Freedom of speech to the extreme
Hannah Alexander
Issue date: 2/6/09 Section: Ed-Op
Another political commentator who likes to inaccurately twist things around is Anne Coulter. Coulter is both a columnist and best-selling author who is a frequent guest on talk shows - including The Rush Limbaugh Show.
Although she is an educated woman, Coulter is quite insensitive, and for some reason has also developed a strong following like Limbaugh. In her best-selling book, "Godless," Coulter talks about her reactions to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. However, her reactions to this awful and tragic event do not evoke the same sadness that most other people's accounts would.
Instead Coulter attacks the widows of 9/11. In her book she writes, "These self-obsessed women seemed genuinely unaware that 9/11 was an attack on our nation and acted as if the terrorist attacks only happened to them … I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much."
Coulter also goes on to say they misused their newfound fame and with it "dwindling they'd better hurry up and appear in Playboy."
These disturbing accusations by Coulter do no count as substantial political commentary and are extremely offensive to those widows from 9/11 that had every right to speak out about their tragedies. Furthermore, I'm sure if Coulter had gone through an event as horrific and awful, she wouldn't so easily make comments like those.
Coulter's offensive jargon also delves into the subject of religion. Coulter, a Christian, appeared in an interview with Donny Deutsch on his CNBC program in October 2007. When Deutsch, a Jew, and Coulter had a discussion about religion, Coulter commented that "Jews need to be perfected," and in order for them to do so, they should become Christians.
Deutsch asked Coulter if she considered those beliefs hateful or anti-Semitic, and Coulter responded no, saying, "We consider ourselves perfected Christians. For me to say that for you to become a Christian is to become a perfected Christian is not offensive at all."
Although she is an educated woman, Coulter is quite insensitive, and for some reason has also developed a strong following like Limbaugh. In her best-selling book, "Godless," Coulter talks about her reactions to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. However, her reactions to this awful and tragic event do not evoke the same sadness that most other people's accounts would.
Instead Coulter attacks the widows of 9/11. In her book she writes, "These self-obsessed women seemed genuinely unaware that 9/11 was an attack on our nation and acted as if the terrorist attacks only happened to them … I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much."
Coulter also goes on to say they misused their newfound fame and with it "dwindling they'd better hurry up and appear in Playboy."
These disturbing accusations by Coulter do no count as substantial political commentary and are extremely offensive to those widows from 9/11 that had every right to speak out about their tragedies. Furthermore, I'm sure if Coulter had gone through an event as horrific and awful, she wouldn't so easily make comments like those.
Coulter's offensive jargon also delves into the subject of religion. Coulter, a Christian, appeared in an interview with Donny Deutsch on his CNBC program in October 2007. When Deutsch, a Jew, and Coulter had a discussion about religion, Coulter commented that "Jews need to be perfected," and in order for them to do so, they should become Christians.
Deutsch asked Coulter if she considered those beliefs hateful or anti-Semitic, and Coulter responded no, saying, "We consider ourselves perfected Christians. For me to say that for you to become a Christian is to become a perfected Christian is not offensive at all."
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Anonymous
posted 2/09/09 @ 4:28 PM EST
Don't you find your message against Limbaugh and Coulter to be in the least bit, ignorant? How can you dismiss their views when millions of people listen to what they have to say daily? In this culture of respect you pontificate, I think you should feel an obligation to respect Limbaugh and Coulter's opinions and understand that many people in this nation agree with these commentators. (Continued…)
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