ABC's Dan Harris Asks Ann Coulter 'Is It Ever Uncomfortable For You To Be Hated?'
ABC's Terry Moran began the final segment of Tuesday's "Nightline" saying, "Simply put - a lot of people despise Ann Coulter."
After this disgusting introduction, the first question Dan Harris asked the conservative author was, "Is it ever uncomfortable for you to be hated?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
TERRY MORAN, HOST: Simply put - a lot of people despise Ann Coulter, the conservative firebrand, because of her malevolent and acid rhetoric. Other people lover her and her creed of liberal villainy. So is it possible to have a conversation with her in which no one gets mad? Well, tonight Dan Harris finds out.
That's quite an introduction. Can you imagine a media member prefacing an interview this way with someone devoutly hated by the right like Michael Moore or Keith Olbermann?
Not likely, right?
Regardless, with the subject's head indelicately placed on the proverbial chopping block, Harris proceeded to whack at it:
DAN HARRIS: Is it ever uncomfortable for you to be hated?
ANN COULTER: [Laughs] That’s a funny question. Not really. Not really.
The slashes continued:
HARRIS: You’ve been called, as you said, a fascist, a lying liar, a tele-bimbo, a skank, a huckster of ideological hate. None of this ever gets to you?
Is this an interview or a beheading? Fortunately, Coulter had a great response:
COULTER: Not in the least. The only people who hate me more than liberals are conservative authors who don’t sell as many books.
HARRIS : [Off camera] She says name-calling is a sign of liberal desperation, although she is the one who has been quoted as calling Hillary Clinton “pond scum” and Pamela Harriman, the now deceased U.S. ambassador to France, a “whore.” And that’s not all.
HARRIS: “Taxpayer-supported parasites.” Those are public school teachers.
COULTER: Well, they are.
HARRIS: But, whether you believe it or not, it’s still a name, an epithet. A parasite.
COULTER: Well, sometimes facts are unpleasant things. But someone who lives off the taxpayer is a parasite.
HARRIS: My point is why is it okay when you do it?
COULTER: I don’t think that’s name-calling. I think it is, it is a harshly accurate fact.
And as we know, facts can be very inconvenient things to a liberal media member.
Maybe not as important, the self-fulfilling prophecy intended with this interview should have been obvious to a fifth grader.
You begin with the premise from the host that the guest is hated. Then you have the interviewer second that emotion and seek to further validate it with follow-up questions specifically designed to prove it.
Unfortunately, no one involved asks if their subject would be less hated if they weren't doing everything in their power to demonstrate she is.
Liberal media bias? What liberal media bias?
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→ Simply put . . .
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 3:15pm.
Simply put, WHO KNEW Terry Moran still had a gig on TV?
Yeah, who knew?
Submitted by Red Jeep on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 8:27am.
It was a jolt from the past seeing him. I have not missed, not seeing him. I will continue not watching TV so I won't see him again.
WHO?
Submitted by KornKing on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 11:03am.
WHO?
moran
Submitted by east tennessee john on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 3:55pm.
Hey cs, do you still have your knee pads from the 2008 election?
How can you despise Ann Coulter?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 5:39pm.
She is so hot! She can come to Happy Hour anytime she wants, and I'm buying.
Geghgh. No thanks.
Submitted by balboa on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 9:48pm.
Geghgh. No thanks.
No thanks for the crypto-dummy.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 12:57am.
He is just attracted to cop killers that excaped jail and absconded to Cuba.
And You are Attracted to Censorship.
Submitted by Tenebrous on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 5:38pm.
If the choices were you and Balboa, I wouldn't be sure who's less creepy. Balboa is at least honest about his ribald stupidity. You try to cloak your crypto-stalinism behind some kind of moral facade.
Visions and Principles blog
~I think I missed something, here
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 7:47pm.
But it looks like the 11th Commandment applies.
Oh boy!
Submitted by Rukus on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 8:37pm.
I'm going with extra-butter Jiffy Pop!
Bru
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:02pm.
If I remember correctly Tennebrious made a vulgar comment. The Vet asked him to tone it down, and the suggestion was not taken well.
