Ann Coulter's new book will have an initial printing of one million. A #1 bestselling book generally sells around 250,000 copies. The equivalent would be 5x for a cd making one million books the same a a quintuple platinum record.
AARGH
Were these two out on a date ?
The latest from ANN (she gets wackier and wackier):
In response to Congressman John Murtha's demand for the "immediate withdrawal of American tr
oops" – as the New York Times put it – President Bush called Murtha a "fine man, a good man" who served with "honor and distinction," who "is a strong supporter of the United States military." He said he knew Murtha's "decision to call for an immediate withdrawal of our troops ... was done in a careful and thoughtful way."
Vice President Dick Cheney called Murtha "a good man, a Marine, a patriot."
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Murtha is "a fine man, I know him personally ... and it's perfectly proper to have a debate over these things, and have a public debate."
National Security Adviser Steve Hadley called in his praise for Murtha from South Korea, saying Murtha was "a veteran, a veteran congressman and a great leader in the Congress." ...
What is this? Special Olympics for the Democrats? Can't Republicans disagree with a Democrat who demands that the U.S. surrender in the middle of a war without erecting monuments to him first? What would happen if a Democrat were to propose restoring Saddam Hussein to power? Is that Medal of Freedom territory?
I don't know what Republicans imagine they're getting out of all this love they keep throwing at Democrats. I've never heard a single liberal preface attacks on Oliver North with a recitation of North's magnificent service as a Marine.(maybe because he broke the law in iran contra) And unlike Murtha, who refuses to release his medical records showing he was entitled to his two Purple Hearts (ah yes this combat veteran must "prove' to Ann Coulter that he deserved the purple hearts he got 40 years ago) , we know what North did
yes Ann we do: (from Wikipedia)
According to the National Security Archive, in an August 23, 1986 email to John Poindexter, Oliver North described a meeting with Panama's druglord Manuel Noriega's representative. "You will recall that over the years Manuel Noriega in Panama and I have developed a fairly good relationship," North writes before explaining Noriega's proposal. If U.S. officials can "help clean up his image" and lift the ban on arms sales to the Panamanian Defense Force, Noriega will "'take care of' the Sandinista leadership for us." [1]
North tells Poindexter that Noriega can assist with sabotage against the Sandinistas, and suggests paying Noriega a million dollars -- from "Project Democracy" funds raised from the sale of U.S. arms to Iran -- for the Panamanian leader's help in destroying Nicaraguan economic installations.
In November 1986, North was fired by President Reagan, and in July 1987 he was summoned to testify before televised hearings of a joint Congressional committee formed to investigate Iran-Contra. During the hearings, he admitted that he had lied to Congress, for which he was later charged among other things. He defended his actions by stating that he believed in the goal of aiding the Contras, whom he saw as "freedom fighters," and said that he viewed the illegal Iran-Contra scheme as a "neat idea."
North was tried in 1988 in relation to his activities while at the National Security Council. He was indicted on sixteen felony counts and on May 4, 1989, he was convicted of three: accepting an illegal gratuity, aiding and abetting in the obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents (by his secretary, Fawn Hall, on his instructions). He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell on July 5, 1989, to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines, and 1,200 hours community service.
However, on July 20, 1990, a three-judge appeals panel overturned North's conviction in advance of further proceedings on the grounds that his public testimony may have prejudiced his right to a fair trial. [2] The Supreme Court declined to review the case, and Judge Gesell dismissed the charges on September 16, 1991, after hearings on the immunity issue, on the motion of the independent counsel.
Essentially, North's convictions were overturned because he had been granted limited immunity for his Congressional testimony, and this testimony was deemed to have influenced witnesses at his trial.
But I digress, back to Ann's column:
We also know what Rep. Randy Cunningham, R-Calif., did to earn his medals. One of only two American Navy aces that the Vietnam War produced, Cunningham shot down five MiGs, three in one day, including a North Vietnamese pilot with 13 American kills. Cunningham never did something as insane as proposing that we withdraw troops in the middle of a war, but this week he did admit to taking bribes.
And yet, no Democrat breathed a word of Cunningham's unquestioned heroism before rushing to denounce him as "the latest example of the culture of corruption" – in the words of Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
Yes Ann, you are completely correct, they should have praised his service to our country in the military 40 years ago. He didn't do something as insane as act as a representative of his constituency and question administration policy.
Instead he did something that must be "sane" (isn't that the opposite of insane ?) as:
Mr. Cunningham, an eight-term representative from San Diego, pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that he took at least $2.4 million in bribes to steer Pentagon contracts to two friends. He announced his resignation from Congress hours after entering his plea. ...
In his guilty plea he admitted accepting cash, antiques, a Rolls Royce, mortgage payments on a mansion and boat, and other favors in return for 
helping the contractors gain valuable defense work
and by the way Ann, by steering defense contracts he was undermining the defense of our country. The Chairman of the Armed Services Committee (another weasel Repub I guess) is launching an investigation.
and I guess Ann was mortified at this as well:
Mr. Bush, answering a question about Mr. Cunningham's resignation from a reporter in El Paso, said members of Congress must take their legal and ethical obligations seriously.
"The idea of a congressman taking money is outrageous," the president said. "And Congressman Cunningham is going to realize that he has broken the law and is going to pay a serious price, which he should."
Representative David Dreier, the California Republican who heads the House Rules Committee, said Mr. Cunningham had violated the ethical standards of the House and was right to resign immediately.
"It is regretful that his great service to this country has been tarred by his actions," Mr. Dreier said in a statement.
Ah yes Ann there it is definitely worse for a Congressmanto take bribes than to speak his mind based on deep convictions .
Last time I checked, a Congressman opposing a President's policy didn't face what ex Rep Duke Cunningham faces:
Cunningham is free as he awaits sentencing Feb. 27. He faces up to 10 years in prison. In his guilty plea he admitted accepting cash, antiques, a Rolls Royce, mortgage payments on a mansion and boat, and other favors in return for helping the contractors gain valuable defense work
But i guess Ann is happy that her hero still gets this:
Despite pleading guilty to charges of tax evasion and conspiracy, Representative Randy "Duke” Cunningham (R-Calif.) will likely still receive his government pension at taxpayer expense.
Cunningham is also likely to retain the privileges enjoyed by other former lawmakers. Those privileges include gym access, lifetime access to the House floor, and a parking space at the capitol.
One prob Ann and Duke:
It is unclear how Cunningham could take advantage of those privileges from a California jail cell.
Ann, you go girl
More words. More letters. No more Ann Coulter. 
On the May 24 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes,
right-wing pundit Ann Coulter described the administration of President
Lyndon Baines Johnson as "the most skull-and-dagger, spying on its
opponents, corrupt administration, I mean, up until the Clinton
administration."
courtesy of media matters (picture too)
Does this woman believe anything that comes out of her own mouth ?
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