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10/18 Brendan: Coulter goes even farther off the deep end
After reading the Washington Monthly's compilation of past statements
by conservative commentator Ann Coulter, it seems hard to imagine how
she could be any more strident or irresponsible. Not anymore.
Despite the National Review Online's decision to stop running her
column and plagiarism charges from a former co-worker at Human
Events, Coulter continues to turn up the volume. Her newest
syndicated column opens with this jaw-dropper: "Liberals are up to
their old tricks again. Twenty years of treason haven�t slowed them
down."
It is difficult to condemn this statement strongly enough. Coulter
is known for her sweeping ad hominem attacks, which we have strongly
criticized. We�ve also denounced her recent foray into ethnic slurs.
But making a cavalier charge of treason against American liberals is
simply unconscionable, especially in a time of war. It is an
accusation of criminal disloyalty against millions of Americans.
After claiming that liberals have "returned to their typical hysteria
and defeatism", Coulter goes on to argue that the thought that
America may lose the war on terrorism "perks [them] up ... because it
reminds them of th
eir favorite war - Vietnam. They are only disconsolate when America wins wars."
Mid-diatribe and in search of a new target, she then trots out this
ethnic slur: "Camel-riding nomads may excel at the sucker punch, but
wait until they see Western Civilization�s response". Of course,
many of the terrorist hijackers were middle class college graduates,
and Osama Bin Laden himself is a multi-millionaire from a wealthy
Saudi Arabian family. But such complexity is always lost in
Coulter's cartoonish worldview.
For her grand finale, Coulter attacks a New York Times editorial
praising President Bush for "repeatedly extolling the crucial role of
the federal government in providing for the safety of the American
people":
If you support the Marines, then how in God's name can you oppose
taxpayer-funded photos of bullwhips up men's anuses? At least I think
that's the logic.
Coulter's propagandizing has become completely incoherent. This is a
farcically heavy-handed and illogical attempt to inflame readers with
no relevance to the Times editorial.
In general, these grossly manipulative arguments are shameful. But
the charges of treason Coulter levels against liberals deserve
especially strong condemnation from all quarters.
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