Ann Coulter: "Japanese radiation exposure would be good news"

[Amimnoch]

A GLOWING REPORT ON RADIATION

With the terrible earthquake and resulting tsunami that have devastated Japan, the only good news is that anyone exposed to excess radiation from the nuclear power plants is now probably much less likely to get cancer.

much more at the link.

She's gone even further off of the deep end than I though was possible even for her!!!

Does she REALLY believe that a nuclear meltdown, and the radioactive contamination and exposure those poor people will endure will actually be GOOD for them?!?!

Maybe she should go there and get some healthy radiation exposure herself.

What a fucking moron.

[Duer 157099]

1. Why the fuck do you post a link to her site

and then post a provocative snippet but not the explanation (no matter how insane) that she proposed, almost ensuring that the curious would have to click on that link to discern her reasoning?

WTF not just post her stupid logic here?!?!??

I NEVER click on links to sites like that. Why post them????

[snappyturtle]

5. In the defense of the op, aren't we supposed to link our sources?

You don't have to click on it. To avoid that, I agree with you, posting her rationale would be helpful.

[Duer 157099]

15. I'm not objecting to linking to the source

I'm objecting to posting just enough to entice people to click through. Fuck that, especially for Coulter.

[Amimnoch]

23. I'm sorry, I believe the rules state that due to copyright you can't post the entire article.

[Duer 157099]

24. Sigh. I'm not asking for the whole article.

Maybe just the relevent sentence?

[Amimnoch]

37. My sincere apologies. Please be assured that boosting that woman's site

was NEVER my intention.

To me, this is an new low of lows.. even for her, and I wanted to share the information. I think this is only the second time I've started a thread the whole time i've been here. I mostly lurk, and occaisonally join in on issues that i feel exceptionally strong about.

[Johonny]

10. I know this might amaze you but not every person is like you

Some readers do like to read things in context. DU frowns on posting whole op eds from other sources. Thus people commonly post links to original source. I personally won't click that link either (I know where to find a Coulter op ed myslef) but don't see how posting links to subject material that big a deal.

As for Coulter, clearly she isn't getting enough Strontium 90

[Duer 157099]

14. So in your mind, it's either the whole op ed or a titilating snippet?

There's a way to post within the guidelines and STILL convey the important info.

Maybe the Coulters of the world post provacative stuff to get hits to their site? Why encourage that by clicking through to their trash?

[City Lights]

2. Fuck off, Ann. nt

[nc4bo]

4. You wouldn't really want to do that, would you?

Might catch something. :rofl:

[tularetom]

3. Wow, we can just take everybody in the world, sit them in front of the reactors

for an hour or so and we will have cured cancer in our lifetime.

Is she really that stupid or is she just desperate for some attention.

She's been beat out in the nutball race lately by Glen Beck, maybe she's trying to outdo him.

[Bandit]

6. Ann "you ignorant slut"

:shrug: What does anyone expect? And these are the people that speak for the Republicans....

[liberalmuse]

7. Yet another Republican piece of shit.

They seem to gloat about and feed off of human misery like vampires. Ugly, ugly people. I don't know where they dig up this wildass shit, but I'm astonished anyone published this garbage. They believe what they want to believe. I think she should test out her "theory" and camp out around Chernobyl, or better yet, make herself useful and volunteer for duty at Fukushima.

[eShirl]

8. her goal is to anger and upset people

mission accomplished

[hifiguy]

9. Annthrax Coultergeist

Performance artist or just an asshole?

I vote for the latter. What a sub-human piece of shit.

[wryter2000]

11. Well, of course, a genetic mutant would think that.

More potential mates for her.

Apologies to genetic mutants.

[Angry Dragon]

12. palin, bachmann, whitman, etc. have taken her thunder

she feels left out and feels the need to see if she can lower the bar even more

The Regressive Party political bar is getting so low that only snakes and vermin
can crawl under it ......

[walldude]

34. +1 I've been waiting for her to up the "batshit"

I knew it as coming since she has fallen off the radar. Republicans have found them some better looking idiots.

[DainBramaged]

13. Unreced and hidden, Coulter is a blight on the planet and deserves NO publicity.

[reformist2]

16. What a time to trot out pro-nuke propaganda.

These people have no hearts.

[Ganja Ninja]

17. Same old stale act.

Say something outrageous and hope someone notices. We can get the same wit and wisdom sitting at the bar in some redneck drinking hole.

[Urban Prairie]

18. She points to studies by scientists stating that small amounts of excess radiation

such as that from naturally occurring radon are beneficial.

And that there is no evidence of deaths by survivors occurring from and directly attributable to being exposed to radiation from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb blasts as well as the Chernobyl disaster.

