Daily Howler - April 22, 2005

THINGS FALL APART (PART 4)! How bizarre is Ann Coulter? Deep in the weeds, let us show you:

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THINGS FALL APART (PART 4): Today, we were planning to take a look at the way Cloud’s piece sought to normalize Coulter—sought to make her seem like a jolly good person, a person just like you and me. For instance, we planned to ooh-and-aah with Time’s admiring scribe at how varied her circle of friends is:

CLOUD (4/25/05): One consequence of Coulter's feline aggression is that she wins not only enemies (including one who hired a private investigator to look into her past) but creepily devoted fans. She has had discussions with the FBI about her stalkers, one of whom sent flowers every day for six months...