blatham wrote:Coulter, in the last week, has suggested that Al Gore, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton are all homosexuals.
Is this to be celebrated? Is it funny? Is it concerned in any manner whosoever with the truth? Is it admirable political discourse? Are any of you proud of her?
It need not be celebrated.
It is funny. Whether or not it is concerned in any manner with the truth is something only Bill, Al, and Hilary can confirm. It is not substantive public discourse, but it may be admirable.
I can't say I'm proud of her, but I do get a kick out of her.
Ann Coulter is the Conservative equivalent of National Lampoon.
That she drives you Libs nuts makes it only that much funnier.
Blatham, you may not have been a fan of National Lampoon in which case your inability to see the humor in Coulter's remarks is understandable, but if you were, then there is something slightly (or more) hypocritical about taking Coulter's outrageous comments so seriously.
Let's face it, one of the reasons those of us with roots in the American Counter-Culture (and I include Canadians here as they have religiously mimicked American trends) enjoyed National Lampoon, Cheech & Chong, and Firesign Theater et al, is that their humor either baffled or repulsed our elders.
It is the same with Ann Coulter.
Her line "Katie Couric is the affable Eva Braun of morning TV." is a classic. There is an absurdist quality to this line that is priceless and yet it does a satisfactory job of stinging the effervescent but oh so liberal Ms Couric.
I appreciate wit and Coulter's is razor sharp.
Perhaps if she was a Cabinet level Secretary, a Senator, or even a mayor, I might find Coulter's comments a bit much, but she is an entertainer.
For Lefties, figures like Lennie Bruce and Mort Sahl were brilliant satirists. Coulter is not only in their league but she takes them one step further by blurring the line between satire and pompous political commentary.
You Lefties that find her the virago from hell, and you righties that find her the Voice of Truth...you've all been had.
