Slander

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Summary: finally a book on liberals that's honest and true
Review: Ann Coulter's new book "Slander" is totally accurate (check out the plethera of endnotes), honest, and an entertaining read. Finally someone wrote a book that has documented the left's lies point by point. I noticed that there were several 1-star ratings for this book. That's interesting, seeing that it has shot up to Amazon's #1 book. It seems that you ... liberals are complaining to yourselves....everyone else is too busy reading this page-turner.

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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: If you're one of those people who needs a little slander and namecalling in your life, you'll love this book. It's all about how hateful and despicable liberals are. Only thing is, the term "liberal" is never defined. Social liberal? Economic liberal? I don't know what Coulter is referring to, but that's OK, she doesn't know either. She just hates them anyway. If the book were more credible, it would seem bitter and twisted. As it is, it is merely hilarious. A clever effort to meet the needs of those who feed on bile and one which will no doubt sell very well.

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Summary: Liberals hate any dissenting views
Review: For years liberals have controlled virtually every bit of information that enters your brain. From Peter Jennings, Brokaw and Rather, to the LA Times, Washington Post, New York Times, Newsweek etc, the message was always a subtle boost for right. With the advent of talk radio and stations like Fox there finally is another side of the news that is being presented. As you can see from these raving mad reviews, liberals are not happy that another side of the story is emerging. This book clearly shows media bias at its worst. Does anyone really think that Katie Couric is a tell like it is reporter. It's time that the truth is revealed about all these hypocritical, high paid liberals posing as journalists. The people who have fared the worst under the liberal agenda are people of color who have consistenly been told by the liberal media that they are not able to achieve what whites are and that they need special attenttion. This is a racist concept. Life if tough out there for everyone and the ones who make it are the ones that have a great attitude and realize that everything is possible.

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Summary: I Am A Conservative And I HATE This Book
Review: I am a conservative, but I was extremely repulsed by this .... this .... thing. In a time where, more than ever, conservatives and liberals should be united for the causes of liberty, Coulter presents this hate-filled, acidic harangue against anyone who is not in lock step with the conservative agenda. It is quite ironic that Coulter responds to liberal mocking of conservatives by writing a book which serves no purpose other than to mock liberals. Cmon, Ann, be the bigger person! As a Republican, I want what is best for my party, and having people write garbage like this will certainly not accomplish anything. If anything, it will further the hatred and drive conservatives and liberals farther apart. Idealogically, I agree with Coulter on many issues, but it saddens me that she presents her ideas in such a childish and moronic way. She's simply the female equivalent of Rush Limbaugh ... if you are looking for an intellectual discussion on conservatives and liberals, please - for the love of all that is sacred - skip this book.

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Summary: Thank you for playing, you're the weakest link. Goodbye!
Review: What a snob, bigot, and a big "B"!! This woman has nothing substantive to say. She's got some serious personal issues to deal with. Did her daddy not love her enough? Get a life!

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Summary: Factual "Invective"
Review: In the never-ending debate between "liberal" and "conservative," this book stands out as an well documented and well structured response to common perceptions the left has about the right. Few books articulate the frustrations of conservatives about liberal invective as well as "Slander." As a conservative, I found myself reveling in Coulter's one-liners (e.g., "Indeed, the surest sign that one is dealing with a liberal is his refusal to grant meaning to the word "liberal.") and even challenged by her thinking. As a regular reader of political history and thought, I found it very refreshing that her book was so thoroughly footnoted (35 pages of footnotes citing the time, place, or source of the facts that are the foundation of her arguments). So many books of this type lack adequate references. However, it should also be noted that Coulter implies all of the positions from the left that she cites (including news and commentary from major news outlets) is "invective." And, her arguments are hard to deny without having a thorough grounding in recent political history. But, this position is a bit ingenuous, as much of her own language is arguably "invective" by her own definition. That is to say: snide, sarcastic, and filled with hyperbole. If you voted for Bush (or belatedly regretted voting for Gore), you will love this book and find it refreshing in light of what conservatives see as the onslaught of the liberal ideas from major media outlets. If you disagree with conservative thinking, buy it only if you are willing to be exposed to truly challenging points of view.

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Summary: Unreadable and unuseable hyperbole
Review: Wow. So much hate and vindictive carping it is hard to believe this was written by only one person. If all you're interested in is reading someone trying to be clever while bashing everyone and everything in the world Coulter (allegedly) doesn't like (which is A LOT), then by all means, read this. I tried but couldn't finish the book. It is unrelentingly negative with absolutely nothing constructive to say at all. The sonic equivalent of reading this book is sitting in the middle of six, 500W stereo systems while each plays the loudest, most dissonant screeches ever produced from Yoko Ono, Bjork and My Bloody Valentine at full distorted volume on cheap Radio Shack speakers.
This book is all about being loud for loudness sake. To be shocking just to get attention. To make outrageous, over-the-top claims intended to evoke wide-eyed gasps of lascivious excitement from conservative readers much too civil to even consider this type of assault and battery.
This book is beyond worthless... it is destructive and poisonous. It will not make you feel better about yourself or your world. It will not teach you anything. It will not tell you what to do about the horrible feeling you'll be left with after reading it. It has nothing constructive to say at all and in that respect, it is repetitious and derivative. It breaks no new ground but simply repeats the same old verse, a little bit louder and a little bit worse.
The point of this book is to enrich the author's finances. It will not enrich you.
We don't need more screamers... no matter what their political persuasion. This book doesn't advocate anything, it doesn't propose anything and it offers nothing but the author's idea of clever, aren't I funny, vituperative and turgid claptrap.
Even for this conservative from the Rocky Mountain west, attempting to read this book was an utter waste of time.

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Summary: Proof is in the book.
Review: breathlessly footnoted. Every argument is backed up by facts. This book is proof positive (and the above bad reviews) that lies and "slander" are the only thoughts the "left" have left to argue. This book is simply genus! This book does to the liberal - what Bias did to the Press.

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Summary: The extreme far right's propaganda. Don't wast your $!!!
Review: This book has really hit a new low for the ultra far right Republicans. Ms Coulter has shown that she has the ability to take talk show dribble and try to pass it off as fact. Luckily I did not buy this book. I read it just to get insight after I saw her pathetic showing on the Today show. The book is poorly organized, there is no supporting data for her allegation. She must feel that she can get by on her looks because she can't get by on her writing skills.

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Summary: Venom-dipped pen
Review: I very much enjoy watching Ann Coulter manipulate liberals on television, and her latest book is more of the same. Saucy, sarcastic, high-handed, often brutal to those who are the target of her invective. Yet her points strike hard and true. The left in this country have only been effective in getting their message across when it is rolled in sentiment, not cold, hard facts. Certainly not truth. Ann Coulter is hard to like personally, but her sense of where liberals are coming from is most accurate. Of course, her biting sense of humor is often misinterpreted by her critics. She has entirely too much fun man-handling her opponents on the left...and oh yes, she has absolutely beautiful hair. (spoken like a true conservative).