Come On, People, Ann Coulter Needs Some Attention!

Yawn. Is it wrong that I am almost completely unexercised about Ann Coulter's latest bon mot? I mean, is it possible to top smearing 9/11 widows? Yet it's big news, as Ann Coulter idiocies tend to be, so we are bound to mention that it's making headlines across the board today, including on bread-and-butter network Fox News. What, pray tell, did the queen of lucid and rational commentary say this time? In a nutshell, she said that Jews ought to become Christians so they could be "perfected." Well, this Jew must be on her way because the only thing I can think of to say to that is "Jesus Christ."

Here's the transcript from Monday's The Big Idea With Donny Deutsch on CNBC, courtesy of Media Matters. Donny Deutsch's revulsion and incredulity are pretty apparent. Here's the set-up: Deutsch asked Coulter about what her ideal version of the country looked like. She said it would look like the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York, which we remember as having huge protests but she recalls as "Happy, joyful Republicans in the greatest city in the world." And so it went from there:

COULTER: Well, OK, take the Republican National Convention. People were happy. They're Christian. They're tolerant. They defend America, they --

DEUTSCH: Christian -- so we should be Christian? It would be better if we were all Christian?

COULTER: Yes.

DEUTSCH: We should all be Christian?

COULTER: Yes. Would you like to come to church with me, Donny?

DEUTSCH: So I should not be a Jew, I should be a Christian, and this would be a better place? (snip) We should just throw Judaism away and we should all be Christians, then, or --

COULTER: Yeah.

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DEUTSCH: Really?

COULTER: Well, it's a lot easier. It's kind of a fast track.

DEUTSCH: Really?

COULTER: Yeah. You have to obey.

DEUTSCH: You can't possibly believe that.

COULTER: Yes.

DEUTSCH: You can't possibly -- you're too educated, you can't -- you're like my friend in --

COULTER: Do you know what Christianity is? We believe your religion, but you have to obey.

DEUTSCH: No, no, no, but I mean --

COULTER: We have the fast-track program.

COULTER: No, we think -- we just want Jews to be perfected, as they say.

DEUTSCH: Wow, you didn't really say that, did you?

COULTER: Yes. That is what Christianity is. We believe the Old Testament, but ours is more like Federal Express. You have to obey laws. We know we're all sinners --

DEUTSCH: In my old days, I would have argued -- when you say something absurd like that, there's no --

COULTER: What's absurd?

DEUTSCH: Jews are going to be perfected. I'm going to go off and try to perfect myself --

COULTER: Well, that's what the New Testament says.

DEUTSCH: Ann Coulter, author of If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans, and if Ann Coulter had any brains, she would not say Jews need to be perfected.

There you go. Ann Coulter believes that Jews need to be "perfected" and that Christianity is the Federal Express of Judaism, whatever the hell that means, and never mind the Ten Commandments Exodus 20:17, but whatever. I mean, this woman is a fucking moron. Do we really expect more from the person who said that "We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity?" (She has claimed that she was only talking about Muslim terrorists here, but again, whatever.) Tolerance has never been her strong suit. The only people who have been tolerant of her has been a media that continues to give her a megaphone by reprinting all of her ridiculous statements — and inviting her back again and again to push her various high-minded books (just yesterday, she was on "Tucker" on MSNBC).

The good news is that each time she cries wolf, more and more people react this way. With revulsion, but more importantly, with boredom and impatience. Yes, it's true, her inane comment is plastering the internet and the cablers right now (CNN,Fox, Ha'aretz (obvs), no doubt all the cable shows tonight and surely many already), but every reaction seems to be along the lines of "Here she goes again." (It's not even like her heart's in it, for God's sake — c'mon, Ann, at least call someone Sugar Tits or something.) All told, it's hardly a recipe for credibility — not that that's what she's going for, but still, there's got to be a tipping point and with every one of these we get closer and closer to it. For me, this is it. I don't think I'm alone — see Jezebel, Wonkette, Ha'aretz, which are all less outraged than bemused. At this point, I'm just hoping that the rest of the MSM is with me. Hm, maybe I'll offer up a prayer to my heathen God for it. Leviticus 5:5 - 6 should do it. There's a New Testament fast track joke in here somewhere, hm. Maybe here.

We haven't quite learned to ignore her yet — but we're getting there.

