Ann Coulter Blames Single Moms for Rape, Murder

by Amy Hatch (Subscribe to Amy Hatch's posts) Jan 7th 2009 8:00PM

Whoo, boy, Ann Coulter was busy this week.

During a Wednesday morning visit to the "Today Show," the Queen of Conservatives unleashed her wrath on single moms and 9/11 widows, calling women who lost their husbands in the terrorist attack "griefazillas" and saying that any societal problem -- including murders and rape -- can be traced back to single moms.

Coulter was promoting her newest book, "Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America," when, during an interview with Matt Lauer, she blamed the majority of society's ills on single mothers. She claims that the "liberal media" exalts the single mom, despite the fact that -- her words, not mine -- most teenage mothers, runaways, murderers and rapists can be traced back to them.

Later in her visit she told Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb that 9/11 widows "advance" socially and financially using their "victimhood as a shield."

I happened to catch the interview as it aired, and watched as Coulter crossed and uncrossed her boot-clad calves and tossed the blond mane that makes her the Hottie of Hotheads.

As I watched her lean forward and raise one eyebrow all the while blaming women -- her own gender -- for the downfall of society, I wondered just what could motivate such a viperous display of bile. Is she just saying these things to stir up publicity for her ridiculous tome, or is it a case of Histrionic Personality Disorder? I mean, what kind of person do you have to be to make Kathie Lee Gifford look totally disgusted?

Or hey, maybe she has one of those satanic single moms. That might explain the whole thing.

I have to hand it to her. If she was looking to cause outrage, she did a good job.

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notfooled 1-07-2009 @ 8:31PM

I don't watch her, listen to her or read her anymore. Not because I disagree with her conservative politics (i disagree with most of the FOXnews "crew" but I watch to learn about different perspectives). However, I truly believe AC is mentally ill and that she views the world from a very distorted perspective which has nothing to do with politics.

dee 1-07-2009 @ 10:07PM

Well, she had to find something to blame single moms for. She's Ann Coulter after all. The queen of blaming everyone else for everything. She's a dispicable person and a huge waste of skin.

lovechilde 1-07-2009 @ 11:21PM

Wow!! She is scary. What a nut. I would love to have dinner with her, in a very public place of course, and just push all of her buttons. She comes off as snide and not just disconnected from the average person but cares not to BE connected to the average person.

Jamie 1-08-2009 @ 11:56AM

OMG that is funny. I have never heard of this person before she was bumped from NBC. I have to admit I get the impressions that she can quote a lot of statistics, but has trouble creating a real original thought. She would be an easy target for button pushing. I would recommend a body guard though. I do hope B. Hussein Obama can protect us from people like her!

Michael 1-08-2009 @ 12:55AM

Ann Coulter,Queen of the conservatives? I am about as conservative as a conservative can become but do not associate with about 95% of Ann's views... Extremism on either side of the spectrum would be comical if it were not so serious. While I would agree that the absence of a strong father figure in childrens' lives is most certainly detrimental, there are a great number of single moms out there doing the best they can being both parents for their children. My hat is off to you, single moms.

Gender Neutral 1-08-2009 @ 12:59AM

I will not defend everything that Ann says, but she has a point about the Liberal Media, and the way that Matt Lauer behaves during this "interview" is a perfect example of it. Ann can hardly string a few words together to reply, when Matt is talking over her and trying to move into a different area of discussion. I think she shows a lot of restraint by not telling him to shut his mouth.

As far as how Amy quoted Ann at the beginning of this post, she is incorrect. In her book, Ann does not say "any" societal problem, but rather "almost any..." as Matt quotes from her book. When that mismatch comes up in the interview, Ann quite correctly states she is speaking extemporaneously. She misspoke. End of story.

On to the main point here: The affect of single parent homes (most usually single mothers) on violence, crime, etc. Perhaps you might wish to do some research before you exclaim Ann is wrong.

http://www.cato.org/testimony/ct-wc67.html

There are correlations between single parent homes and the negative societal path that those children take. It doesn't happen all the time, but it does happen a significant amount.

SKL 1-08-2009 @ 9:25AM

I'm a single mom but I have to agree with Gender Neutral. It's just as bad to deny any link as it is to point all blame in one direction. This site tends to coddle people who made bad choices and encourage them to believe it wasn't bad after all. The better approach would be to honestly inform single moms that they have to work that much harder to reduce the likelihood that their kids will become a statistic.

notfooled 1-08-2009 @ 10:23AM

SKL - And yOur approach to the challenge of single parenthood is one that a reasonable person would make/can understand. The point is, Ann Coulter is not the least bit reasonable, makes wild assertions without much basis and provides very few suggestions that a reason/sane person could support. I don't understand why the biased right-wing media continue to give her any attention at all.

BTW, your comment about "coddl(ing) people who made bad choices and encourage them to believe it wasn't bad after all" made me immediately think of the right-wing reaction to Bristol's teenage/unwed mother situation - hope no one gives her a copy of AC's book as a baby gift!

Jessica Pegis 1-08-2009 @ 10:45AM

Actually, Gender Neutral, there is another body of research which shows that the greatest predictor of criminality is having a family member who is a criminal, exhibits anti-social behaviour, or is incarcerated. The correlation that is expressed is often distorted. You can find more information here:

http://www.thelizlibrary.org/liz/017.htm and searching for "jail" and "juvenile delinquency".

