I know he uses the double standard to make the point, but honestly, it's a distraction: what she said is, all by itself, outside the bounds. Particularly because, unlike her "invade, kill, convert" comment, there's no hyperbole or potential humor in it.
I guess I should say, should be outside the bounds. We'll see if it is.
arab as race/ethnicity, arab as "shoppingcart baglady" "unwanted old hag" , or arab as horse. not that either is cool unless you're horatio alger, but, just as a clue to what exactly she seemed to think she might be trying to say.
Wolcott's exactly right. There is a double standard in play, but even considering that, I can't believe she can get away with that characterization.
Posted by John | Link to this comment | 02-25-05 5:43 PM
I know he uses the double standard to make the point, but honestly, it's a distraction: what she said is, all by itself, outside the bounds. Particularly because, unlike her "invade, kill, convert" comment, there's no hyperbole or potential humor in it.
I guess I should say, should be outside the bounds. We'll see if it is.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 02-25-05 5:49 PM
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Posted by [redacted] | Link to this comment | 02-25-05 6:00 PM
Nice catch. Someone somewhere had a clue.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 02-25-05 6:06 PM
is arabic ancestry synonymous with dyspepsia? i never knew.
Posted by mina | Link to this comment | 02-25-05 6:30 PM
For synonyms of "Ann Coulter," check out the Shakespearean Insulter.
"Thou spleeny pox-marked malt-worm!"
Posted by Walter Sobchak | Link to this comment | 02-25-05 6:34 PM
arab as race/ethnicity, arab as "shoppingcart baglady" "unwanted old hag" , or arab as horse. not that either is cool unless you're horatio alger, but, just as a clue to what exactly she seemed to think she might be trying to say.
Posted by kim | Link to this comment | 02-25-05 8:14 PM
? of course on the obvious question thing.
Posted by kim | Link to this comment | 02-25-05 8:48 PM
Walter,
This one might be even more apt:
"Thou beslubbering weather-bitten flax-wench!"
Posted by peter snees | Link to this comment | 02-28-05 10:45 AM