If you can't stand the heat...
I've never understood the passionate contempt that some of my associates have for Ann Coulter. She's not on my reading list, but I notice somehow she's gotten herself fixed as a hate figure for the Left to an extent devoid of all reason. Take this article, from the often lucid Spinsanity: Ann Coulter: The Jargon Vanguard.
After going to great length to point out that Coulter writes in an aggressive, emotional fashion (stop the presses!), he concludes:
Why is Coulter so important? Even though most people haven't heard of her, she and other relatively young jargon-slingers like David Limbaugh and Michelle Malkin are gaining stature. As a result, the rise of aggressive political jargon is likely to continue, with predictable and pernicious consequences for American political discourse.
Because, you know, Maureen Down has been a model of tact and discretion, and I go to the New York Times editorial page looking for the Marquis of Queensbury rules of political debate. Still, for you Coulter-haters, I leave the link so you can pick up a few more quotes.
Don't say I never did anything for ya!
