Ann Coulter – Ridiculer Who Must Be Stopped
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Democrats know ridicule works. Remember Dan Quayle jokes? They really did their job. Basically, the left turned a devastatingly handsome, and therefore formidable candidate with the witless ladies, into a joke. They annihilated his political future. Suddenly, all Americans would never put an “e” on “potato”. This consensus came easily because most Americans were unaware the plural of “potato” is “potatoes”.
Since Ann Coulter possesses enough verbal skills to bring down whole armies of liberals, she must be stopped. Bring in Elizabeth Edwards. Ironically, Elizabeth Edwards employs the Democrat tactic Ann points out in her book, Godless: The Church of Liberalism. Ann notes that Democrats often use pathetic victims to promote their ideas. Therefore, any rebuttal of these victims’crazy ideas comes across as unconscionable. Who can match the moral authority of truly devastated souls such as Cindy Sheehan and the 9/11 widows?
Now, Elizabeth Edwards joins the ranks of these untouchables. As the mother of a dead child and as a dying cancer patient, her victim status reigns supreme.
Yes, Democrats know ridicule proves devastating to presidential candidates. Chevy Chase portrayed Gerald Ford as a bumbling fool who tripped and fell over and over and over again, week after week. Leno and Letterman do their best in viciously attacking Bush and Cheney every night. No one complains. Then, along comes Ann. Suddenly, political comedy isn’t so funny anymore. Ridiculing Democrats comes across as mean and rotten. Welcome to the club. Perhaps there should be a fairness doctrine for comedy.



[...] Ann Coulter – Ridiculer Who Must Be Stopped Democrats know ridicule works. Remember Dan Quayle jokes? They really did their job. Basically, the left turned a devastatingly handsome, and therefore formidable candidate with the witless ladies, into a joke. They annihilated his political future. Suddenly, all Americans would never put an “e” on “potato”. This consensus came easily because most Americans were unaware the plural of “potato” is “potatoes”. … – Red Chick Lit [...]
Straw Man Talks » Blog Archive » Links About Ann “Pit Bull” Coulter
June 28, 2007
Every president, certainly Carter, Reagan, the first Bush and Clinton, has come in for a share of ribbing, usually over some bumbling or otherwise humanizing weakness. Vice presidents have been even more subject to this. It is the job of comics and political humorists to find the humor in their behavior. Ann Coulter falls into a different category because her views are taken seriously by news shows, even if they are cleverly presented. A better comparison would be with the likes of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. These humorists are deliberately political, as is Ms. Coulter. They do not, however, get as many invitations to air they views on serious news programs.
L Holland
July 1, 2007