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Summary: Coulter Outdoes Herself - More Shrill, Less Truth
Review: Ms Coulter's last book spawned a massive Internet industry documenting her literally dozens and dozens of errors and untruths. Amazingly, she outdoes herself here, and will clearly keep people busy for weeks finding ever more errors and lies.
At a minimum, she is incredibly selective in her fingerpointing and claims of "treason" (a very serious legal charge she loves to throw at people like others use "stupid" or "bimbo"). Example: Pat Buchanan is a hero during the Reagan years (baiting liberals re: Soviets), but is unmentioned in more modern times. Why? Perhaps because he was anti-Iraq war, and admitting a right-winger could hold such a position makes it clear a conservative could be (in her reality) "traitors"! Same for the conservative Cato Institute. And look at her spirit guide, Joe McCarthy! She tells us glowing stories of his youth and later years, but fails to mention his first claim to fame was as a supporter of Waffen SS Officers, convicted of war crimes (massacre of US soldiers at Malmedy during the Battle of the Bulge). At the urging of wealthy home-state German-Americans (who had been pro-Hitler prior to WWII), he accused the US Army of torturing confessions from SS soldiers and claimed there had never been such a massacre. Again, under her version of reality, doesn't this qualify McCarthy for the "traitor" charge? Try to imagine her screeching should a liberal today accuse the US Army of torturing Iraqis and falsifying civilian massacres to protect Saddam?
As for those who bring up the recently opened Soviet archives, note how carefully she does NOT mention Ted Kaghan. Kaghan was a target of McCarthy's who worked for VOA in Berlin post WWII. Because of pressure from McCarthy, VOA fired him and his career was ruined. Or Owen Lattimore, who she does mention as a "top espionage agent for Stalin". The unearthed KGB records she proudly presents as proof of Soviet agents at work in America contain nothing on either of these men (which doesn't prevent her from continuing McCarthy's accusations of guilt, devoid of any evidence).
Finally, for those who claim she documents Republicans standing up to Communism, and Democrats giving in or bringing down McCarthy, note how she fails to mention McCarthy didn't go down until he was censured by Republicans (including, and of course she never mentions this, Dubya's grandfather Prescott Bush, Senator from Connecticut). Or that Democratic President Truman had to fight and plead with Republicans in Congress in 1947 in order to oppose Communist (and Soviet) expansion into Turkey and Greece, or that the Republicans cut military spending $500 million, almost crippling German/Japanese occupations, or BEFORE the GOP regains congressional control in 1946, Truman had the US Med Fleet stand up to the Soviet Navy, almost to a shooting war. How could she mention these items? Under her reality, the GOP were traitors and Democrats would be heros!
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Summary: Some of these reviews,,,,,
Review: I actually laughed out loud at some of the reviews on here. "Poorly written"? "written on a third grade level"? I would love for a couple of you so called intellects to go head to head with Ms. Coulter. This book is smart,wickedly hilarious, and down right thought provoking. Ms. Coulter never fails to entertain and enlighten. That biting wit and uber intelligence scares the hell out of the liberal bumpkins. The lady is unstoppable. Another A+++
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Summary: more of the same
Review: For far-right folks, this book will most likely be an entertaining what-she-said-right-on orgy. For those with more centrist views or those of a liberal persuasion, it's better not to poke this particular hornets' nest.
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Summary: Great Read
Review: It is truly amazing how many liberals and quasi-socialist read this book. Ann Coulter is the liberals worst nightmare - they hate America and she knows it, and writes a book about them.
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Summary: a masterpiece of historical revisionism
Review: in response to Daniel Lowenberg's review: yes, indeed Ms. Coulter's book _is_ "marvelously footnoted" but if you took the time to actually look at the sources she cites it would soon become apparent how she twists and distorts historical facts to suit her own narrow view of the world. Does she mention McCarthy's 1949 campaign on behalf of Nazi S.S. officers who were convicted of war crimes for the massacre of American troops in the town of Malmedy during the Battle of the Bulge? No? Hmm... I wonder why?
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Summary: Typical right wing mcarthyite fantasy
Review: Coulter's book is all about rescuing the reputaion of that nice guy McCarthy. Turns out according to Coulter that Joe was not the lying and malicious right wing goon who tried to turn the US into a police state, he was the courageous fighter against communism that he claimed to be. Missing from this book are the real facts about McCarthy's life and crusades. Like the fact that it was the Republican led senate that finally censured him. Coulter will no doubt get plenty of sales from Fox news watchers and the radical right.
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Summary: BUYing this book would be treason
Review: I'll admit right off the bat that I did not finish this book. I read the first few chapters and flipped thru the rest. However, I get the basic idea... Besides the fact that her research is shoddy, her premis thin, and her writing style mediocre, I find it troubling that people are buying and reading this book at all, much less agreeing with her. Her view of the world is very skewed, and extremely one-sided. Rather than rant about how stupid and dangerous this book is, I would recommend another book to the reader who is curious about liberty and freedom in a democratic society: "On Liberty", by John Stuart Mill. One of his ideas was that no matter how stupid or dangerous an idea, there are redeeming qualities to ANY idea since at the very least it helps illuminate the positive qualities of its opposite idea. In this light, "Treason" demonstrates why liberal ideas are so necessary to the preservation of democracy and counterbalnaces the side-effects of capitalism. Other than this, the book "Treason" could be useful as toilet paper... maybe. But than again, maybe not. Anyway, not recommended.
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Summary: If the truth hurts, toooooo bad
Review: Ann Coulter is a compiler of facts, not reinvention of truth/history, this makes many people unconfortable this is truly a shame but truth hurts someimes. On the Joe McCarthy part, I remember watching some of the TV back in the 50ies and I was unconfortable and did not like Mr Joe McCarthy, then low and behold most of his statements matches the Soviet spy files we were aloud to check. Ann Coulter has matched the facts,spy records with McCarthy and most of the time he was right, sorry if it doesnt fit our need for myths and warm fuzzy feelings.
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Summary: Great writing style but LOTS of name calling
Review: In Slander, Ann Coulter authored a book about a truly serious subject, had spent a lot of time documenting her argument (even though some critics made a convincing argument that some of the documentation was inaccurate), and wrote a highly lively book. If she lapsed into the same "sin" that she contended those on the left indulged in, there was still the main argument and she made her case relatively well. In Treason there is the Good News and the Bad News. The Good News is that once again she has written a highly lively book, and done lots of research. The Bad News is that this could be titled Slander since it is has lots of name calling, accusations, etc. aimed at the left -- and indulges in what Coulter seemingly decried in her LAST book (this time aimed at her political foes). To put it simply: if you're a conservative and believe your opponents have taken stances that hurt U.S. security, or are traitors and have been traitors, you'll absolutely love it. If you're a moderate or liberal and believe people may differ on policy without being traitors, you'll absolutely hate it. If you go into it with an open mind it won't convince you because of all the name calling and demonization, the same kind of thing she argued against in her last book. Treason will be great for those who agree with Ann Coulter, won't win over those who have open minds but aren't into name calling, and will be totally ignored by those who disagree with her. It IS a lively book, but you have to enjoy books written by authors who seem as if they're perpetually angry.
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Summary: A Must Read for All Who Love America
Review: A masterful work! Ann did her homework and presents an overwhelming case exposing the Left and the Democratic Party for its treachory and treason over the past half century. Her witty style, reasoned logic, and well researched facts made reading this book thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening. It will make you laugh and it will make you mad as hell. This is a must read for any serious minded American who cares for his or her country.
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