So perhaps this twit and some volunteers amongst her gullible supporters should travel to Japan, grab water hoses and walk close up and unshielded to the stricken reactors and pour water on them.

[Amimnoch]

22. That was my thought, if she thinks it's so damn good...

She should go over there and get some of it herself, and let some poor Japanese family that KNOWS the stuff is bad for them come back over here and stay at her place.

[Dappleganger]

19. She's just jealous of Sarah Palin...

but there's little doubt that Governor Quitter will outdo her in the outrageous crisis statement of the month.

[raouldukelives]

20. So thats what a republican health care plan looks like..

[forty6]

31. Good one! n/t

[SpiralHawk]

21. Coulter = Republicon Family Cesspool Values

Ptyoooey

[LibertyLover]

25. I wish that I were surprised to hear Ms. Coulter's take on the disaster

in Japan. I wish that I could excuse it by saying she must have been quoted out of context or was having a bad day and mixed up her sentence syntax. Sadly, having read and heard other Ann Coulter statements, I am not surprised in the least little bit. Actually I was kind of waiting for her to come out with some over-the-top reaction. I'm sorry to say that this statement is pretty much more or less what I expected. Damn, I hate when I'm right.

[Flubadubya]

26. OK, it's that crazy-assed notion that high levels of radiation are good for people...

They (Ann) claim that "There is... burgeoning evidence that excess radiation operates as a sort of cancer vaccine."

If she really believes this then she out to get her butt on the very next flight to Fukushima and bathe in the glorious radiance, uhm, radiation. Sheez!! :eyes:

[SOS]

27. Coulter's career ended in 2007

She's reduced to a web site ranked by Alexa at 12,057 in the US.
Pathetic.

[SOS]

40. A little further research....

Alexa US traffic rank

Democratic Underground: 1,322
Ann Coulter: 12,057

Say goodnight Annie
:)

[sinkingfeeling]

28. Proving once again that she knows nothing. People being treated for cancer with radiation are

warned they could develop another cancer from the treatments.

[forty6]

30. That makes sense. Cancer and radiation are very very inter-related. Even..

the medical practitioners know the risks. Why does a dentist put that lead vest on patients when x-raying teeth?

Geeze, that woman is such an ignorant selfish pig.

[defendandprotect]

29. They'll be people who will believe her -- but think she's ready for the trash bin -- !!

[forty6]

32. From the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: 3 paragraphs to set the..

record straight.

Just in case some fools read Ann's article and believe her "pseudo" science.

"Does ionizing radiation cause cancer?

Ionizing radiation is a proven human carcinogen (cancer causing agent). The evidence for this comes from many different sources, including studies of atomic bomb survivors in Japan, people exposed during the Chernobyl nuclear accident, people treated with high doses of radiation for cancer and other conditions, and people exposed to high levels of radiation at work, such as uranium miners.

Most studies on radiation and cancer risk have looked at people exposed to very high doses of radiation in the settings above. It is harder to measure the much smaller increase in cancer risk that might come from much lower levels of radiation exposure. Most studies have not been able to detect an increased risk of cancer among people exposed to low levels of radiation. For example, people living at high altitudes, who are exposed to more natural background radiation from cosmic rays than people living at sea level, do not have noticeably higher cancer rates.

Still, most scientists and regulatory agencies agree that even small doses of ionizing radiation increase cancer risk, although by a very small amount. In general, the risk of cancer from radiation exposure increases as the dose of radiation increases. Likewise, the lower the exposure is, the smaller the increase in risk. But there is no threshold below which ionizing radiation is thought to be totally safe.

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/medicaltreatments/radiation-exposure-and-cancer


In OTHER WORDS, MS.COULTER, you are full of bullsh*T!

[marmar]

33. Annthrax is clearly desperate for attention.

In the age of Bachmann and Palin, she's yesterday's crazy.

[bengalherder]

35. Maybe she's a scientologist.

L Ron Hubbard thought that radiation was a-OK.

He also thought smoking cured cancer.

[DCKit]

36. Hey mAnn, I hear Fukushima milk is the best in the world.

And you won't gain an ounce, what with the thyroid and other cancers.

[brooklynite]

38. I feel sorry for her...

With Glen Beck, Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin on the scene, it's a lot harder for her to stand out in the crowd...

[alfredo]

39. She's shilling for the atomic energy lobby. Radioactivity

did not cause your cancer. It is your fault you didn't get enough cesium and plutonium in your system.

[Canuckistanian]

41. Radium was once considered a cure for cancer

Perhaps she's confused as to what century this is.

[AsahinaKimi]

42. So Ann Coulter wants to see all Japanese dead?

Suguni shinu koto o nozomu!