The Coulter "Crisis"

Isn’t it funny how sometimes things happen seemingly to validate your opinions? The other night, my wife and I (yes, I’m married to a woman, but that’s another post) were talking about a situation I had at work in which two people (self-professed liberals) with whom I disagreed abruptly exited the conversation when it became apparent that I was not going to agree with them. I commented that it seems that many liberals are not capable of arguing an issue on its merits, but rather resort to ad hominim attacks on those on the other side. Today, I click on the radio and feel truly vindicated. The buzz on the airwaves today is Ann Coulter's newest book, "Godless: The Church of Liberalism", and certain comments made in it (I have not read the book). Now I must say that while I find Ann entertaining at times, I believe that she routinely crosses the line between satire and cruelty. That being said, it was interesting that almost no one today was discussing the merits of what she said, but was instead trashing her for how she said it. This is a shame, because she has a good point, namely that in our culture of victimization, it is common for victims of some highly publicized crime or tragedy to reap fame and fortune and become spokesmen for some cause. I thnk her real point, which will unfortunately be completely lost, is that in the eyes of the liberal media, these spokesmen become unassailable by anyone who might happen to disagree with their views, as Bill O'Reilly experienced on the Letterman show. Personally, I have been and continue to be friends (or at least on speaking terms) with many liberals, but have found only a small few who were willing to engage me in healthy debate without name-calling. Maybe someday we will be able to have vigorous, civil debate in the public arena, but I'm not holding my breath.