Comments on: Leave Ann Coulter alone!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:45:24 +0000

@Melissa – very thoughtful comment. And it is a vicious circle of many hands washing each other – the media, govt, and corporations are in on it together drowning out most things intelligent and thoughtful. However a large reason for the many impressionable people is the poor, state run education system which begins indoctrinating children according to the color of the state at a young age. Some grow up to question the status quo and seek alternate media sources, and many do not, coming across as ignorant and backwards. As to the taxes and health care issue, without opening up a huge can of worms I honestly feel that most people simply feel like taxation without representation is not cool. Sure you can’t please everyone, but your govt (and ours) have hardly been exemplary models of being answerable to it’s elected citizens. I don’t agree with where my tax dollars go, how they’re spent and the lack of accountability and ever growing controls do make me think twice about paying them taxes.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:05:38 +0000

She probably canceled her show due to lack of tickets sold, not security. I have little respect for people who take the low road to fame and prosperity. Most intelligent people can easily dismiss her words and see that she is an entertainer, however there are many impressional people in my country who will believe anything from a well-dressed and well-spoken person on TV that feeds into their fears and insecurities. Many Americans will vote against their own self-interest (which is why we don’t have universal health care like Canada). Fox News and Ann and friends spread so much mis-information that many Amercians think that being a “patriot” means paying no taxes and toppling our government. What is difficult is that mega-corporations own our TV networks, publishing house, and radio broadcasts. The propaganda that Ann spews is good for their profits, so it is given a mass audience. Is that considered free speech or corporate-backed mass propaganda? What is sad is that people who have a message that is anti-mega-corporations and is rarely given the opportunity to be widely heard because of the way our media is owned.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:12:52 +0000

@Teena – yep, canceled for security reasons – that’s pretty crazy.

@leslie land – thanks. I totally agree with your synopsis of her – a financially motivated pundit who figured out how to offend huge numbers of people loudly in order to move product. The silly thing is the amount of people who thing ‘she tells it like it is’ and well, we can discuss their IQ points later. But really, whether she believes her own opinions or not is irrelevant to the fact that she has the right to express them. Just like you and I.

By: leslie land

leslie land — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:40:30 +0000

Lucky Teena. Sigh

Thanks for this – well argued and much needed. Personal opinion of Ms. Coulter is that she’s an inflammatory sham. Her entire persona has been created to elicit large speaking fees and sell plenty of books. I don’t mean she secretly has leftist views, just that her primary mission is less political than financial and she has been massively rewarded for dressing well and having a good hairdresser while letting her inner wingnut fly free. (Kind of like somebody else we know.) All this protesting and banning and what have you doesn’t do anything but line her pockets. Much better to ignore her and wait for her schtick to get old. Or for her to get old; her fan base is likely to drop way off once she starts looking like Phyllis Schlafly.

By: Teena in Toronto

Teena in Toronto — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:08:18 +0000

I heard her Ottawa appearance got cancelled … I have no idea who she is.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:38:41 +0000

@WR – at least there are some of us around to raise our voices too. The pc contingent is annoying as they speak out against perceived slights against them, but become downright dangerous as they try and dictate other people’s actions. But I know we’re not alone in this line of thinking, so hopefully we can make ourselves heard too.

@Jean –

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:36:38 +0000

Amen Sister Gurl.

By: Water Roots

Water Roots — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:26:08 +0000

I agree completely! As a free-thinking (wonder how long that will last in this country) individual, I want the right to decide whose speech I will listen to. Or what books I will read. Or what TV programs I want to watch. If someone else doesn’t like any of my choices, they are free to make other ones. But I’m afraid that the politically correct have hijacked this country, and for some stupid reason, they believe that they know what’s best for everyone. Or worse, that they have the right to force their opinions and beliefs on everyone else. Because, of course, they know what’s best. Frankly, I’m tired of it. Let me decide what’s best for me. Stay on your side of the fence. And for heaven’s sake, stop trying to run my life.