Coulter on 9/11 widows: Do you think she's right?

Question

“I’ve never seen people enjoying their husbands’ deaths so much.”

I expect some to say "Oh, that's just Coulter being provocative." but what would be the reaction if it had come from a liberal columnist?

To her defenders:

Coulter also wrote the following...

And by the way, how do we know their husbands weren't planning to divorce these harpies? Now that their shelf life is dwindling, they'd better hurry up and appear in Playboy."

I what 'context' should we judge her for that?

Answer 1

Ann Coulter wasn't simply rebutting the arguments of the 9/11 widows. If she had, she would have used facts to back up her own arguments. Instead, she attacked these women in the worst possible way simply because she disagreed with them. After all, like one of the widows said in response, these women didn't enjoy seeing their husbands being burned alive.

Unfortunately, Coulter's behavior isn't surprising. Not too long ago, she was being investigated for filling out false information on a voter registration form in Florida. When she was asked about it, she said that the syphilis had gone to the brains of the voting officials. Anytime someone disagrees with her or someone tries to call her on something, she launches into an attack and resorts to name-calling and insults instead of using facts and reason to back up her claims.

Answer 2

I would like to know how many of the people posting to this question are going to bother to read the entire book. If you don't read it, you are getting your information from news, blog, radio shows, and not forming an educated opinion. Ann Coulters books are always edgy and provocative but that does not mean they are incorrect. Coulter was not just "attacking" the 9/11 widows, she was talking about four specific women are pretty liberal in their views, the four put themselves into the public and political arenas by choice with comments they made about the president and the attacks. Anne Coulter simply pointed out that when you choose to put yourself out there, you cannot then whine poor me I'm a widow don't answer my rants. She also points out that the same thing happened with Cindy Sheehan. The liberals use these poor grieving women and when they loose their effectiveness they drop them. Think about it? Where is Cindy Sheehan? If this had been a liberal columnist nothing would have been said, and there would have been little public reaction.

Answer 3

You need to read the entire statement, not just the piece that the media has decided to focus on.

Her comment was about how these four widows have been catapulted into the limelight by the deaths of their husbands. These four widows are using that limelight to present some very liberal political views. These four widows, and their supporters, are also saying that their comments cannot be re-butted because they're widows.

So, Ann Coulters comments were to the affect that you cannot have it both ways. It's sad that their husbands are dead, but if you are going to enter the political arena, you need to expect that your ideas will be examined, and rebutted, and have holes poked in them. Being a widow does not sanctify your statements and make you exempt from criticism.

Additionally, considering the slant of the media, if these statements had come from a liberal columnist, they simply would not be reported on.

Answer 4

I think that Ann Coulter has profited more from the deaths of the men who's wives she is slandering than anyone else has. She is simply being the evil spirited, hateful person that she is because these women's political beliefs don't match hers.
These women simply stated that they wanted answers from the government about why more wasn't done to prevent 9/11 or at least minimize the damage done. I think that as these women were touched in a way far more intimate and personal than most other Americans, they have the right to ask those questions.

Answer 5

I refuse to read the book because I refuse to give her money. Also, if a liberal would have said these things, it WOULD have been reported. Look at Murtha's statements about the war. Cindy Sheehan is another example. Both sides are convinced that the media is discriminating against them. It's all in perception.
As far as Ann Coulter goes, she is just saying things to get a rise out of the Democrats. Her and Michael Moore are pretty similar. They can both distort things and twist them to favor their views and make a profit from them. She's being a huge hypocrite pretty much every time she opens her mouth.
Did anyone see her in the interview with Matt Lauer? She got pretty defensive when he asked her about these statements. It seemed that he was being pretty calm and doing his job and she started getting the high pitched voice and talking really fast. I thought it was pretty funny. I wonder if she has a very good editor?

Answer 6

Ann Coulter has a mental disorder called Histrionic PD. In its most extreme form, it is quite a sociopathy. Histrionic PD sufferers can have an almost normal professional life, and many are successful as actors and lawyers. The key symptom is the complete inability to tell the truth, even about inconsequential things like "where do you go to church?" or "How old are you?" They can say anything because the emotional control over what they are saying is completely disconnected from their intellectual level. It's the same thing as having a 4 year-old's emotional level mixed with the intelligence and body of an average 30 year old.

She needs to take the money she has made so far and have herself committed to a nice care home. When sufferers of Type II (Cluster B) Personality Disorders snap it can be quite physically dangerous to those around them.

Answer 7

I love idiots like Rosi, who argue that Ann Coulter is "edgy, but correct". In "Lies and the Lying Liars", Al Franken spent a fair amount of the book examining how "correct" Ann Coulter was. He used facts, not shrill personal attacks, and proved time and time again that Ann's research was shoddy, or in most cases non-existent.

For example, Ann argued that the media has a "liberal bias" because the Washington Post didn't cover a story that put Clinton in a bad light. Guess what? The Post did give ample coverage to the story. Ann's research claiming otherwise was a single half-assed search with a search engine. So she ends up lying about what the "liberal media" does and doesn't cover, and then idiots like Rosi, who think Ann is "edgy, but correct" repeat the "liberal media" claims in their posts. It's the Cirlce of Life, GOP style....

Answer 8

It's amazing how many questioners have asked the same question and NOT ONCE did they bother to mention that Coulter was criticizing 4 (I repeat 4!!!) specific widows who have very aggressively put themselves out in the public discourse against the administration. They are certainly free to do that, but we...including Ann Coulter...are free to fire back. They put themselves out there, so they can't expect to be able to hide behind their personal tragedy. BTW, you do know that many 9-11 widows have also come out against these 4 (again I repeat 4!!) women.

Answer 9

No. She is just pushing the envelope for the purpose of getting things started.

She is insensitive and wrong for saying that.

I think Ann Coulter is just like a stand up comedy routine. People listen to her and laugh at her. Then they go back to doing what they were doing before she opened her mouth.

Answer 10

Of course she's free to say whatever she wants, but we're also free to say that was a low blow. Inexcusable. There are some things you just don't say, regardless of what you think.

And just because I feel that way doesn't mean that I think Ann Coulter doesn't have the right to say it. Let's not confuse the issue.

Answer 11

Ann Coulter needs to choose her words more carefully. She comes across as a shrew and a witch just to receive attention for her cause. Maybe if she had lost a loved one in a tragic manner, she'd be less likely to trash others.