I am in love!

[Vuk]

Drrn do I love this girl!

What do you all think about this here article? Pretty accurate?

[pevergreen]

I'm in love with this girl.

edit: as for explanation, I clicked this from the main page and didnt realise it was backroom.

[Fragony]

The place where a battlefield was opened is a place where people live. Mostly right though, some (always leftist knowologues) will always confuse what they want with what simply is. Can't just decide some things, can't just set out the party-line the world has a way of it's own.

[AlexanderSextus]

She's Nuts, plain and simple, and i'm not even a leftie.

She deserves to be force-fed an entire jar of SQUEEZY MARMITE.

[rory_20_uk]

She's a myopic moron whose take on the world is utterly polarised. "The Democrats are wrong because, the Republicans are right because..." appears to be her stand in for analysis.

Iraq was a fly trap for Islamic crazies. Any thought that it might have helped create as many as it killed, or the massive cost to the USA and the world in general, or that Iran is now unopposed in the middle east (bar Israel) as a power? And the fact that the "crazies" are certainly not a spent force despite the massive loss of life doesn't appear to get a mention.

Taliban were removed from in 21 days - is she serious? They had the sense to stop sitting in obvious buildings but they're still in power. She might like to look at the Communist takeover in China or Vietnam to see how utterly facile this fact is.

Elections, schools and electricity = progess / war won.
If the news stated that North Korea was prosperous and free, is it then true? If so the North Korean Press have been saying that for years. Yes, schools are opened, and often firebombed or otherwise destroyed. The generators for the electricity required an armoured convoy. Will it last? If the Taleban want, it's pretty easy to destroy.

It is much easier to get into a war than out of one; Afghanistan should never have been started and Iraq should have been sorted out in 1991.

Leaving aside that the whole mess was under Republican rule, damn the Democrats for causing it all...

[CountArach]

I read the author and closed the link. At least warn me before I contribute to the hit counter of anything she writes.

She's a myopic moron whose take on the world is utterly polarised.

This exactly.

[Vuk]

I read the author and closed the link. At least warn me before I contribute to the hit counter of anything she writes.

This exactly.

And you sir are soooo enlightened and educated and critical that you refuse to even read an article when you know someone does not agree with you. Heck, I even read the garbage that Michael Moore (on) writes.
(And BTW, Cuba's health care system is so bad and so costly that they are now looking to move toward a free market one. So much for the BS in Sicko...)
Someone who reads only what they want to hear knows nothing at all. You cannot know something without knowing the arguments against it.

[rory_20_uk]

And you sir are soooo enlightened and educated and critical that you refuse to even read an article when you know someone does not agree with you. Heck, I even read the garbage that Michael Moore (on) writes.
(And BTW, Cuba's health care system is so bad and so costly that they are now looking to move toward a free market one. So much for the BS in Sicko...)
Someone who reads only what they want to hear knows nothing at all. You cannot know something without knowing the arguments against it.

Looked at the costs of the American health system recently? I have. I did a presentation on it last thursday. Quite scary reading really. How a system can cost so much to so many and treat so few, with truely dreadful health outcomes almost across the board. The per capita state aid systems are almost as expensive as many other countries universal coverage - although only are c. 45% of the total cost!

[Meneldil]

I didn't know some people still cared about Ann Coulter. More importantly, I didn't know some people still believed the utter pieces of garbage she writes every once in a while.

My 14 year old brother could write a more interesting and more correct analysis. I wonder how these people become famous in the US *shrug*

Edit: And count me in the "I closed the window as soon as I saw the name of the author" category. I'm perfectly willing to read analysis made by the other side of the political spectrum. Poorly written half-arsed propaganda is a whole other matter.

Edit2: And she's a he.

[Vuk]

I didn't know some people still cared about Ann Coulter. More importantly, I didn't know some people still believed the utter pieces of garbage she writes every once in a while.

My 14 year old brother could write a more interesting and more correct analysis. I wonder how these people become famous in the US *shrug*

Edit: And count me in the "I closed the window as soon as I saw the name of the author" category. I'm perfectly willing to read analysis made by the other side of the political spectrum. Poorly written half-arsed propaganda is a whole other matter.

Edit2: And she's a he.

Is your post an example of the type of interesting and correct article that your brother could write? You know what Meneldil? Anyone could say the same thing about half or more of the liberal commentators out there with a lot more to back up what they say. This thread has only one actually criticism of what she wrote...which surprises me, because they usually are just all blind rejections without a bit of rebuttal.

