Originally posted on June 19, 2006.

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As you may know, conservative commentator Ann Coulter has put out a book entitled "Godless: The Church of Liberalism", and in it, she makes some statements that on first blush, seem to be beyond the pale.

The assertion that the media and the liberals have pcked up on is found in Chapter 5 of the book, where Ann talks about how liberals have reacted with outrage to the fact that rather than a media monologue, todays's citizen is treated to a dialogue, where BOTH sides of the political spectrum have a voice. The liberals who used to run the media don't like this one bit, so they had to come up with some vehicle that would allow them to push their message without anyone being able to dispute it.

The perfect vehicle for the liberal message has been people like Cindy Sheehan, and the women that Ann Coulter refers to as the "Jersey Girls"...women who lost their husbands in the attacks on September 11. On pages 102-103 of "Godless", Coulter goes on to describe how the Jersey Girls have taken their anti-Bush campaign to the media...who just gobbles this stuff up. They've attacked Bush for not responding to the 9/11 attacks quicker, and they've acted as though all of the events on that day were about THEM, as if the pain felt by the rest of the nation matters nothing.

Then Ann gets to this statement:

"These broads are millionaires, lionized on TV and in articles about them, reveling in their status as celebrities and stalked by grief-arazzis. I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much."

This of course gets the liberal bleeding hearts all worked up into a tizzy. How COULD she be so mean? This has led to even some conservatives such as Bill O'Reilly saying that she went too far in her remarks. Some lawmakers in New Jersey tried to get the book banned from the bookshelves (as if people could not jump the state lines and buy the book in Pennsylvania or something...) Hillary Clinton called the comments "mean to women".

Of course, all of the attention has only helped sales of the book, which has reached the #1 spot on the New York Times list.

Now that we have the facts and background, it's time for my take on the situation, and my take is:

GOOD FOR ANN! YOU GO, GIRL!

Now of course comes the question of why I think this way, and it is simple. This is in the spirit of levelling the playing field a bit. The left has had bomb-throwers like Al Franken and Michael Moore since the 1990s, but somehow when a conservative emerges that is not soft-spoken and defferential, we're supposed to send them to the gallows? I think not!

Ann Coulter has said something that needs to be said, even within the controversial statements in Chapter 5 of her book.

Think about it this way... When I say something privately to someone else, it is none of your business what that is, and you have no right to criticise it. However, when I step on THIS platform, and give you my opinion on something, you are encouraged to respond...whether you agree with me or not. Unchallenged beliefs are worthless.

The same is true of the Jersey Girls. It is one thing to be a victim, and we all sympathize with the Jersey Girls in the loss of their loved ones, and we all sympathize with Cindy Sheehan in the loss of her son.

However, when you as a victim step onto the political stage and make policy statements, your opinions and statements become fair game for criticism.

Once you get past the "mean" in Ann Coulter's statement about the Jersey Girls and if you read it in the context of the rest of the chapter, you see the point she is trying to make...that liberals have tried to hide their message behind other people's misery...beause we dare not speak bad of those who have recently went through a tragedy.

Ann Coulter has seen through this tactic, and she has spoke out about it in Ann Coulter fashion, by being a firebrand, a controversial figure...someone who will always get a LOT of press simply for being the way she is.

The Left has Al Franken, Michael Moore, the Jersey Girls, CIndy Sheehan, SUFP and the rest of the anti-war ranters, the Daily Kos, and etc...

We have Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, and Ann Coulter!

Good for our side!

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John B.
Blog Guy

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