Coulter: Payback Time for Palin vs. McCain

Says She Hopes Palin Gets Payback in Book; Says Palin Has "Massive Appeal" to Conservatives

(CBS)  Firebrand conservative commentator Ann Coulter says she hopes Sarah Palin uses her forthcoming book to get "payback" against the McCain campaign for the way it treated Palin, McCain's running mate during the 2008 presidential campaign.

The Associated Press, which bought a copy of the book, reports that, in it, Palin confirms reports of tension between her aides and McCain's, and that she writes about the "jaded aura" of professional campaign aides, and how McCain's entourage limited her access to the media-- leading many to think that she was avoiding reporters.

Coulter made her remark on "The Early Show" Friday -- the day after the release of brief excerpts of Palin's interview on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" about Palin's book, "Going Rogue," which is due out Tuesday.

"The tension and the conflict between her and this campaign (appears to have been) formidable," co-anchor Harry Smith said.

"Right," Coulter responded. "And, wow, I hope she pays them back in this book, and I can't wait to read it. No, I mean, (Ariz. Sen. John) McCain -- he was the media's favorite Republican. So, any criticism his side made of Palin was instantly printed, and now we finally get the payback. And I'm looking forward to it."

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Coulter also says she has "no idea" if Palin intends to seek the presidency," but Palin "has a massive fan base. This book has been No. 1 on Amazon since it was announced. It isn't out yet, and we're talking about it. So she has a popular appeal. I'm sure she'll campaign for other Republicans if she wants to run for office in three years or 11 or 15. Who knows?

" ... I think she's -- right now, we just see her promoting this book and having massive -- I mean, she sends out a Twitter post on the 'death panels' (some observers claim was in proposed health care reform legislation) and suddenly, that's all everyone's talking about, and it gets the death panel killed. That's a little Twitter post when she's just sitting in her kitchen. She has massive influence. What she does with that, I don't know."

Coulter cautioned that, "It's not like I'm supporting her for president. I don't know who our president is going to be. I don't know if conservatives do. I think she is a very powerful voice for conservativism and wow, she has a lot of appeal out in America. And the camera loves her. I think that has a lot to do with the hatred for her. I think any liberal male took his life in his hands for saying, 'Well, I'd never vote for her, but, boy, she's attractive!' "

Coulter called Palin an "authentic American, the way most members of the media are not, that certainly (New York Times columnists) Frank Rich and Maureen Dowd do not represent the average American. She has a blue collar, union card-holding husband. She can go and be comfortable in very many parts of the country where Maureen Dowd and Frank Rich would never deign to visit, much less be comfortable."

[Sloughfoot]

Had it not been for McCain, this witch of the north would still be an unknown crooked little politician in the Ice Capital.

[Regensburger]

It's been observed that the current crop of Republicans can't ever acknowledge that it might be to blame for anything. Palin's book epitomizes, and trivializes, their "it's everyone else's fault" mindset. Her book is the mass-market equivalent of an e-mail you compose and, upon reflection, decide not to send.

Too late now.

[YourVeryWrong]

It compliments Ann Coulter to think of her as a hustler rather than a lunatic. Every wrestling match needs a "bad guy" and she knows how to play that role and how to work a crowd. As TV news and commentary, however, it's a total waste of time.

[realamericanvalues]

Maybe they could run on the same ticket as Horse Face and Halfwit. We need real solutions to solve the present problems, not more vitriol from the ill informed and acid breathed.

[stn_sage]

What's this ABOUT?! Is she just trying to be nice to Palin because she knows Palin is popular amongst a segment of far right voters?!

Or, is she being supportive of her to score points for herself, while helping Palin play the 'victim card'?!

In any case, she'll crack! I don't think Coulter can take the strain of being nice to someone she secretly sees as a 'mindless bimbo'!

How long will it be...before she starts making justifiable caustic comments about Palin?! Only time will tell....!

[nolapearl]

I don't care how much money Ann Coulter makes, I'm just glad I'm not her. I couldn't imagine living with myself. People like her can't be happy - they wouldn't behave as badly as they do.

[ladyang]

Why does the media keep getting this skinny crack ***** a voice?

[rwassel]

"She has a blue collar, union card-holding husband."

Wait a second, Ann. Isn't the conservative Republican movement AGAINST unions? I guess it's ok, but only when they are used to your advantage? Not to mention that he belongs to an organization that advocates Alaska seceding from the US, but that's a whole 'nother ball of wax!

Typical right-wing hypocrisy!

[retm-w]

Wrong he quit his oil company job. He is no longer a union member. And I think the dems are just as anti union as the repubs are.

[beeker252]

she sends out a Twitter post on the 'death panels' (some observers claim was in proposed health care reform legislation) and suddenly, that's all everyone's talking about, and it gets the death panel killed. That's a little Twitter post when she's just sitting in her kitchen. She has massive influence. What she does with that, I don't know."
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In short scare people who don't have the brain to read it.

