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Ann Coulter Exposed Again & Again & Again & Again...
No, the headline does not refer to Ann Coulter experiencing a Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction, so sorry to get the adrenaline and other things flowing you right wing geeksters. Put it back in and read on.
This was yet another brain malfunction, a move dear ol' Ann has begun to patent.
When your used to never getting called on your s__t by the mainstream U.S. media, it's must be extremely hard to admit you made a mistake.
Look at the transcript below--it's like she's playing geographical Jeopardy...Vietnam is wrong...are you sure Alex? How about what is Indochina? It's Siam, I know it's Siam. No...
If you want credibility, display credibility. If you don't care, be Ann Coulter. Accessorize with blonde hair and miniskirt.
Here is the link to the following story:
January 30, 2005Thank you to Josh Stewart for responding to this blog entry with the following:
Ann Coulter and right-wing stupidity
Posted by ak
In a recent interview with the investigative CBC news program, The Fifth Estate, Ann Coulter was put on the hot seat by Bob McKeown, a serious news journalist. In discussing the war in Iraq, Coulter tried to tell McKeown that Canada used to be an ally of the U.S. when they sent troops to Vietnam. Of course, Coulter is wrong but refused to back down. McKeown did what any serious reporter would do: He clobbered her.
Coulter: "Canada used to be one of our most loyal friends and vice-versa. I mean Canada sent troops to Vietnam - was Vietnam less containable and more of a threat than Saddam Hussein?"
McKeown interrupts: "Canada didn't send troops to Vietnam."
Coulter: "I don't think that's right."
McKeown: "Canada did not send troops to Vietnam."
Coulter (looking desperate): "Indochina?"
McKeown: "Uh no. Canada...second World War of course. Korea. Yes. Vietnam No."
Coulter: "I think you're wrong."
McKeown: "No, took a pass on Vietnam."
Coulter: "I think you're wrong."
McKeown: "No, Australia was there, not Canada."
Coulter: "I think Canada sent troops."
McKeown: "No."
Coulter: "Well. I'll get back to you on that."
McKeown tags out in script:
"Coulter never got back to us--but for the record, like Iraq, Canada sent no troops to Vietnam."
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My guess, and it is only a guess, is that Coulter was referring to troops sent to fight on the side of the Americans and South Vietnamese, which seems incorrect. But McKeown is seems incorrect with his flat-out rejection -- THE COGITATOR"I think she may be right. According to a few canadian military
websites, they have medals posted for missions in Vietnam for service
in the "International Commission for Control and Supervision" (ICCS)
from 1973 to 1974. This was an organization used to enforce the
Geneva Accords. The Geneva Accords was, from what I could find, a
plan to use demilitarized zones to stop hostilities from happening
again.
Canada sent personnel to Vietnam and Indochina for the International
Commission for Control, "Canada contributed 240 Canadian Forces
personnel 50 officials from the Department of External Affairs". But
one thing for is for sure, they reluctantly sent people in one form
or another to South Vietnam and Indochina from 1973 to 1974, after
the cease fire had been declared.
In 1974 Canada was replaced by Iran to run the ICCS.
Ann Coulter was half correct, but she should have probably looked
more closely at her sources before she said that, and it wasn't a
very good example either.
http://www.clemson.edu/caah/history/facultypages/EdMoise/icc.html
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group06/icmvn
And if you're wondering I'm not a conservative I'm actually an
independent. Also if I'm incorrect about anything please tell me."
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