February 11, 2009 1:48 PM

Coulter, Harry Take Each Other On

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(CBS)  Ann Coulter says liberals should look in the mirror.

In her latest book, "Guilty: Liberal 'Victims' and Their Assault on America," the conservative firebrand stirs up controversy again, contending that liberals in America try to play victim when really, they're the bullies.

While she's at it, she points fingers at what she calls the liberal media.

"(The book is) basically about how victimhood is rewarded and everyone wants to be a victim," Coulter told CBS News. "It's about the rewards and praise you get for being a victim and the way liberals use victimhood and they oppress others."

At one point in "Guilty," Coulter remarks about an interview of Sen. Ted Kennedy by Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith in which Smith asks Kennedy if Barack Obama is at increased risk of being assassinated because he's African American. She dismisses the notion, saying presidential assassinations have been the work of left-wingers or people with no political leanings at all. She said conservatives Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and President George Bush are more likely targets of an assassination than the president-elect.

Coulter and Smith met face-to-face on The Early Show Tuesday, and didn't mince words about that issue or anything else.

Among other things, Coulter contended that liberals are at fault for the skyrocketing rate of out-of-wedlock births in the U.S.

Smith said, in one context, Coulter is a whiner, and accused Coulter of doing the very thing she claims liberals do: playing the victim.



For much more on "Guilty," click here.

The watchdog group Media Matters explored what it asserts are inaccuracies in "Guilty." To see that assessment, click here.

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by Reasonable-Conservative November 2, 2010 8:47 AM EDT
EVERYBODY TAKE A BREATH! Mentally challenged on the right Ann Coulter and Glenn Beck = Mentally challenged on the left Michael Moore and Al Franken. Watching these idiots is like watching The Little Rascals, Abbott and Costello, and Reno 911 at the same time.
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by khanghi-2009 January 8, 2009 6:33 PM EST
"Harry Smith is the perfect example of the Liberal Media. perhaps more heroes (like the person who took out that memphis reporter) will step forward and take Harry Smith to his permanent resting place."


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Posted by MindURownBiz at 09:23 AM : Jan 07, 2009

"Just look at the crazed post above. Lies and hypocracy from anothe hate filled Liberal."

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Do you even read the drivel you post? In one breath you talk of offing Smith, in the next you''re spewing words like "hateful"!

Do you wonder why no one takes you seriously?
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by khanghi-2009 January 8, 2009 6:26 PM EST
ubrew - it''''s typical of you liberals to do two things:
a. have no understanding of what terms mean, and
b. make up statistics
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Posted by ritewingman at 10:51 AM : Jan 07, 2009

THANK YOU! It''s always amusing to read posts from people who are too stupid to figure out how the population at large is manipulated to believe there is an appreciable difference between the so called "left" & "right" in this country.

Each end of the political spectrum makes up approx 15%. That leaves 70% of the nation in the middle of the bell curve, holding liberal views on some issues, conservative views on others. Those of you who feed off the moronic ramblings of the Coulters, Hannitys and Limbaughs without any critical thinking capacities of their own only serve to prove the point that their very existance is to keep us at eachothers throats so the "powers that be" who have no allegience to country, flag or people can continue to screvv us all while we''re busy arguing over wannabe authors like Coulter.

You better hope Darwin never gets your address. The gene pool really needs cleaning!
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by khanghi-2009 January 8, 2009 6:03 PM EST
I just LOVE Ann Coulter! You know, the same way I just LOVE Adam Sandler movies! (not!) Although the cr^p that spews from both of them is funny in its idiocy.

I once heard her defend her nonsense by quoting how many books she''s sold. BIG DEAL! Howard Stern has millions of listeners, but WHO are they?

Stern and Coulter have that in common. They both appeal to the uneducated lowest common denominator.
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by ubrew12 January 8, 2009 5:08 AM EST
ubrew12 said: "Who among the left-wing media tried to investigate and warn the public of the dangers of mortgage derivatives to the solvency of the financial system?"

ritewingman said: "You prove my point - the liberal media has no interest in talking about how the Dems are directly responsible for the the mortgage crisis."

Gad you''re stupid. I was talking about the derivatives crisis, which resulted in a $700 billion bailout to Wall Street, not the mortgage crisis, which by comparison is a slap on the wrist. You might want to educate yourself (beyond Limbaugh) to see what the derivatives crisis is.

Sorry I didn''t respond to you earlier, but some of us have to work for a living.
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by salizim January 7, 2009 10:01 PM EST
Ann Coulter is a religious bigot, and a racist. Stopping giving this narcissist air time, she feeds off publicity.
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by kc629 January 7, 2009 8:55 PM EST
Ann Coulter, Satan''''s lies in action. Demons come in all forms and one is definitely Ann Coulter.


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Posted by mugaluv at 02:43 PM : Jan 07, 2009


totally agree! i have never seen or heard her before this and i was baffled! she''s a NUT! the anti-christ has come for us all!
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by whatfur January 7, 2009 7:02 PM EST

I listened to Harry and Ann and Harry was a complete jackass. What a pompous puke. Ann laughed off his "sophmoric" name-calling and "simplistic" baiting...Why?...probably because she could care less about what the puke thinks and saw it for what it was. Me? I would have wiped the floor with the weasel.
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by pharmd_2000 January 7, 2009 5:01 PM EST
I think the true VICTIMS are the people who buy Ann Coulter''s books. She plays to conservative outrage in order to sell a ton of books and rake in a bunch of money. She''s laughing all the way to the bank. Don''t get conned by this woman. Spend your money on a newspaper or something that will actually inform you on the issues.
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by rebelrepubli January 7, 2009 4:52 PM EST
I''m not red and I''m not blue - I''m an AMERICAN. What are you Ms. Coulter?
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