Columnist Ann Coulter Shocks Cable TV Show, Declaring 'Jews Need to Be Perfected by Becoming Christians' [FoxNews]
On CNBC's The Big Idea, Coulter said that "we" Christians "just want Jews to be perfected" [Media Matters]

Related:
Ann Coulter Loves Jews, Sinning, Probs Abortion [Jezebel]
Oh Shut The Fuck Up: Ann Coulter Will Annihilate the Jews [Wonkette]

Comments

[plutorage]

Yes, Rachel, quite a yawner, 860 comments. I'll go to sleep, wake me up when it hits 1000 comments

[squareyellowpaper]

Ms. Coulter is the Jean D'Arc of Christian
Fundamentalist Right Wing.

She has no hate for Jews. She merely sees them flawed and anti-Christian. She is not a hate mongerer. She is not asking anyone to do harm to our American Jews. She realizes that their views are erroneous (imperfected) and she wants to save them.

Jews are hate mongers. They have made life miserable for hundreds of thousands of Palistians. Israelis hate Muslims and have forced aparthied on them. The Israeli state has no right to exist. It belongs to the Palestinians and has for hundreds of years.

But Israel will not be an issue much longer. God will take care of the righteous.

God bless Ms. Coulture for pointing out the imperfections of the Jews. What is wrong with that?

[JoshD]

So many Anti Semites around here.

[MaryMullins]

Yes you are right.

Lets show them some more Holocaust movies until they break down in tears.....then tell them we need another few BILLION for Israel.

[jimhum]

In the past 2,000 years has there ever been a time, a place, a Government, a culture, where Jews were loved and admired, or has there always been anti-semitism?

And if so, whose fault might it be, at least partially?

[WretchedEtcher]

I agree that Ann's comments were not that shocking. I believe there is religious bigotry in most religions.

Your casual anti-semitism is proof positive of this.

Stop judging. Period.

[Bad actor]

Thank Yahweh that Coulter is a Republican/crotch chigger. And, I am not Jewish.

[CyrusBeaucephus]

Didn't some fanatic once say "Death to all Fanatics!" or something like that? Its kind of frightening that this freak gets so much exposure. And no way is that thing a chic

[ChristianEcon.com]

You liberals should lay off Ann Coulter; she's the best ambassador you have.

[consrevil]

Not realy, she is just the most exposed.

You can talk to ANY republican and sense the same attitude.

[marko77]

ChristianEcon.com

You are mistaken. Ann Coulter has always been the mouthpiece of the extreme political right wing. I just didn't realize she was in the "Rapture Ready" camp until now.

When asked about her Faith, Ann said she was a "mean Christian." That makes sense. Christ taught to "love thy neighbor as thyself" and when insulted or harmed to forgive. Now, here comes Ann - nasty as hell and saying she follows Jesus. I have no idea who she's following.

[deleweye]

Every time I see dear Annie's lopsided smirk, it screams that she knows damned well she's just doing a neocon takeoff of Don Rickle's old act - keep popping off the most outrageous, obnoxious bullshit she can come up with and the dimwits will take her seriously and make her richer and famouser.

She's pulling a bigger con job on her fans than she is on the rest of us - and laughing out of both sides of her big mouth while she counts all the money she's raking in.

[barrycourage]

Only because she is a stark example of the lunatic right.

[realpolitic]

Ann Coulter has the personality of a dominatrix. She probably whips Bill O'Reilly after each show.

[consrevil]

What's the big deal guys. Annie is just a typical Republican Christian women who has the balls (litterally) to say what they all think.

[PashaM]

She didnt say it because she believes it, she said it because thats how she gets paid i.e. mostly by being a whore. The sad part is that she knows that when she says something like that she realy is preaching to an audience her audience and it's a big one.

[MaryMullins]

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[realpolitic]

Ann Coulter can also get attention by working in a carnival and letting people throw bean bags so she can be dunked in water. Then she would at least bring people more joy and happiness then she does now.

[avergejoe]

Been reading this indignant scorn about what evangelical Christians think of jews (when evangelicals are isreals biggest-and-best friends).
So I thought we should check what jews think of Christians.

Who would have guessed?
Can you feel the love?