[Mooks]

Once the U.S. got control of Iraq's oil fields, the Shia, Sunni and Kurds could decide to either prosper together or starve together. (And it's not just oil: They're basically sitting on top of most of the world's proven reserves of cab drivers)

I loled

[seireikhaan]

It's always something with the Muslims. You either have mostly sane people governed by a crazy dictator -- Iraq, Iran and Syria (also California and Michigan) -- or a crazy people governed by relatively sane leaders -- Pakistan and Afghanistan, post-U.S. invasion (also Vermont and Minnesota). There are also insane people ruled by insane leaders (but enough about the House Democratic Caucus). Sane people with sane rulers has not been fully tried yet.

And with that, I was done with the article. Once more, Coulter proves herself to be a petulant child, desperately in need of more attention. Coulter does not appear to be motivated by any more than the desire to promote herself and slander liberalism, multiculturalism, and all else that does not conform with her worldview. She paints with the broadest strokes, and strikes venomously at any who have the gall to point this out.

Oh, and this rather irritated me as well:

But as our military under Bush showed the world in 21 days, scimitar-wielding savages are no match for the voluntary civilian troops of a free people.

[JAG]

Looked at the costs of the American health system recently? I have. I did a presentation on it last thursday. Quite scary reading really. How a system can cost so much to so many and treat so few, with truely dreadful health outcomes almost across the board. The per capita state aid systems are almost as expensive as many other countries universal coverage - although only are c. 45% of the total cost!

Does this mean you like the NHS then? I always thought you were a consistent critic? Anyway, great points.

As to the article, she cannot be taken seriously. ANYONE who is so bias towards one political party and so critical towards another has to have a twisted warp of reality. Just because she is on the right it doesn't mean that the democrats are evil and do everything wrong - it is people like her who create seriously damaging polarisation in society. No time for her.

[rory_20_uk]

No system is perfect. For the money that goes in, the American system is far, far worse.
I think that there are many aspects of the NHS that need to be addressed in a systematic manner, rather than merely the occasional cosmetic change - a review here, a reranding exercise there. Most of these would make difficult choices, so don't hold your breath...

[Sarmatian]

I did try to take it seriously, but then there was this sentence

Now nearly all denizens of the Middle East want the U.S. to invade them

[Tristuskhan]

Woah.....
"Bush removed the Taliban from power, captured or killed the lunatics and, for the next seven years, about the only news we heard out of Afghanistan were occasional announcements of parliamentary elections, new schools, water and electricity plants."

Il n'est pas de pire aveugle que celui qui ne veut rien voir (roughly translated: the worstly blind men are those who don't want to see.....)

How strange that a simple rural french like me heard more and worst things about Afghanistan those last eight years than a famed and influent american journalist?


What I think of people like her, see my SIG

[johnhughthom]

I don't get it, what is she trying to say? Beyond Democrats suck, Republicans rule?

[HoreTore]

I don't know whether this woman was lobotomized or just needs one.

This has to be the biggest crap I've ever read on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I won't do a rebuttal though; I would go numb from the sheer stupidity of her points.

[Samurai Waki]

Ann Coulter comes across as a woman on a 24/7 bleed. I'm sorry, there's just no other way I can get my head around the fact that she's such a self diluted .

[Vuk]

Ann Coulter comes across as a woman on a 24/7 bleed. I'm sorry, there's just no other way I can get my head around the fact that she's such a self diluted .

Someone has anger issues. :P Smoke the peace pipe my man! Political commentary should not move you to that. It is their job to be angry, and ours to sit back and laugh.

I did try to take it seriously, but then there was this sentence

lol, that is the problem Sarmatian, you SHOULDN'T take it seriously! Or...at least not THAT seriously. lol She uses humour a LOT in her articles. You just gotta learn when she is joking and when she is not. lol

[HoreTore]

lol, that is the problem Sarmatian, you SHOULDN'T take it seriously! Or...at least not THAT seriously. lol She uses humour a LOT in her articles. You just gotta learn when she is joking and when she is not. lol

Her "humour" betrays her prejudices, methinks.

[Vuk]

Her "humour" betrays her prejudices, methinks.

lmao, that is the point. She uses exagerrated humour to get her points across. Don't use prejudices as a dirty word either, because anyone who says that they don't have any is either dishonest, or doesn't understand what the word means.

[Strike For The South]

lmao, that is the point. She uses exagerrated humour to get her points across. Don't use prejudices as a dirty word either, because anyone who says that they don't have any is either dishonest, or doesn't understand what the word means.

What a cop out.

[HoreTore]

lmao, that is the point. She uses exagerrated humour to get her points across. Don't use prejudices as a dirty word either, because anyone who says that they don't have any is either dishonest, or doesn't understand what the word means.

