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Summary: Corrects Liberal Myths
Review: I pre-ordered this book in February and was not disappointed. Judging from the liberal critiques of the book, Ann Coulter has exposed a very raw liberal nerve here. She articulates with laser beam accuracy something that most Americans know intuitively - liberals almost always side with America's enemies.
This book may well change liberal-conservative debate as it explodes the myths behind several liberal sacred cows. The "McCarthyism" ploy used all too often by Democrats to deflect questions about real issues is exposed for what it is - a liberal distortion of history. Liberals have been bludgeoning us with the charge "McCarthyism" for decades whenever someone deigns question their patriotism. They almost always seek refuge in name-calling and personal attacks rather than debate the issues - quickly resorting to epitaphs like "racist", "bigot", "McCarthyite", "gay" or worse whenever true debate begins. After viewing some "reader" comments the liberal attack dogs are out in force attacking Ann Coutler in their typical hysterical and demeaning fashion.
Coulter lays bare the liberal mindset for what it is - an anti-American movement that cares more for promoting its failed utopian world view than it does for truth and integrity. Individuals who promote this miserable world view - no matter how criminal or immoral they may be - are defended by the liberal faithful at all costs as was the case with Alger Hiss, a Soviet spy, and more recently Bill Clinton, a convicted liar and ual predator. This book clearly put a significant portion of the American liberal movement where it belongs - on the side of Stalin and his cohorts.
Joe McCarthy did this country a great service. He brought to light the alarming extent of Soviet KGB/GRU spies operating with impunity in the highest reaches of the U.S. Government. These spies constituted a very real security threat to America and McCarthy was one of a handful of men who attempted to expose this mighty effort by a foreign power to undermine and, yes, destroy America. For his great service, McCarthy has been vilified by the left ever since.
This is the perfect book for those interested in the Cold War, Joe McCarthy and liberal fairy tales. Devastating to liberals! Great job Ann!
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Summary: Ann's lost her mind
Review: If you thought it amazing that her last book was allowed to be billed as "non-fiction," you will really cringe upon reading this one. You see, Ann has morphed her rage against liberals into fury at anyone left of George W. and Ashcroft. But she doesn't give researched examples or solid arguments -- surprise, surprise! -- but offers, instead, a hysterical screed that effectively labels more than 50% of Americans traitors. One thing is for certain, this book is not about anything but ANN, and of all the people you could read about, she's most certainly the least interesting.
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Summary: Reads like a thriller, rings with truth
Review: Ann Coulter writes so well that I was pulled through this book as though it were a first-rate thriller. She puts together dry historical fact in a sharp, fresh package that makes you laugh and gasp.Her cutting and sarcastic tongue is so unlike the meek Republican standard that I'm sure many people will find her offensive. I gulped at some of her phrasing, I admit. But when you read and hear what her enemies say, who can fault her for bringing a bigger sword of wit to the fight? I felt as though someone was finally opening the door to history and telling me what really went on at a crucial point in American politics. Don't miss this book.
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Summary: Just More Liberal Bashing Lies
Review: Anne Coulter and her right-wing colleagues have taken political debate and commentary to its lowest level. Like most other conservative commentators, Coulter has difficulty explaining why her political views are right and why the liberals' views are wrong. This book is just another attempt to demonize non-conservatives. I can summarize this book in a few short sentences so that you won't have to buy it. It says, "If you were against the war with Iraq, you were on the side of Saddam Hussein. If you disagree with conservatives, you are not patriotic. Oh yeah, liberals are liars."
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Summary: The only person treasonous is Ann Coulter...
Review: For writing such a THIRD-RATE novel full of LIES and FIBS!! I READ the book and it IS written at THIRD-GRADE LEVEL!! WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY and TIME!! DON'T BUY IT - SAVE your money!!
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Summary: Right on the mark
Review: No wonder liberals turn blue when Ms. Coulter's name is mentioned. She tells it like it is and backs up her statements with facts. A must read for anyone who wants to know the truth and not the fabrications that have been fed to the American people by the liberal media and academia.
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Summary: Treason demolishes the liberals' mythology
Review: Once again, Ms. Coulter has gone where no man dare to thread. In this well research book, Ms. Coulter (the liberal's slayer) has put forward the true measure of the duplicity ingrained in the liberal's ideology. She proves it by using their own words, statements, and behavior. Yes, Senator Joseph McCarthy wanted to stop the Soviet infiltration of our government going back to the liberal's "god" Franklin D. Roosevelt. Yes, Richard Nixon was hated to death because he exposed the Soviet spy Alger Hiss, the liberal's darling. Yes, Ronald W. Reagan was the architect and the Soviet's destroyer, the only president who rolled back the evil and mighty Soviet empire, even when opposed furiously by the liberal democrats. These three men did more to defend America than all the liberal democrats put together in the last 58 years. These are all facts that anyone with a fair mind can not deny. Today, in the war against terrorism the same cabal's contribution is to bite at the anckle of President George W. Bush, who has contributed more to the national security of this great nation in 2 years than his predecessor did in 8 years. Ms. Coulter deserves the Medal of Freedom for her untiring crusade against the myth creator of the left.
