Independence Day Book Review

Ann Coulter is the author of New York Times #1 best seller "Godless". It is a book that before it was even released was being condemned by liberal writers all over America, including a couple who admitted they had not even read the book.

In my desire to assure that the Inner Banks Eagle is up to speed on the literary discussions of the day, I purchased the book "Godless" over the Internet a couple of weeks ago. I was encouraged in this by my 84 year old mother, Nancy Adams, who was intrigued by the triviality of logic being used by those on TV who attacked the book. Mom read it first when we received it. She loved it!

I picked it up to read this morning. I was not planning to do anything today, and wanted something that would amuse and relax. Mom said that it was a funny book. She was right. It has been an interesting read and it is definitely funny.

As an example, Ann takes on the liberal love for murderers and talks about all the ways liberals distort the record to protect these criminals. She comments on the notion that it would be worse to sentence the murderer to life in prison since "Life in prison spent thinking about the crimes is worse that death" according to liberals. Her response? "Evidently not to the murderers on death row who regularly fight their executions tooth and nail. But just so we understand: Is the problem that the death penalty is too humane or not humane enough?" She uses statistics to prove that liberal's love for murderers has significantly increased the number of people killed in America over the last 40 years. The book is not all humor.

Ann also has a great deal of fun with the war heros of the liberals, John Kerry, Dick Murtha and Max Cleland. Anyone who disagrees with these three is usually labelled a "chcken hawk" by liberals and denounced. However they sometimes get a little overly enthusiastic with their denunciations of Republicans. Max Cleland once denounced a group of Republicans as "chicken hawks" obviously unaware that "Five of the six Republicans Cleland attacked were combat veterans, and the one who was not had spent thirty years in the Army Reserves. Among the five was Representative Sam Johnston (R-TX), who flew sixty-two combat missions in Korea and twenty-five over North Vietnam, was shot down in combat over Vietnam, and was tortured as a POW for six and a half years." Yeah. That sounds like these Republicans were chicken hawks doesn't it?

Ann also has fun with the ACLU. After noting that "The ACLU sued a school district in Cobb County, Georgia, merely for putting stickers in biology textbooks that urged students to study evolution 'with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered'. According to the ACLU, an open mind violates the 'separation of church and state' which appears in the Constitution just after the abortion and sodomy clauses." With comments such as this, can anyone not appreciate Ann likes to be funny by exaggerating? I guess not because liberals denounce Ann as if her tongue in cheek exaggerations are meant literally.

The theory of the book is that liberalism is a religion. Ann belabors the point endlessly and makes a credible argument. In the process you will learn a lot that is in fact true that you would not believe if you only read or listen to what is called the main stream media. However for my money, the most important parts of the book are the Chapters on Darwinism and evolution. If you believe in God, Ann will reward you with an utter conviction you are right. Ann proves herself to be both an amazing researcher and a brilliant writer. It is probably this support for a true belief in God that so enrages the liberals.

I definitely recommend this book, but only if you are a Republican or an Independent. If a Democrat you should only read it if you are fed up with liberal support for socialism, illegal immigration and the certainty that God is dead. However in that case you are probably already considering leaving the party! By the third time you laugh at one of Ann's humorous constructs, you are well on your way to being a Republican.