Why Ann Coulter is great.

[billc]

In her latest column Ann Coulter claims, "Scrooge was a liberal" and for those who want quotes from my links: http://www.anncoulter.com/

"What the Bible says about giving to the poor is: "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." (2 Corinthians (9:7)

Being forced to pay taxes under penalty of prison is not voluntary and rarely done cheerfully. Nor do our taxes go to "the poor." They mostly go to government employees who make more money than you do." Ann Coulter.

Another great Column. One of my favorite Ann Coulter quotes goes something like this, "If the main stream media insists that we refer to Islam as a religion of peace, it would be a big help if they stopped killing people." It is not an exact quote but it catches the spirit of the column.

 

[CanuckMA]

And what is the viable alternative to those taxes she doesn't want to pay?

 

[billc]

This column is more about charitable giving and who does it.

 

[SensibleManiac]

Ann Coulter is simply a moron, this isn't political as I am not a liberal but she is simply stupid.

 

[billc]

Wow, sensible maniac, that was quite insightful. I think you have changed my mind about how great Ann Coulter is.

 

[Omar B]

The same chick who said the 9/11 widows loved the attention. Yeah, she's someone to listen to.

 

[Darksoul]

-Ann Coulter is a hate monger. I don't see what is so great about that.


Andrew

 

[billc]

Darksoul, another good argument, I am almost convinced.

 

[girlbug2]

I think, going back to the original post, that it effectively counters the notion that taxes are a moral way to "give to the poor". Ann Coulter wouldn't be the first to mention that bible quote in reference to taxes. But OTOH taxes do serve other purposes, it's just that they do not fulfill charitable giving.

 

[granfire]

the bible says to give 10%...

I wouldn't know this Coultard chick from Adam's dog...

 

[Tez3]

Scrooge could well have been a Liberal but in the British sense not the American.

"If there be any party which is more pledged than another to resist a policy of restrictive legislation, having for its object social coercion, that party is the Liberal party. (Cheers.) But liberty does not consist in making others do what you think right, (Hear, hear.) The difference between a free Government and a Government which is not free is principally this—that a Government which is not free interferes with everything it can, and a free Government interferes with nothing except what it must. A despotic Government tries to make everybody do what it wishes; a Liberal Government tries, as far as the safety of society will permit, to allow everybody to do as he wishes. It has been the tradition of the Liberal party consistently to maintain the doctrine of individual liberty. It is because they have done so that England is the place where people can do more what they please than in any other country in the world...It is this practice of allowing one set of people to dictate to another set of people what they shall do, what they shall think, what they shall drink, when they shall go to bed, what they shall buy, and where they shall buy it, what wages they shall get and how they shall spend them, against which the Liberal party have always protested."
Sir William Harcourt.



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[Ramirez]

Darksoul, another good argument, I am almost convinced.

Yeah, doesn't quite live up to your fine argument and reasoning in the OP does it?

 

[Cryozombie]

And what is the viable alternative to those taxes she doesn't want to pay?

Cutting unnecessary spending and government waste so more of the existing money is available and newer, higher taxes need not be levied.

Create more Jobs so less money needs to be given out as handouts and stop giving to those who *CAN* but *WONT* take available work.

I could go on, but considering many of the points I would raise have been brought up before and the same question you asked keeps getting re-asked I doubt anyone would listen and it wasn't the point of the OP, so I won't sidetrack the thread any further..

 

[Steve]

The formula is pretty simple. First, take any villain (either fictional or historical... doesn't matter). Next, call that villain a liberal. Finish with a few out of context quotes and some historical cherry picking and you're the darling of the conservative movement.

I'll do it. The snow miser is a liberal. While the heat miser makes his own way, the Snow Miser rides on Santa Claus' coat tails (don't get me started on what a liberal he is, redistributing wealth like a damned hippy), the Snow Miser is popular only because Christmas is in Winter. If Winter weren't subsidized by Santa Claus and the socialist, Christmas movement, it would be far less popular than it is.

That's off the top of my head. I could do better if I actually gave it a little thought. But, then again, it's a sham... lucrative, to be sure, but a sham nonetheless.

 

[billc]

You can sidetrack all you want when I post something. Things go where they go, I just like to put out a start point.

 

[Ken Morgan]

The formula is pretty simple. First, take any villain (either fictional or historical... doesn't matter). Next, call that villain a liberal. Finish with a few out of context quotes and some historical cherry picking and you're the darling of the conservative movement.

I don’t disagree with your argument but it transcends political movements.

A similar manner of arguments can be made from any and all sides of any issue, political, political parties, religion, academia and anything else you can think of.

I consider myself a conservative but Ann and I have very little in common, in fact in many regards she is an embarrassment.

 

[Ray]

Of the 2 Coulter books I've read, I enjoyed one and didn't care for the other. As a conservative, I'm pretty happy with the way she can think quickly and speak well. There are times when she certainly goes overboard.

Equating taxes with alms is mixed up. Taxes should be to support the common good: roads, schools, military, etc. Taxes should be limited and the scope of where they go should be far more limited than they are today. The giving of money to the poor should be 100% to the poor with no skimming off the top, and it should be a matter of conscience.

(I think) Tithing (or the biblical 10%) was not necessarily for the orphans, widows and poor; it was for the support of the Levite priests...and I'm open to biblical/talmudic/"torah-ic" correction.

 

[Tez3]

Of the 2 Coulter books I've read, I enjoyed one and didn't care for the other. As a conservative, I'm pretty happy with the way she can think quickly and speak well. There are times when she certainly goes overboard.

Equating taxes with alms is mixed up. Taxes should be to support the common good: roads, schools, military, etc. Taxes should be limited and the scope of where they go should be far more limited than they are today. The giving of money to the poor should be 100% to the poor with no skimming off the top, and it should be a matter of conscience.

(I think) Tithing (or the biblical 10%) was not necessarily for the orphans, widows and poor; it was for the support of the Levite priests...and I'm open to biblical/talmudic/"torah-ic" correction.

Well, that's different!

 

[CanuckMA]

It was different but essentially correct. The Tithe went to the priests who used it to live and redistribute. There are also other requirements for the poor. For example, you were not to glean the corners of your fileds, those were to be left for the poor.

 

[Tez3]

It was different but essentially correct. The Tithe went to the priests who used it to live and redistribute. There are also other requirements for the poor. For example, you were not to glean the corners of your fileds, those were to be left for the poor.

I meant using the word 'Torah-ic' was different, it's a new one on me