did you miss the "[/rant]" thing on my first post? Consider it in play for the whole thread. Now, if I wind up on a panel discussing politics on CNN, based on my rantings, it becomes a whole other game.

Just pointing out the fact that she appears no different from you, other than political philosophy. If that's your point, I agree wholeheartedly!

 

[jj]

Strong assertions, no facts, next case. Has she lost any lawsuits for libel or slander?

Has anyone in the last few years lost a lawsuit in a political setting, Hammegk?

You KNOW your question is illicit.

 

[Ed]

The problem is that, because she has no standards or ethics, she's always willing to take her nonsense up another notch to draw people in...sort of like MTV.

Sorta like "entertainment" generally. It isn't very acceptable to define any sort of behavior as out of line so pretty much anything goes. In years past we might have described Coulter as "Vulgar", now that term seems quaint.

 

[Zero]

Just pointing out the fact that she appears no different from you, other than political philosophy. If that's your point, I agree wholeheartedly!

See, I don't have a serious problem with ranting, if it is labled as such, and political satire doesn't bother me either. If someone could show me a place where Coulter has admitted to a tendency to hyperbole and a less-than-strict adherance to the truth for the sake of humor, I'll take it back. I know Al Franken has something to that effect in his last book, along the lines of "if it sounds like I made something up, it is probably because I did to make the joke funnier", and constant footnotes containing disclaimers. If Coulter did anything like that, I wouldn't have felt the need to rant about her.

 

[Lurker]

Let's see. In her latest column she made slight of Max Cleeland's service record in Vietnam. She then lied about him dropping a grenade on himself.

Yeah, wonderful lady that Coulter gal. I wonder how conservatives can stomach that latest column. It went above and beyond her usual.

Lurker

 

[BTox]

If Coulter did anything like that, I wouldn't have felt the need to rant about her.

If I may ask, if she annoys you so, why do you read her? I can honestly say I've never read a word she has written - I've only seen her on a handful of TV appearances.