THEY ARE NOT PERFECT. DO MOT PUT THEM ON PEDESTALS. THEY DID/DO NOT RUN FOR OFFICE.
Their primary asset (for us) is their ability to inspire, and in our regard that means the ability to inspire a greater awareness of ideas, the ideas that help define our Conservatism.
For me, I wish Ann would keep herself more to the intellectual realm and her books, and be less active as a pundit on different Conservative/GOP politicians.
By the way, there is an equally good book out now.
It's "The Secret Knowledge" by David Mamet, full title: "The Secret Knowledge", subtitle "On The Dismatling of American Culture".
Who is David Mamet?
from wiki at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet
"Best known as a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize, and Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). Mamet's books include The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary, with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; and Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business."
And what does he have to say in "The Secret Knowledge"?
"Hear him take on the left's sacred cows. Diversity is a "commodity." College is nothing more than "Socialist Camp." Liberalism is like roulette addiction. Toyota's Prius, he tells me, is an "anti-chick magnet" and "ugly as a dogcatcher's butt." Hollywood liberals—his former crowd—once embraced Communism "because they hadn't invented Pilates yet." Oh, and good radio isn't NPR ("National Palestinian Radio") but Dennis Prager, Michael Medved and Hugh Hewitt."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304520804576347110395478634.html
"Mamet is to the world of arts and entertainment what David Horowitz is to Leftist politics - an escapee from the intellectual gulag of the Left." © Wuli 2011
THEY ARE NOT PERFECT. DO MOT PUT THEM ON PEDESTALS. THEY DID/DO NOT RUN FOR OFFICE.
I mostly agree. My only caveat is with the admonition not to put conservative writers on pedestals. That is logical and I don't do that but there are only a handful of popular, well-known conservative writers around and they are to be valued, not worshiped. I won't get into the debate over Ann Coulter's conservative credentials because I find them impeccable for a non-politician. She is a great asset in promoting conservative thought in America. However, as much I like Ann Coulter I don't always find myself in complete agreement with her. The Obama birth certificate issue is one area, although I believe that is a totally lost cause that should have been hammered back in the 2008 election campaign when it would have mattered. I also part company with Ann on her near-fanatical enthusiasm for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as the 2012 Republican presidential candidate. I like Christies' fiscal policies but beyond that, he is far too liberal for my taste and I find Ann Coulter's cheerleading for Christie, somewhat odd. I assume that she is impressed with his near-belligerence on New Jersey fiscal problems and admires his courage in the face of Democrat attacks. The guy seems basically undaunted, which is what the GOP needs, but we already have it in Sarah Palin, who, unlike Chris Christie, hasn't ruled out a 2012 run for president.