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June 19, 2006
Ann Coulter Attacks Paul McCartney I was particularly entertained by a story about Ann Coulter at Pugbus.net. I found it through Google News, and wondered what in the world beef Ann Coulter could possibly have with poor getting divorced on his 64th birthday Sir Paul? Geez, what a bitch!
I was really pleased with the way they roped me in. It is now clearly marked at Google News as satire, but was not originally. So I wasn't sure. I started getting suspicious after a couple of paragraphs, but all this crazy outrageous stuff they're putting in her mouth sounded plausible. I could almost believe that she'd say
"Paulie should drag his dyed-hair-wearing, sugar-coated- song-writing, one-legged-whore-humping ass out to pasture," wrote Ms. Coulter in yesterday's Parade magazine.
Hey, I could imagine her writing something like that. My first clue that it was probably bogus was that Parade magazine wouldn't print that, not that she wouldn't say it. But I had to read most of the article before I was sure- which is a pretty good trick, keeping me strung out an impressively long time.
However, I was pretty sure they were pulling my leg by the time she's supposedly saying, "Brad Pitt is so in denial about being gay that his closets have revolving doors. He's been a serial bitch for a string of man-eating shemales, starting with Gwyneth Paltrow." Then they carefully cleared up any conclusion with "The fine print: the editorial content of this site is fictional. Be advised to believe half of what you see and nothing of what you read."
What makes it noteworthy or funny to me on further reflection is thinking through the creator's intent. Who exactly is the object of satiric derision here? The first obvious thought would be that they're mocking Coulter's abusive style.
But not really. Perhaps it's something of a Rorschach test, but I found myself sympathetic to the totally ridiculous and hateful arguments that they put in Coulter's mouth. As regards Sir Paul, I would rather see him being publicly shitty about his ex rather than looking sad and mopey. I love you Paul, but buck up, old man. Plus, the Brangelina stuff was just comedy gold.
I say they ended up making Ann Coulter a sympathetic character. Or maybe I'm just as twisted as her.
