Such a bigot

[Tired_Old_Man 1]

It never ceases to amaze me what people will do to get heard and talked about. The more outrageous, the more people get stirred up and the more power they feel they have.

It's like the Rosie O'Donnel/Donald Trump thing. They might have started out really popping off at each other, but then I think it turned into get as much mileage out of it as you can so you can be in the news and a topic on all the talk shows. So then it got completely crazy. Man it would suck to be in show business.

They make more money while sleeping that we make while awake. And I mean sleeping.< /p>

[BJean 16]

Yeah we might not be as wealthy, but I'll bet we actually do sleep at night. Speaking of which, why am I still up? And you?

[Tired_Old_Man 1]

Yeah we might not be as wealthy, but I'll bet we actually do sleep at night. Speaking of which, why am I still up? And you?

Good Night!!:faint:

[Tired_Old_Man 1]

Good Night!!:faint:

Tina is going to kill me for staying up so late. I have an MRI on my brain tomorrow morning at 8am. Fighting the school buses at that time means I will have to leave about 7:15 to make it on time.

I am not worried. I am sure they won't find anything.

[susannah 2]

Hey, I hate The Fox News Network. Fair and balanced? Yeah right. The standard of journalism on Fox is terrible. What galls me is that an Australian is at the helm of the network. Rupert Murdoch is a US citizen, but he is an Australian.

Susannah

[Tired_Old_Man 1]

Hey, I hate The Fox News Network. Fair and balanced? Yeah right. The standard of journalism on Fox is terrible. What galls me is that an Australian is at the helm of the network. Rupert Murdoch is a US citizen, but he is an Australian.

Susannah

And then there is the bastion of free press, the Washington Times owned by Sun Myung Moon. Most Americans would be appalled to know that the conservative revolution has been financed by the M&M boys; "Murdoch & Moon". Worse than being financed, the news has been manipulated by the M&M boys; "Murdoch & Moon".

So much of our news comes from media companies owned and content controlled by rich conservatives, while the claim is that the news is biased to "the Left". Between the FOX Network, Clear-Channel Radio Network and the print empires of M&M and the TV networks owned by conservative corporations, probably 90% of all news passes through these media outlets before reaching the public. I will not venture a guess as to how much of that news is manipulated for the benefit of the political leanings of the owners of those media outlets. You can make your own guess.

[wavydaby 1]

lol, screwed up sexual orientation? and i thought it was all perfectly natural..

You have a screwed up sexual orientation if you bash the part of the population that you seem to hate, while denying the fact that you are part of that popluation.

[Tired_Old_Man 1]

When people quote Ann Coulter and agree that members of congress and civilians should be tried, convicted and sentenced as traitors for saying BuSh was wrong, then there is a problem.

No. I do not want to take away Ann Coulter's free speech, but there needs to be someone in the world who can arbitrate facts. Opinions can never be arbitrated, but facts can.

I have read Ann Coulter's books and while I disagree with her, I can only make a case because I know her opinions have little chance of being on the money when she bases them on "facts" that are actually lies. If a reader thought that the "facts" she presented in her book were true, I could see that reader agreeing with her, but if that same reader knew the "facts" to be false and not facts, in fact, then I doubt the reader would go along with the opinions she reaches.

I have seen her on TV debate shows. She will state

#1. Coulter Fact A

#2. Coulter Fact B

#3. Based on Coulter Facts A&B, Conclusion C

Then one of the non-conservative guests will say, "Wait a minute, fact A never happened" and give details, dates, times, actual facts. Ms. Coulter will respond, "well, it almost did" and then another non-conservative guests will say, "Wait a minute, fact B never happened" and give details, dates, times, actual facts. Ms. Coulter will respond, "well, but..."

So how can Conclusion C based on lies A&B, be supported? It can't. But an Ann Coulter book reader never hears the non-conservatives refuting her "facts" while reading. Even intelligent conservatives like George Will have uncomplimentary things to say about Ann Coulter. Only the lunatic fringe would want people who explain why they voted against the members of congress (who support the BuSh administration) in jail for treason and only the lunatic fringe would want the members of congress who do not support the BuSh administration in jail for treason (IMHO).