Jessica Pegis 1-08-2009 @ 11:23AM

Oh, just one more paper on fatherlessness you might all be interested in.

http://www.xyonline.net/downloads/Fatherhood_DP59.pdf

Karen 1-08-2009 @ 1:17PM

Actually, I agree with both of her points, and had she made them in a less controversial manner, I bet a large number of people on this site would agree with her as well.

I also agree that we need to quit making excuses for bad choices and bad behavior. YES, women need to be called out for making babies with men that they (and all of us) are so willing to call crazy, violent, etc. just a few short months down the road. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!

That doesn't mean that we aren't there to support these moms, but that we don't excuse the behavior (unmarried sex, sex with men that have no business being fathers, etc.) either.

And many of the 9/11 wives DID politicize their grief. They deserve all the sympathy and support in the world, but the moment that they bring it out and use it politically, then they set it out there to be judged. You make yourself an activist, and you make your victim status part of that activism, then you no longer are immune from criticism of your behavior.

But AC behavior is strictly marketing. She has this persona and it makes her a ton of money. She'd be stupid to conduct herself any other way. But the fact that she relays the message like a crazy loon doesn't mean the entire message is wrong.

Pavlina 1-08-2009 @ 1:04PM

I couldn't get through 2 minutes of that. Ugh. Such negativity, I know she has a whole bunch of bad Karma, no wonder she is so vile.

notfooled 1-08-2009 @ 1:49PM

Why shouldn't a grieving widow be allowed to use her situation to bring about political change? After all, it was our political standing in the world that, in part, brought about the (unjustifiable) 9/11 attacks.

For instance, say my house burnt down b/c my local politicians decided to cut back support/staffing for the local fire dept. I would be perfectly justified in using my situation to gain attention of media and politicians and try my darndest to bring about a change.

As the blogger's article pointed out, what AC accused the 9/11 families of doing is"trying "advance" socially and financially using their "victimhood as a shield."". The accusation that these families are trying to benefit financially is absolutely unconscienable. And this whole "victimhood as a shield" as just an excuse for her to be able viciously attack anyone she disagrees without regard for their genuine suffering. AC would much rather "blame the victim" (single mothers, minorities, 9/11 families) than to show even a shred of compassion for anyone who disagrees with her on social/moral/policitical issues.

SKL 1-08-2009 @ 2:39PM

What do you mean, single mothers are "the victim"? That is about the sickest comment I've seen all day.

notfooled 1-08-2009 @ 3:35PM

I know!!! She IS sick - b/c as I'm sure you are aware, it is Ann Coulter who refers to single mothers (and others) as "Liberal "Victims"" in the very title of her book! Now, for myself, the single mothers I know are all fully competent and raising socially responsible, respectful and compassionate children. Something AC's mother failed to do.

katie 1-08-2009 @ 5:19PM

Oooh, SKL got burned!! Cant address the issues so you gotta nitpick words instead!?

Melissa 1-08-2009 @ 2:37PM

Yeah, I caught her interview on "Today", and as a single mom, and a child raised by a single mom, I was very disturbed. I knew she was a b****, but had no idea how nuts she was! She was sitting there blaming 70% (if I am remembering right) of prison inmates are children of single moms, 80% of pregnant teens are parents of single moms, all kinds of bulls***! Like I said, I raised by a single mom, and I never ran away, didn't get pregnant at 15, didn't drink at 14, I mean, all this crap she was spewing like vomit....I had my daughter at 26, and the only reason I am a single mom now is because her father was an idiot, in and out of prison, drank too much, on drugs....oh, and he WASN'T raised by a single mom! Go figure!

Melissa 1-08-2009 @ 3:52PM

I'm a single mom because I chose that road. Maybe I worded it wrong. I could have stayed with the idiot, and been miserable, but I chose to leave and be a single mom. My mom is the absolute best, and she has taught me and my daughter a lot....I'm dating a guy who was raised by a single mom, and he's never been in trouble, went to college, graduated top of his class, and makes 6 figures. The point is A.C. has no right to talk her crap, she doesn't have enough to back it up.

Gender Neutral 1-08-2009 @ 7:25PM

Melissa,

What do you mean by you "chose that road"? Did you get pregnant by this guy before or after you found out his habits and history? How long were you with him before you started to have sex with him? It's your type of situation that people get into because they made poor choices, not because they chose a road. Think about how that just makes you look stupid.

This type of vernacular is exactly what Ann is referring to when she states what the Liberal Media is doing with their "exaltation" of various issues such as single motherhood and the devaluation of the nuclear family. I can't say if there is a correlation between whether it needs to be a traditional male and female couple vs. a dual male/female situation, but there is a plethora of evidence suggesting that a 2 parent home is better for the child's development. This is not to say it guarantees the child won't have problems. It is, however, a positive factor. Two parents, sharing in the raising of the child and the other demands of the household, is better overall than one parent doing it alone.

Finally, to all those who say that Ann is wrong because they were successfully raised by a single parent (mother or father): Congratulations! You beat the odds because research dictates you are in the minority.

Bob 1-12-2009 @ 6:31PM

Ann Coulter a "tar baby" for the "liberal media," and she ends up laughing all the way to the bank. She would disappear if TV didn't love the ratings she brings for these pathetic daytime shows. It is this irony that I find as intriguing as her ideas.

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