And now, from the "Well, I guess the Wicked Witch of the East didn't get crushed by the house after all" files and Yahoo! News...

Sudiegirl sez: OK. I don’t get political much on this blog – but you know what? Ann Coulter suffers from one or more of the following problems:

1. Malnutrition
(she looks as well-fed as Lara Flynn Boyle these days)
2. Self-importance
3. Sociopathy
4. Delusions of grandeur
5. Permanent PMS
6. Wrong Conditioner Syndrome
7. Wedgies
8. Being dropped on her head as a child (accidental or on-purpose)
9. Secret friend with benefits of Pat Robertson – they lie in bed whispering racist/elitist/generally psychotic words to each other after they do the deed.
10. She’s just a psycho hose beast…

People may say, “Why, Sudiegirl, you’re just stooping to her level.”

I’d have to disagree, because I would never have the audacity to make the statements this woman has. I’m not always a flag-waver, and I can lean to the left on some topics. However, THIS woman’s statements and actions are inexcusable. I’m gonna rant, and I’m gonna rant hard, people. If you don’t like it, you’d better switch to another blog. Sorry.

Coulter calls 9/11 widows "witches"

By Claudia Parsons
2 hours, 40 minutes ago

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. (Sparked? I’d say she stood in her perfectly manicured front yard and did the whole dance, complete with dead chickens.)

"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. (And that’s a BAD thing? Has Ms. Coulter ever heard of “checks and balances”? Or are we just supposed to accept things in life and in our country like good little June and Ward Cleaver wannabees?)

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." (Well, even though “griefarazzis” is an interesting word to coin, I have to say that she’s a little harsh in her assessment of the situation. Unless she’s a next-door neighbor to any of these women, she can never really know the true measure of their “revelry”, now, can she?)

A spokeswoman for publisher Crown Forum said it had set a first print run of 1 million copies of "Godless" and there were 1.5 million copies of Coulter's previous four books in print. (Living proof that companies will do anything to make a buck.)

The four women, 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. (Well, that’s better than firebombing Coulter’s house, which is what I would have done. Something tells me I would have gotten help from several cousins who just plain old like fire and explosions.)

"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. (Sounds logical to me. Isn’t that a goal for any American, or are there some yahoos out there with charts and graphs that are working to make the country MORE dangerous? I can just imagine one of their secret meeting agendas: 1) make every sidewalk in America uneven; 2) teach people how to run with scissors for maximum effect; 3) The pros and cons of sticking beans up one’s nose in a carb-free world.)

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. (Well, you know, it is accepted practice to question authority in occasions such as this. Furthermore, I’m sure they wanted answers. Their husbands are gone, never to be seen or heard from again. That’s pretty serious, and if they didn’t want to accept a heartfelt apology as the only thing they get, it’s their right to request a further investigation. Besides, they didn’t ask for information that only benefited themselves – it was for everyone who had family members involved.)

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." (OK…this woman who lives on celery sticks and speed needs to rent a clue since she doesn’t want to make the commitment to buy one. How does Ann “Coldblood” know what went on in these women’s homes? Is she lurking in the bushes? I don’t know what went on either, but I’ll tell you this: more than likely, these couples have children of varying genders and ages. These children have lost their fathers. Does Ann have children? If their father died in a horrific tragic event, wouldn’t she want to know what happened? What business is it of hers if they appear in a campaign advertisement for Kerry? They shouldn’t be a threat to her, and she’s ultra paranoid if she thinks that is the case.)

PERSONAL ATTACKS
Asked by Reuters why she made such personal comments, Coulter said by e-mail, "I am tired of victims being used as billboards for untenable liberal political beliefs." (Well, I’m sure they’re tired of waking up alone in the mornings, having nightmares, and dealing with stupid, thoughtless comments from someone who probably can’t even sustain a relationship with a Boston fern.)

"A lot of Americans have been seething over the inanities of these professional victims for some time," she added. (What a coincidence…many Americans seethe over some pampered, manicured neurotic making comments regarding things she doesn’t know about.)

Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey said Coulter's "shameless attack" on the widows sparked disgust. "Her bookselling antics and accompanying vulgarity deserve our deepest contempt," he said in a statement. (Not to mention a few well-aimed rocks.)

The New York Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., slammed the comments in an article on Wednesday headlined: "Righty writer Coulter hurls nasty gibes at 9/11 gals." (Well, even though that headline sounds like it’s ripped from the National Enquirer, the point is made.)

Coulter, a regular television commentator who is hugely popular among 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." (Well, YEAH!!! Don’t you think that remarks so close to the bone deserve some kind of challenge? Freedom of speech also applies to the “other side”, Angry Annie.)

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." (Well, gee, Ann…did ya miss a dose? Even in my most heightened manic state, I don’t think I’m capable of such hateful comments. I don’t think I would even want to sit next to her in church…I have a feeling she’d call me a “fat a$$” and I’d have to smack her with a hymnal. I am liberal-ish (I guess that’s the best way to put it) and I don’t hate this country. In my opinion, you can love the ideals of your country, but question things that aren’t right and help make them right. )

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." (Well, that’s better than the “c” word I came up with. Good job with the thesaurus, Daily News…)

The controversy appeared to be doing no harm to sales of Coulter's latest book, which was listed as the second-best seller of the day at online retailer Amazon.com on Wednesday afternoon. (Well, mission accomplished, Ms. Coulter. Now you have enough money to buy a miniature poodle, a Barbie Dream House and an Easy-Bake Oven since your bitterness over not having these items has truly affected you.)

Sudiegirl’s final opinion?

I realize that my reaction only serves Ms. Coulter’s financial purpose in life – to sell more books. However, I guess that’s why I don’t get political these days. It never really pays, does it? I mean, just when you get involved in politics to the extent Ms. Coulter does, it bites you in the a$$.

But to say things about these women’s lives since their husbands have died without knowing them personally is beyond the pale. I’m sure these women still have nightmares…their kids still feel the pain at certain times…people walk around on eggshells trying not to talk about what everyone is THINKING about.

If Ms. Coulter is that distraught over these women spending their money on a cause they believe in, does that mean nobody should donate money to other causes? Does that mean if someone succumbs to cancer, their surviving family members shouldn’t donate to the American Cancer Society that helped them cope with loss and/or the events leading to that loss? Furthermore, if someone died as a result of malpractice, does that mean the family shouldn’t pursue a lawsuit? I don’t think so.

I know I have made snap judgments over people and they’ve turned out to be wrong – how can Angry Annie Coulter be so certain she’s right? It’s her OPINION. And we all know about opinions, don’t we? They’re like noses – everyone has one.

Let’s just hope someone she’s close to doesn’t die, or she’ll have many people down her throat if she would happen to want an investigation.

Sudiegirl