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This evening’s Hannity & Colmes featured separate interviews with Dr. James Dobson and Ann Coulter.  A lot of Republicans have been up in arms over Dr. Dobson saying that “values voters” should not compromise on their principles and vote for a pro-abortion Republican just because he’s the nominee.  Ann Coulter agrees, Sean Hannity disagrees.  It’s not that they have a different set of principles, but they have a different perspective on the immediate fight. 

Right now we have 8 or 9 or whatever choices, not one.  Hannity and many other conservatives are getting in a tizzy over a “what if.”  He’s arguing over a choice that’s not even on the table yet.  Granted the prospect of President Hillary Clinton is upsetting, but let’s not lose our heads or our principles just yet.  This is like the 2000 election when Pat Buchanan ran against Gore and Bush.  He was a bulldog against both of them.  But when the recount started, Buchanan knew that the fight was now against Gore.  Like Buchanan, Coulter is not compromising on principles for the sake of answering a hypothetical situation.  The rest of us shouldn’t either.

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I have a handful of friends that have tried to encourage me to write a book.  I jokingly say that “I’m not into politics,” and brush their comments aside.  However, I’ve always been interested in writing a novel… until I read Jen Lancaster’s books.  Her two books, Bitter is the New Black and Bright Lights, Big Ass are the books I wish I had written.  Buy them now.  Her books aren’t the typical “Chick Lit” formula that clutters the paperback section at Target (i.e. girl dates a-hole, ignores guy friend, gets dumped by a-hole, realizes guy friend is the one she’s always loved).  Speaking of Target, Jen Lancaster refers to Target, Ikea and Trader Joe’s as “the trinity.”  Love her — I’m going to coin a new term — “Jenius.”

In a recent blog post, Jen highlights a recent piece of “hate mail” she received:

Dear Jennifer,

I enjoyed your first “literary effort” a great deal although the astericks [sic - I think she means quotation marks][and possibly a different spelling] got a bit annoying, I do realize that’s part of your [sic] ”schtick.”  Naturally, I purchased your follow up and quite frankly was instantly turned off by the Fox “News” and Sean Hannity (”Sean Insanity” as I refer to him) references.  The final nail in the coffin though, was the part where you are on the bus and pull the Ann Coulter (”Man Coulter” imho) out of your tote bag.  My limit with you particular sensibilities was reached and I didn’t even bother to use the drop box at the library (as a donation.)  It went right into the garbage compacter (sic) (to make certain it was good and truly crushed and destroyed.)

I feel bad for you.  You seemed like someone cool to hang out with, fun to read, etc…

Mare

Jen writes:

Mare says she feels sorry for me. 

Which… really?

Because I feel sorry for you, Mare.  I’m sorry you feel that opposing (albeit unknown) viewpoints are such an anathema.  I’m sorry your mind is so closed that you can’t get past the specifics of a small fraction of the TV I watch and the books that I read.  And I’m sorry you had to burn the time and gray matter this morning to let me know exactly how offensive my (unspoken) views are.

Again, you’ll be missed. 

Not.

P.S.  You realize now I’m obligated to take the two dollars I earned from your purchase to buy Ann’s newest, right?

Jenius.

Best-selling author Ann Coulter has been reducing liberals to “sputtering rage” for nearly a decade. During that time, the Left has hopefully, but inaccurately, declared the end of her career more a dozen times. In Coulter’s new book, If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans, she writes, “Uttering lines that send liberals into paroxysms of rage, otherwise known as ‘citing facts,’ is the spice of life. When I see the hot spittle flying from their mouths and the veins bulging and pulsing above their eyes, well, that’s when I feel truly alive.”

Read the rest here.

Click here for a preview of the first chapter from Ann Coulter’s new book, If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans.

Get it Tuesday, October 2!

Here’s my favorite excerpt:

“I also wish to thank Lisa De Pasquale [LOTUS] who reviewed tapes, Nexis transcripts, eight years of columns, five books, and random interviews to gather the bulk of the quotes used in this book.  Lisa is now America’s leading Ann Coulter historian.”

This is from John McCaslin’s column in today’s Washington Times.  Since he’s one of my favorites, I’ll forgive him for not mentioning the LOTUS Blog.

Great minds

“Wow, I guess women really do think alike,” says Lisa De Pasquale, CPAC director at the American Conservative Union, calling Inside the Beltway’s attention to the voting record of former Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who abandoned the Republican Party in recent days because he says it no longer fits his “status.”

She attached an intriguing story out of Rhode Island, pointing out that during his final year in the Senate, Mr. Chafee had an identical American Conservative Union rating (12) as Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein of California, and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan.

I had to pass on this interview with Ann Coulter in Paper Magazine.  It’s always great to read interviews with interesting questions and interviewer Fabian Basabe doesn’t disappoint.

Fabian Basabe: Having lived in New York, have you ever attended Fashion Week in New York?
Ann Coulter: No, though I’d like to just be at a cocktail party where I could talk to people eye to eye.

FB: We have both had our troubles with The New York Observer. They called you “the Republican Michael Moore”, and “Rush Limbaugh in a miniskirt.” Don’t you think your legs are much better than Rush or Moore’s?
AC: Don’t knock Rush Limbaugh’s legs — they’re better than Hillary’s.

FB: Time magazine took an unflattering cover shot of you with a fish eye lens. Which fashion photographer would you most like to shoot your next Time cover and in what setting?
AC: SHONNA VALESKA! She shot the cover photo on my next book. (If Democrats Had any Brains, They’d Be Republicans — in bookstores Oct 2.) Shonna also shot the best photo ever taken of me for… Time magazine. Time didn’t use that photo, instead choosing one of me mid-blink. (The photo editors are either blind or there’s some sort of ideological agenda at work. I can’t decide.) It is now available in poster size from Young America’s Foundation.

FB: You frequently appear in short skirts. Whose skirts do you like this season?
AC: Hmmm, I’m not sure. What’s John Edwards wearing? We seem to wear the same panties.

Read the entire interview here.

Actress and pro-life advocate Patricia Heaton recently commented on actress Sally Fields’ acceptance speech at the Emmys. 

Fields said, “And, let’s face it, if the mothers ruled the war, there would be no (expletive) wars in the first place.” 

Heaton said, “I’ve actually become a more violent person since I became a mother.  If someone came between me and my kids, they’d be dead meat.  So I didn’t agree with that particular statement.”

By the way, imagine what people in China and Venezula must think of America’s definition of “censorship.”  Everyone from Drudge to CBS to Shepherd Smith referred to Sally Fields as being “censored” at the Emmys.  Then, they proceeded to print all of her comments or show the video over and over again.  If that’s censorship, then hand me a microphone.

Thanks to Ann Coulter for linking to the LOTUS blog!  This site is still in its infancy, so please the excuse the less than fancy graphics.  Please keep coming back and I promise I’ll make it worth your time!

Since I like to give the people what they want, I’ll share some of my favorite columns about Ann.

Coulter Attacks the Cult of Liberalism

Exclusive Interview: Coulter Says Book Examines ‘Mental Disorder’ of Liberalism

Coulter Foes Launch Hate-Filled Attacks

How to Write Like a Liberal (If You Have No Ideas of Your Own)