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Summary: The truth at last
Review: Ann Coulter has brought to light how ambiguous and shallow the liberal left really is. I was raised in an all union, bloc voting democratic household where any trace of conservative thought was immediately vilified by my father, Mother, 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Them amazingly (probably some errant gene) I began to think for myself. Ann has managed to expose the lies and propaganda that lead so many mentally lazy ( easier to let someone else think for you) sheep to the slaughter of legitimate thought and open-minded debate. Thank you Ann an keep up the good work
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Summary: Why should I care?
Review: I'm not a liberal..I'm not a conservative, I don't think it's worth paying [the price] for a book full of "slander" for a particular group of people. The truth is, both right and left wingers do their share of messing up the world a bit, as well as doing good things. I saw Ann Coulter on Hardball (MSNBC) and she did not even realize she was in a debate, instead ranting about how no one would pay attemtion to her beloved book. WHAT A LOSER. Any book that's sole purpose is to whine about the "other side" is a worthless book.
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Summary: Conservative firebrand torches liberals
Review: Don't believe the reviews from liberal seminar reviewers claiming to be conservatives hoping to spike sales of this important and enjoyable book. Coulter hits liberals where they live, names names, and exposes the bankruptcy and hypocrisy of liberal "thought" and exposes liberal media bias. You only had to see the media interviews of Ann Coulter the day of the book's release to see a vivid display of the bias of the press. An author of a book actually has to have a liberal counterpoint to rebut her contentions. You don't get that when any of the usual liberal suspects comes around on the book tour, as their scribblings are taken at face value.
Coulter's colorful style, full of irony and lots of humor makes for a provocative and enjoyable reading experience.
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Summary: More than a Conservative Rant
Review: If a book is a hit if it simultaneously makes you want to cry and laugh out loud, provides fodder for countless hours of fascinating dinner-table conversation, and has the potential to permanently change your world view, then Slander is a hit. Conservatives will surely find soul-satisfying vindication in this book. But writing Slander off as a Conservative circle-jerk would be a serious mistake. After reading the well-documented and footnoted Slander, there can be little argument about the existence of a "vast left-wing media conspiracy" to silence Conservative dissent while promoting a consistent, well-defined Liberal political agenda.Even if you are a Conservative who is already well familiar with the theories about liberal media bias, you will find new shocking examples of excessive, almost fascist suppression of Conservative discourse. For example, you might not be aware of the difficulty that Conservative authors have getting books published, or the dramatic variance in advance fees paid by publishers to conservative and liberal authors. Coulter builds a compelling case against liberal media bias, while at the same time lampooning the most irrational and contradictory tenets of liberal philosophy. However, Slander also raises serious issues that can't be dismissed easily. Many of her points will be eye-opening even for those who consider themselves "liberal." For example, should it be considered "hate speech" when the Leftist reporters unceasingly describe the "religious right" as "evil" "authoritarian" "Nazis"? Or when major U.S. news services even-handedly group Islamic militants with retired Midwestern Americans as "rightwing religious conservatives"? Truthfully, what's the difference between marginalizing and demonizing Christians in 21st century America from marginalizing and demonizing Jews in 20th century Germany? Take your favorite liberal rant against religion and substitute the word "Jews" for "Christian Conservatives". Remind you of anyone? Scary, isn't it? Coulter paints the picture and lets the reader draw his or her own conclusions without preaching. This is only one example of the many larger social issues that Coulter identifies in Slander. In spite of the serious, almost frightening nature of the issues raised by the book, Coulter consistently maintains a wry and bombastic sense of humor that offsets the sobering recognition that the situation is much worse than most of us have realized. In Slander, Coulter organizes, identifies and documents broad themes of liberal media abuse. For example, she groups examples of liberal media "spin" into such categories as: - Calling Republicans "Dumb". Coulter effectively demonstrates that every Republican presidential candidate in this century has had to endure the endless questioning of their intelligence by the mainstream media, each one labeled dumber than the last. Conversely, all Democratic presidential candidates, in spite of occasional overwhelming evidence to the contrary, have been roundly identified as intellectual giants. Some, like Al Gore, even labeled as "possibly too smart." - The Religious Right Straw Man. Coulter points out that the Left has never specifically identified just exactly who the "religious right" really is supposed to be: the mainstream media uses the term even-handedly to describe Saudi Arabian fundamental Islamic Terrorist groups as well as elderly American retired couples from the Midwest. Slander will undoubtedly be criticized for Coulter's over-use of the thesaurus and her "take-no-prisoners" approach to describing liberal groups (she refers to Hollywood starlets more than once as "silicone bimbos"). I suspect that these facts plus her confrontational writing style will cause Slander to be written off by liberals as pandering to conservatives. But 30 plus pages of footnotes add enough "gravitas" to raise the book above the level of conservative mythology. Furthermore, the social issues Coulter raises are serious enough to warrant substantive investigation by all Americans, Conservative or Liberal.
