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Summary: A Waste of Paper
Review: To put it simply, don't bother buying this book regardless of your political affiliation. If you're a liberal (like I am), the half-truths, exaggerations, and outright lies will make you want to throw the book across the room. Get it from the library and don't waste your money on it. Go to the library even if you're a conservative. This book does nothing to raise the dialogue of political discussion in this country. Instead it is merely inflammatory and crude. If you plan to engage in serious political debate with someone, you can't quote her because her sources are either incorrect or obviously politically skewed. My advice: go to the library and read it, while you're there make sure you read something from the other end of the political spectrum. If you suffered your way through Slander, pick up What Liberal Media? by Eric Alterman. Or read Noam Chomsky's take on 9/11. Basically, read it if you want to, but don't plan to be swayed if you're liberal or feel anything but justified if you're conservative.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: Most of the low scoring reviews, attack Ann Coulter and not the content of her book, which is an interesting parallel to Coulter's argument in Treason.I found the book to be intellectual and entertaining. My next book purchase will be Al Franken's "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right." Even though I don't like Franken, I won't score his book one star, unless it deserves it.
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Summary: An Embarrassment to History
Review: An embarrassment to history and an embarrassment to any intelligent Republican. Ann Coulter's interpretation of historical events is absurdly warped and cannot be trusted. Those who read this and repeat it are not open to truth nor anything which contradicts the agenda of the right. Be a critical thinker and do your own research.
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Summary: How to get nowhere: turn left only or right only...
Review: Amazing. "Stupid White Men" (Michael Moore's liberal book) and this (conservative) one. Is this bashing what the United States of America is truly about? (Hmm...maybe so...looking back at history I suppose it's nothing new). Try spinsanity dot com. No love for liberals or conservatives (or any other group) there... Pardon me, now. I need to dry my "Old Glory"...it's becoming wet from my weeping...
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Summary: A Few Rules of Thumb concerning History
Review: I find it ironic that in these times of hating attorneys that millions of people still love a good argument. Still, as any good attorney does, they present their views in their best possible light, with support of evidence, while leaving out or attacking what deters from the argument. Still, what people tend to dislike about attorneys, especially talented ones is that they can make equally eloquent arguments on both sides of a case, leaving the observers to wonder what really happened. I assert that this book is a well made argument, but nothing more. I present some rules of thumb about history that help support my assertion. 1) No-one, be they an individual, group, organization, or nation is always right or wrong on a subject. We, as a race are simply not that perfect. History is much more subtle and complex in how it how it occurs than any simplified theory or single argument can capture. 2) Although individuals, groups, and so forth may have specific philosophies and agendas, these are almost never the same for all involved in historic events. Every person has their own views and acts accordingly. This makes the interactions of people interesting since they tend to challenge their own beliefs and the outcomes of interaction more complex that simply reviewing the results. As in this book, the beliefs are too universally pure and identical to be credible. 3) Everyone is the hero of their own story. This means each person believes what they are doing is right and good, even if others disagree. This applies to such disparate people as Einstein and Hitler. A critical examination of events as they happened versus the points-of-view of those who participated in the events is critical in gain a historical perspective. This means examining how people see Truman, Kennedy, and well as McCarthy as 'good' as well as 'bad'. 4) Depicting a whole group as evil often leads to tragedy. This has been observed many times in history with the holocaust of WWII, the Cambodian massacres, the Rwanda genocide, and more recently, the al Qaeda attacks on the United States. Disagreement allows for civil intercourse to resolve differences between groups. While pointing out acts that might be viewed as treasonous is worthy of reflection, branding a whole group as traitors can only lead to further tragedy. Hence, I believe the book makes an interesting argument, but appears to distort history in making it. And, as per the fourth point, it could propel some into undertaking tragic action. From observing with the results of terrorism, we have seen enough of this type of thinking to oppose it, regardless of the argued righteousness of the cause. It would be an interesting task for others to look at the same facts and come up with the exact opposite conclusions. Ironically, I think Coulter could do equally well on this task.
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Summary: Complete and utter fabrications....
Review: How can Ms. Coulter sleep soundly when she and her ilk are so soundly full of hatred and bigotry? This is the most contemptuous diatribe I have ever read. This book proves why the right has no business being in any positions of power. They will destroy us all and enjoy every minute! I want my money back!
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Summary: Ann is RIGHT on!!
Review: Great book,especially for poolside reading. Asks AND answers questions that have needed to be asked for years. Re the reviewer who asked if anyone would want Joe McCarthy to marry their daughter: someone did want him to...Joe Kennedy.Look it up. By the way, anyone else get the feeling that the same reviewers who are giving this book 1 star are the same people who give "Stupid White Men" 5 stars? Buy this book!
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Summary: Reminded me of Mein Kamf
Review: It was funny and easy to read. Sounded an awful like a really mad, long "letter to the editor" that come out in local papers in the editorial section. All she tries to do in sell books, nothing more. She is a joke to any true conservastive who is not married to their cousin.
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Summary: Definitely NOT a Liberal
Review: I am not left or right wing, rather I consider myself to be a rational American woman. This woman is [stupid], this book is comical ( I read it in several sittings at my sister's house). I don't know how anyone could take what she says seriously, particularly if you have ever seen her on TV - she is such a fool, I am embarassed for her - I mean, really, she does try to re-write history. Due to the old double standard, if she were not good looking, nobody would giver her any attention at ALL - I have seen her verbally shredded by Chris Rock!!! Go away already. How arrogant - disagree with Ann Coulter and you are treasonous?
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Summary: A slam to revisionist history...
Review: Why should we expect anything different but whines, screams, and shrieks from the left? Name calling, hatred, and the like is all that they have to use in their reviews, continually ascribing their own traits to those on the right. Ms. Coulter, with a heavy dose of wit, exposes the truth about many of the left's virtual icons, such as FDR and HST... with a heavy dose of research. Unlike most liberal diatribes, she backs up her statements with an extremely large section (50 pages fine print) of footnotes. Coulter is one of the few people in the country with the "gonards" to stand up and say what she thinks and knows. If only more on the right could develop such a backbone.
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