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lurkittyThere is an old parable about Beauty and Ugliness. It seems that Beauty and Ugliness were both sent from Heaven on the same day. Now, the journey from Heaven is a long one, and the road quite dusty. Both were feeling rather in need of a bath when they came upon a vast lake.
Seeing as they were the only ones around, they both stripped and plunged into the water. Ugliness was the first to finish bathing, and decided to play a trick on Beauty. Donning Beauty's clothing, Ugliness ran off as quickly as possible.
By and by, Beauty emerged from the water. Humans were approaching, so Beauty put on the only clothing available; that of Ugliness. It is said that, to this day, Beauty is still searching for Ugliness in order to change clothes.
I was shopping at a local store yesterday when I stumbled upon Ann Coulter's new book, Godless, The Church of Liberalism. My heart grew sad at the notion that the debate has gotten so out of hand that conservative extremists must try to convince their flocks that liberals are not only tree-hugging, baby-killing, homosexuals, but now they are completely devoid of any allegiance to God.
I was not prepared for exactly how ugly this book really is, nor how ugly Ms. Coulter herself is. In an appearance at Indiana University Ms. Coulter's racist and sexist remarks throughout the evening caused her audience to first heckle and then walk out on her. Calling Iraqi citizens "little brown boys" is far beyond the realm of simply "not being PC," as she puts it.
What is worse, however, is her treatment in the book of the so-called, "Jersey Girls", the 9/11 widows who have spoken out against the Bush administration. Ms. Coulter defends her juvenile name-calling as opening up the debate to include these women, who may have been considered off-limits to criticism due to their status as 9/11 widows. Had she merely done that, I would not be offended. But to state openly that they are enjoying their husbands' deaths and reveling in their status as celebrities without so much as a shred of proof to back herself up is uncalled for, if not libelous.
Now that Ms. Coulter has opened the gates, her conservative cohorts are lapping at her heels. According to Media Matters, the conservative press is actually defending Ms. Coulter's inflammatory remarks. Fox News' Sandy Rios even went so far as to say 9/11was an "accidental bombing" and compare Ms. Coulter's book to Holocaust pictures!
Ms. Coulter's point that it is hard to argue against someone who has lost a loved one is a point well taken. Perhaps there is a reason it is hard to argue against these women. Maybe they remind us of true Christian ideals like mercy and charity. When Ms. Coulter calls Liberals "Godless", I really wonder whose clothes she is wearing.
Seeing as they were the only ones around, they both stripped and plunged into the water. Ugliness was the first to finish bathing, and decided to play a trick on Beauty. Donning Beauty's clothing, Ugliness ran off as quickly as possible.
By and by, Beauty emerged from the water. Humans were approaching, so Beauty put on the only clothing available; that of Ugliness. It is said that, to this day, Beauty is still searching for Ugliness in order to change clothes.
I was shopping at a local store yesterday when I stumbled upon Ann Coulter's new book, Godless, The Church of Liberalism. My heart grew sad at the notion that the debate has gotten so out of hand that conservative extremists must try to convince their flocks that liberals are not only tree-hugging, baby-killing, homosexuals, but now they are completely devoid of any allegiance to God.
I was not prepared for exactly how ugly this book really is, nor how ugly Ms. Coulter herself is. In an appearance at Indiana University Ms. Coulter's racist and sexist remarks throughout the evening caused her audience to first heckle and then walk out on her. Calling Iraqi citizens "little brown boys" is far beyond the realm of simply "not being PC," as she puts it.
What is worse, however, is her treatment in the book of the so-called, "Jersey Girls", the 9/11 widows who have spoken out against the Bush administration. Ms. Coulter defends her juvenile name-calling as opening up the debate to include these women, who may have been considered off-limits to criticism due to their status as 9/11 widows. Had she merely done that, I would not be offended. But to state openly that they are enjoying their husbands' deaths and reveling in their status as celebrities without so much as a shred of proof to back herself up is uncalled for, if not libelous.
Now that Ms. Coulter has opened the gates, her conservative cohorts are lapping at her heels. According to Media Matters, the conservative press is actually defending Ms. Coulter's inflammatory remarks. Fox News' Sandy Rios even went so far as to say 9/11was an "accidental bombing" and compare Ms. Coulter's book to Holocaust pictures!
Ms. Coulter's point that it is hard to argue against someone who has lost a loved one is a point well taken. Perhaps there is a reason it is hard to argue against these women. Maybe they remind us of true Christian ideals like mercy and charity. When Ms. Coulter calls Liberals "Godless", I really wonder whose clothes she is wearing.
