[quote name='bmachine']I think if I was an esteemed US Senator who had devoted his entire career to battling poverty...and whose wife was battling breast cancer...and Ann "Adam's Apple" Coulter called me a $$$$$$...yeah, maybe I'd take it the "wrong way".[/quote]First of all, has she ever dragged Edwards' wife's disease into things? I don't recall it if it happened. Secondly, esteemed is hardly what I would call that low-life trial lawyer. But that's just differing political views and doesn't belong here. If you want more info on that, go ask the residents of the trailer park across the highway from Edwards' 10 million sq. mile mansion what they think of his "battling poverty". But back to the $$$$$$ comment, so what? She was speaking to a group of right wingers who she knew would find it funny. And as people are often so quick to point out when they are called a $$$$$$, "$$$$$$" has nothing to do with being gay. She used it as a school yard taunt and to make fun of the PC Police since Isaiah Washington's comment was the big news of the day.
I don't think it was very nice. But I did find the humor in it that was intended and it did garner the media attention that she was looking for. All she says this stuff for is because she knows it will get a rise out of people.
I find it funny that people complain about her being a bigot or whatnot and in doing so they make claims of her having male genitalia or make fun of the fact that she has an extremely long, skinnny neck which accentuates an apparent "Adam's Apple". It's great that the hate comes right back at her, but lefties are only interested in silencing speech on one side and keeping the channels free and clear on their own side.
[quote name='pittpizza']How is it that I "take her inflammatory speech the wrong way" when I get pissed she said she wants to kick all jews out of America?[/quote]I'm not familiar with that, or else I could probably share my thoughts on it and what I feel she meant to be drawing attention to. I doubt that Coulter is an anti-semite though. In fact, I'm pretty dang sure she's not. Anti-semitism is probably one of the most disgusting forms of hate I see in the world today.
Anyhow, High Crimes and Misdemeanors does nothing that any of you have made mention of. It is a very well written, intelligent book that explains the circumstances leading to Clinton's impeachment proceedings and lays out the perfect case of why Clinton was more guilty of something worthy of impeachment than ever had been any American President before him. Did you know that Hillary Rodham actually co-wrote a report that led to Nixon's articles of impeachment (back then she was a Goldwater girl and was trying to get him the Presidency). She herself made the case that "high crimes and misdemeanors" was not a legal term at all (for Nixon himself had never done anything illegal), but rather derived from English documents and meant any behavior at all that is immoral (including surrounding yourself with people of low morals). Kind of ironic that she would become the wife of the most immoral man to ever hold the office of the Presidency. The book also shows how low our society has delved in not only turning a blind eye to Clinton's behavior, but actually embracing it and excusing it.
Ann Coulter was actually a volunteer aide to Joseph Cammaratta and Paula Jones' legal team. There was a point when Cammaratta wanted to settle with Clinton. But Ann saw Paula as a hero and admired her for standing up to the most powerful man in the world (and admitted she doesn't feel she would have been able to do so). And she knew that by settling, it would only make Jones look like a money digger, trying to extort the President. So she leaked information with the intent of seeding distrust between the legal teams, and thus buying time to stave off a settlement. It worked.
It's a great book. I think anyone interested in keeping the integrity of this country should definitely read it.