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Author: Ann Coulter
 
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 Not since I first discovered Rush Limbaugh back in the early 90's have I been so refreshed by reading the political views and satire of one person. With no apologies or hidden beliefs, Ann Coulter speaks her mind and she isn't afraid to make fun of you while doing it.
I live seven miles west of Philly which puts me in the between a Democratic city and reality. Having ventured into countless arguments with my liberal friends that proved to be exercises in futility, I put this book on my wish list thinking that it might have some insight on how to talk to them. For those of you experienced with the difficulties of talking to the "free-thinkers", you know how hard it can be to keep them on topic and to say something other than "Bush lied".
Sadly, this book isn't about talking to liberals. But with this being my first encounter with Ann Coulter, I feel like I know the woman personally. How to Talk to a Liberal is 450+ pages of Coulter's columns from the past 15 years. I waited too long to learn what all the hype was about.
No topic is taboo in her columns:
- Racial profiling at airports
- Ronald Reagan's legacy
- Abortion
- Guns
- Christianity
- The French (And their war record)
- The War on Terror
- How liberals tend to side with the enemy when it concerns national security
- The real origin of the Confederate Flag
- Her hatred of the New York Times (She refers to them as the "Treason Times")
After the September 11th terrorist attacks, Ann wrote about her friend who was on one of the planes and the laughable airport security that drastically failed that day. She finished her column with "We know who the homicidal maniacs are. They are the ones cheering and dancing right now. We should invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war."
"Whoa" was my reaction. All this in the second chapter and I was hooked.
In April of 2004, Ann wrote about airlines that were being sued for discriminating against passengers who appeared to be Middle Eastern after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Her response was, "Like many of you, I carefully reviewed the lawsuits against the airlines in order to determine which airlines had engaged in the most egregious discrimination, so I could fly only those airlines."
I wasn’t sure if she was allowed to write something like that, but I was laughing as I read it on a flight to Tampa.
She goes on to say, "If you could bring someone back in a time machine from pre-Politically Correct America, he would survey the situation after September 11 and say, 'Well, you've got one advantage in this war with al Qaeda - at least you know what the enemy looks like. They're all Muslim men, so just work over those guys.'"
Her wit has the ability to catch you off guard and deliver one-liners that would rival any comedian. In a 2003 column discussing a plan to start a liberal talk-radio network, Coulter observed that "conservative radio talk-show hosts have a built-in audience unavailable to liberals: people driving cars to some sort of job."
And let's not forget her general opinion of the 42nd President: "Clinton will not be remembered for what he did as president, but for who he did."
Armed with a college-level vocabulary and sarcasm that could cut down any high-nosed liberal, Coulter says what others only whisper.
Too-hot to be published
She has included several chapters of columns that were rejected by various publications including USA Today, Cigar, and Good Housekeeping. These chapters add an extra entertainment value as she includes the back-and-forth commentary between her and the editors of the particular publication.
In a job that lasted less than a day, Coulter was hired by USA Today to write a daily commentary about the Democratic National Convention back in 2004. Her article started off with "Here at the Spawn of Satan convention in Boston, conservatives are deploying a series of covert signals to identify one another, much like gay men do. My allies are the ones wearing crosses or American flags. The people sporting shirts emblazoned with the 'F-word' are my opponents. Also, as always, the pretty girls and cops are on my side, most of them barely able to conceal their eye-rolling."
The feedback from the editors and her replies are proof that some people will never be able to take a joke made by a strong conservative.
Most of the columns are a few pages in length and are dated. Some of the articles also include a commentary where Coulter provides context or additional comments.
For years I have heard of Ann Coulter and now I finally know her. This woman says what she means and means what she says. Reading the thoughts from a conservative who cares nothing for walking on eggshells or keeping her liberal friends happy has been a rejuvenating experience.
How to Talk to Liberals (If you Must) may not give you useful tactics for talking with liberals, but I'm convinced those tactics do not exist. The only thing conservatives can do is stay true to their beliefs with zero apologies. Don't hide your beliefs. Don't change what you have to say based off of your current audience. Don't be afraid to poke fun at the opposing side.
Ann Coulter raises the conservative bar to a whole new level.
Related links:
Ann Coulter's Official Website
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