So..... You agree that she's a bigoted moron, and you're ok with that?

Anyway, what she wrote was nonsensical garbage. None of it was consistant with reality, only with her own delusional mind.

[Vuk]

So..... You agree that she's a bigoted moron, and you're ok with that?

Anyway, what she wrote was nonsensical garbage. None of it was consistant with reality, only with her own delusional mind.

Having prejudices does not make you a bigoted moron! You have them, I have them, the Pope has them, the Confucius had them, even Bruce Lee had them! ALL humans have them, but that does not mean that they are bigoted morons! (esp not Bruce Lee)

[HoreTore]

Having prejudices does not make you a bigoted moron! You have them, I have them, the Pope has them, the Confucius had them, even Bruce Lee had them! ALL humans have them, but that does not mean that they are bigoted morons! (esp not Bruce Lee)

Depends on what those prejudices are.

Ann Coulter's prejudices does make her a bigoted moron.

Example: I have prejudices against people who drink the Ringnes brand of beer. I don't understand them, I feel sorry for them and I immediately start wondering what's wrong with them. I don't think anyone would consider that as anything other than quite harmless...

Ann Coulter, however, look upon people outside her conservative christian circle as primitive savages with no right to live. That's a very dangerous prejudice, and yes, it makes her a bigoted moron.

[Strike For The South]

Having prejudices does not make you a bigoted moron! You have them, I have them, the Pope has them, the Confucius had them, even Bruce Lee had them! ALL humans have them, but that does not mean that they are bigoted morons! (esp not Bruce Lee)

Do you belive this? Like honestly?

You sound like every petty bigot I have ever met.

[Vuk]

Do you belive this? Like honestly?

You sound like every petty bigot I have ever met.

lmao SFTS! Do you not recognize the irony there!? You prejudice makes you believe that anyone with prejudices is a bigot! Do you not recognize your prejudice right there? You have shown your prejudices sooo many times on this forum (as has everyone). If you equated that with bigotry, then EVERYONE in the world would be a bigot. lmao

[Meneldil]

Is your post an example of the type of interesting and correct article that your brother could write? You know what Meneldil? Anyone could say the same thing about half or more of the liberal commentators out there with a lot more to back up what they say. This thread has only one actually criticism of what she wrote...which surprises me, because they usually are just all blind rejections without a bit of rebuttal.

Did you actually read the article?
Let's have a look at it:

Now nearly all denizens of the Middle East want the U.S. to invade them.
As Thomas Friedman inadvertently admitted, Lebanese voters credit their recent free election, in which the voters threw out Hezbollah, to President Bush.
Brave Iranian students who protested the tyrant Ahmadinejad did so because of Iraq
But as our military under Bush showed the world in 21 days, scimitar-wielding savages are no match for the voluntary civilian troops of a free people.

What the hell? Does anyone actually buy this? Does anyone actually blame Obama for Irak and Afghanistan?
She's just making points out of thin air. And then, her points are so ridiculously biased and stupid, it's not even funny to read them. Once upon a time I thought she trully was one of these american nutjobs completely out of touch with reality, but I'm more and more convinced she's just a real-life professional troll.

Someone has anger issues. :P Smoke the peace pipe my man! Political commentary should not move you to that. It is their job to be angry, and ours to sit back and laugh.

When a political commentary purpose is to brainwash the reader, I have every goddam right to be angry phrase deleted by moderator. But then as you said, she's not the only one doing that. She's just really good at spouting nonsense.
When a political commentator writes nonsense, he should be publicly humiliated. This job is way too easy: any moron can write whatever goes through his mind without ever facing the consequences of his own crap.

As for something more correct about Afghanistan:
- Nobody cared about it because everyone focused on Irak
- Things got pretty bad while people focused on Irak
- People realize it and go "ZOMG".
Note that it's also shorter, less biased and probably more accurate than everything produced by Ann Coulter throughout her whole life (despite being a mere oversimplification).

[Strike For The South]

lmao SFTS! Do you not recognize the irony there!? You prejudice makes you believe that anyone with prejudices is a bigot! Do you not recognize your prejudice right there? You have shown your prejudices sooo many times on this forum (as has everyone). If you equated that with bigotry, then EVERYONE in the world would be a bigot. lmao

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I have no illusions. People have prejudices but simply becuase they have them doesn't mean they should use them.

Coulter is a retarded Bos-Wash blueblood whom has never had to work a day in her life. Her entire life has been handed to her on a platter and she sits on her ivory tower passing judgements.