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In "MEIN KAMPF," Adolf Hitler spewed out his hatred with pseudo-religion, distorted facts, fear mongering stereotypes, and outright lies. That book, like Anne Coulter's, "GODLESS," was a 'best seller' -- still is! Do not take what she, and others like her, say, lightly. The goal of their 'struggle' (like Hitler's) is to inflame a constituency that would like nothing better than to destroy our American democracy and replace it with a one-party government that imbues the very vileness and mean-spirtitedness that their writings reveal.
The more she and her like minded tribe speak, the worse they make it for the politicians they defend. That is a good thing. Rant on Ann dear.
Her reference to those "millionaire broads" caused me to wonder if anyone remembers how they got to be millionaires.
The 9/11 dependants were paid not to sue the airlines.
This was a bailout of the airline industry by the Republican controlled congress, including the conservatives who love to blame the liberals for all the ills of the country. Sure the liberals agreed to this, but we expected them to.
Protecting the airline industry from massive lawsuits is not conservatism, it is not capitalism, it is socialism.
There, I said the S word. In a true capitalist society, business and industry would not get supported or bailed out by government using taxpayer money. In this country, we practice capitalism when business lays off thousands of workers, but when business gets subsidized it can only be called socialism. They can call it anything they like, but it is socialism. And business and industry is quick to ask for handouts...and the conservatives are just as quick to pay up.
The Jersey Girls could have taken the money, and lived a life of leisure and luxury, but they chose to bring justice to the victims, and truth to the American people. I am proud of them. I am glad they stepped up to the plate. I believe they are working through their grief in a positve way and there is no doubt they loved their husbands and had sound marriages. Who has a better right then they to become political? It is the American way.
She accuses the Jersey Girls of using their dead husbands for political purposes. Isnt Coulter using the Jersey girls for moneytary gain and political purposes? She makes a lot of money off the people she uses and verbally abuses. There is more to life than taking, if she is a true Christian, she should be giving something back. Perhaps she should take the next flight to Iraq, has anyone seen her broom?
I wish no ill will against Ann Coulter, and normally don't ask for censorship. Censure may be more appropriate for her. The hateful views of pundits provokes polarization. It provokes a overly simplistic black and white, either or, red vs blue, evil vs good, us vs them mentality.
This polarization keeps working class people fighting among themselves over wedge issues, while a wealthy and powerful elite co-opt the apparatus of government and the media, to further their ambitions at the expense of the people. The saber rattling of people like Ann Coulter helps to keep us inflamed and divided. That is her purpose, as is the rhetoric of Rush, Glenn, Joe ad nauseum. You are more likely to hear an intelligent discourse on shows like Thom Hartmann, where differing points of view are more cordially and sensibly debated.
In 2004, Bill Clinton said "they need for us to be divided." He was referring to the Republicans, but in other speeches, he has highlighted the historical fight dating back to our founding fathers, between those who feel we need a aristocracy of a handful of wealthy powerful corporate apologists versus a true democracy of, by and for the people. It is that handful of wealthy powerful that really need us to be divided. United, our numbers would assure our control of the government and the media. The elite would have to accept a more level playing field in the competion of ideas.
As for Ann, there is no criticism that could be more damaging to her credibility, than to let her speak her own mind. The rhetoric of hate and division is its own worst enemy.
nuff said.
Tanya Harding Vs. Anne Coulter, Celebrity Boxing
Coulter should be encouraged to take a direction change in her career. Preferably to an activity which requires her to grip a mouthpiece between her teeth.
Ann Coulter's accusations against the women who lost their husbands in the 911 attack... is an attack beyond measure! I can only believe that she is in the dark so deeply that she cannot see anything but log in her own eye. She has lost sight completely. She reveals herself through her own words and has impaled herself on her own sword.
http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2002/03/15/widow_wrath/index.html
By the way, they are both idiots. But can we please acknowledge that there are lots of idiots on both sides? Ann Coulter does not represent the Republican Party any more than Ted Rall represents the Democratic Party.
Coulter is a heartless B***h! How dare she accuse these women of gaining fame and money from the tragedies of 9/11. As I remember George Bush played on the sympathies of the nation by mentioning 9/11 in just about every speech he did after the attacks. He used it to make himself look good in the publics eye. Isn't she in fact making money off the subject of the 9/11 widows??? What a hypocrite! I don't think of myself as violent at all but it would not surprise me if someone retaliated against her in that way. She is heartless and I think she is a verbal terrorist! How would she feel if one of her loved ones were killed in an attack that could have been prevented? She would do what most of us would do and work hard to expose the truth and seek justice. As for the personal attacks on these women, I think she is probably lonely and has nothing better to do but pick on victims. She looks like a goofy dumb blonde that can only manage to rope in a bottle of peroxide and dollar store cosmetics. Get a life Coulter and stop making money off of the misfortune of others!!!