Those not hiding in a cave or immersed entirely in Torah study for the past two days — and in either case, why would you then be reading Cross-Currents? — are undoubtedly aware that Ann Coulter has it out for the Jews, insisting that we all need to be “perfected.” And for this, Coulter — no stranger to controversy — is being pilloried in the media. CNN said that she “took a sharp swipe at Jews — that’s at least the way a lot of people are interpreting it.”
The only problem is, that’s not what happened, she demonstrated not an iota of anti-Semitism, and the media is taking her to task for being nothing more nor less than a traditional Christian, and quite a tolerant one, at that. The media’s true target is traditional religion, and it would do for traditional Jews to be part of setting the record straight.
What happened was that Donny Deutsch, a Jewish talk-show host, asked her what her dream America would look like. And she said it would “look like New York during the Republican National Convention.” Note, of course, that for her to want everyone to be Republican is not considered offensive. No one would dare condemn her for thinking her political ideology is correct. After all, Teddy Kennedy and MoveOn.org have the same flaw in a very different direction.
But Deutsch isn’t satisfied with the answer. He says no, no, not just the politics, what’s the country going to look like. And she says “Well, everyone would root for America, the Democratic Party would look like Joe Lieberman, the Republican Party would look like Duncan Hunter…” Hey, did you notice? Her model Democrat is a kike! Some anti-Semite she’d make… which, of course, explains why the edited videos skip this passage. Deutsch isn’t done, so he keeps after her until she says “Well, OK, take the Republican National Convention. People were happy. They’re Christian. They’re tolerant. They defend America, they…” and we’ll never find out what else they are, because that’s when Deutsch leaped down her throat.