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Friday, December 24, 2004

Autopen da fe

There may be no sassier a writer than Ann Coulter. Her latest:

Since the attack of 9-11, we've won two wars, liberated millions of people from monstrous regimes, presided over one election in Afghanistan and are about to see elections in Iraq and among the Palestinian people. Focusing like a laser beam on the big picture, liberals are upset that, during this period, the secretary of defense used an autopen.

She revs up the right and appalls the left -- I'd call her a right wing Michael Moore, other than the fact that she actually does her research and isn't, uh, hygienically challenged.

Posted by Ezra Levant on December 24, 2004 | Permalink

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Isn't it interesting how the left-media have ganged up on Rumsfeld? Even the National Post today (24 Dec) carries a column by Kelly MacParland peddling the "party line". He demands that Rumsfeld go; he accuses him of arrogance in the face of a soldier's question about armour on Hummers. He says that, while the question was planted by a reporter, it was essentiallly true. Heard that anywhere before? Yup: CBS and the Rather/National Guard memos.

The transcript of the Q&A with the soldiers shows a great deal of care and attention to the problem of armour. The phrase about using the army you've got comes right out of context. And later information shows that the unit the soldier was from had some 790 of its 820 Hummers already properly armoured.

The National Post continues with MacParland, Sheldon Alberts and one or two other very questionable reporter/columnists. Ever since the Aspers took over its been sliding ever so delicately leftward---though "delicate" isn't the word I'd use about Sheila Copps.

Posted by: Patrick B | 2004-12-24 4:26:25 PM

MSM = One World Transnational Socialists.

Tranzis.

Posted by: gg | 2004-12-24 4:53:56 PM

Much of Coulter's stuff is no more outrageous than PJ O'Rourke, but she attracts so much more venom. Funny that.

Posted by: Kathy | 2004-12-25 7:54:20 AM

Some people would be more comfortable if she were less attractive or less conservative, or if she merely twittered on about designer shoes or handbags.

Posted by: Charles MacDonald | 2004-12-25 8:24:11 AM

The post sliding leftward? Are you gonna say Global is going left, too Patrick? Asper's companies all lean right and will continue to do so, as long as the Cbc exists.

By the way, Kathy, who is PJ O'Rourke? A nobody that nobody listens to. Anne Coulter? A top pundit, best selling author etc. Why do you think the media pays more attention to her? Nothing funny about it. Remember, this is the woman that even your sacred cow O'Reilly called 'vitriolic'. (see Fox News website, search for O'Reilly's interview with her)

Posted by: Kruppe | 2005-02-06 5:38:29 PM


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