Thank god for Ann Coulter. Her most recent controversial comments regarding some 911 widows have drawn harsh criticism from all sides, but mainly from lefties. Her main point was lost in the hoopla surrounding one line: "I have never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much", referring to their notoriety. I'm certain that she didn't mean they would prefer not to have their husbands. Her point was, that the left likes to use "untouchables" to make political points that subsequently cannot be responded to, or you risk being seen as attacking a victim. Brilliant tactic, especially if you are hiding an agenda. The activists/widows Coulter was referring to are: Kristin Breitweiser, Patty Casazza, Mindy Kleinberg and Lori Van Auken. I did a search for each woman individually and came upon some very interesting information. Each woman believes that the attacks on 9/11 could have been prevented and they pin the blame on the Bush administration, which at that point had only been in charge for less than a year. Not one of these women had any questions or criticisms for anyone from the previous administration, who as we all know had the opportunity to get Bin Laden and had terrorist attacks on their watch as well. They are suggesting, through hindsight, that the attacks could have been prevented by looking at clues
accumulated after the fact and using that evidence to prove that only the Bush administration was negligent. These women are liberal activists of the same ilk as Cindy Sheehan. If you don't believe me, read what Kristin Breitweiser wrote on the Huffington Post
here. If that's not enough, how about this juicy little quote from Lorie Van Auken from an appearance on Hardball with Chris Matthews: "We also know that people stopped flying domestically. Ashcroft stopped flying. Pentagon officials stopped flying. They were warned not to fly on September 11th. We think San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown was told not to fly." And no one is supposed to question statements like that? Coulter was merely stating the truth, all political commentary is subject to criticism, even if it comes from the mouth of a widow, she just did it Ann Coulter style.
I feel like I have an important secret. I visited the home of one of the most important, and possibly least well known figures, of the Revolutionary War. He was Captain Jack Jouett, the Paul Revere of the south. His lesser known ride saved Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Harrison and Thomas Nelson from capture from the feared Colonel "bloody" Tarleton, known for not taking prisoners. He rode 40 miles through the woods, to Paul Revere's 15 miles on paved roads. Why isn't he as famous as Paul Revere? As the tour guide from our last historic house put it. Do you know the poem written about Paul Revere? Listen my children and you shall hear the midnight ride of Paul Revere. We all nodded our heads. Then she asked... what rhymes with Jouett? Good point.
