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Treason : Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism

Treason : Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Revisionist Tabloid History for the Historically Ignorant
Review: Ann Coulter does have a knack for dredging up relatively obscure facts to buttress her arguments, but she completely twists them to the point where her thesis becomes absurd and frightening. For instance, she claims that Hoover was a champion of Japanese-Americans during the hey days of internment in WWII, while "liberals" like FDR were trampling on civil rights. Although, Hoover stated that the mass removal of Japanese-Americans was based on public hysteria, he did so because he felt that the FBI had already rounded up "Japanese miscreants" and that he had done his job as to the perceived threat of Japanese American misloyalties. Thus, Hoover's opposition to internment wasn't a championing of their civil rights; it was merely frustration that the primacy of the FBI was being challenged. In any case, Hoover had no problems in physically seizing personal property of Japanese Americans even before Earl Warren ordered mass internment and his rabid dislike of Asians was well known. In comparison, the ACLU (those liberals Coulter and her rabid lot hate the most) fought the internment policies in the courts and those outlets of the press that were not owned by the shamefule racist elements of society that Coulter appears to find so attractive. In any case, why does Coulter even care about mass internment of ethnic minorities? The truth is, she does not. She merely uses these factoids to sing paeans to her fallen idols( frankly, I'm surprised that she didn't put Lester Maddox on her pantheon of political Gods). It is this total disregard for the truth and for real historical analysis that puts Ann's books right up there with Archie Comic books in the political history department. Unfortunately, her tabloid version of 20th Century American history has its fawning fans because most Americans are at a loss when it comes to their own history (something that Ann and I can agree on).

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: the matrix
Review: the left vs right deal is really just a way to enslave people, a game , a distraction. coulter is merely playing her part and makin' some solid dough. the one thing all those who's livelihood is derived from the rightvsleft scam must at all costs discredit, scorn or better yet pretend doesnt exist is the libertarian option(or any other option for that matter). Does Coulter know exactly what shes doing? No, she probably actually believes in conservativism. Carrol Quigley(rhodes scholar, teenage harvard PHD, voted Georgetowns "most influencial prof" 20 yrs in a row, Clintons mentor) best explains the scam in "Tragedy and Hope". But our power elites have changed gears and this stage will be drastically different from the last (ie Coulter might want to heed the warning sounded in the elites manifesto written by Solomon Tulbure)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A must read for every thinking person!
Review: Ann Coulter provides a well documented, compelling and liberating study of the events (and the spin) that has shaped our collective view of the world today. I plead guilty to having been among those who marched to the beat of polical correctness - and to ignorantly buying into the "conventional wisdom" of the last 50 years. Ann not only blasts the prevailing myths to smithereens, she also puts a laser beam on the dangers we face ahead. BRAVO!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: mediocre; best for people too lazy to think for themselves
Review: There are people on both sides of the politicial spectrum who write intelligently and cogently (whether or not you agree with them) and back up their arguments with reliable evidence. Ms Coulter is not one of them. Many of her assertions are verifiably untrue, and I sincerely hope that readers will consider the source before unthinkingly accepting them. Anyone who truly wants to have an educated view about an issue owes it to himself to think critically about what he's reading.

This book seems directed at people who already feel angry and threatened -- people who think that being patriotic means that anyone who disagrees with them is unpatriotic, people who think the Bill of Rights consists only of the right to bear arms, people who resent the idea of political correctness because they don't want to be ashamed of being bigots. If you are one of these people, you will find this book reassuring, because it will make you feel justified in your anger.

Ms. Coulter has a gift for writing in a persuasive, passionate way. And she obviously feels strongly about her opinions. But it would be a mistake to view this book as anything other than politically motivated. I don't mean this as a criticism -- everyone should be free to assert political or social opinions. But I'd caution readers against accepting any such statements at face value. I'd also hope that readers are intelligent enough to understand that just because a book has footnotes doesn't mean it's well-supported -- that you have to consider the source of the information.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: All of your sources are incorrect
Review: I was interested in what Ms. Coulter had to say this time around. Again, she has proven to be a master of fiction. Her sources are highly questionable. If she didn't come across as so angry, her arguments might actually sound more palatable. Do not waste your time on this book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Liberal Strategy Will Never Win
Review: Despite the left's mantra that the victor writes history, the truth always comes out, and some people can't handle that (see the one star ratings of this book). Perhaps Ms. Coulter paints a rosier picture of McCarthy than is due, but she has provided a long over due popular refutation of the myth that McCarthy was a boogieman. The strategy of demagoguery practiced by the left for some 50 years now is not as powerful as it once was. Long live freedom of speech.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Appalling and deeply destructive to our society
Review: As an historian, I find myself appalled by this book. There is no excuse for shoddy research and angry screaming polemical diatribes such as Coulter writes. I am prepared to extend Ms. Coulter the right to her own opinions (although she and her kind seem reluctant to extend this right to any one who opposes her) but she does not have the right to claim her book is factually based. It is not-take it from one who knows (I possess a PhD in American history from one of the country's leading universities).

What disturbs me the most abt Coulter and her work is not the lies which she perpetuates but rather the division she is bent on creating in this society. Regardless of my political leanings, I find myself deeply upset by her screeching "treason" at those who oppose her. Liberals, it might be remembered, are the ones who brought you civil rights, ensured that women had the right to vote, and brought you the New Deal (which has benefitted every American-with the exception of the upper-classes-and Coulter herself is a member of the latter group-she is from Greenwich, one of the wealthiest suburbs in America). These actions are not exactly treasonous. To call liberals (and people like Cleland or Kerry who, unlike George W. Bush, actually fought in Vietnam) treasonous is really unforgiveable. I can only hope that Ms. Coulter is sued for slander---and soon.

Give this book a miss. Read anything but this book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: AWESOME BOOK***************
Review: Ann Coulter is right on the money with this book. I have always wanted to know more about McCarthy-the truth that is- and this book clears up a lot. An awesome read! I highly recommend it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Ann Coulter is great
Review: Treason is a well written, blunt explanation of how the left has repeatedly taken the wrong side of every American conflict since WWII and how the left is more concerned about its image than it is protecting the country from its exterior and interior threats. Coulter is brash and does not mince words. I give the book 4 stars only because some off the cuff remarks are more insulting than useful, overall though it is a great read!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The other side of the story
Review: This book tells many of the lacking "other side" of history from the end of World War 2 to the present regarding the lack of action or complete disruption of our nation by liberals.


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