a few thoughts
I think that Coulter likes to goad the Democrats with provocative, over the top statements that are usually, factually speaking, right on the money. Her analysis of blatant liberal bias in the media coverage of the 2000 election and its aftermath, in her book, "Slander", was factually unassailable and entirely accurate. I like her stuff. Liberals often pull her quotes out of context, and those who don't read her column or books are fooled. If you omit the runup to a joke and quote only the punchline and present it as a serious policy statement, it's going to look bad; and is done, quite deliberately, to Coulter quite often. Most egregious recent example was her saying that she hoped John Edwards would be killed in a terrorist attack. She said it, but in context it was clearly not meant to be taken seriously and was, in fact, a cogent comment on liberal media bias. Those who scored her on this knew that they were lying by omission.
I'm NOT crazy about her comments on either the Christian or Jewish religions. She betrays a very, very common misunderstanding and ignorance of the Jewish faith in particular, and seems to hold a view of the relationship between the two faiths that is long outdated and is, in fact, today held only by fundamentalists. I don't much like that, and I'll be writing her about it today. A bit of education is in order.
I think that Coulter likes to goad the Democrats with provocative, over the top statements that are usually, factually speaking, right on the money. Her analysis of blatant liberal bias in the media coverage of the 2000 election and its aftermath, in her book, "Slander", was factually unassailable and entirely accurate. I like her stuff. Liberals often pull her quotes out of context, and those who don't read her column or books are fooled. If you omit the runup to a joke and quote only the punchline and present it as a serious policy statement, it's going to look bad; and is done, quite deliberately, to Coulter quite often. Most egregious recent example was her saying that she hoped John Edwards would be killed in a terrorist attack. She said it, but in context it was clearly not meant to be taken seriously and was, in fact, a cogent comment on liberal media bias. Those who scored her on this knew that they were lying by omission.
I'm NOT crazy about her comments on either the Christian or Jewish religions. She betrays a very, very common misunderstanding and ignorance of the Jewish faith in particular, and seems to hold a view of the relationship between the two faiths that is long outdated and is, in fact, today held only by fundamentalists. I don't much like that, and I'll be writing her about it today. A bit of education is in order.