In an article that was published on Real unClear Politics Thursday morning,
Ann Coulter claimed that Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis is
nothing more than “a gold-digger who found a sugar daddy” who took
advantage of her ex-husband Jeff Davis to get her way in life.
Essentially, in her article, Coulter frames Davis as someone who never
had a tough time in her life and who has always taken advantage of
others to get what she wanted. In other words, this is a typical
conservative hit piece meant to slander someone that Republicans are
scared to death of.
In standard Coulter style, this article starts off with her attempt
to be ‘funny’, which of course falls completely flat. Perhaps old,
racist white people who keep Fox News on 24/7 may get a hoot out of it
(and, let’s face it, that is Coulter’s only audience) but the normal,
functioning adult will just roll their eyes at her attempts at satire
and humor. After her initial paragraphs, she goes right into hammering
Davis as being a gold-digging, lying whore who created a completely
fictitious set of events in her life to gain sympathy with voters and
build her popularity.
The jealousy in Coulter’s piece is palpable. Whenever she sees a
progressive female politician that starts gaining traction with not just
liberals, but uncommitted, independent voters, it just makes her
seethe. That is when she has to go out of her way to denounce and
trample on the person’s reputation. She is basically a junkyard dog for
the right who will do whatever she can to rip apart someone who might be
seen as a hero to those on the left.
Recently, Coulter made some waves by saying that those on the left, especially at MSNBC, were scared to debate with ‘smart wingnuts.’
Of course, she was referring to herself as being one of the ‘smart wingnuts.’ However, with Coulter, she has become so reviled, that
nobody other than the safe haven of Fox News will have her on. Her nasty
demeanor and penchant for blatantly lying makes her an unwelcome guest
anywhere that isn’t speaking the gospel to lunatic fringe. The reason she
doesn’t get invited to appear anywhere but Fox these days is because
nobody can stand her. She is seen as completely unreasonable.
This article she wrote is a perfect example of her nastiness. A
‘smart wingnut’ wouldn’t sit there and write a tabloidesque, gossip
column about a politician. A ‘smart wingnut’ wouldn’t go into the
gutter and focus completely on how she views someone else’s personal
life. That is all Coulter did with this piece. She completely judged
Davis’ life based on the version she wants to believe. She treats Wendy
Davis as if she is a character in some two-bit trashy romance novel,
trampling over men and family to get what she wants.
Coulter cannot discuss substantively about politics. Instead, her
bread and butter is taking low-blows and personal pot shots at her
targets on the left. While it might make the lunatic fringe happy, it also
makes her a pariah. She has boxed herself, only able to speak and reach a
super specialized audience due to her antics. Nobody can take her
seriously, and this article shows why. She only knows how to write trash
and speak in hateful tones.
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