From www.come-and-hear.com:
http://www.come-and-hear.com/editor/america_1.html

Christians Make Jews Uncomfortable

Toward the conclusion of Judaism for Everyone, Rabbi Boteach tells us "why Jews are uncomfortable with Christianity." (13) Christians make Jews "uncomfortable" in ten ways summarized in the Appendix: Why Christianity Makes Jews Uncomfortable. Since Jews will have the power of life and death over Christians in the upcoming Jewish millennium, Jewish uncomfortable-ness matters.

Christianity Is the Ultimate Heresy

Now let us turn to page 401 of Judaism for Everyone and read as Rabbi Boteach says that Jews condemn Christianity as the Ultimate Heresy.

Certain beliefs have been deeply engrained into the Jewish psyche for so many thousands of years, that even the most secular and disinterested of Jews accept them as axiomatic. Foremost among these is the simple belief that no man could ever be God. … Man is free, but his liberty cannot be taken for license.

The idea that a man could be God is anathema to everything that Judaism stands for and everything that Judaism came into this world to accomplish.

For Jews the Belief That God Can Be Human Is the Ultimate Heresy … The belief that God could have been born of a human womb, or could once have walked the earth, is so foreign to Judaism that it is rejected even by the most assimilated Jews. … Christianity, however, sees in Jesus the incarnation and embodiment of the Second Person of the Trinity, the Son.

On other issues, however, Judaism accepts the Bible literally:

In Egypt, God manifested strict justice toward the wicked Egyptians, destroying their lives and property through ten plagues. At the splitting of the Red Sea, He showed Himself to be a warrior who effortlessly decimated Pharaoh's legions...

Rabbi Boteach
http://www.come-and-hear.com/copyright.html

[MaryMullins]

Christians are stupid....very few ask why Jews don't accept the New Testament fairy tale.

Jews say,' Why should we? We wrote the story so we could control you gullible fools.

Now shut up, American Christians and open up your pocketbooks and give us more money or we will inundate you with Holocaust Movies of the WEek for a year or two.

[barrycourage]

Boteach speaks for all American Jews as much as Jerry Falwell spoke for all American Christians.

It is a double standard to say that Jews are not entitled to wingnuts but Christians are.

And when it comes to wingnuts, the Christofascist right outnumbers Jews 100,000-fold.

Now run along lessthanaverage. The Jesus Camp dinner horn has sounded and your pedophile counselor is waiting for you in the bunkhouse. You need something to eat.

[pakiman]

don't get drawn into these traps Barry, the people who want to promote hate are just ignorant and afraid, and there is not much anyone can do to change their minds. I have said this many times but I think it's worth repeating. Like minded people of all backgrounds should stand up and unite and promote the values of peace and tolerance. There are many organizations committed to this goal, all they need is a little more integration, organization and support.

[lynn1219]

I wish people would stop giving Coulter what she wants. Each time she makes one of the hateful, ignorant remarks, she gets days and days of press coverage. She deliberately incites people, and she is the beneficiary of more money. There are too many truly important issues to discuss, and Coulter's remarks are a deliberate attempt to distract us from what really should be discussed. All the talking heads should refuse to hae her on their programs, people should stop buying her books, and, most of all, people should realize that she is a mentally disturbed person who lives to hate. Obviously, her childhood was less than perfect, and she has been shaped into a mean, gutless, hate monger as a result. We should not encourage her behavior!

[MaryMullins]

'No More Wars For Israel' Conference held in Southern California Weekend of October 12-14
On the weekend of October 12-14 patriotic voices of conscience from around the world will be gathering in southern California to call for an end to the endless wars being waged… and yet more planned, if the neocons get their way…. in the Middle East by the U.S., sacrificing the lives of our sons and daughters all for the sake of a worthless parasitic and terrorist nation by the name of Israel that has been subjugating the Arab Christian and Muslim population of Palestine for nearly sixty years.

[barrycourage]

Yeah, that unholy, warmongering, blood-thirsty, pro-Iraq War AIPAC-New York Times alliance is at it again.

-----------------------------------------------
Former Top US Commander In Iraq Calls War "Nightmare With No End In Sight"

New York Times | October 12, 2007 07:13 PM

In a sweeping indictment of the four-year effort in Iraq, the former top American commander called the Bush administration's handling of the war incompetent and warned that the United States was "living a nightmare with no end in sight."

[strandwolf]

Really..."Johnny on the dime". Better late than never. Although, empty barn, no horse...except in Tel Aviv.

