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Ann Coulter is just one more hideously ugly reminder that we all should have cared when the US began to develop the intellectual and educational vacuum years ago when triviality and insignificance were elevated in social stature by both so-called "liberals" and "conservatives", each of which was freely and busily engaged in borrowing and swapping the worst and stupidest ideas from either until we were left with the loss of any truly intelligent thinkers. That gap was filled in by charlatans and posers who sold themselves via emotionalism and visceral, gut-level appeal which has always been the easiest and most effective means to gaining credibility in any society.

The most decisive moments were in the mid-1960s for "liberalism" and about ten years later for "conservatives" once their was a re-ignited craving for nationalism and blind jingoism. It could not have been coincidence that the rise of religious fanaticism and fundementalism occurred at the same time and was co-opted by the new conservatives who knew that was a sure road to power. It was by that time that the new liberals had so little to offer that they adopted a pseudo-humanism that didn't amount to much more than a dogmatic, very illiberal crowning touch of Political Correctness that so many mistook for some bizarre form of "enlightenment" -- certainly nothing at all like what it was mistaken for, but it had no lack of broad appeal.
So what are we left with today? Ann Coulter and those of her ilk are one small piece of the mess and Hillary Clinton and her kindred are another small piece of it.
Why should anyone care about either? No one should be forced into such a choice but they typify what remains: two sides of a very bad penny.
We can all scream and squawk about which is the right one but we were brought to a state of Global Corporatism by the "modern conservatives" and "modern liberals" and we're all up for sale, courtesy of "neo-cons" and "neo-libs who sold us out to the highest bidders.
Ann Coulter disgusts but also sells. Who cares? She's a fad and her obnoxiousness will sell to both those who find her putrid and those who find her a delight but the primary significance regarding her is that she sells.
Could anyone have sold her to nation that didn't have such an intellectual vacuum? It's safe to hazard a guess and answer, "No."

--Batchain

it's the anniversary of jim morrison's death, Jul 3, 1971

Great, when you wake up this morning, have yerself a beer!

Ann Coulter is just one more hideously ugly reminder that we all should have cared when the US began to develop the intellectual and educational vacuum years ago when triviality and insignificance were elevated in social stature by both so-called "liberals" and "conservatives", each of which was freely and busily engaged in borrowing and swapping the worst and stupidest ideas from either until we were left with the loss of any truly intelligent thinkers. That gap was filled in by charlatans and posers who sold themselves via emotionalism and visceral, gut-level appeal which has always been the easiest and most effective means to gaining credibility in any society.

The most decisive moments were in the mid-1960s for "liberalism" and about ten years later for "conservatives" once their was a re-ignited craving for nationalism and blind jingoism. It could not have been coincidence that the rise of religious fanaticism and fundementalism occurred at the same time and was co-opted by the new conservatives who knew that was a sure road to power. It was by that time that the new liberals had so little to offer that they adopted a pseudo-humanism that didn't amount to much more than a dogmatic, very illiberal crowning touch of Political Correctness that so many mistook for some bizarre form of "enlightenment" -- certainly nothing at all like what it was mistaken for, but it had no lack of broad appeal.
So what are we left with today? Ann Coulter and those of her ilk are one small piece of the mess and Hillary Clinton and her kindred are another small piece of it.
Why should anyone care about either? No one should be forced into such a choice but they typify what remains: two sides of a very bad penny.
We can all scream and squawk about which is the right one but we were brought to a state of Global Corporatism by the "modern conservatives" and "modern liberals" and we're all up for sale, courtesy of "neo-cons" and "neo-libs who sold us out to the highest bidders.
Ann Coulter disgusts but also sells. Who cares? She's a fad and her obnoxiousness will sell to both those who find her putrid and those who find her a delight but the primary significance regarding her is that she sells.
Could anyone have sold her to nation that didn't have such an intellectual vacuum? It's safe to hazard a guess and answer, "No."

--Batchain

Me: Ann Coulter and Nancy Pulosi are partisan hacks. I don't like either of them.

Many of you: Ann Coulter is Satan, Nancy Pulosi speaks for me.

No, both are obnoxious partisan hacks.

blah, blah, blah....BizarroHesh....blah, blah blah....

Bat- I want to copy this, frame it and hang it on my freakin' wall. you will be credited.

Kenneth Lay, convicted former CEO of Enron. This morning of a heart attack.

Kenneth Lay, convicted former CEO of Enron. This morning of a heart attack.

My beautiful kitty. She was only two.
Some bastard was driving too fast and killed her.
I hope Karma comes back and bites him on the arse when he/she least expects it. Fucking cunt.

Sorry about your loss Aspy. I just got a puppy a couple of weeks ago and I've already become very close to him. I'd feel terrible too if he died so suddenly. It always sucks when something like this happens. I wish I could put a positive spin on it, but my words would only get in the way....*so here's a cyber hug (((Aspy)))))

So sorry to hear that, Aspy...