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Summary: A Big Zero
Review: I think this book gives voice to the feelings of some Americans, but the facts that support these views are distorted, misrepresented, and sometimes just plain false. It is not heard to actually check on some of these fallacies yourself. Google is a wonderful thing.
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Summary: Worth hype
Review: I've waited for some time to read Ann Coulter's book "Treason." While she does give outright copious notes and a list of references, she tends to repeat things already written (that's why the 1-star is removed). But still this should be a part of any college politics/government course--if the whino lefties who run and pollute the minds of our impressionable youth WILL ALLOW THIS BOOK AND OTHERS OUT THERE. Any of these one-star liberal nutsos--YOU'RE THE ONES COMMITING TREASON. AND DON'T EVEN THINK BOWING DOWN TO CLINTON OR GOD FOR FEND HOWARD DEAN WILL HELP YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Coulter rules, so does Fox News and Savage! The conservative movement has exploded like lava out of a volcano!
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Summary: Amusing
Review: I bought a copy of this book for amusement sake, after seeing Coulter on various news channels. I am a deployed US soldier. I would call myself a moderate, but I would say I'm liberal leaning on plenty of subjects. More often than not, I lean towards the civil rights, as that is one reason why I enlisted. I'm a democrat and I was elected to a township office before I was deployed. I find it amusing to be called a traitor when I'm several thousand miles away from my country serving my country. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, of course. I'm also a pagan, so be careful for those that call Coulter a witch. Us witches tend to be nicer than ultra-hardcore right wingers. I see Ms Coulter's tactics as that, tactics. Issues don't matter as much as appearances. I admit, from the tactical perspective, trying to equate liberalism as being unpatroitic or treasonous is ingenious. However, trying to make it to the top based on worshipping the dark deity Hatred is unwise, for such a sword can easily cut the beholder. To question what we are told is the essense of being American. I was once told that disagreeing with posting the ten commandments in courts or schools was unAmerican, to which I just smiled. If it is the will of the President and Congress to send us to war, so be it. Just remember what we're supposed to be defending, and that's liberty. To question is not inheriently treasonious, to SILENCE questioning is the most treasonous act I can think of. However, I do wish Ms Coulter could spend a couple of months in the mud, living off MREs, fieldstripping an M16 every morning. Maybe she'd realize what it's all about. Call me a traitor while she's living the good life back in the States? Heh, righto.
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Summary: If you made the a drinking game out of everytime she used...
Review: ..the word "Liberal" you would be drunk after the second page.I being a fan of the 'psudeo political' books I had to read a few pages to investigate the hype and what I found was one of the biggest works of fiction that seems to pass for politics these days.It was filled with attacks that seems to offensivly slanders anyone who seems to be anyone of the left side of moderite.I don't mind pointing out the lefts fault (Heck they have more than the right sometimes) but to refer to anybody who is not a war monger as an enemy I do have a problem with.If she could spend as much time investigating facts as she does doing her hair and makeup then we might have an slightly insightful book.But if it was that informitive then you would not need to plaster her face on the cover,would we.
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Summary: Coulter's a loon...from a proud conservative.
Review: As someone who has left the left, and looks at the democratic party with more disdain by the day, I'm proud that there are conservatives out there - most notably the staff of the Weekly Standard, and Russ Smith, writer for the NYPress and Wall Street Journal - who have distanced themselves from this loon. Who the hell is she kidding about McCarthy? Ever heard of Dashiell Hammett, Ann? He may have been a Communist...but he left his decadent lifestyle behind to serve his country...and McCarthy rewarded him by ruining his life. Also, Coulter's statements after September 11th, "we should invade them and force them to convert to Christianity", were embarrasing and were the butt of many jokes. It's a shame that so many conservatives on this site let Coulter speak for them. Thankfully, the intellectuals...Kristol, Barnes, Krauthammer, etc., have avoided this moron.
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Summary: Stimulating Read if You're Not Afraid...
Review: You don't need to agree with Ann Coulter to appreciate her book. Actually, one of the main points she makes in interviews is how liberals resort to name calling when they are frustrated and can't come up with a reasonable debate. Judging by the reviews here, I'd say she just might be right. (I read the reviews to find out about the books here, not as a way to slander others.) Her book is NOT intended to be read literally in tone. She is poking fun, trying to make you think, daring you to ask questions. Conservatives have been putting up with liberal press and artificial PC bias for quite a while so perhaps they are not quite as sensitive. It is, therefore, natural that those with a more liberal bent, are stunned to find that not everyone agrees with them. Give the book a try. You might find out some things you didn't know before. Coulter does bring up some points I hadn't considered before and this motivates me to do more reading to form my own opinions. I think she is a very intelligent woman and gutsy to boot.
