Slander

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Summary: Ann Coulter
Review: Look at the covers of this woman's books. Is she using her looks to sell books? Think about it.

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Summary: Coulter is what she hates
Review: This book is exactly what it hates. It doesn't take a smart person to realize that Coulter sold lots of books and created much controversy about her "book" by taking it to the "liberal media." She should thank the liberal media everyday for buying her car, house and designer clothes through elevated book sales. Without the liberal media she would be just another scared reactionary living in Montana, writing manifestos and blowing up Planned Parenthoods.

Geez, come on.

This book is a waste of time. I urge people to ignore the liberal media and dig beyond the best seller lists to find true political commentary. This "book" is a standup routine written down. The bad part is that it isn't funny.

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Summary: Ann Coutler Hits The Mark!
Review: I couldn't wait to find buy this book. I have seen Ann many times on different talk shows defending the conservative ideal aginst the onslaught of liberalism. Often times she is the lone conservative going up against 2 or 3 loud mouth liberals and each time she defends her position well. This book did not disapoint. Many have trashed her as mean spirited. But, when you read example after example of liberal bias, as pointed out in her book you begin to wonder where the mean spiritedness is. As a conservative, liberal bias is everwhere. The liberal media loves to bash Republicans and conservatives with lies and deceit. Ann Coulter does and excellent job in pointing out the contast avoidence of facts and truths by one mainstream liberal news anchor, writer, editor, etc. after another.

While I would agree that she does often times spins a vindictive web around the liberal lies and this can sometimes distract from her vaid points, I would also argue that this book isn't for the average reader. This book challenges the reader to look beyond the lies and look at the ample evidence presented by Ann to demonstrate clearly the liber bias and lies presented to us day in and day out in mainstream media.

If you want an honest look at the modern media bias, this is the book. She many come of as mean, but then again, considering who she is talking about, can you blame her?

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Summary: And I thought all women were liberals
Review: OK, so I thought I was smart. I guess I am not, at least compared to this well written, focused, insightful book on the truths of the American Liberal Movement. She tells it like it is, and this comes from a former teenage-liberal. Yes, I watched Slick Willy talk about boxers over briefs on MTV. I have seen the light, and the great conservatives of our time has shown me how.

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Summary: The Liberal philosophy= "NO ENEMIES ON THE LEFT"
Review: Hopefully Ann Coulter will help to lift the scales from many eyes so that those who are blinded by the mainstream medias bias will discover that the liberals philosophy and way of life: "NO ENEMIES ON THE LEFT" is self destructing----AMERICA WAKE-UP! indeed----the good news is---after the 911 attacks the terrorists HAVE awoken a sleeping giant-------Americans who never got involved and felt it best to keep mum have come out of the closet and are now speaking up------this means hope for a brighter tomorrow for all of us----... you will discover we are NOT alone---for so long mainstream media has convinced us that those of us with traditional values were dinosaurs on the verge of extinction-----Friends----the reverse is true-----MOST Americans STILL believe in whats right--Ann is a breath of fresh air.

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Summary: Should be in the Fiction section
Review: Highly unbiased, poorly researched, right-wing fiction. This was written by an angry, delusional woman. I agree with another reviewer, that one day we will find out that she's been on Bush's payroll.

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Summary: Poor little mayflower princess
Review: First thing, I didn't buy this book, I skimmed through it in the bookstore.

The sad thing is, that many Americans will (silently) agree with Coulter's (ugly) viewpoint. This country was settled by religious fanatics like the Pilgrims and slave owners, so its no wonder that right wing sentiment would be still be strong in good ole US of A.

The irony is that the Left --- the brave liberals throughout history who fought for civil liberties, including the rights of women -- is the only reason that Ann Coulter has the right to express her thoughts and be independent (as every human being should). If it wasn't for liberals, Ann Coulter would be home baking cookies, barefoot and pregnant and completely subservient to a conservative, abusive husband and society.

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Summary: Large Chip on Shoulder, Little Scholarship
Review: Were Slander a research paper it would be returned to the author with a failing grade due to it's psuedo-scholarship. Footnotes don't support the author's conclusions when researched. Call it distortion, call it misrepresentation or call it libel. But don't mistake it for "scholarship." The author seriously distorts transcripts from The Today Show in one of her most obvious efforts to make her case.
Her selectivity with inclusion also raises issue of scholarly merit.

Witness this comparison:

"While Schlafly was writing about military policy, getting presidential candidates nominated, drafting Republican platforms, and raising six children, Steinem was writing a book about self-esteem. . ."

The casual reader may be taken in by this distortion but the author should know better. Ms. Steinem did far more than write a book about self-esteem.
Steinem started Ms. Magazine.
Steinem wrote speeches for presidential candidate McGovern as well as presidential candidate McCarthy.
Steienm was active in Ceasar Chavez's farm workers movement.
In 1976, she testified at the Democratic Platform committee hearings.
In 1977, along with other women like Coretta Scott King, Steinem was named by President Carter to the National Commission on the Observation of International Women's Year.
In 1987, the author's hero (President Ronald Regan) called Steinem (but not Schlafly) to do a public service announcement on space technology.
Also in 1987, Steinem served on the Citizens Committee on AIDS.
Steinem has written four books.
Steinem has campaigned for issues that she's dedicated her life to.
So the sentence could easily read:

"Like Steinem, Schlafly was getting presidential candidates nominated, drafting party platforms, etc."

But the author's not interested in accuracy, only distortions.
Regardless of whether or not the author approves of Steinem's activism, it's on record. And I have a hard time believing it merely escaped the author's attention.
If truth is what the author's after then why the distortions, slants, libels (calling Katie Couric "Eva Braun" is the sort of baseless hyperbole the author specializes in)?
The author comes off like someone with a heavy load of personal baggage/issues. (In fact, reading the book as a delusional paranoid's first therapy session may provide an amusement level that the book otherwise lacks. Nothing, however, can save the shoddy scholarship.)
Grudge Rants, er Slander, distorts primary and secondary sources, slants the truth -- while railing against bias -- and reads like the rants of an also-run. If the author wants to be taken seriously, she'll have to maintain higher standards of scholarship. She doesn't in this book. Very disappointing.

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Summary: Who's being the hater based on thoughts now
Review: Coulter criticizes liberals for hating america, and for being based on lies -- but that seems to be all this book is about. Talk about exploiting the facts and making up some to show hatered again a large part of America. And who hates America -- those who fight for the benefit of it's people and the rights intrisic to that (aka liberals) or those warmongerers who just want to kill anyone who looks or thinks differently than they do(Ann Coulter). I happen to be extremely offended by this book based on the fact that it was full of lies -- and no, liberals don't hate america, they don't hate conservatives, they just happen to voice their opinion on policies that they oppose. But according to Ann Coulter the correct thing to do is shut up and go along with whatever the government says. Blind Patriots. Talk about Nazi-ism!

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Summary: Great for laughs!
Review: I had a great time reading through this - er - slander. It's particularly effective as a comic relief in these days when people like Coulter actually hold power. In fact, I've read excerpts from this book at a party to everyone's delight. One star taken off since some good old boys (and girls) seem to mistake it for their Bible. Enjoy!