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Ann Coulter: Beware the Coultergeist!
B
orn in New York City on
Dec. 9, 1961, arch-conser-
vative Ann Coulter is the
author of eight New York Times
bestsellers and of a nationally-syn-
dicated column for Universal
Press Syndicate. She also serves
as the legal correspondent for
Human Events and is a frequent
guest on such TV shows as The
Today Show, Good Morning
America, The Early Show, The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Sean
Hannity, The O’Reilly Factor, The
Glen Beck Show and HBO’s Real
Time
with
Bill
Maher.
The ever-controversial, flame-
throwing firebrand has been on the
cover of Time Magazine and pro-
filed in publications like TV
Guide, the Guardian, the New
York Observer, National Journal,
Harper’s Bazaar, and Elle Maga-
zine, too. In 2001, she was named
one of the top 100 Public Intellec-
tuals by federal judge Richard
Posner.
C ELEBRITY
I NTERVIEW
by Kam
Williams
Ann Coulter: Thank you, Kam.
KW: I’m a fellow Cornellian,
but I went there a decade ahead of
you.
AC: Wow! It was such a beauti-
ful campus. But were you there
during all the turmoil?
KW: No, I arrived the year after
the famous, black student takeover
with guns that made national
news. But while I was there, we
did have plenty of strikes,
takeovers and demonstrations
about everything from Apartheid
to the War in Vietnam. There was
so much chaos on campus it
‘The first blacks in Congress and the
first black Governor were all
Republicans’
--Ann Coulter
A Connecticut native, Coulter
graduated with honors from Cor-
nell University and received her
J.D. from University of Michigan
Law School, where she was an
editor of The Michigan Law
Review. Here, she talks about her
ninth book, “Mugged: Racial
Demagoguery from the Seventies
to Obama.”
Kam Williams: Hi Ann, thanks
for the interview.
C
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seemed like finals were cancelled
every spring semester.
AC: Didn’t you people ever
learn anything? [Laughs]
KW: Rather than reminisce, let
me get right to the questions, since
my readers sent in more than I
could ever get to. Troy Johnson
was upset by a quote from your
book where you counter Michael
Moore’s Stupid White Men by
asking: “Shall we compare SAT
M
M
U
N
scores, cultural contribu-
tions and inventions?” Troy
wonders whether you’re
aware of all the cultural
contributions that can be
traced back to Africa,
including Christianity? And
are you aware that blacks
tend to outperform whites
from similar socioeconomic
backgrounds on standard-
ized tests?
AC: Yes, in fact, in an
early chapter of Mugged, I
rely heavily on Thomas
Sowell’s magnificent book,
Black Rednecks, White
Liberals. He points out that
blacks in the North perform
better, academically, than
whites in the South where
they did not have much of
an emphasis on learning.
But please note that I’m not
the one making that argu-
ment in that section about
Michael Moore. And by the
way, I’m not a man. White
men have done a lot. It’s
silly to write a book titled, Stupid
White Men.
KW:
Filmmaker
Kevin
Williams, director of Fear of a
Black Republican asks: Why do
you think the Republican Party
doesn’t reach out more to African-
Americans on its own terms
today? Have you seen the docu-
mentary?
AC: No, but I’ve heard of it.
KW: It’s excellent. You figure
prominently in it. So does Michael
Steele. Kevin says he’d like to get
you a copy.
AC: Oh, I would love that, and I
love Michael Steele.
KW: Kevin’s basic thesis is that
the Republican Party is hurting
itself by failing to court the black
vote.
AC: Oh, I don’t believe that’s
true at all. Republicans have
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reached out so much to black
Republicans because it’s part of
our tradition. Blacks have been in
this nation longer than most other
Americans with the possible
exception of WASPs. The first
blacks in Congress and the first
black Governor were all Republi-
cans. It was Republicans who
fought the Civil War over slavery
and who introduced the Civil
Rights legislation over the next
hundred years. So, suggestions to
the contrary drive Republicans
like me crazy.
KW: Marcia Evans says she
agrees with your recent comment
that the U.S. is only indebted to
African-Americans. What prompt-
ed that statement?
