Slander: Liberal Lies about the American Right

You must be joking...

Did she pay these other reviewers to write those comments? Are there really people out there who can look other human beings in the face and use the phrase "dirty liberals" like it's some kind of disease? Grow up, people.

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Fantastic - written to inform, rather than persuade

I received this book for Christmas and finished it in four days. I was laughing out loud at her incredible, biting wit and sarcasm, an understandable response to the maddening idiocy she exposes and handily debunks. I was confused for a while as to who her intended audience was - it by no means attempts to appeal to or persuade liberals, which I had assumed was the purpose of the book. I believe the aim was more to educate and embolden Conservatives so as to better equip them to go on offense. With this in mind, it's easier to read and enjoy the book for what it is instead of being constantly shocked at her unwillingness to give every point a 'PC' qualifier: 'While not EVERY liberal despises 'organized religion'...' Of particular value is her exposure of many false assumptions and premises used by the liberal media that are so repeated, they are treated as fact, even by Conservatives. For example, she points to constant media updates on the actions of the non-existent 'religious right' as though it were an official, organized movement with 'members,' while conspicuously never discussing the 'atheist left.' Note to those who claim Coulter doesn't back-up her points: ARE YOU INSANE? Agree or disagree with her, it is simple fact that a full 35 pages of notes meticulously document each and every quote and fact she uses throughout the book.

A joke?

I picked this book up at a friend's house just for fun and to see why Ann Coulter is so controversial. After reading just the first page, I found this book mildly entertaining. Not because I agree with her viewpoints, but because her arguments are just so ridiculous that I wonder how this was ever published. I am convinced that the only reason that it was a bestseller was because people like me needed a good laugh. It's pretty funny to me how she thinks that just because someone is a liberal, they hate God and Christians. Obviously this is far from the truth. The best thing about this book is that Coulter actually believes that she is writing facts instead of what is clearly opinion. She does absolutely nothing to back up her points, which makes her look even more uneducated. In addistion, her writing style is very confusing. Coulter jumps back and forth between topics and can't seem to stay focused. There doesn't seem to be a point to this book besides criticize liberals using the same topics over and over again. A good author could at least come up with a thesis and try to prove it using well supported facts. Nothing was proven in this book. I don't know what Coulter was trying to accomplish, since only conservatives would actually take this book somewhat seriously, and they hardly need convincing. I'll just assume she was trying to entertain both liberals and conservatives. Maybe she meant to write it as a joke, which is what it is anyway.

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I can take only so much ranting

Ann's writing style takes getting used to. Hard to read her point of view which is much like her on-air talking points. Chop-chop, hard to follow. I agree with many of her themes, it's just hard to read instead of listen.

good for her

i am myself moderate, but i do get tired of the extreme left making crazy propoganda, that is just childish and petty, and no one calling them out on it. At least Ann has the stones to throw it right back. Even though she might exaggerate she comes no where near what the extreme left does on a daily basis. She's the balance to an uneven equation, because for every action there is and equal and opposite reaction.

Too Much Vitriol

I am a staunch conservative, but I could not finish this book. I didn't even get halfway through. Mrs Coulter's arguments are well reasoned, but the vicious attack verbiage on the liberals detract from her arguments. She should leave the personal attacks to the liberals who cannot debate without them.

A hilariously biased work of fiction

In the best-selling book 'Slander', Ann Coulter writes a highly-developed plot involving the conspiracy of the New York Times to corrupt the balanced, unbiased media for the explicit purpose of furthering the horrific gay agenda. Her grasp of the real-world issues, while somewhat tenuous at best, has been known to draw in the most conservative readers, and her dramatic use of footnotes merely serves to heighten the illusion that Rupert Murdock has, in fact, been kidnapped and brain-probed to spout liberal bias everywhere he goes. Coulter doesn't shy away from what is commonly regarded as 'politically correct', and goes to great lengths to prove that no matter who she's talking to, she can always find someone to offend. A brilliant work of satire from the master of deception -- comparable to Jon Stewart's 'America' in sheer hilarity.

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Left/Right Blue/Red Blah, blah, blah. More BS

This book is no different then any liberal political book. It only covers one side. It doesn't expose the lazy minds to any sort of critical thinking. How does that song go 'Clowns to the left of me Jokers to the right. Here I am. Stuck in the middle with you'

Vitriolic Truth

Ann Coulter masterfully describes and proves (to any reasonable analyst) that the main stream media is filled with blatantly biased liberal liars. The liberals only used ad hominem slander against conservatives before the book and all they do now is use the same logical fallacy against her after the book. Be very cautious of her caustic style and sharp sense of humor. If you don't pay attention, you'll miss something, guarenteed. Great read.

awesome!

