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Vanity: Ann Coulter's Quest for Glory Vanity Ann Coulter’s Quest for Glory Pride, Prejudice, and the Pursuit of Power DANIEL J. BORCHERS Vanity Ann Coulter’s Quest for Glory Pride, Prejudice, and the Pursuit of Power Daniel J. Borchers Citizens for Principled Conservatism Vanity: Ann Coulter’s Quest for Glory © 2012 Daniel Borchers First printing: December 31, 2012 All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or reproduce any part of this book, except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles. Citizens for Principled Conservatism believes that the nature and use of the photos, cartoons, and graphics provided in this book which are not in the public domain or not the property of the publisher constitutes “fair use” of any such material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. This material is intended primarily for educational purposes and is distributed freely. Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Front and back cover design: Daniel Borchers Front cover photo is courtesy of George magazine with cover design by Daniel Borchers. All other photos obtained from the Internet and other open sources. Published by Citizens for Principled Conservatism. Printed in the United States of America. Daniel Borchers, President Citizens for Principled Conservatism P.O. Box 506 Odenton, MD 21113 www.CoulterWatch.com [email protected] 240-476-9690 “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.” – 1st Corinthians 1:31 Table of Contents Preface: Vanity. .................................................................................................................... ix “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” – Ecclesiastes 1:2 Introduction: Object of Adoration....................................................................................... xiii “The only thing worse than people talking about you is people not talking about you.” – Oscar Wilde Chapter 1: Rising Crème: Narcissism – A Primer. .............................................................. 1 “I’m against homogenizers in art, in politics, in every walk of life. I want the cream to rise.” – Ann Coulter Chapter 2: Idolatry. .............................................................................................................. 10 “I think I have a greater life than anyone in the universe.” – Ann Coulter Chapter 3: Pride – All is Vanity .......................................................................................... 21 “Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Chapter 4: Prejudice. ........................................................................................................... 28 “Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt.” – Benjamin Franklin Chapter 5: The Pursuit of Power. ........................................................................................ 39 “I can say anything I want.” – Ann Coulter Chapter 6: Fame. ................................................................................................................. 50 “Nothing is so common as the wish to be remarkable.” – William Shakespeare Chapter 7: Fortune. .............................................................................................................. 61 “For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” – Matthew 16:26 Chapter 8: The Lost Art of the Eulogy: It’s All About ME!. .............................................. 70 “I really did admire and respect [John F. Kennedy, Jr.] a lot [for] having me write for him and proposing article ideas. He was very enthusiastic about my articles” – Ann Coulter Chapter 9: Conscience & Innocence ................................................................................... 90 “The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul.” – John Calvin Case Studies ......................................................................................................................... 103 “I’m perfectly willing to engage in wild speculation and unsubstantiated rumors.” – Ann Coulter Case Study # 1: Oh, Paula (Jones)! Ann Coulter’s Betrayal. .............................................. 104 “There are lots of us busy elves working in Santa’s workshop.” – Ann Coulter Case Study # 2: (Linda) TRIPPed Up! ................................................................................ 112 “I don’t mind reliving the greatest night of my life over and over and over again. I was dancing a jig. I was bouncing off the walls.” – Ann Coulter Case Study # 3: Coulter for Congress: Only Scoundrels Need Apply. ................................ 123 “I’d burn down my neighbor’s house.” – Ann Coulter Case Study # 4: In the Name of Elián (González). .............................................................. 136 “Poor Elián. The entire Cold War is being refought on this little 6-year- old’s shoulders.” – Ann Coulter Case Study # 5: Raising Cain for McCain and Fascist Christians ....................................... 142 “Must Christian conservatives be fascists?” – Ann Coulter Case Study # 6: Let’s Get Drunk and Vote for McCain. ..................................................... 147 “I will campaign for [Hillary Clinton] if it’s McCain.” – Ann Coulter Case Study # 7: Mitt Romney – Ideal Candidate ................................................................. 151 “Romney really is the perfect candidate, not only the perfect candidate but the perfect president we need right now.” – Ann Coulter Appendices ........................................................................................................................... 159 “I really like the bad dreams because you wake up and realize it wasn’t true.” – Ann Coulter Appendix 1: Coulter Impersonators ..................................................................................... 160 “You should consider that Imitation is the most acceptable part of Worship, and that the Gods had much rather Mankind should Resemble, than Flatter them.” – Marcus Aurelius Appendix 2: Interview with Katherine Black ...................................................................... 164 “’Unity through diversity’ expresses my belief about the body of Christ.” – Katherine Black Appendix 3: Success of the Godly ....................................................................................... 171 “I’m on the edge of glory, and I’m hanging on a moment of truth.” – Lady Gaga Preface Image Obsessed “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” – Ecclesiastes 1:2 American Freedom Fighter “Is Dan still here?” Ann anxiously asked the receptionist as she rushed into the reception area. I was there to present her with her award as a courageous American freedom-fighter and she was eager to receive it. In retrospect, her query – “Is Dan still here?” – suggested some measure of uncertainty, a degree of insecurity, as if the person giving her the award would not wait even a few minutes for her to arrive.1 As Ann gave me a quick tour of the Center for Individual Rights, and in particular the view from her boss’s corner office on Connecticut Avenue, I sensed that she wanted to impress me (even though I was obviously already impressed enough with her to give her an award). 1 See Chapter 2 (“The Cuckolding of Conscience”), in my free PDF book, The Beauty of Conservatism: The Seduction of Ann Coulter and the Cuckolding of Conscience, at www.CoulterWatch.com/beauty.pdf. ix Two weeks later, Ann sent me several multi-page emails urging me to aid her by writing letters-to-the- editor on her behalf to George magazine, TV Guide, and the New York Times. Ann was distraught over how she was portrayed in those publications, incensed over minor issues, and very concerned about her image. She wanted me to correct what she perceived as mischaracterizations of her in those publications. As she told me, “it’s a good idea that someone besides Ann writes a letter because otherwise it’ll just appear self-serving.” Ann later thanked me for writing the letters, explaining that “a letter would be good to put my name in that magazine another week,” adding, “I was tempted to write a letter myself for this purpose, but thought it would be hard to do without sounding defensive and pathetic, no matter how short and sarcastic.”2 It was quickly impressed upon me that Ann was passionate about, even obsessed with, her image.3 I would soon discover that Ann would scour the media for references to herself and would shoot off emails to counter anything of which she disapproved. That pattern still continues to some degree today with Coulter either directly defending herself or, more often, enlisting the aid of surrogates within her network of friends and colleagues to do so for her. Returning to 1997, within a few short months, Coulter’s public demeanor and personal conduct would radically change.4 Indeed, she would come to embody character traits and behaviors which she claims to abhor, ones contrary to those cited in her award. Mugged – First Impressions Now, 15 years after first meeting Ann, I am again confronted with ambivalence in the person and persona of Coulter, who remains brilliant and a phenomenal wordsmith, but who seems to struggle as a narcissist with self-doubt, and who remains questionable (actually, untrustworthy) in the areas of credibility and character.5 Over the intervening years, several truths have emerged concerning Coulter:
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