AC: I was being a little cross
with a right-wing black friend for
throwing in the Hispanics and the
Asians into a Jesse Jackson-type
A
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E
N
D
Rainbow Coalition. No!
No! Blacks have a special
history, since they were
enslaved and were here as
early as the first Americans.
I hate to sound like a liberal
but these are facts. That
makes blacks a special
group and I really don’t
appreciate all these hangers
on coming along. Yes, of
course, black Americans are
a special group, and I’m dis-
appointed that they’re not
Republicans, given our tra-
ditions. We’re not getting
much love in return, despite
our efforts.
KW: Why do you think
that’s the case?
AC: Part of the reason is
that it’s really hard to be a
black Republican. I see
what they go through. It’s a
good little trick the entire
mainstream media has
pulled by describing Repub-
licans as “Racist! Racist!
Racist!” and then turning
around and laughing at us for not
having more blacks in our party.
That’s why I hope a lot of black
people will read my book because
I think it will change minds.
KW: One discussion I found
interesting in Mugged was where
you point out that Strom Thur-
mond was the only segregationist
U.S. Senator to change his affilia-
tion from Democratic to Republi-
can. I would’ve guessed that there
had been a wholesale flight of
Southern conservatives to the
Republican Party.
AC: Thurmond’s the only segre-
gationist anyone can name. Mean-
while, the Democratic Party had
former Klansmen, members of a
terrorist group that was lynching
and murdering black people. That
See ANN on page 6
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S EATTLE 2012
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Saturday October 20
FAMILY SYMPOSIUM AT CHIEF SEALTH
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. The Symposium
which runs from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. includes a
resource fair, community booths, activities for
children and much more. 2600 SW Thistle St. For
more information please call 206-252-0698.
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FRIENDSHOP COMES
TO BALLARD. Join the friends of The Seattle Public
Library for the Friendshop Pop-Up event from 1:30
p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the Ballard Branch Library,
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CLEAN THE CLUTTER – RECYCLE IT AT KENT’S FALL
RECYCLING COLLECTION EVENT. Event will take
place at Russell Road Park, 24400 Russell Rd.
Kent from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Residents are invited to
bring those items that are not easily recycled at
the curb including appliances, mattresses even
toilets and sinks.
Sunday October 21
THE NEXT FIFTY CLOSING DAY FEATURES SEATTLE
SYMPHONY, DANCE, FOOD, CLOSING CEREMONY
AND MORE. Oct. 21 marks the final day of The
Next Fifty, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the
1962 World’s Fair. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free
community event Seattle Center and Fisher
Pavilion.
Tuesday October 23
ROBIN DALE JOHNSON CO EDITS NEW BOOK: FAITH
AND RACE IN AMERICAN POLITICAL LIFE. Robin
Dale Johnson talks about the effect of Americans
religious beliefs and race perceptions on the U.S.
political system. How race and faith shaped our
country and are still shaping it today. 7 p.m.
Immanuel Presbyterian Church. 901 N.J. St.
Tacoma, in the Fireside Room.
Friday October 26
SOUTHWEST HALLOWEEN CARNIVALS. Join us in a
family night of Spooktacular fun! This year we
have added new games, treats and prizes. Find
the closest carnival to you! Delridge Community
Center, 6:30 – 8 p.m. 4501 Delridge Way SW.
Hiawatha Community Center, 6 – 8 p.m. 2700
California Ave. SW. South Park Community Center,
6:30 – 8 p.m. 8319 8th Ave. S. and Highpoint
Community Center, 6 – 8 p.m. 6920 34th Ave.
SW.
Saturday October 27
VOLUNTEERS & PARTNERS HELP CITY CELEBRATE
FIRST GREEN KENT DAY. Hundreds of volunteers,
Kent’s Mayor and others will join the Green Kent
Partnership at the First Annual Green Kent Day, a
day of volunteer restoration events to celebrate
the partnerships’ great success. If you would like
to join the fun and volunteer please register at
www.greenkent.org or call 253-856-5110. 9 a.m.
– noon. Two locations available Morrill Meadows
park, 10600SE 248th St. Green River Natural
Resource Area, 21250 Russell Rd. S. Kent, WA.