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Summary: Daaaannnnnnnggggg!
Review: WOW!!! This is a put-up or shut-up work. She puts herself on the line. This work begs for more research and less commentary. I now have to look back through the McCarhty era again. What in the heck do liberals believe in, or want anyway??? When O' Reilly had her on his show, he only brought up the Kate Moss comment. Her drubbing of the Hollywood elite was useless. No one listens to them anyway. But it's why they believe what they do, or do they even know. Uncommon courage, and a great smile. Maybe Hollywood's jealous because they can't find a blonde with brains Sorry, liberals, you have to explain yourselves. Calling her a witch reflects on you, not her. Oh, but that's your most valuable tool anyway. Ann, please don't start your own religion. Because I'd be tempted to change.;-)
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Summary: Facts please, not personal rants or attacks.
Review: There is so much hyperbole here that it is difficult to know if 'Treason' is a good book and whether it illuminates the era Ms. Coulter writes about. The short answer is that this is a good read regardless of the rantings from the left, or the accolades from the right. Ms. Coulter's too sharp wit often makes her arguments less persuasive bogging the reader down in demagoguery. Even fair minded individuals may get lost in such negativity let alone left-wingers who only want to burn the book in first place. However let me repeat: this is a fine read, a must read in my opinion, if you want some real facts about "McCarthyism". This book helped me to understand the current political conflicts and the reasons we are in such a mess now. Whether you like her or not, Ms. Coulter is brilliant and the book is a page turner, quite an accomplishment in a non-fiction history book. The reviews trashing the book and Ms. Coulter are long on fiery rhetoric and personal attacks but don't rebut her research or her conclusions. Very famous historians, such as Paul Johnson have shown that from the 30's there has been a very liberal communist elitist left. McCarthy was a part of the America fighting those Stalinist forces. The uncovering of Russian archives, the US declassifying the Verona documents, and many other little reported on information is explored and fully footnoted and documented by Ms. Coulter. Ms. Coulter also shines the light on many other historical truths many would like forgotten, such as the only government sanctioned forced interment of US citizens (the Japanese) happened under Democratic leadership, as well as other dramatic acts of censorship, imprisonment, and career busting under such liberal icons as Roosevelt and Truman. So, in summary, if you like to learn more about history and want a good read while doing it this is a book for you. If you are so entrenched in your beliefs about McCarthy and on the moral superiority of this country's left, then don't read the book. I'm sure not reading it will not stop you from engaging in unsubstantiated Coulter bashing or in using personal attacks instead of facts.
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Summary: Liberals, Head for the Hills!
Review: Ann "I never met a liberal I didn't hate" Coulter is out for blood! You treacherous, commie-loving Democrats, Ann is going to singlehandedly deport all you unpatriotic scalliwags! This book was obviously written by a person with a barely concealed agenda. Its a priori, "don't bother me with the facts, my mind is made up", shrill-toned language, makes it clear that it is not a book that tries to find historical truth by researching the facts, but is a book out to back up its own historic "truth" with selected, distorted, and spurious facts, half-truths, with a large measure of ad hominem attacks thrown in for good measure. It does take a lot of nerve to make a patriotic hero out of a sleazebag like Joe McCarthy ... gotta give it to Ann. Reading her book by itself may make an impression. But pit her against a genuine historian (or even Larry King), and she cracks (even Chris Matthews of MSNBC's "Hardball" found her black and white view of the world hard to believe). Her sweeping generalizations, whitewashing, and ad hominem attacks make "Treason" a book that is difficult to take seriously. The only real question, I think, is whether Coulter really believes what she writes or if she is just after the $$$$ (on Larry King she displayed a big smile when he announced she had just signed a multimillion dollar book deal). Alternatively, if she really hates liberals and Democrats with such vehemence, what is the source of her anger? Maybe she was violated when she was young by a bunch of liberals. Who knows? Anybody who still believes that Reagan was the cause of the Soviet Union's demise, instead of self-implosion, as most historians agree, is a sorry case. If you are knowledgeable about post-WWII American history, you will probably rightfully view this book with disdain. If you are not, and are of the conservative, Republican persuasion, Coulter will be your new godess (Where in the world do the Republicans get all these blond beauties to espouse their reactionary views? Paid actresses?)
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Summary: Political History Lite
Review: This is not a book, but a pamphlet with a lot of padding. Why waste money or time on this kind of stuff? Aren't there other serious, hardworking authors who deserve the attention Coulter is getting?
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