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Brainless: The Lies and Lunacy of Ann Coulter Wednesday, September 20, 2006 Guest Blogger -- Doug Kasper, a/k/a Ike Principle So, my buddy decides to write this book on Ann Coulter. Being his pal, I'm obligated to read it, right? So I do. Now, I'm neither liberal nor conservative -- call me "consiverable" -- but I like to stay up on things. Meanwhile, my wife, being the logical, step-by-step clear-thinker she is, says, "I can't read Joe's book with an unbiased opinion if I don't read some of Ann Coulter first." She's a teacher. She makes sense. Now, she didn't make a herculean effort to find "Godless," Ann Coulter's latest book, but a few attempts to no avail. So she settles for "Treason." While she's reading it, I'm nearby perusing more high-brow material. (It was either Sports Illustrated, old Charlie Brown comics or pornography, I forget which.) Anyway, after about eight minutes, she flings the book to the floor and says, "I'm only on page 7, and I can't handle this anymore." Subsequent to that, she tells me she thinks she's gotten the general idea about Coulter and where she stands on things. Now, I'm not going to defend Ann Coulter, but she's got the right to her opinions, and I occasionally fall in line with some conservative thinking. But these days, it should be noted, even conservatives distance themselves from her. Her vitriol, while often lacking substance (or proper footnoting), is sophomoric and intentionally hurtful at times. Joe's book, meanwhile, takes arguments that she starts and at least puts some actual substance behind them, while exposing them as off-base. I've seen enough of Ms. Coulter to know that she doesn't often back up arguments with facts -- it's just a "my voice is louder than yours" yellfest or a slew of name-calling. Joe's tack involves logic, evidence and a pertinent dose of humor. "Political pundit" is nowhere on my resume, nor should it be. But I know enough to say this country has its share of problems. The way to solve them is not by widening the gap between ideologies, as Coulter tries to do, but to try and find some common ground to set up the basis for level-headed mediation and compromise. It's my hope that Joe's book sheds more light on the sham that Ms. Coulter is, and puts people like her out of the media spotlight. Buy the book. 0 Comments:Previous Posts
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