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Summary: Another winner for Ann
Review: This well documented book is a must for all who have believed the mainstream news outlets to be something other than tools for the left-wing radical movement in this country. Having had a monopoly on news for many years, it's no wonder the left is up in arms over this undeniably truthful, hard hitting piece of literary genius.
Ann has hit the nail on the head for years with her brilliant columns, and has now brought that same hard-hitting wit and candor to "Slandered". I recommend this book to all who seek the truth about the sad state of journalism in the USA!
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Summary: Ann goes for the jugular, but liberals need criticism
Review: While Ann is obviously guilty of name-calling herself, it is quite obvious that it is time to throw the liberals on the defensive for a change, as they are really driving everyone insane with their distortions, half-truths, and outright lies, all the while getting a free pass from their pals in the media. As a student at a college that is run mostly by eco-nazis, socialists, and radical feminists (is there a difference?), I have witnessed firsthand the way liberals outright slander their opponents on the right. One professor, upon being confronted with an argument that she obviously couldn't counter intelligently, changed the entire subject by suddenly making reference to "white supremacists" in front of the entire class. How typical. When in doubt and losing an election, liberals just scream "Nazis!" and try to abolish the Electoral College. Read this book. Enjoy watching Ann go for the jugular, even if you don't stand toe to toe with her on every single issue. If politics is war conducted by other means, then it is time for libertarians and conservatives to pummel the illiberal, so-called liberals (who are not even remotely liberal in the classical sense of the word) into the ground.
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Summary: This book exposes the wave of lies spread by the left
Review: Ann Coulter is very right in what she exposes in this must have book if you are a republican i doubt a democrat or liberal would read it simply because it exposes the truth something that
liberals cannot take. The truth hurts the liberals in the worst way they dont have the facts or have any true ideas so all the clinton henchman and gore buddies and the rest of left simply just attack the person because they know they have no way to win a politacal fight. Im glad she exposed the phonyiness of left and the way the feel they are somehow above everyone else this book is one of the best books to really show whats really going in the liberal biased media with Dan Rather and many people at cnn only foxnews is the station that fairly represents the facts get this book it will enlighten your mind.
If you are a democrat or liberal you should get it to if you have the guts to read it maybe it will open your closed minds too, way to go Ann not only are a very attractive woman you are very smart as well.
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Summary: A Christian's Perspective of Ann's Book
Review: While Ms. Coulter is great at debating, etc., I find some of her statements and worldview just a little disconcerting. If one looks past the confidant(at times, arrogant) style in her reasoning, past the attractive and witty blonde that she is, some of her dogma reminds me (you history buffs should know) of some passionate, but scary characters of the past.
While I can't go into it here, I also found some of her footnotes and sources misleading and inaccurate after checking a couple out. She's passionate, intelligent, and charasmatic and the Christian Right loves her. She could be dead wrong in her accusations, however. I didn't find her to be that Christ-like, either.
Got the impression that like many extremists on both sides, there is a lot of propagandizing in order to sell copy and help get votes. This is one of those books. . .
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Summary: Funny and Factual...the liberal media is outed as liars!
Review: She names names. She provides the documentation to support your suspicion. The liberal press is paranoid. They neurotically target Republicans with dull but Orwellian repetition. "Stupid", "mean" or "scarily weird" are the insults the mainstream press repeatedly uses against Republicans from Coolidge through George W. Bush. Liberals, including the one who fantasized about creating the Internet and thought he was the inspiration for "Love Story", are called "almost too smart" or "cerebral". The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Kansas City Star, NBC, ABC, CBS...and more..all guilty as charged. This book is your resource. I couldn't put it down! If you have felt targeted by the media for being a member of the dreaded "religious right" you will especially enjoy this book. It's time for the media to stop lying about Christians.
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Summary: Winning Arguments
Review: Well, I HAVE read the book, and I think it makes one point and makes it well and in several different contexts: "Liberals don't try to win arguments, they seek to destroy their opponents and silence dissident opinions. The monopoly media of television, newspapers, and magazines can inflict liberals on the public without paying a price. Noticeably, however, liberals fail in any media realm where there is competition. In the three media where success is determined on the free market--radio, books, and the Internet--conservatives rule. A competitive marketplace in speech has the ominous effect of producing Rush Limbaugh. Only a monopoly could produce Dan Rather." Read it and weep, Liberals. Substance trumps form; content trumps style; the free market trumps socialism, and conservative thought trumps liberal emotionalism. This is the same point that David Horowitz has been making in his books: socialists will never engage the question of socialism; they will only demonize the opponent.
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