There are those who criticize Schutlz for his comment about Laura Ingraham, then do the same thing.
Go Vet!
fatboy made the comment "she's a whore"
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 12:37am.
The ankle biting hit and run milksop tenebrous took exception when I told fatboy to knock it off. He said everyone should make it their signature. I openly challenged him to do it and said I would not post so long as he keeps that his signature. To date - crickets.
The little cut and run coward prefers his ankle biting milksop ways. He is at heart a coward.
it's her hot factor that drives libs ultranuts, like Palin, etc
Submitted by merly1 on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 11:35pm.
:oD
What makes her hot is not just her looks
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 6:22am.
it's her wit. What really drives the libs crazy is they can't remotely debate her. She catches them in every lie and drills them with the truth in the meantime.
Then again have you seen what the other side has to offer outside of Hollyweird? Some of those ahem women must have a degree from PU.
SOOOOO TRUE!
Submitted by ROSIE RIGHT on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 11:36am.
SOOOOOO TRUE!
It's true
Submitted by Rush to Judgement on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 6:13pm.
But who isn't hated by someone?
Also...not hot. But to each his own.
It's a troll..
Submitted by The Vet on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 9:18pm.
But who has not had 25 accounts here? Oh, just you. Hated by everyone.
Also...maybe syrius.
Not everyone. I would say most for sure.
Submitted by Rush to Judgement on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 10:13pm.
But now how can you link to a page with a list of 18 while calling it 25? When you buy something for $18 do you pay $25? This sounds silly or dyslexic.
Told ya. Completely wrong move again.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 12:22am.
It is 18 that we know of idiot. Everytime you get banned. 2 more accounts you created at the same time pop up.
But you keep playing it off like we is too stupid to see your troll games. And you keep calling attention to your constant internet predatory ways. Time for an Me Me Me Dead Zippers snitstorm because someone pointed out his troll ways.
Yeah why would you come to a site "in disguise"
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 6:29am.
where you disagree with them? Is it moronic behavior or an actual mental affliction?
It doesn't make sense at all but then I must consider the source. It's not about debate as it's about condescension.
Whatever floats your boat comrade!
Ah, speculation
Submitted by Rush to Judgement on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 10:16am.
So an uneducated guess is what yields your delusions. Fair enough. Well we know of 18, but we GUESS it's 25. No, we have no proof. We just THINK that.
Not a great argument, J.
Shut up predator.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 10:59am.
Don't you have some woman's children to obsess over? You are not welcome here.
Pack sand
Submitted by Rush to Judgement on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 12:31pm.
Pack tight. Do you think we're having a conversation here? We're not!!! ; )
You quote the Veet predator. Remember everything he said.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 12:53pm.
Why don't you change you name to a copy of mine again? Yeah, looks like the Veet has crawled up in another trollie's brain and made himself at home.
Yeah, trollies never quote the Veet. Nah. nwahs didn't make a quote of the Veet his signature for 2 months before getting banned. Oh wait, He did. troglodyt did not use a quote from me as his signature for a week before he had to stop. Oh wait, he did. Troll after troll, yeah none of them quote the Veet. Oh wait. They all have.
Now. Let's list all the times people here have quoted you. Let's get a list of memorable quotes from Dead "Angry Black Man" Kennedy. Here I will make the form.
Come on everybody. Dead Zippers is bringing out the best of the Vet. Let's get a best of the predator that preys on women and children! Anyone? Anyone at all? Come on. Surely he has said something, anything that someone out there might remember. Let's put on our thinking caps. Don't let it just be the Best of the Vet.
Here is another Best of The Vet --- Trollies don't think things through.
Yeah, you keep quoting me. Just put that Stupid out there on display.Word bully dont bother miz. Iz not scared. iz not afeared of word bully. Just remember ezzytin he ezzer said is all.
If I was quoting you
Submitted by Rush to Judgement on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 1:19pm.
I'd be speaking gibberish.
Ask MrShy about some of my greatest hits. He had a habit of using my quotes as taglines.
Give us an example
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:03pm.
