Digby: Liberal Flacks

In all the hoopla last week about TNR writer Elspeth Reeve's tribute to Ann Coulter, I missed this very interesting debate among Ezra, Shakespeare's Sister and Echidne about why there aren't any firebreathing liberal female hacks. It's an interesting topic and I urge you to check out all the arguments. (Echidne's title alone is worth it.)

I'm not going to delve into all the socio-political implications of the Coulter argument. These fine writers cover the topic better than I can. I will just say that my view is that the right chooses certain figures for two very particular reasons --- the first is camera friendliness and the second is counter-intuitiveness.