An Inconvenient Truth- The Ann Coulter Edition

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During her appearance on the Today show yesterday, Ann Coulter cited certain 9/11 widows (i.e. the "Jersey Girls") as an example of what she calls "the left's doctrine of infallability" (meaning you can't criticize this person because they are a grieving widown or mother).

But in citing this so-called "doctrine of infallability" from the left, Ann Coulter conveniently left out, well, a few inconvenient facts!

She accused the Jersey Girls of "using their political grief to make a political point while preventing anyone from responding."

But not one of the Jersey Girls has tried to prevent Ann Coulter or anyone else from criticizing them.

What's more, in citing the Jersey Girls as an example of "the left's doctrine of infallability," she failed to note that the most vocal of the group, Kristen Breitweiser, is a Republican who voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 election.

When they gathered at the National Press Club in 2004 to explain their endorsement of Sen. Kerry, Mrs. Breitweiser said: "In the three years since 9/11, I could never have imagined I would be here today, disappointed in the person I voted for, for president."

When she was asked if her support of Kerry meant she was no longer a Republican, she said no. She told writer Mary Jacoby (Salon.com) "I'm not a Democrat!" (Gee, that Kristen Breitweiser is one crazy liberal, isn't she Ann?)

Kristen Breitweiser was also asked by Newsweek magazine why she wouldn't be voting again for George W. Bush the second time around:

NEWSWEEK: You supported Bush in 2000. Why are you changing your vote this year?
Kristen Breitweiser: The predominant reason is because I don’t feel President Bush has done everything he could do to make us safer in the three years since 9/11. I’ve personally spent the last three years fighting to try to fix the problems that plague our intelligence apparatus, so we would not be so vulnerable to Al Qaeda the next time around. And during the three years, our largest adversary was the administration. Because of that, I can’t in good conscience vote for President Bush.

Ann Coulter also failed to note that Republicans have used grieving widows and mothers to make their political points.

For example, at the 2004 Republican Convention, they trotted out Deena Burnett, whose husband was killed on Flight 93.

Also, when George Bush went looking for the "anti-Cindy Sheehan" he found it in Tammy Pruett, a mother with four sons serving in Iraq. Pruett spoke out in support of George W. Bush and the war in Iraq by saying "I know that if something happens to one of the boys, they would leave this world doing what they believe, what they think is right for our country. And I guess you couldn't ask for a better way of life than giving it for something that you believe in."

But I don't hear Ann Coulter talking about the right's "doctrine of infallability."

I guess she didn't want a few inconvenient facts getting in the way of her hateful diatribe.

EDITED: To include link to Ann Coulter's interview with Matt Lauer on the Today show yesterday. Go here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12065856/, and scrolling down to the section "Tuesday's videos."

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1. K&R

This was so good I read it to my husband-great job!

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2. Thank you very much! I appreciate that! n/t

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3. Do you all think

that I should send this to Media Matters for America, so they could make note of her leaving out these facts?