Please,,,,,,,, I said please
Just the kind of response I thought I'd expect...
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 1:31pm.
to be quite honest.
So you're not here to actually add anything of substance? Got it!
What a prediction!
Submitted by Rush to Judgement on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 2:00pm.
Actually if you look at my posts you would notice my first entry on each page is always relevant. However, if you'd like to blame me for derailing threads it makes little, scratch that, makes no difference to me.
Laughable
Submitted by Free Stinker on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 2:38pm.
Your remarks are relevant in the same way that Michael Moore is thin.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Yes I'll make sure I'll do that just for you...
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:47pm.
not sure why you think you're gonna change my mind with whole "research" comment. Nonsense is nonsense no matter how many times you re-state it.
So your first entry on each page is always relevant, eh?---
Submitted by matthewdean on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:58pm.
I wonder what it is about the follow up "entries" that cause you to be consistently banned?
MD
And sure enough...
Submitted by Rukus on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 11:13pm.
POOF! He's getting this banned stufff down pretty good! LOL!
Ruk---
Submitted by matthewdean on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 11:23pm.
NB's version of the Shirley Temple drink : the R2J cocktail - no alcohol cuz your ACCESS to the bar is DENIED.
Yowzah!
MD
ROFL
Submitted by Free Stinker on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 11:27pm.
ROFL
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Fish don't know they're wet...
Submitted by ProudAmerican58 on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 6:19pm.
and so they're hatred of her is blind because they don't realize she plays and beats them at their own stupid brain dead liberal game
I LOVE ANN COULTER!!!!.
P.S.
Submitted by ProudAmerican58 on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 6:19pm.
And simply put, Moran is a Moron.
Exactly!
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 6:29pm.
Simply put - More people know and respect Ann Coulter than even know who Terry Moran is...or was.
Simply put..
Submitted by greggy on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 8:27pm.
A lot of people despise the sanctimonious, left-leaning, overly self-satisfied Terry Moron.
Good point.
Submitted by Tenebrous on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 5:40pm.
Ann should have replied with, "What are your thoughts? You're hated by a lot of people, too. So does it make a difference to you?"
Visions and Principles blog
Ann Coulter
Submitted by tcm14 on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 8:50pm.
Ann Coulter, a whole lot of awesome.
Who is Terry Moran? Never
Submitted by fatboy on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 8:52pm.
Who is Terry Moran? Never heard of him/her.
I'm pretty sure
Submitted by HockeyKid on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 9:00pm.
she played Joanie on "Happy Days".
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Who the hell watches ABC anyway?...
Submitted by USMC8411 on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 9:09pm.
They got a ratings boost just by booking Ann for the show. Amazing that the lefties rely on the vast right wing conspirators to boost their ratings!
ElRushbo even tried to help out the perky one, and she is, well, between sleazy journalist gigs at the moment. Good thing unemployment compensation lasts for 5 years or so now... Right Dan? Courage. Courage. Courage.
I think HockeyKid is right. Joanie on Happy Daze in love with that Chachie kid.
This is typical of liberal
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 9:22pm.
This is typical of liberal interviewers.
They attack conservatives with "why do you do things that make people hate you?" kind of questions, while liberals get the "how does it make you feel when people don't appreciate how hard you try?" variety.
Right! And they keep on,
Submitted by ROSIE RIGHT on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 11:45am.
even after knowing that we're all awake! Dumb to the bone, I swear. BTW, didn't see the crappy show, caught the bit on NEWSBUSTERS...LOL! LOVE NEWSBUSTERS and ANN!
I wouldn't know which
Submitted by Deskpilot on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 9:39pm.
ABC news advertiser to spend what little money I can afford to spend, outside of my bills, since I haven't watched them for so long. It's bad pre-positing like this that continually keeps me away.
Anne Coulter
Submitted by Curly on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 9:51pm.
No fear from her - she is well versed in the tactics of Alinskyites!
Moron
Submitted by grammajane on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 10:12pm.
And Moron has how many ever listening to a word he says?? He is so far left that he can't even stand up straight.
Regifting Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals"
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 10:36pm.