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Summary: I can't believe this passes for intellectual work
Review: Where to begin--should I start with the inaccuracies, the bad scholarship, the misinterpretations of history, the mindblowing intellectual vacuity of the text? Or should I just start by saying that, true to form, Coulter proves herself to be rabidly misinformed? Anyone who's ever written an academic text knows that the strength of your argument rests in the quality of your original research (not the number of footnotes--any grad student can pad their research) and your research methodology. Apparently, Coulter's methodology is the pick and choose variety--state a conclusion and then find the 'evidence' to back you up. (Joe Conason has an excellent review on Salon listing just a few of the PROVEN inaccuracies in this book.) Nevermind her overdetermined argument that dissent is 'treason' which just comes off as hysteria; the fact that she actually tries to build a case to recover Joseph McCarthy is ... stunning. Her basic premise that McCarthy was destroyed by the left and the communists, blah blah blah--wrong. He was brought down by his own party and the Army. And why did the Army successfully bring him down? He gave comfort and aid to our enemies -- Nazis. Hm. She sorta skips that part of history. Don't believe me? Check her sources. Read the original sources for yourself. She's not an intellectual. She's not a historian. She's not even a good writer. If I had tried to push through a piece of bad scholarship like this in grad school, I never would have gotten my degree.
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Summary: A Major Disservice to America
Review: It's fortunate for Ann Coulter that publishers don't hold their non-fiction books up to the higher standards that she believes conservatives live by, if they did books like "Treason" would never get published. The reason why: this book is full of lies and misleading information. I admit that Coulter is a decent writer in that her style invokes a persuasive argument, it's just that her argument is full of holes, taking immense liberties with facts and flat out lying in some instances. For example, Coulter offers this quotation from Clinton: "Bill Clinton, the man who deployed the best fighting force on the globe to build urinals in Bosnia, actually said of Muslim terrorists, 'They have good reason to hate us...after all, we sent the Crusaders to try and conquer them.'" (p.229) Coulter, conveniently, forgets to footnote this quote....Probably because Clinton never said this, according to a thorough search of news databases, nor do any other sources repeat this quotation. One of the main issues that the book centers around is the attack on Senator McCarthy. Of course, McCarthy was right in going after the TRUE spies. But what about the other people he demonized and destroyed their lives in the name of his witch hunt. This was the true reason why McCarthy was attacked; not because of the real spies, but because of the innocent people whose lives he destroyed. Of course, Coulter conveniently doesn't touch on this issue in her book. These are only two examples of Coulter's broad assertions and giant leaps of logic, there are many more in this hate filled book. But the essence of the book is to say that criticizing the US or US policy is equivalent to hoping for it's defeat and therefore "treason". Of course she doesn't bother to discuss the numerous times that Republicans have questioned US policy. I keep seeing a lot of 4 and 5 star reviewers talk about her extensive documentation and footnotes. But did you people even look into these references? Quick checks of several of the so-called footnotes are found to be false, misquoted and misleading. There are already tons of articles to be found that fully refute many of her so-called facts. Don't believe me? Then search for yourself; go to the library use one of many online search engines. You'll quickly find that many of her so-called facts are not so!! For someone that makes a living on calling other people liars, she's got a lot of nerve. Coulter even has the nerve to cite this quote from the historian Paul Johnson: "Those who treasure the meaning of words will treasure truth, and those who bend words to their purposes are very likely in pursuit of anti-social ones." (p. 292) Maybe Ms. Coulter should look up the meaning of hypocrisy before she writes her next book. With the exception of those on the right that seem to think Coulter is a genius, I have a feeling that most intelligent people will see this book for what it is, a bunch of childish name calling in an attempt to discredit every person that leans, even slightly to the left of center. "Treason" is nothing more than a hate filled mantra in an attempt to destroy political discourse and give the Republicans the final word. This continuity audacity, by both parties, to take an "everything we do is good and everything they do is evil" attitude is destroying political discourse and slowing destroying our country. One of the easiest things we can all do to put a stop to this is to stop buying books like this one!!
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Summary: Use it to balance the uneven leg of the coffee table
Review: This book is sad, depressing even to the normal reader, it appeals only to the basest of human fears and mistrust. The work is pure fiction, spawned from a warped interpretation of actual facts. It's appeal lies only to the stauntest of republicans, who in their narrow focus can only see the smallest of truths that lay within the greater picture. Rather like someone looking too closely and not stepping back to view the overall image, the author only states what her narrow vision allows - that all liberals, and thusly, democrats are responsible for everything bad that ever happened in the world. If that is true, explain George Bush and Son. I believe in freedom of speech, and she is allowed her view on the subject, but was it worth the money I paid? No. Her book left me sad. Sad for her, sad for the readers that believe her and sad that someone so narrow minded can live such an untrusting, and obviously unhappy life.
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