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 Garbage. November 1, 2008
F. Riyaz (Baltimore, MD, USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you're a conservative looking for a book to reinforce your predefined views of liberalism, this book is for you. If you're looking for a little more substance, though, move along.
 Go Ann Go! October 28, 2008
Reagan Democrat
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Loved this book. Ann has the guts to be brutally honest about the democrats. She says the things that most people are thinking in their minds but cannot say for fear of retaliation.
As a democrat, I see and hear the hypocrisy from them every day. They will lie, cheat and steal to achieve their goals- be it abortion, affirmative action or redistribution of wealth. I stay a democrat (and vote Republican whenever I can) so that I can vote for the candidate least likely to win in any local, state or national elections.
This book exposes the truth, which the democrats hide from, like roaches from light.
This book should be required reading in every public school, providing they can read.
Keep it up Ann, we need you.
Biting, Sarcastic, and Highly Intelligent October 23, 2008
Irishgal (Arizona, USA)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
"If what I say is so outrageous, why don't they quote me accurately?"
- page 80 (Hardback edition)
Since she burst on the political commentary scene in 1996, Ann Coulter has been both adored and hated for her sarcastic conservative comments. With no attempt being made to hide her right-wing bias, she is unashamedly blunt about her views, often coating them in biting repartee. It seems that each time Coulter opens her mouth (or posts another column on her website), the mainstream media screams that she's "done it this time!" Yet her books are bestsellers, and she continues to be published. As she points out, if she's so over-the-top, why are people continuing to read her work?
In her sixth book, "If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans," Ann assembles a collection of her most famous quotes, columns, and interviews on subjects from airport security to taxes, and everything in between. Each chapter contains a brief commentary on the subject, followed by a collection of dated quotes illustrating her beliefs and opinions.
I must admit that, in the past, I have stayed away from political non-fiction. As a conservative Republican, I have found much of it to be in disagreement with my personal views on matters, and I like reading as a way to escape the seriousness of my everyday life. But as I thumbed through a copy of this book at Borders a week ago, I knew I had to read it. Coulter's wit and humor make the book a fast read, and her comments are intelligent enough to get you thinking while funny enough to make you laugh. And, while I can't say that I agree with her viewpoints on everything, I agree enough to have made this book worth my time.
If you are not a conservative, do not agree with Ann's points of view, or are a liberal Democrat, then you probably will not enjoy this book. If, however, you do enjoy reading an intelligent yet witty commentary on the current state of political affairs in the United States (with an admittedly right-wing voice), this book is for you.
Partisan ranting. September 28, 2008
S. Dise (El Paso, TX)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
As a middle- of-the-road American, I'm always curious to find out what the partisan extremes are thinking; therefore I gave this a try.
I've read and listened to Coulter in various contexts, so this review speaks for her other publications as well.
Ann Coulter is everything that's wrong with Generation X(of which I'm also a memeber) in its most concentrated form; cold, hard, cynical, "it's all about ME", unsympathetic, self absorbed, grab and get ahead and God help who gets in my way, all taken to its insane extreme, as it were.
After reading this you will know what she's against, ad nauseum. What the moderate, middle-of-the-road reader may well wonder is what she's FOR.
My litmus test for people, their opinions and their books is, would I have this person at my dinner table? Would I care to spend any time in this person's company? Could I lean over my fence and gain something from this person that would make my world a better place, even just for a few hours? In Coulter's case no, no and no.
As for her book, once you put it down, you cannot pick it back up again.
Ann Coulter September 9, 2008
A. Still (Seattle, WA)
7 out of 15 found this review helpful
Ann Coulter represents a very slim portion of the population. She's also clearly delusional when it comes to environmental issues. Why do they allow crazy people to publish books, Hunter S. Thompson excluded?
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