"People" don't hate Ann Coulter. Liberals do. There is all the difference in the world between people and liberals. If the liberals don't hate you, you are a nonperson.
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To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
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Let's change the way Ann Sells Books.
Submitted by pbthinker on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 10:52pm.
It's always entertaining when Ann Coulter is on a book tour. Could we arrange it so she has printed and releases a chapter at a time, does a book tour, and then releases another chapter, so she can be on these liberal shows all year?
I don't believe there is anyone who shows liberals for what they are, better than Ann Coulter. It's certainly fun to watch.
~Moran
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 11:01pm.
Is he that guy with Silky Pony's hair, Mr. Ed's face, and Lisa Rinna's lips?
Who?
Submitted by smitty195 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 12:08am.
Terry who? Never heard of him.
My question is "why do they......
Submitted by Chicagoray40 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 12:41am.
Subject themselves to the MSM talking deadheads?
I guess they do it to sell books to an audience who hates their guts? O' Reilly does it on the View as do others and my feeling is screw these people on the far left as far as I'm concerned. I turn down liberal business every single day and will do so til the day I die.
They can only change once they themselves 'see the light' and until that day comes they live in the darkness of having their heads up their or their gay lover's azzzes.
"And as we know, facts can be very inconvenient things to a liberal media member." Aint that the truth.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. –Albert Einstein My Twitter
Tall Ann could have responded
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 12:56am.
Tall Ann could have responded with 'is it ever uncomfortable for you to be so stupid'??? And she could use that line on any number of dimwits who try to corner her..............I don't think I've ever seen her cornered, and she seems to have the onions to be able to talk to these puppets.
What moron and every other
Submitted by jdhawk on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 1:02am.
What moron and every other liberal interviewer will attempt to do at all costs, is ensure that Coulter reveals as little as possible about her new book, Demonic, as is possible. As you can see from moron's interview, he thniks he has succeeded. What, of course, will happen, is Demonic will rocket to the best seller list like everyone of Coulter's books.
Meanwhile, here are some excerpts about the book on the Amazon page for the book:
The demon is a mob, and the mob is demonic. The Democratic Party activates mobs, depends on mobs, coddles mobs, publicizes and celebrates mobs—it is the mob. Sweeping in its scope and relentless in its argument, Demonic explains the peculiarities of liberals as standard groupthink behavior. To understand mobs is to understand liberals.
In her most provocative book to date, Ann Coulter argues that liberals exhibit all the psychological characteristics of a mob, for instance:
Liberal Groupthink: “The same mob mentality that leads otherwise law-abiding people to hurl rocks at cops also leads otherwise intelligent people to refuse to believe anything they haven’t heard on NPR.”
Liberal Schemes: “No matter how mad the plan is—Fraternité, the ‘New Soviet Man,’ the Master Race, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, Building a New Society, ObamaCare—a mob will believe it.”
Liberal Enemies: “Instead of ‘counterrevolutionaries,’ liberals’ opponents are called ‘haters,’ ‘those who seek to divide us,’ ‘tea baggers,’ and ‘right-wing hate groups.’ Meanwhile, conservatives call liberals ‘liberals’—and that makes them testy.”
Liberal Justice: “In the world of the liberal, as in t
he world of Robespierre, there are no crimes, only criminals.”
Liberal Violence: “If Charles Manson’s followers hadn’t killed Roman Polanski’s wife, Sharon Tate, Clinton would have pardoned him, too, and he’d probably be teaching at Northwestern University.”
Here is the link to the book on Amazon's cite (the cost is about $15)http://www.amazon.com/Demonic-How-Liberal-Endangering-America/dp/0307353486/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307595321&sr=8-1
Fantastic post!
Submitted by ROSIE RIGHT on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 11:54am.
Enjoyed every single well-made point. Witty, too! Made me laugh........Loved it!
An Ann Coulter fan
Fantasy Answer
Submitted by Chris Norman on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 1:49am.
"the first question Dan Harris asked the conservative author was, "Is it ever uncomfortable for you to be hated?"
I wish Coulter had responded with, "No more than it apparently discomforts you knowing that millions of Americans view you and your network as part of the propaganda arm for Obama and the Democratic Party".
