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Bids/Classifieds Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com Coulter continued from page 6 you have preferred to head the Republican ticket this year? AC: No, it’s still Romney. And I don’t think things are going that badly. I believe the media’s lying. I think it’s part of their attempted suppression of the Republican vote to discourage them by announcing that the campaign is over. KW: Marcia Evans also asks: What has been your per- sonal relationship with blacks that qualifies you to write this book about blacks? AC: Well, Marcia, this is why you should read the book. It is not about black people. It is about white liberals using ‘You could not get Democrats to stop holding slaves, and America had waited long enough. It was right there in The Declaration of Independence that the slaves would be freed.’ race and lying about race to wreck the country. By the way, there are many black heroes in this book that you’ve never heard of before, and it drives me crazy that there aren’t any movies made about them. KW: Marcia asks: How do you feel about reparations? AC: I’m against reparations. At this point, blacks should just be handing money to themselves. But I am an enthusi- astic supporter of Professor Henry Louis Gates‘ project to get black people admitted to the Daughters of the American Revolution, of which I am a member. He’s done some amazing things with DNA testing and tracing ancestry. KW: Marcia asks: How do you feel about Bob Dylan’s recent statement that “America was founded on the backs of slaves” and that the country would be much further along if slavery had been ended peacefully. AC: That’s an interesting point. I was unaware that he’d said that. I’m not sure I disagree with his statement but, unfortunately, it wasn’t going to end peacefully. It wasn’t going to happen. You could not get Democrats to stop hold- ing slaves, and America had waited long enough. It was right there in The Declaration of Independence that the slaves would be freed. My favorite Founding Fathers, Christians like John Adams, were absolutely appalled by slavery, and did not own slaves. I think we’re going to have to call on God’s grace not only for slavery, but for what we’re doing now with abortions. KW: You dedicated your book to “the freest black man in America.” AC: Yes! KW: Who is it? AC: It’s a Cracker Jack surprise to trick everybody into reading my book. KW: Let me guess. Is it comedian Jimmy “.J’J.” Walker? Many of my readers mentioned rumors about the two of you being romantically linked. AC: [LOL] Jimmy started that rumor. The little sneak. KW: Is there any question no one ever asks you, that you wish someone would? AC: Probably, although we got to a lot of good ones on this book. KW: The Tasha Smith question: Are you ever afraid? AC: I’m a little afraid right now, but I think I’ll be calm by Nov. 7. KW: Can you give me a good question I could call the Ann Coulter question when I interview other celebrities? AC: Oh, that’s a good question. The only question I’d be interested in is what books they’ve read recently, which is part of my campaign to promote reading. KW: It’s already the bookworm Troy Johnson question: What was the last book you read? AC: “Mugged.” KW: When you look in the mirror, what do you see? AC: If I’ve just had my makeup done for Fox, I see the hottest chick. [LOL] KW: If you could have one wish instantly granted, what would that be for? AC: Mitt Romney as president, or for lots of people to read my book. One of the two. KW: What is it like to be such a controversial figure? There are so many things you’ve said that have touched a nerve, like when you said Jews needed to be corrected. AC: “Perfected.” You, as a fellow Cornell grad and a fel- low Christian, which is another part of your tradition, should know that “perfected” means “completed.” The Old Testament calls for a Messiah. You turn the page to the New Testament, and there He is. There was nothing insulting about it. And who really cares? It was just Donny Deutsch who wanted press for his TV show. He screamed anti-Semi- tism, and I was going on vacation and didn’t really feel the need to respond to point out how the English language works. And boy they say Jews are smart. KW: But that’s not the only statement that’s landed you in hot water. AC: Usually, they’re my greatest hits and they make me happy. I give a lot of college speeches, and usually the Young Spartacus League or the Democrats will put up posters on campus with all the quotes they consider outra- geous. But I think they’re my best quotes. [LOL] KW: Well, thanks for the time, Ann. 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