[deleweye]

Some idiocies are simply too absurd to let pass: "patriotic voices of conscience"..."worthless parasitic and terrorist nation"?

The UN resolution establishing Israel as a Jewish homeland in 1948 called for a peaceful partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab sections. The "Zionists" democratically elected a government and formed a nation. The Arab areas were taken under the "protection" of a descendant of the Prophet who was given a kingdom (Transjordan) when the Sauds ran his ass out of Mecca.

Israel was then attacked by every Arab state that had tanks to put on the road. The Palestinian Arab refugees were held in camps by Egypt, Syria & Jordan to "dramatize" their plight instead of allowing them to find homes and lives - as opposed to the Arabs (Christian and Muslim) who stayed in Israel, who were and are Israeli citizens.

Israeli governments have made mistakes, and some of their tactics in recent years have anticipated some of BushCo's overreaction to terrorism. But your comments and attitudes are totally at odds with any fact or even civilized opinion remotely near the subject.

I really wish you could have been on the scene when Palestine was originally "converted" by the Prophet's armies in the seventh century. Not only would being on the receiving end of religious fanaticism broaden your viewpoint, seeing you getting a dose of your own venom would be endlessly enjoyable to watch.

[PollM]

With the emergence of many well know Political and Christian figures who share that opinion, how do you feel about this.
Do you consider Christianity a perfected form of Judaism? -----> http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=695
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[Americano]

Christ did tell his disciples the forefathers, elders and founders of our Christian faith to go out and make disciples! Christ along with the 11 disciples set the bar for Christian activity and we as followers are required to follow. This is important, Being yoked in brotherhood with Christ makes us all "sons of Abraham."


Brother, please do not get True Christians confused with neo-cons and war mongers that profess to be Christians. Vengeance only belongs to God. We, humans, are imperfect mortals, and our second calling is to love one another. God also states in the Bible that He does not recognize individuals that profess to be doing his will and do not. His reply "Get away from me you worker of lawlessness!" I hope this brings clarity. See scriptures below that reflect Jesus's instructions to his 11 disciples in regard to the preaching work:


Lookup: Mathew 28: 16 thru 20
16. However, the eleven disciples went into Gal??lee to the mountain where Jesus had arranged for them, 17. and when they saw him they did obeisance, but some doubted. 18. And Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: ?ll authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth. 19. Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20. teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded YOU. And, look! I am with YOU all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.

[deleweye]

Being only an unperfected human being, if someone preaches hatred and bigotry in my name, I'm going to shut the sonofabitch down - hard.

Your True Christian "God", on the other hand, seems to have limitless tolerance for thieves, murderers, con artists, sadists, ad infinitum and nauseum doing their deeds in His Holy Name.

Too damned sublime for my understanding.

[JohnCitizen]

CHRISTIAN HATE

How do we describe Ann Coulter? To capture her essence, we definitely need to explain her hateful, shameless, ugly language. Unfortunately, this means getting down in the gutter with her. The crude truth is:

Ann Coulter is a political whore.
She prostitutes for godless money.
Her prostitution is the politics of hate.

Of course, she is a good Christian – sorry, NOT Mother Theresa or the Amish – but beautiful to rightwing Christians who love her hate, and buy her hate. Coulter is the perfect embodiment of Christian message of love? Welcome to the new Christian America!

Ann Coulter, George Bush (Hate-central), Iraq, and now almost-Armageddon in the Middle East. This is a beautiful modern-day Bible story.

Thank God we are all “SAVED,” so we can do whatever hate and evil we like.

[VOTER]

As another poster stated, Ann the Man gives whores a bad name.

[amosduncan]

I bow to no man in my discust with Coulter and the Coulter phenom, but Rachel, isn't this pretty much the standard born again line? That's why, they believe, there is a New Testiment, right?
Maybe we need to have our Presidential candidates talk about this stuff MORE; for surely this is what the religion of both Bush and Clinton compells them to believe.

[PollM]

With the emergence of many well know Political and Christian figures who share that opinion, how do you feel about this.
Do you consider Christianity a perfected form of Judaism? -----> http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=695

.

[DrewOhio1]

Why is this not a hate crime - what this cunt said is more than just outrageous and on public media CNBC> why doesnt anyone sue CNBC for this so that coulter never appears on any T.V. because of lawsuits...just a thought and please dont give me the freedom of speech this went beyond the hate line I think..