It was a Fallacy
Submitted by bobbys on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 2:15am.
It was a loaded Q Fallacy or Have you stopped beating your wife..
If she replied yes it could be confirmed that yes indeed people hate her and its uncomfortable.
If she replied No then that implies she is Comfortable with people hating her.
She replied perfect by saying , That's a funny Question..
The next Q was textbook Fallacy.
HARRIS: You’ve been called, as you said, a fascist, a lying liar, a tele-bimbo, a skank, a huckster of ideological hate. None of this ever gets to you?.
If she replies yes then it confirms even she thinks these nasty things.
If she replies No it still has a Vague intonation all these things apply..
Again she replied correctly with , The only people who hate me....
My take is these interviewers are being coached on I gotchas and . trip ups with Fallacious arguments.
Conservatives take note.
I ordered Ann's new book on Amazon.com. I can't imagine...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 2:27am.
myself buying a book written by this moron. Is that his name, Terry Moron?
Moran doesn't understand (big surprise)
Submitted by UltraC on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 4:02am.
Is it ever uncomfortable for you to be hated?
What Moran doesn't comprehend is that some people in this world don't live their lives according to what others will think of them. I wonder if the folks in the media that live their lives in the same ongoing popularity contest from their high school days assume that everyone else does as well?
Someone should ask Moran or Harris--
Submitted by scottyusmc on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 5:58am.
Is it ever uncomfortable to be a journalist when so many people don't believe a word of what you say? Since boiled down to its basic function, a journalist is nothing more than a provider of information. What's it say when over 50% of the country doesn't believe a word they say; and the remaining follow blindly no matter what they say?
"Gosh, no, Dan!
Submitted by johnsonl on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 6:33am.
Are you ever uncomfortable about being as stupid as you are?"
Ann Coulter....
Submitted by Charles B. Simpson on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 6:53am.
....will be voting for Sarah Palin in the 2012 Presedential election. Me too. Oh, and so will Rush. Happy days are here again.
Amazing how hard nosed
Submitted by AngryInOhio on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 7:07am.
Amazing how hard nosed "journalists" are when they interview Republicans/Conservatives. I would like to see Dan Harris interview ANY Liberal like he has a pair.
"is it ever uncomfortable for
Submitted by okie-pastor on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 11:03am.
"is it ever uncomfortable for you to be hated?"
Is it ever uncomfortable for you to hate?
Of course not
Submitted by ohio granny on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 11:16am.
Any conservative woman knows first hand how they are hated by the elitists and so-called MSM. They wear it as a badge of honor.
Only a moron would ask such a dumb question.
Agreed
Submitted by okie-pastor on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 2:08pm.
Agreed
Yes, it's great to be loved, too..right, Ann?
Submitted by ROSIE RIGHT on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 11:32am.
She can take it, cause she's smarter than any of these morons and gets her points across every time! Speaks the TRUTH in all matters. FACT-BASED! LOL! Love ya, ANN COULTER! (Never even heard of this Liberal moron attacking like a pit bull, tho)
An Ann Coulter FAN!!!
Nightlies
Submitted by jessieH on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 12:17pm.
See, this is why nobody watches this show. Before the interview even starts, he's calling her every name he can. That's not an interview. It's a witch hunt.
Terry Maroon?
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 12:35pm.
Was he the guy who stated that "Even the seagulls were impressed ," by O'Bozos inauguration? Or did he start crying with tears of joy at Mr President?
Hey Dan
Submitted by Model850 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 3:09pm.
DAN HARRIS: Is it ever uncomfortable for you to be hated?
Interview Ears and ask HIM that question. I'd even watch your silly little show to see that!
Hillary has said she the
Submitted by Semus on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 3:19pm.
Hillary has said she believes the American people are stupid, except for her that is, I guess. Calling her pond scum is being kind in my book.
We all need to get in the
Submitted by AngryInOhio on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 6:36pm.
We all need to get in the habit of contacting ABC News or any other network that continues with their left wing agenda...power in numbers, plus it makes you feel better