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[hel_ana]

I think the thing that frightens me most is that her books are consistently best selling.

Ann Coulter suggests Bill Clinton shows signs of being a latent homosexual

because of his multiple affairs with women



"I think that sort of rampant promiscuity does show some level of latent homosexuality."

I mean, there's *so* many things wrong with that statement that I don't know where to begin.

But the money quote comes with this: "Well, there is something narcissistic about homosexuality. Right? Because you’re in love with someone who looks like you. I’m not breaking new territory here, why are you looking at me like that?"

Because you're a crackpot, Ann. He's looking at you like that because you're absolutely nuts.


Oy.

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[cous-cous.livejournal.com]

Oh, I didn't say that's how she THINKS of herself as an entertainer. That implies a level of self awareness that I don't think she has.

[hel_ana]

But if she thinks of herself as a commentator, and gets booked as a commentator, and acts like a commentator, why is it ok not to treat her like a commentator when it comes to evaluating her spew?

[cous-cous.livejournal.com]

I didn't say it was. She's a loon, but she gets people talking (just look at the number of comments on this relatively new post)

As such, she does a service of sorts to the media who court her. So, if they need to swallow their morals to get high ratings and treat her like she's deserving of respect, then that's what they do. Logic: If Ann wants to be called a commentator and booked as a commentator and treated as if she was even close to sane, and it benefits MY ratings, then that's what I should do.

Again, it may be abhorrent, but it's reality. And since most media types are entertainers themselves, but like to be thought of as serious reporters, who are they to question her?

[hel_ana]

It's not the fact that she can be classified as an entertainer that bothers me.

It's the fact that almost all of the time, when someone claims that she's an entertainer, it's to diminish the venom in what she's saying, to make it somehow ok.

She, and others like her, even if they're all entertainers, are severely diminishing the discourse in this country, to the point that it's difficult to have a conversation across the political divide anymore. However, when you point that out, the response is "lighten up, she's just an entertainer".

[cous-cous.livejournal.com]

Actually, I meant it the OTHER way. I meant to imply that she has no actual credibility whatsoever, and anyone who thinks she does is almost as crazy as she is.

I refuse to consider her a commentator because she's not, she's a nut.

[hel_ana]

I can see what you're saying.

[hel_ana]

You know, people base their voting decisions on the Daily Show, and Jon Stewart mocks himself openly on his own show. He's not even pretending to be serious.

So I'd be shocked to find that no-one's basing their decisions on Coulter's outpourings.