More on Ann Coulter (with a Little Bill Maher Thrown In) – July 2

Well beliefnet.com asked me to come back and file a follow up, which I did today. The issue here is what Bill Maher said and how did he say it– and is it relevant.

This is important because Jonathan Falwell came to Ann Coulter’s defense, in part based on something Bill Maher did.

The follow up can be read at: http://blog.beliefnet.com/jwalking/2007/07/darrell-bock-on-christians-and.html

Here is the opening:

Well beliefnet.com asked me to come back and file a follow up, which I did today. The issue here is what Bill Maher said and how did he say it– and is it relevant.

This is important because Jonathan Falwell came to Ann Coulter’s defense, in part based on something Bill Maher did.

The follow up can be read at: http://blog.beliefnet.com/jwalking/2007/07/darrell-bock-on-christians-and.html

Here is the opening:

It is called truth in advertising. It means that when one reports about events that the remarks be accurate. Few places are more important that this be the case than in discussing politics. For misquotes inflame not only ideas, but feelings—and misquotations get passed on.

There is a process going on here in the latest flap over Ann Coulter. The latest example involve reports about Bill Maher, whose well-known, low standards of communication have fueled the latest flap.

For the rest, see the above.