Ann Coulter's venom is sparing no one. After spewing her poison againt Muslims, Arabs, feminists, liberals, democrats, the poor, and any one with a shred of decency for years, she turns her attentions to her new victims: four September 11th widows who have been demanding more investigation in the way the government guard against terror attacks.
Ironically, Coulter is angry with the widows because, accroding to her, they use their grief "to make a political point."
At least they are using their grief.
Coulter and co. have been using a nation's grief (and fear) to make plenty of political points.
Coulter does not bother me. Every age has its slime. Her readers, however, those who put her on the best seller list, do.
Another thing that bothers me is that The Washington Post files this article under entertainment news. Yeah, right. Coulter's attacks on 9/11 widows are classy "entertainment" of the first order: up there with mud wrestling and Jerry Springer.
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Ah yes, Coulter and her "witches" bit. I'd still love to know if her complaint about these 9/11 widows extends to those who have actually campaigned for Bush (for instance, Cheryl McGuinness.)
By the way, I love the statement in your bio: "Remember to read what I don't say as well as I what I say. Silence is meaningful." I'm forced to consider my own lack of any meaningful silence lately; that I've allowed myself to be provoked into rages by all the predictable foes - e.g., Coulter.
(*sigh*)
Take care - V.
Victoria,
Coulter is a hypocrite. Not that I would like to direct her venom at any 9/11 widows.
You're absolutely correct, of course. When I wrote about the McGuinness thing on my blog, I made sure to qualify my remarks - and specifically state that I fully supported McGuinness's right to speak her truth regardless that it was as far as possible from my own truth.
It's bad enough that I got sucked into ranting and raving about Coulter for most of an entire day (so great was my indignation...), but if I were to be misconstrued as implying that Coulter's unconscionable tactics, if directed at those with whom I have ideological disagreements, would somehow be acceptable... well then, I'd have to hide under a rock for awhile. (Again with the virtues of silence...)
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