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Ann Coulter v Jeremy Paxman
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Wow! I am understandably no fan of Ann Coulter (or Paxman for that matter) but she certainly chewed him up and spat him out in their clash on Newsnight.
See video at :- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/5102062.stm
See video at :- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/5102062.stm
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It's about time someone did that to him, he always does that to people.
She's still a bitch though.
Well, that's kinda what I was driving at. For somone who is so full of vile and hate, why didn't Paxman sort her out? Seems like if you stick doggedly to your views, he doesnt quite know what to do ... it's a shame that he let her get away with it.
I think he needs to stick to issues rather than going on a general attack
Bad news that one of the most odious, Nazi, racist, homophobic, xenophobic, religious fundamentalist subhuman scum on the planet was given a platform to speak from.
I look forward to the usual suspects in the press and elsewhere spitting blood about the BBC giving time so such extremist :rolleyes:
Cant help thinking she's attractive though, and her fundamentalist views just make her more so in a kind of perverse way
she is very annoying and i still fail to see how she owned paxman, he didn't eally challenge her and she came back, nothing on the galloway one after his election
Asking 'do you want to retract those comments?' without following it up with awell thought out reason why we should and similarly for 'do you believe that?' was just shit.......
Yep, perverse is the right word ...
What makes you think that?
She didn't get the chance to state the case for her views as Paxman didn't ask. Plus i'm fairly sure she mis-used the word "tautology".
It's just my opinion, based on her demeanor and stuff. You can't be stupid and field paxman.
Yes that is true
However, if she really believes God created the earth, its fauna and animals for humans to use and abuse in any way they see fit, as she claims, I don't think she's intelligent at all.
It takes no intelligence whatsoever to become a popular icon in America.
The more correct thing is more likely to be somewhere in the middle, yes the bible said we were set up in charge, but we were set up in charge as guardians. So it's something in the middle.
She's a nasty, disturbing being.
To truly understand the depth of her vitriol, one has to grasp the dynamics of the hard right camp for which she is merely a populist mouthpiece. She is cut from the same cloth as Rush Limbaugh and other divisive media icons in the US today.
In the media, Richard Littlejohn of the Daily Mail likes to demonise Polly Toynbee of The Guardian as being part of some extreme, politically correct left-wing group who want to destroy Britain. I admit I've demonised her in the past, though nowhere near the extent he has. Or being a Liberal Democrat seems to be a criminal offence in itself if you believe what The Sun's editorial says on a near daily basis. Rest assured they are not so concerned about the political views of the ladies who bare their breasts each day in their paper, however.
To spare the rest of you from drudgery and misery, I've decided to take a look at Ann Coulter's official website to find out more about her views. All of what is quoted below can be found on her site, and all of it was written in the last 12 months.
ALLEGED MISQUOTING OF HER VIEWS: "It happens so much, I don't even keep track of it anymore. The last one I remember was when I said "cutting the tax rate on capital gains seems to have increased tax receipts for fiscal 2006, just as supply-side economics predicted it would." It came out in the paper as, "I worship Adolf Hitler and share all of his goals, especially the 'final solution' to the 'Jewish problem.'"
ABORTION: "They [The Democrats] basically want to depopulate the world of human beings, hence their love of abortion and their commitment to a belief system that does not distinguish men from lower beasts."
DEATH PENALTY: "I prefer a firing squad, but I'm open to a debate on the method of execution."
DEMOCRATS: "If the Democrats were running things, our cities would be ash heaps and the state of Israel would have been wiped off the map by now."
ISRAEL'S RESPONSE TO HEZBOLLAH: "Some have argued that Israel's response is disproportionate, which is actually correct: It wasn't nearly strong enough. I know this because there are parts of South Lebanon still standing."
LIBERALISM: "Liberals are always play-acting that they are under some monstrous attack from the right wing as they insouciantly place all Americans in danger. Their default position is umbrage, bordering on high dudgeon."
THE MEDIA: "There is, however, one poll taken by millions of Americans every day, year in, year out. Based on plummeting viewers, circulation numbers and ad rates, we can say with some certainty, the American people are beginning to loathe the liberal media."
MUSLIMS: "The "offense to Islam" ruse is merely an excuse for Muslims to revert to their default mode: rioting and setting things on fire. These people have a serious anger management problem... The mass violence by Muslims over some cartoons reminds us why we have to worry when countries like Iran start talking about having nukes. Iran is led by a lunatic who makes a big point of denying the Holocaust. Indeed, in response to the Muhammad cartoons, one Iranian newspaper is soliciting cartoons about the Holocaust."
I could go on, but I think my point has been established. Clearly not a person you'd like to bump into in a dark alley. As for those who say she's attractive. She may well have a pretty face, but inside that skull is a person who holds some pretty repellent views.
For instance, her views on the media. The British media is going through a similar problem. It's far more to do with the lack of real news being reported in certain quarters. Not to do with plots being hatched up by the We're A Bunch Of Liberal Lefties Society that she probably thinks meets in Area 51 every Tuesday at 3pm for tea and biscuits. Stupid bitch.
She did.
Did she or didn't she say New Yorkers deserve 9/11?
She did.
She's an utter cunt.