This book puts into writing the liberal bias of the media. No one can argue now. She uses facts, quotes, and examples to make her point. How can you argue with that? This book is an awesome read for anyone looking for the truth!

Oh, come now.

I am somewhat disappointed that her attempt to 'raise the level of debate' results in this shrill indictment of all things liberal. The larger problem, though, is that this book continually seems to twist facts and take references out of context to prove her points. There's a lot of pot calling the kettle black in this book, which is pretty much par for the course these days in socio-political writing, regardless of the author. Unfortunately, the ultra-conservatives (like Coulter, O'Reilly, Limbaugh, etc.) AND the ultra-liberals (Franken, Moore, etc.) are the only people fighting for airtime and column-inches, so that's all we tend to hear. I suspect that the average American is like me - moderate, with beliefs on both sides of the Right/Left barrier. This wealth of extreme thinking, though, makes all people think that liberals are like Franken and conservatives are like Coulter. Thank GOD that's not the truth. Spend your time on something else. This book will just give you more reasons to be mad - either at Coulter for getting your hard-earned money, or at liberals because you didn't bother to check the author's references.

'Slander', a great read!

Ann Coulter's, second New York Time's best seller, 'Slander' is an important tool in defeating any liberal in a debate. After reading just three chapters into 'Slander, I was able to crush my 1960's through back neighbor.

Brilliant Expose' on Liberal Media Bias!

Ann Coulter's book 'Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right' is right on. Not only does Coulter provide foot-notes which give her book credibility, but it does NOT read like a boring 'Works Cited' sheet. Instead the insipid comments of the left are sprinkled throughout Ms. Coulter's often hilarious and true commentary. I could not put this book down. I have always believed there was a liberal bias in the media, but I was never aware of how much there was. You'll be surprised!

Very Poor work!

Very disapointing read. As a life long conservative I feel this is the kind of writing that allows the public to make fun of the conservative. The author has difficulty in distinguishing fact from fiction. Being a retired English teacher, I am glad not to count the author among my students.

What a lying bitch

I beg anyone who reads this book and believes it to read it again and stop and look up every endnote as it comes up, she took everything out of context and spun it into propaganda.

Dear Propaganda,

Welcome to the world of liberal media. Oh, my goodness, she twisted it to make it look like conservatives are actually caring people. How unfair, that's reserved for only the left! Get a life! It's a great book and more and more people are starting to realize what is going on in our media today. Change is coming and she has done a great job of pointing out why it needs to.

In Her Defense

After reading Slander, I viewed most of the media in an entirely different light, or perhaps for what it is, liberal, and full of lies. It's ashame that Coulter's critics can only argue the semantics of 'footnotes' and 'endnotes', such as Al Franken, or like one reviewer, critique her hair instead of dissproving her factually based defense of conservatives. The problem is, they can't. Instead they resort to the same mudslinging which was the major theme of her book. They are actually doing her much more of a credit than a disservice, by further proving her point.

wow...

It's really funny - I just read the review by 'A reviewer, a criminal defense lawyer in Texas', which was left on October 31, 2003. I find it ironic that he commends Ann on her 'footnotes', of which the book contains NONE. Please read Al Franken's 'Lies', especially the chapter on 'how to lie with footnotes', where he mentions that she has 837 (I believe, if not - the number is close enough) ENDnotes, not FOOTnotes; as well as showing a number of misrepresentations of her sources, misinterpretations of quotes and 'just making 'stuff' up' (direct quote from the book uses a different word, but it looks like I'm not allowed to use the language). a very sad book indeed.

She should really look in the mirror...

I found at least six statements in her book that were blantantly false. A quick search on Google or Nexus refutes many of her allegations. She no doubt believes that the majority of people won't do the research to uncover her lies, which is probably true. She joins Sean Hannity in not letting the truth or hard facts get in the way. She makes no mention of any hiring any fact checkers to confirm her statements... on the other hand, 15 fact checkers were hired by Al Franken to make his book accurate and to research the lies told by Sean, Bill, Rush and Ann. The only reason her book gets such a high rating here is because, like the ditto-heads, people are too lazy to do the research themselves, and believe whatever you tell them. Besides the many inaccuracies, this was a fairly entertaining read.

More of a comedy novel. Great cover!

This drivel is so tired, a bore to read, and outright tedious now in print. The right wing equation remains the same: make fun of your opposition until they seem out of touch with the masses. No need for a true STAND on an issue. Disagree with me? Well, call them a liar!! This is a book for fourth grade level readers and supporters of this appointed president. Ann Coulter is a good comedy writer though. Yawn.