tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26553078.post114974902744271398..comments2010-01-30T11:32:46.456-08:00Comments on The Vivid Air: Coulter Pulls A ChurchillJim Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198555155411979643noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26553078.post-1150128975263736402006-06-12T09:16:00.000-07:002006-06-12T09:16:00.000-07:00I think anonymous inadvertantly struck the key to ...I think anonymous inadvertantly struck the key to what Jim is talking about when anon described Coulter as a "right wing spokesnazi". And Coulter is called "mean spirited?" From what I have seen in the last 6 years, too many pay too much attention to the extremes of both sides. It IS interesting, however to see those on the extreme left whine about anything said about them, but it's perfectly OK for the "L"'s to use words like Nazi, Hitler, Stalin, Gestapo, Gulag, etc, when talking about conservatives.<BR/><BR/>I also find it interesting that ANYone can condemn an author's words BEFORE reading the book the words are taken from. But, sadly, that's what happens when "it's all about me, me, me without any regard for you, you, you." Be careful for what you wish; it may come true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26553078.post-1149991548858113322006-06-10T19:05:00.000-07:002006-06-10T19:05:00.000-07:00To be honest, I never heard Churchill's "Eichmann"...To be honest, I never heard Churchill's "Eichmann" bit in context, so thanks for that... Scary, though...<BR/><BR/>I also have to agree with the posters who noted the imbalance in the pairing... It's a shame that Coulter, who clearly can be just as nutty as Churchill can be, has managed to achieve the status she has... (& yet, both are rumored to be quite intelligent... Go figure...)<BR/><BR/>Took a more circuitous route, myself... A leftie blog referenced your brother's nuthouse post, who then referenced his leftie brother's blog... 8>) <BR/><BR/>They are indeed twins of different parents... <BR/>(I think it was Churchill that pulled a Coulter, myself, but I suppose it doesn't much matter... Either way, it's more about them than any kinda legitimate points.)repsac3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15458282944035344707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26553078.post-1149869386352038872006-06-09T09:09:00.000-07:002006-06-09T09:09:00.000-07:00I know you understand what I was trying to do, and...I know you understand what I was trying to do, and I'd guess you also know that I was well aware of the logical deficiency of my presentation. This blog post, though, grew as much out of reading my brother Rick's posting on the same topic and my comments on it over there as from the Coulter thing itself, as I don't pay much attention to her unless Rick mentions her. <BR/><BR/>I figured that if anyone ever read this, it would likely be someone from his "Right Wing Nuthouse" or some of the music boards I post on that are also populated by largely conservative folk. Just wanted to point out to them as logically and dispassionately as possible that screed isn't discourse, whatever its source, major or minor, left or right.Jim Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198555155411979643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26553078.post-1149863499627461162006-06-09T07:31:00.000-07:002006-06-09T07:31:00.000-07:00It is more than a little annoying to see the media...It is more than a little annoying to see the media do what this blog does, pair a legitimate right wing spokesnazi with a random screwnut presented as representative of the majority that the right wing wants to tag as unworthy of drawing breath. I understand your point, but on Fox News this lopsided presentation is what's called fair and balanced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26553078.post-1149826028160006482006-06-08T21:07:00.000-07:002006-06-08T21:07:00.000-07:00I couldn't agree more, the key point being the abs...I couldn't agree more, the key point being the absolute anonymity of Churchill. It was in fact the Right that gave him his 15 minutes. His original comments were made on Sept 12, 2001 but didn't surface until early 2004 or so when someone over on the other side seemd to discover his ramblings in the Web and circulated them as an example of "liberals hate America" and similar clap trap.<BR/><BR/>Coulter's status grows out of the embattled bunker mentality of the right. I keep hearing about "liberal bias" in the MSM - yet our media landscape is littered with a small number of mega-corp media organizations that occasionally affect just enough left-leaning posture to keep that segment of the population quiet while feeding some red meat to hounds like Hannity and Limbaugh.Jim Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198555155411979643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26553078.post-1149805699396971272006-06-08T15:28:00.000-07:002006-06-08T15:28:00.000-07:00Of course the most relevant difference between the...Of course the most relevant difference between the two is that Churchill is a nobody whom no one supports or encourages. Coulter, meanwhile, is a superstar on the right, who is fed millions of dollars by adoring fans, no matter how outrageous she is; in fact, the more the better.<BR/><BR/>It comes down not to a question of why our political factions spawn such creatures - I am sure that all political movements spawn loonies. The relevant question is why the RW embraces and encourages people like Coulter, instead of ignoring them, as the left does with Churchill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com