ANN COULTER

Ann Coulter today was astonishing.  I've always found her smart and attractive and funny on television.  I've read some of a few of her books and almost always agree with her, though she takes some things to the ridiculous and, in my opinion, people stop learning from her when she goes to that extreme that turns them off... AND it gives them fodder to insult her because they can moan and groan that "She's MEAN" and then they don't have to address the fact that she's usually RIGHT.  The truth hurts.  Yes, I usually like her but have found her a tad self-aggrandizing when she gets into really meaty stuff in a television interview then holds her book up as if THAT's why she's there, not to inform and discuss as she so well does.
 
BUT...at today's luncheon where I heard her speak, I was stunned.   She's more attractive in person, she's one of the smartest women I have EVER met, and she has a sense of humor that cannot be beat.  She's warm, self effacing, kind and ...I can't think of enough good words, believe it or not.  She had everyone laughing for the 25 minutes talk and then throughout the Q&A which lasted approximately 35 minutes......

EVAN SAYET (liberal turned conservative) introduced her and he ROCKED.  He had people howling for 10 minutes on the political scene and then introduced her so beautifully and warmly......... Some quite well known people were there in the audience....like Bill Whittle, from Pajamas Media and others I can't name because it's a private group and ..that's that.  But, much more well known people than Whittle were there.  I told Whittle I like to publish his videos here at geeeZ and was that okay legally, ethically, did he mind?   This Conservative young man responded with "What integrity you have for asking, thank you....yes, please publish the videos...we have to get the word out there."   This wasn't about HIM, or what he can make$$$, this is about educating, informing.  I've met him and spoken to him before and he's always been warm and gracious.

SO, I'd had some emails from a few of you who knew I was going to be seeing Coulter asking if I'd let you all know what I thought, and there it is.   As much as I have thought of Coulter in the past, I never thought I'd say "This is a woman you could be good friends with...she's glib, warm, funny, attractive and SMART AS HELL; there is no other way to say it..

By the way, in the Q&A, I asked if she thought the Wisconsin elections this last week were any indication of November 2012 and she said she thought there were a good indication.  She went on to say how Ed Schultz, very liberal radio/msnbc 'star' was camped in Wisconsin in some parking lot lobbying for the Left...and how much money the unions and the Dems spent on that election (remember, this is the bunch which complains that the Right gets people revved up via the Tea Party, etc. :-)  and so.....yes, she thinks it's an excellent indication that the tides could actually be turning.   Another of my questions (I got greedy and she was responsive to another question from me) was about Sarah Palin and what did she think of Sarah's bus lurking around "flanking the GOP gatherings" in parking lots, etc......She thought that she ought to announce or not, but that she shouldn't (to which she got applause from the group of approx 250 attending)...and she should just be a "King Maker, make a lot of money, and do her thing........"

Someone rather disdainfully asked about Obama giving an Iftar dinner for Ramadan at the White House (though, as I reminded our table, Bush had done the same thing, so it's not a legitimate criticism of Obama) and she hadn't heard about that but she did remind us there was absolutely no traditional Easter message from the White House this year, something I believe Bush DID do for the huge majority of Christians in this country.   She added that perhaps the Iftar dinner was yet another Obama birthday celebration and, that "Only 3 people I know like to stretch their birthday into a birthWEEK.....Kim Jung Il, Barack Obama, and MY 10 year old niece!"  :-)   


I had THE BEST time, and the friend who went with me loved it, too........I wish you could all hear her in person..
Oh, by the way...I sat next to a young woman who's an attorney now and was Editor for her College newspaper ....at a private college here in L.A.., a good one;  she said when she was editor (and Conservative), she'd invite Coulter to speak and then Carville...always left/right.....people like that.......since she graduated, she said they only have Bill Maher come ...no Conservatives are invited anymore.  She also said that Coulter calls ahead of her college engagements and asks the school to invite a certain amount of students to go to dinner with her after her appearances,....this young woman at my table said those were fabulous times and I believe it showed the kind of person Coulter really is.

So, that's my report!
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