Beyond wacko or crazy like a fox?
Well, either Anne Coulter is utterly nuts or she's very clever.
She might be nuts...I've noticed in reading about gay-bashers and gay-bashing that the bashers themselves are often concealing latent homosexuality or behaviors.
I remember that the biggest gay-basher in my junior high school was not seen with girls, because that was "sissy," but he proved his heterosexuality by beating the tar out of suspected "faggots," which included me. I also made the mistake of walking into the boys' room and finding him and his buddies arranged in a circle, in the Thurman Munson squat, all grabbing their you-know-whatties. They pulled up their pants and told me in no uncertain terms to get the hell out and develop amnesia. I did so, and also developed constipation for the next two years, while at school. Later I learned about competitive masturbation.
There years later, as I carried the groceries home from the gay church across the street from our apartment building, I heard my name called out. Slowly I turned, and saw the gay-basher, with what was obviously his pal,g getting ready for the evening's event. "Hi, Dave," he cooed.
"What are you doing here?" I gasped.
"Oh, we've found our true selves. You want to come in? It's great. You know, we really liked you." I shook my head and backed away.
That explained why he was never seen with girls, beat up "fags," and enjoyed competitive masturbation.
So maybe Anne Coulter is holding her own lesbianism and hatred of men in check.
But I think that the explanation is more prosaic...as a writer and columnist, she has learned that the only bad publicity is when they spell your name wrong. People who spout outrageous stuff will draw crowds...just to hurl eggs. People will buy her book...just to burn it. Either way, she gets the attention, the buzz, and most importantly, the royalties.
It's an old story, and many people have done similar stunts...Dennis Rodman "married New York." Dr. Benjamin Spock ran for president. Both were stunts to hype their books. On a different tack, neo-Nazis and neo-Trotskyists go to each other's rallies, hurling vitriol and sometimes bricks at each other, hoping to create chaos that will in turn bring cops and TV cameras to an event that would otherwise be ignored...if three neo-Nazis picket a Dunkin' Donuts for half an hour without violence, nobody cares. If the same three neo-Nazis get into a punching, shouting, and shoving match with cops and counter-protesters, they're the lead story on the evening news.
I suspect that these junior Fascists and Trotskyists probably call each other up anonymously to tip each other off about their rallies, so that they get the counter-rally and the demonstration.
So I think Anne Coulter has figured out that it doesn't matter what outrageous thing she says...as long as they spell her name right.
Then again, she may have a serious crush on Hilary Clinton, and is repressing it.
