You Can't Handle the Truth!

Ann Coulter, author, lawyer, Republican, firecracker, is an accomplished woman in her 40s, who is not afraid to speak her mind. She was born in New York City, raised in an “upper middle class” family, and exposed to conservative values of her father she labels a “union buster” (Biography.com) Her impressive resume is comprised of a variety of notable positions including, a clerk for the United States Court of Appeals, an attorney in the Department of Justice Honors Program, a litigator with the Center for Individual Rights, and has worked for the Senate Judiciary Committee (AnnCoulter.com). Coulter has also written seven books, all of which have been on the New York Times bestseller list. She is currently the legal correspondent for Human Events and syndicate columnist for the Universal Press Syndicate (AnnCoulter.com).

Coulter’s opinion, speeches, and writings are controversial, biased, and without a doubt right-winged. She “is a self-described polemicist” (Cornell.edu), and handles opposition and arguments in a witty, matter-of-fact way, all while assailing Democratic values. While liberals may not agree with the message she’s trying to send, Coulter’s attention-grabbing topics are articulately written and/or spoken, and spark interest amongst many.

On March 3, 2010, Coulter bashed Democrat, Charles Hynes, the Brooklyn District Attorney, in an article on her blog titled, “Subprime Mortgage Crisis Hits Whorehouses”. Hynes had recently announced, “no criminality has been found” in regard to, “videotapes made by investigative journalists […] which show ACORN employees counseling the pair on getting a mortgage for a house of prostitution.” The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is a social and economic justice organization of low and moderate-income people. Coulter claims Hynes’ neglect and failure to investigate the matter is sure to warrant, “another endorsement from ACORN.”

Throughout the article, she presents valid and clear evidence to support her opinion that Hynes is deliberately ignoring the “crimes being discussed on those tapes.” Coulter crushes the even thought there was no crimes being plotted, and in her bold manner states, “I’m not a lawyer – oh, wait, yes, I am – but I count approximately a half-dozen state law crimes being discussed.” She unmasks the truth and presents it in a smart and saucy way, that some may find harsh. It would be easy for one to imagine her shouting, “you can’t handle the truth,” from the movie, A Few Good Men.