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Summary: More of the same-old, same-old ...
Review: The average reader is probably not going to find much in the way of original thought in this book. For example, Coulter says all the country's ills are "liberals' fault," which I've heard time and again from other conservative opinion hawkers. And interestingly enough, this woman does the old "pot calling the kettle black" by stating the liberals are "bitter and angry." Hmmmm....and conservatives aren't??? Witness Michael Medved or the always-good-for-a-laugh Rush Limbaugh. These and others of their ilk reveal the pervasive hypocrisy rife in the rightists' party. I say, give me Molly Ivins any day of the week; she tells it like it is, and she gives conservatives AND liberals a well-deserved tweak when they need it. Thumbs down to Coulter for trying to capitalize on the current wave of conservative backlash with this vitriolic tome.
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Summary: Interesting and entertaining
Review: Ann seems to be able to hit the nail on the head every time she speaks or writes.
Her style is biting! She destroys leftist lies with every sentence.
I enjoyed this book and recommend it to leftists who need to take themselves less seriously, get a sense of humor, and stop trying to destroy conservatives with their unfair lies.
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Summary: For Pete's Sake
Review: You've got to be kidding! Books like this are the reason that we cannot have serious debates in this country about how to move forward on divisive issues. The opening chapter is chock full lies and mistruths. The opening paragraph is meant to further divide Americans from each other by first playing the race card and then the religious one. I had hoped that this book would provide some insight into "real" slander beliefs, instead it is another slanderous diatribe by a not too gifted writer and thinker. Waste of your time.
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Summary: A heap of trite nonesense
Review: Her epigrammatically styled rambling might be compared to the great American thinker/writer, Emerson, minus his genius, scope, voice, logic, style and depth. However, it seems apparent that she wrote this dribble for the marginally intelligent portion of this country (You know who you are... the quite ones in the corner, not asking the questions but relying on "faith" and flags). Her brand of patriotism sounds like a lot of circumscription to me, or the death-throws of the notion of white male superiority (as ordained by God and scripture), or knee-jerk, reactionary thinkers who would rather lob bombs than drop their jingoist stances.
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Summary: I thought I'd like this book better
Review: I found this book hard to read, as Ann Coulter is so angry that she isn't clear-sighted. Each time I read a few pages I put the book down, as her ire and hateful tone are hard to take in big doses. She makes some good points, but I can't stand the attitude.
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Summary: Thirteen simple words.
Review: "We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity"Thirteen words from the author are all you need to know about what this book is going to be like. Persumably she wants to convert the Muslims- "Take the Christian and the Jew as your friend" the Koran states clearly, a sentiment of peace not so readily offered in the Bible and by the Right. Perhaps the Islamic world would like to invade America and do unto Ms. Coulter as she would do unto them. Oh by the way, I know what your thinking, I was raised a Protestant, and I despise political correctness and overly-liberal patronisers. This probably doesn't sit too well with how I critisised your beautiful poster girl, does it?
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: Ann Coulter does a great job exposing the liberal slant on "news" coverage. She has done her homework. The book is well researched, and the facts are told in her unique sardonic way. It is an easy read, and worth the time. If you are liberal you probably will not want to read this. Then again, if you are liberal, you probably do not read much anyway.
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Summary: Good stuff
Review: Examining most of the obviously liberal reviews of the book (those with one star) on this site and one finds evidence of what Slander is about: the gross use of ad hominem attacks (e.g. she's called mentally ill and anorexic), generalizations and (liberal) epithets (e.g. far right-wing, extremist) by liberals when demonizing conservatives--and a lack of any sort of substantive engagement with the ideas presented by conservatives. The more things change... Anyhow--good read, recommended.
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Summary: an embarrasment to conservatives everywhere
Review: 'slander' is filled with just what its title indicates - slander. as a thoughtful conservative I am appalled that ms. coulter is being heralded as the voice of our movement. I feel no closer to her inflammatory one-liners than to david horowitz's equally delusional rantings. if you are seeking a genuine ideological critique of the left-liberal movement, look elsewhere. ann coulter offers no original perspective on american political conflict, but instead just dishes out the same shallow hate that got the libs mad at us in the first place. avoid this book.
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Summary: Smart and attractive... what more?
Review: She is a hard hitter for sure! But this work from time to time takes it over the line. She walks the line constantly (which is what make her so darn good, but from time to time she goes a little further then I think is true, a bit of over generalizing if you will, but most of what she says is head on and more then that... she's done her homework. For that she ought to be commended. There are few who produce such well documented works anymore, and she is good at what she does. Maybe a little more time perfecting it, we may see her go down in commentary history.
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