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Ab_Normal · 07-17-2003, 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by Laci
I haven't heard her interviewed. But it sounds like most of you guys are "liberals" and don't like her because she's conservative. Do I have it right?

*bzzzt* I don't like her because she's an illogical hack who loves to spread hate and intolerance. I can't find the link, but I read an interview where she advocated domestic terrorism (the bombing of The New York Times.)

edited to add closing paren

Darwin26 · 07-17-2003, 11:06 AM

Lets all send Ann and the rest of her tribe some trinkets and
and something to cover their naked ignorance

http://www.cafeshops.com/wmd404

DarkBronzePlant · 07-17-2003, 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by Ab_Normal
*bzzzt* I don't like her because she's an illogical hack who loves to spread hate and intolerance. I can't find the link, but I read an interview where she advocated domestic terrorism (the bombing of The New York Times.)

When she was on CNN's Crossfire a few weeks back, she reiterated that advocation.

Ab_Normal · 07-17-2003, 03:17 PM

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Originally posted by DarkBronzePlant
When she was on CNN's Crossfire a few weeks back, she reiterated that advocation.

And she's not in jail for making threats?

DarkBronzePlant · 07-17-2003, 03:19 PM

Here's the transcript.

DarkBronzePlant · 07-17-2003, 03:20 PM

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Originally posted by Ab_Normal
And she's not in jail for making threats?

She wasn't literally making threats. She just wishes The New York Times would be bombed.

Ab_Normal · 07-17-2003, 03:21 PM

Ah, well, a woman can hope...

Sauron · 07-17-2003, 07:32 PM

I think the debate over whether we like Coulter or her politics is off-base. Coulter isn't truly *anywhere* on the political spectrum. I seriously doubt she believes even 2% of what she says. It's all done as a way to make a living in the media spotlight. She is an entertainer, using politics as a medium just like some people use stand-up comedy as a medium. She obviously doesn't bill herself as that, because she'd lose her audience that way. In the same fashion that the WWF doesn't ever admit that pro wrestling is all fake -- because they'd lose their audience as well.

To put it another way: if she suddenly found a way that she could have a LARGER audience and make MORE money by attacking conservatives instead of liberals, she'd be doing it - and feeling no pangs about switching sides in midstream. It's just a job to her. Same for Limbaugh, Hannity and Reilly.

Which amounts to an even stronger indictment of her audience: they're being scammed by their pied pipers of conservative nonsense, and the audience is too dull-witted to know it.

Darwin26 · 07-17-2003, 08:12 PM

... for most of them are one dimensional one celled thinkers and i'm sure fundamentalism prevents "cellular" implants ... and the *pied pipers* of compassionate conservative talk have mesmerized the "i wana be mesmerized" audience... and the wheels they go round and round/
i'm just glad that the Dems don't have a Coulter et al to embarass us ... we have enuff dealing with the bowl of oatmeal democrat politicians.

Blixy Sticks · 07-18-2003, 07:23 AM

Sauron is Dead On, IMHO.

07-17-2003, 11:06 AM	#32
Darwin26 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Encino, CA Posts: 806	Gifts for the ungifted Lets all send Ann and the rest of her tribe some trinkets and and something to cover their naked ignorance http://www.cafeshops.com/wmd404

07-17-2003, 08:12 PM	#39
Darwin26 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Encino, CA Posts: 806	Right ON Sauron ... for most of them are one dimensional one celled thinkers and i'm sure fundamentalism prevents "cellular" implants ... and the pied pipers of compassionate conservative talk have mesmerized the "i wana be mesmerized" audience... and the wheels they go round and round/ i'm just glad that the Dems don't have a Coulter et al to embarass us ... we have enuff dealing with the bowl of oatmeal democrat politicians.

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07-17-2003, 03:19 PM	#35
DarkBronzePlant Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Posts: 3,568	Here's the transcript.

07-17-2003, 03:21 PM	#37
Ab_Normal Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,842	Ah, well, a woman can hope...

07-17-2003, 07:32 PM	#38
Sauron Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: In the dark places of the world Posts: 8,093	I think the debate over whether we like Coulter or her politics is off-base. Coulter isn't truly anywhere on the political spectrum. I seriously doubt she believes even 2% of what she says. It's all done as a way to make a living in the media spotlight. She is an entertainer, using politics as a medium just like some people use stand-up comedy as a medium. She obviously doesn't bill herself as that, because she'd lose her audience that way. In the same fashion that the WWF doesn't ever admit that pro wrestling is all fake -- because they'd lose their audience as well. To put it another way: if she suddenly found a way that she could have a LARGER audience and make MORE money by attacking conservatives instead of liberals, she'd be doing it - and feeling no pangs about switching sides in midstream. It's just a job to her. Same for Limbaugh, Hannity and Reilly. Which amounts to an even stronger indictment of her audience: they're being scammed by their pied pipers of conservative nonsense, and the audience is too dull-witted to know it.

07-18-2003, 07:23 AM	#40
Blixy Sticks Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Until recently, Baghdad Posts: 1,365	Sauron is Dead On, IMHO.

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