[Brokennews]

I love a good Palin story. It always brings out the fringe element & they get all worked up. "Ah! It's the Bogey-Palin"
Nothing funnier that watching the politically obsessed wet themselves & act like maced pitbulls at the mere mention of Palin's name. Booo!
Uhh, guys. She doesn't hold office. Has no power or real money. She can't hurt you!
If you don't want to see anymore stories about Palin on CBS?? Don't post comments on Palin stories. Duh! But if you like keeping Palin on the front page, keep posting!

[jsilver2th]

Let's see now- McCain picked her from obscurity and gave her an opportunity of a lifetime and put her on the world stage where she promptly made an idiot out of herself and now she is going to pay them back? All an expose of how the McCain campaign tried to protect her from herself...

FACE IT - SARAH PALIN LOST THE ELECTION FOR JOHN McCAIN...

Nobody anywhere did as much to help elect Obama that little 'ol hockey Mom that oil pipe fantasy Queen of the Wasilla Hillibillies- Sarah Palin.

The liberals love her so much because he makes the conservative "cause" look like a bunch of drunk kindergardeners...

[GeezOhReally]

Face it, Sarah Palin has more chance of being the next president than ObaMao does. And you just hate that don't cha?

[denise_1900]

Geez, I think you are delusional or misinformed by talk show hosts.

I don't care for many of the President's politics (however I respect him just like I respected President Bush) but she doesn't have a chance against Obama or any politician with a 5th grade education.

The gibberish that comes out of her mouth is just sad.

[middleoftheroad]

She has a blue collar, union card-holding husband? Pinko commie leftist.

[chonder2]

FREEDOM= A future where big corporations don't run my government.

[thebob-bob]

I'm glad that Fox News is now deciding who 'authentic Americans are'. Coulture knows for sure that they don't live in NYC. Those folks who died in 9/11, by her account, were certainly not 'authentic Americans'.

Fear, Hatred, Distortion, Distraction and Division is all Republicans and the Conservatives have to offer. "Authentic Americans"? Bought and paid for by the Corporate press.

[pr_boxer]

I thought I had seen an ugly woman, but until I saw Ann Coulter full length on an HD TV I had no conception of how repulsive the female form can become. Never mind that shes a complete *****, shes even uglier than she is irratating.

[Unclemercer]

Ann is so right. Proud, powerful, pulchritudinous politician Sarah Palin should persist in punishing pusillanimous Repub party and all its petty minions.

[P0STING_AWAY]

Looks like somebody spends his/her/its free time perusing
Roget's Thesaurus ....

[VinceP1974]

The truth about hypocritical Leftist hatred of Ann Coulter is that they hate her because she talks just like they do. And they hate it.

[P0STING_AWAY]

by VinceP1974 November 13, 2009 1:22 PM EST
The truth about hypocritical Leftist hatred of Ann Coulter is that they hate her because she talks just like they do. And they hate it.

Man ... you are somewhere out in right field ...... GET SOME OXYGEN!!!

[abby_del_abbey]

People like Coulter and Palin and Limbaugh scare me -- they remind me of some people from the past -- extreme right wing -- offer to be the so-called "saviors" of the country -- they spread lies and fear -- and anyone who doesn't agree with them are traitors and evil --

they are just like those reich-wingers from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s except Coulter, Palin, etc. aren't wearing brown shirts and swastikas --

they just think, talk, and (give them time) will act just like the nazis

[us_1776]

Palin is an intellectual-lightweight and that is something you cannot compensate. Her handlers can 'prep' her all they want. She can memorize as many phrases as she wants but when it gets down to actually having an intellectual conversation she fails. Politics is not about the 'pretty face'. It's about intellect and leadership and understanding a whole host of very complex issues.

[actornaught]

by us_1776 November 13, 2009 12:44 PM EST
...Politics is...about intellect and leadership and ...
...

We can wish. Unfortunately, the post-reagan "conservatives" are more along the lines of low-information voters that fall for empty pandering slogans from opportunistic cheapshot artists.

Sorry about that...

[GeezOhReally]

Oh really? Is that why you fell for hopie change like a ton of rocks?

How's that hopie changie doin for ya?

[actornaught]

by GeezOhReally November 13, 2009 4:26 PM EST
...How's that hopie changie doin for ya
...

And there's one of those empty pandering slogans. My question is: what language is that?

[actornaught]

One has to wonder at what level these america hating hypocrites like Ann & rush & beck realize they're awash in an image of themselves (narcicism) for the purpose of making money. I think rush knows full well that he's full of dangerous crap. I think beck does too. Ann, i'm not so sure. I think she's inhabited her personae so deeply that she might even believe what she's saying.

Hard to tell...