Anti-liberal US writer calls 9/11 widows "witches"

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TweetAnti-liberal US writer calls 9/11 widows "witches"
Thu Jun 8, 2006 09:15 AM ET

By Claudia Parsons
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Conservative author Ann Coulter sparked a storm on Wednesday after describing a group of September 11 widows who backed the Democratic Party as millionaire "witches" reveling in their status as celebrities.
"I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much," Coulter writes in her book "Godless: The Church of Liberalism," published on Tuesday, referring to four women who headed a campaign that resulted in the creation of the September 11 Commission that investigated the hijacked plane attacks.
Coulter wrote that the women were millionaires as a result of compensation settlements and were "reveling in their status as celebrities and stalked by grief-arazzis."
The four, Kristen Breitweiser, Patty Casazza, Mindy Kleinberg and Lorie Van Auken, declined to discuss the book in detail but issued a statement saying they had been slandered.
"There was no joy in watching men that we loved burn alive. There was no happiness in telling our children that their fathers were never coming home again," said the statement signed by the four, along with a fifth woman, Monica Gabrielle.
The four women, who live in or around East Brunswick, New Jersey, became friends after September 11 and formed a group that agitated for the investigation. "Our only motivation ever was to make our nation safer," they said.
Coulter, whose books include the bestseller "How to talk to a Liberal (If You Must)," argues in the new book the women she dubs "the Witches of East Brunswick" wanted to blame President George W. Bush for not preventing the attacks.
She criticized them for making a campaign advertisement for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry in 2004, and added: "By the way, how do we know their husbands weren't planning to divorce these harpies? Now that their shelf life is dwindling, they'd better hurry up and appear in Playboy."
PERSONAL ATTACKS
Asked by Reuters why she made such personal comments, Coulter said by email: "I am tired of victims being used as billboards for untenable liberal political beliefs."
"A lot of Americans have been seething over the inanities of these professional victims for some time," she added.
The New York Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News. Corp., on Wednesday slammed the comments in an article headlined "Righty writer Coulter hurls nasty gibes at 9/11 gals."
Coulter, a regular television commentator and figurehead for some conservatives, was challenged on NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday over what host Matt Lauer called "dramatic" remarks, prompting her to say "You are getting testy with me."
Coulter is known for a combative column after September 11 saying: "We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity." In one book, she wrote: "Even Islamic terrorists don't hate America like liberals do."
Her latest comments were quoted on radio stations in New York on Wednesday and the book was the subject of debate on Web sites such as www.salon.com. The Daily News newspaper's front-page headline was "Coulter the Cruel."
The controversy appeared to be doing no harm to sales of Coulter's latest book, which was listed as the fourth best seller of the day at online retailer Amazon.com on Wednesday.
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TweetI hope she gets her ass sued to the moon

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Tweetdamn what a crazy *****. but her job is done she has a book and how do you generate publicity? say somthing controversial

[T-Man007]

TweetLMAO! I think it's funny! Freedom of speech baby!

Also, she can't get sued unless they can prove her book caused them financial loss or physical injury. Period!

[kite]

TweetShe's a crazy *****, but I still like her. It's funny that the lefties can get away with saying all sorts of shit but when a righty does it it's hell to pay. Thing is she's said worse stuff than this before, just read any one of her books. I remember a couple of years back she said something about arming clergy or some such shit. She's nutty but so are Snickers and Snickers are good.

[T-Man007]

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It's funny that the lefties can get away with saying all sorts of shit but when a righty does it it's hell to pay.

You Got That Right!

Double standard biotches!

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Tweeti hate ann coulter with a passion, shes says some retarded sh-t all the time

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TweetWhat a *****! She has the right to say whatever she wants but there are just some things that aren't right to say! If my father or wife died in those crashes and she said that shit to me, there would be hell to pay! What do you expect though its this damn christian movement! We should kill thier leaders and convert them to christianity? Wasn't it in the ten commandments "THOUGH SHALL NOT KILL?" Sounds like she's a REAL devout christian. Double standards is right! Tell everyone they should follow the christian way, when she herself is not!

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TweetI think the reaction to what she said only proves her point that liberals always put up people that you are not allowed to respond to or disagree with. In fact, these women are even pissing off other widows of 9/11.

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I think the reaction to what she said only proves her point that liberals always put up people that you are not allowed to respond to or disagree with. In fact, these women are even pissing off other widows of 9/11.

Exactly! That is exactly the point she is making. I'm glad to see there are other people without blinders on in the world.

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I think the reaction to what she said only proves her point that liberals always put up people that you are not allowed to respond to or disagree with. In fact, these women are even pissing off other widows of 9/11.

Why can't people respond to them? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. She has all the right to respond to them. It's just not right to say things like ""I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much,"! That type of stuff is just wrong to say to someone period! That woman has all the right in the world to say all the political stuff she wants, but I don't think it was very christianlike to start spouting off comments like that. Yes it is her right as in freedom to say things like that, but it doesn't mean that it is the right thing to do. Just proves how much of a scumbag she is!

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What a *****! She has the right to say whatever she wants but there are just some things that aren't right to say! If my father or wife died in those crashes and she said that shit to me, there would be hell to pay! What do you expect though its this damn christian movement! We should kill thier leaders and convert them to christianity? Wasn't it in the ten commandments "THOUGH SHALL NOT KILL?" Sounds like she's a REAL devout christian. Double standards is right! Tell everyone they should follow the christian way, when she herself is not!

Actually, the Bible says though shall not murder, and in proverbs it says there is a time to heal and a time to KILL!!

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Actually, the Bible says though shall not murder, and in proverbs it says there is a time to heal and a time to KILL!!

The Bible also says 'If man sheds the blood of man, so shall his blood be shed by man'. Although, I really don't see what the 'thall shall not kill' quote has to do with anything.

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Why can't people respond to them? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. She has all the right to respond to them. It's just not right to say things like ""I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much,"! That type of stuff is just wrong to say to someone period! That woman has all the right in the world to say all the political stuff she wants, but I don't think it was very christianlike to start spouting off comments like that. Yes it is her right as in freedom to say things like that, but it doesn't mean that it is the right thing to do. Just proves how much of a scumbag she is!

Look, even the other wives of 9/11 don't like what these women are doing. Period. That's what her point is and it's been cleary supported by the other widows. So, I don't see why sheshouldn't be allowed to say what she feels. That's what freedom of speech is. There's a lot of stuff YOU say about Christians, but that's your right. Would you want to be told you shouldn't say what you say because it offends someone? Because the stuff you say offends me sometimes and I don't think it's the right thing to do. So, what's the difference? One offensive spoken word is no different than another.

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Actually, the Bible says though shall not murder, and in proverbs it says there is a time to heal and a time to KILL!!

Yeah that's what they call having double standards. What a good idea lets follow a book that contradicts itself. If you want to start quoting bible lines maybe you should reliaze that the Ten Commandments are the 10 laws that god wanted us to follow. Regardless of what the rest of the book says those are his ten main rules. So are you saying you think it's ok to try to purposely find things in the book to make it so you can justify going against those rules?

no the bible says though shall not kill