The other day I happened to hear Ann Coulter, the conservative political pundit and bestselling author, hawking her new book, "Mugged," on the radio. Since I was stuck in a line of cars waiting to get past a tree-trimming truck that took up the whole road and had only to sit there for God knows how long, I kept listening, wanting to hear how dumb and stupid she is, since I had always heard that she is dumb and stupid. In fact, I have often wondered if she acquired her fame and fortune just by being a pretty blonde with long hair, even longer legs, and those false eyelashes.Imagine my surprise when she turned out to be quite intelligent and a fount of information on the history of racism in American politics. Say what you will about Ann's tendency towards speaking her mind, which we all know is frowned upon in a society where the truth, if damaging to one's agenda, is to be hidden at all costs, she is one smart cookie. At least she backs up her vitriol with facts, which is more than I can say about those holier-than-thou liberals over at MSNBC who spin their insane hatred for conservatives into fairy tales. But their lesbian cheerleader, Rachel Maddow, belongs to a vocal minority and thus trumps Ann, a heterosexual Caucasian lacking visible handicaps. Like Mitt Romney--and Wonder Bread--plain white just doesn't cut it these days.
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