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Screed: With Treason, Ann Coulter once again defines a new low in America's political debate
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| july 2, 2003
| Brendan Nyhan
Posted on 07/02/2003 4:50:57 PM PDT by The Raven
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To: dogbyte12
I read the article, and the guy seems most peeved that she quotes a writer from the NYT Magazine and says, "The New York Time says..." Well, she's right. Newspapers don't write themselves. They're written by people. So if an author writing for the Times writes something, Ann is quite correct in saying, "The New York Times writes..." Before I take seriously anything else this guy has to say, I would need to check out his accusations against her book and a Lexus/Nexis search. I really think taking his article as some definitive refutation of Coulter is a bit unwise, as is likening AC to that fat, surly, uneducated Marxist, Moore.
To: Dont Mention the War
So, if Spinsity or someother lib outlet writes "even Freerupblic acknowledges that Coulter's book is full of inaccuracies" when the truth is DogByte, posting on Freerepublic made those claims, this is perfectly ok and correct?
One should cut the ordinary "man in the street" a lot of slack on choice of words, etc. But an educated person who writes for a living ought to be more careful with their words and their meanings. Call me old-fashioned, but when I read something from Wm F Buckley I get the message that the writer respects his readers.
R.
To: The Raven
Question. Is Brendan Nyhan any relation to that fat liberal puke David Nyhan who used to "grace" the pages of the liberal rag, the Boston Globe?
He sure sounds like the spawn of that garbage.
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posted on
07/02/2003 6:50:14 PM PDT
by
jackbill
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To: nm_realist
So, if Spinsity or someother lib outlet writes "even Freerupblic acknowledges that Coulter's book is full of inaccuracies" when the truth is DogByte, posting on Freerepublic made those claims, this is perfectly ok and correct?Technically, yes. Most "mainstream" media outlets have no problem allowing one person's comments to represent that of an entire organization, whether they ought to or not. (Example: In any given article about the latest rehash of some abortion argument, the story will likely start with a line like "One side says X, but the National Organization for Women says Y." And then four paragraphs later, you find out that they only talked to one woman who happens to work at NOW. An even simpler example: When quoting movie reviews, a newspaper will have no problem writing "The Today Show said 'It's the best film of the year!'" even though it was only Gene Shalit saying that, and the Today show as a whole really has no comment on the movie one way or the other.)
Call me old-fashioned, but when I read something from Wm F Buckley I get the message that the writer respects his readers.
I don't think anyone would argue with you that Mr. Buckley's nonfiction works are far more carefully crafted than Ann Coulter's. I'm only saying that with Ann, you know what you're getting before you even pick up the book, so it's a bit of a laugh to see all these liberals running around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to follow the instructions in the tattered old Politics of Personal Destruction Guidebooks. We get the joke. They don't. And that just makes the joke funnier.
To: Dr Warmoose
And never once is she called a liar.
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posted on
07/02/2003 7:02:02 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I will defend to your death my right to say it)
To: jackbill
Question. Is Brendan Nyhan any relation to that fat liberal puke David Nyhan who used to "grace" the pages of the liberal rag, the Boston Globe?Send him an email and ask him. The couple of times I've written him, he's responded. (I did write respectfully, for the record. I don't know how he'd respond if you called his (possible) father a "fat liberal puke. ;) )
To: dogbyte12
Well said. I share your opinion about TREASON and quite possibly your preference in political historical scholarship.
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posted on
07/02/2003 7:04:17 PM PDT
by
jonna
To: BIGZ
That's exactly what I was thinking, his article is like a loud cry of surprise from the kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
They don't like the TRUTH, do they?
The cockroaches hate it when the light is shined on their activities...
To: jlc
Exactly.
To: Michael Milken
Arguably Ann is somewhat sloppy.
I'm sure that's true, but what bothers me about Coulter is the ridiculous hyperbole. I don't like people who cry about being screamed at when someone disagrees with them.
Coulter's writing is like Cheetos, there are those who like and those who don't. And then, there are the few who think Cheetos are great food.
Most everyone can agree that Ann is telegenic, although she does have a bit of the horseface.
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posted on
07/02/2003 7:15:02 PM PDT
by
Belial
To: The Raven
"fraudulent evidence" Fraudulent evidence? Okay, admittedly I haven't read the rest of the article yet, so I'm assuming that this jackass is going to point to examples of this and provide supporting evidence. Am I expecting too much?
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posted on
07/02/2003 7:15:27 PM PDT
by
sweetliberty
("Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it.")
To: The Raven
directed at targets like President Bill Clinton, the American Civil Liberties Union and Hustler publisher Larry Flynt Priceless.
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posted on
07/02/2003 7:17:38 PM PDT
by
don-o
To: The Raven
Ignoring the absolute on-slaught of vicious attacks on the President while we are at war, (putting our troops in more jepordy, and undermining our security by making us appear unstable) this writer instead says one little blonde woman is bringing politics to a new low? The democrats who under Clinton first coined the phrase "war room" for a campaign brought politics so low it has to look up to see down. Ann Coulter is merely pointing that out, and the journalist is proving her point.
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posted on
07/02/2003 7:17:57 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
(The left have blood on their hands.)
To: The Raven
Go Ann!
Turn it up a couple of notches and really make them squeak and squirm!
To: Belial
. . . although she does have a bit of the horseface.Well, you match up well with the other end, so it would probably be a good idea not to criticize her appearance too much.
To: The Raven
Is it even possible to take a cheap shot at Larry Flynt?
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posted on
07/02/2003 7:21:29 PM PDT
by
hemogoblin
(Fight the Culture War; revive conservative fiction :::: www.pubversive.com)
To: Kevin Curry
Well, you match up well with the other end, so it would probably be a good idea not to criticize her appearance too much.
A horse's butt, Kevin? My, you're in a silly mood tonight! Don't party too hard.
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posted on
07/02/2003 7:24:05 PM PDT
by
Belial
To: The Raven
Go easy on this Nyhan person folks, reading a book by Coulter has to be pretty hard on a leftist's self esteem. There is no telling what reaction a psychotic will take when confronted by overwhelming evidence that contradicts his psychosis.
Just pat them on the head and say "there, there, did that big bad girl hurt your wittle feelwings..."
To: All
This guy accuses her of fraudulent info but doesn't provide any evidence!
I was honestly trying to read this with an open mind because I have heard that said in other places and I was interested in what they say is fraudulent. But he didn't bother to give any support for his accusation. What a horrible reviewer of the book.
Ann rocks and I look forward to getting her book.
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posted on
07/02/2003 8:04:40 PM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
("There is dust enough on some of your Bibles to write 'damnation' with your fingers." C.H. Spurgeon)
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