Jewish Groups Condemn, Boycott Ann Coulter
Conservative Pundit Draws Ire For Comment That Jews Need To Be "Perfected"
Oct. 12, 2007

(CBS) Jewish groups are firing back at Ann Coulter after the blond-tressed pundit said during an interview yesterday that Jews need to be "perfected" into Christians.

The American Jewish Committee issued a statement declaring that it is "outraged" by Coulter's assertion on Donny Deutsch's CNBC show "The Big Idea" that Jews require "perfecting" by becoming Christians.

"Ms. Coulter's assertion that Jews are somehow religiously imperfect smacks of the most odious anti-Jewish sentiment," said AJC President Richard Sideman.

While appearing on "The Big Idea," Coulter said Judaism should be discarded, that Jews required Christianity to be "perfected," and that Christianity had a "fast track" to God.

"One would think she would know better than to utter such intolerant words," Sideman said.

The National Jewish Democratic Council is going even ****her, demanding the media stop interviewing the bestselling author because of her statements on the television program.

The council called on "mainstream media outlets" to stop inviting Coulter as a guest commentator and pundit and strongly condemned her comments that in a perfect world all would be Christians.

"While Ann Coulter has freedom of speech, news outlets should exercise their freedom to use better judgment," said Ira Forman, NJDC's executive director. "Just as media outlets don't invite those who believe that Martians walk the earth to frequently comment on science stories, it's time they stop inviting Ann Coulter to comment on politics."

Not unlike other recent media controversies, this one began when Media Matters, a pro-Democrat media lobby headed by David Brock, noted Coulter's appearance on CNBC's "The Big Idea." Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton recently claimed credit for helping to launch Media Matters.

In the Monday interview, Deutsch asked Coulter: "If you had your way ... and your dreams, which are genuine, came true ... what would this country look like?"

"It would look like New York City during the [2004] Republican National Convention," Coulter said. "In fact, that's what I think heaven is going to look like."

In her recollection of the convention, she said: "People were happy. They're Christian. They're tolerant. They defend America."

"It would be better if we were all Christian?" Deutsch asked.

"Yes," she said.

Later, Deutsch returned to the subject, saying: "(Y)ou said we should throw Judaism away and we should all be Christians."

"Yes," she replied.

When pressed by Deutsch regarding whether she wanted to be like "the head of Iran" and "wipe Israel off the Earth," Coulter stated: "No, we just want Jews to be perfected, as they say. ... That's what Christianity is. We believe the Old Testament, but ours is more like Federal Express. You have to obey laws."

After a commercial break, Deutsch said that "Ann said she wanted to explain her last comment," and asked her, "So you don't think that was offensive?"

Coulter responded: "No. I'm sorry. It is not intended to be. I don't think you should take it that way, but that is what Christians consider themselves: perfected Jews. We believe the Old Testament. As you know from the Old Testament, God was constantly getting fed up with humans for not being able to live up to all the laws. What Christians believe -- this is just a statement of what the New Testament is -- is that that's why Christ came and died for our sins. Christians believe the Old Testament. You don't believe our testament."

Coulter later said: "We consider ourselves perfected Christians. For me to say that for you to become a Christian is to become a perfected Christian is not offensive at all."

During the interview, Coulter also said: "I give all of these speeches at megachurches across America, and the one thing that's really striking about it is how utterly, completely diverse they are, and completely un-self-consciously. You walk past a mixed-race couple in New York, and it's like they have a chip on their shoulder. They're just waiting for somebody to say something, as if anybody would."

The Anti-Defamation League also issued a statement saying it "strongly condemns" Coulter for "her anti-Semitic comment."

"Ann Coulter may be a political pundit but she clearly knows very little about religious theology and interfaith issues," the ADL said in a statement. "Coulter's remarks are outrageous, offensive and a throwback to the centuries-old teaching of contempt for Jews and Judaism.

"The notion that Jews are religiously inferior or imperfect because they do not accept Christian beliefs was the basis for 2,000 years of church-based anti-Semitism. While she is entitled to her beliefs, using mainstream media to espouse the idea that Judaism needs to be replaced with Christianity and that each individual Jew is somehow deficient and needs to be 'perfected,' is rank Christian supersessionism and has been rejected by the Catholic Church and the vast majority of mainstream Christian denominations."

woohhooo!!! She's in deep caca now, I've always said . don't mess with the Jews!! lmfao!!

This is one ugly human being. I wish the media would stop giving her air time.

This is soooo two-faced but very characteristic.....people are trashing her for saying what she said however, NOTHING is mentioned about the 'peaceful' muslims warning christians that they`d better come to their senses if they want to continue to live. What`s wrong with that picture????

UD, I'd bet you'd take a bullet for her, just cuz she is one of your like minded folk. The closed mindedness is numbing.

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Originally posted by LISAJUNKIEE:
UD, I'd bet you'd take a bullet for her, just cuz she is one of your like minded folk. The closed mindedness is numbing.

lmfaooooo!
Ann Coulter is like a cold sore.....sure she goes away but always comes back and crustier than ever.

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Originally posted by Unique Dog:
This is soooo two-faced but very characteristic.....people are trashing her for saying what she said however, NOTHING is mentioned about the 'peaceful' muslims warning christians that they`d better come to their senses if they want to continue to live. What`s wrong with that picture????

She's a ****ing idiot!

lmfao HT, you got it!!! all full of puss, and stinky...ooppsss I think that's something else,lol If it smells like pike , take a hike, LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!! HHHAAWWWWHHAAAWWWW!!!

LMFAO, I think you are talking about something else but if the sore fits......

ewwwwww, lol, I think it's time for a little antibiotics!!! haaaww hheehheee

LOL, yea and some antibushotics! heheheheeeeee

LMFAO!! YOU KILLED 2 BIRDS WITH ONE STONE!!! YUCK YUCK YUCK!!

Well, I like to be efficient.

LMFAO!!!