[Carlene 12]

I never liked Ann Coulter, obviously. She's a fanatical ultra-conservative and I'm a liberal. But I was willing to live and let live - that is, not wish her any actual harm - until she let loose on the 9/11 widows. Now I hope she gets hit by a bus.

I have been widowed myself - twice. It destroys your world. It rips you to pieces, especially if you have children. It is so intensely painful, you become numb. So when AC said of the 9/11 widows that she had "never seen anyone enjoying their husbands deaths so much", I was livid. She did not know those women, yet she called four of them "witches" and said they were using their grief to make a political point - because they supported John Kerry for President.

It reminds me of the you-can-choose-not-to-be-gay refrain.....who WANTS to join these clubs - the persecuted minority club and the grieving widow club? What idiotic drivel.

[lisah25 3]

I never liked Ann Coulter, obviously. She's a fanatical ultra-conservative and I'm a liberal. But I was willing to live and let live - that is, not wish her any actual harm - until she let loose on the 9/11 widows. Now I hope she gets hit by a bus.

I have been widowed myself - twice. It destroys your world. It rips you to pieces, especially if you have children. It is so intensely painful, you become numb. So when AC said of the 9/11 widows that she had "never seen anyone enjoying their husbands deaths so much", I was livid. She did not know those women, yet she called four of them "witches" and said they were using their grief to make a political point - because they supported John Kerry for President.

It reminds me of the you-can-choose-not-to-be-gay refrain.....who WANTS to join these clubs - the persecuted minority club and the grieving widow club? What idiotic drivel.

I'm with you. I never liked her, but that was so over the line.

[BJean 16]

Well I'm with TOM on this one about Coulter.

When someone states opinion and declares that they have come up with an concept based on that opinion, that is fine.

But when Coulter comes up with a half-truth or lie and declare that it is a fact and then comes up with a pronouncement of fact based on that half-truth or outright lie (that she's declared to be a fact), then I have a real problem with her. Especially since she is often participating on panels with people who are usually playing the game in a more honest way. Many times she states a lie as fact (as does Rush Limbaugh) and people do not bother to refute it because it is so outrageous. But not all viewers know that she or he has just spewed a lie. So credibility can be born out of half-truths and outright lies.

The fact that Coulter is such an obviously ugly, bitter, hateful person is the only thing that sometimes saves the situation. And not so right-wing people are sometimes secretly glad that she's making such outlandish statements based on right wing or neo-con viewpoints. It makes more liberal or middle of the road arguments look so much more attractive and sane.

[anonemouse 1]

And not so right-wing people are sometimes secretly glad that she's making such outlandish statements based on right wing or neo-con viewpoints. It makes more liberal or middle of the road arguments look so much more attractive and sane.

I have to admit that the one thing I like about her is that I think she drives people away from the ultra-conservative side. IMO, she's like Ron. She's so outlandish and offensive that people are turned away from her opinions rather than recruited.

[BJean 16]

How very true. I thought of the same thing.

Sure has been quiet around here lately...

[anonemouse 1]

I never thought I would say that I missed Ron, but he sure did liven the place up.

[giveyouthemoon 4]

At the end of the day, I'm not sure that even Ann Coulter believes the sh-- that Ann Coulter says. But she says outrageous stuff to get media play. And it works. Hoo boy does it work.

In a great way, this has given Edwards SO much media play. He got huge coverage here in the Bay Area for his talk given at Berkeley and his comments regarding Coulter. She may have actually given him a boost by being such a tool.

Oh, and I heard her on the radio this morning saying that gays don't think the f-word she used is offensive. I can tell her that according to my friends in the gay community, that is NOT true, it is quite offensive. And how can she dare to speak for the gays if she herself isn't a part of that community...or maybe as someone says, perhaps she doth protest too much.....