Exceptionally well said, Ms. Coulter. Love how the Left always runs screaming to the First Amendment whenever they want to protect something grotesque, but when a thing offends their delicate little girly sensibilities, suddenly free speech is a highly regulated, subjective and overrated thing.

I don't think the pastor ought to be roasting marshmallows over a stack of Korans either, but as long as the Left considers burning an American flag a lovely expression of free speech, I'll just have to contain my disdain for the pastor's chosen expression. How do you spell "Liberal"? H-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e.

Amen, amen, and AMEN. "News" isn't "made" when people are interested in working together and doing things that will calm the storm rather than add to it. Thus, the news gobbles up Cordoba House and Qu'ran burning... giving the foolish and the disturbed more credibility than they should ever have and a platform from which to speak that they should definitely be denied. One tiny church in FL does something truly moronic and the entire nation knows about it. Sad.

The imam of NY is about to make public his funding sources for the 9/11 Cordoba monument, or so he says. Given that we tax-payers were forced by the State department to pay for his trip abroad to promote it, what do you bet our own government is footing a large portion of the bill to construct it? And just how much of bloomberg's and obamanation's resources have already been squandered in defense of this insult to those who lost their lives on 9/11/2001?

We recognize that not all muslims are radicals. And that not all of them want to turn every nation – including the USA - into a paradise like Afghanistan.

But we are having a difficult time hearing that message when mullah omar says: “The victory our Islamic nation over the invading infidels is now imminent and the driving force behind this is the belief in the help of Allah and unity among ourselves. In the time to come, we will try to establish an Islamic, independent, perfect, and strong system.”

Yeah. Just like the one that stood on 9/10/2001.

Notice he said “Islamic nation”, not Afghanistan. And notice he said through unity, there and no doubt world-wide. And his “independent, perfect, and strong system” sounds exactly like a progressives’ world-view of a Utopian political tyranny, not a religion.

So, if most muslims choose not to practice what their religious leaders preach, just like the obamanation really doesn’t act out what Rev. Wright taught him, that’s exactly the kind of religious freedom we all can live with.

The alternative is obvious.

Not all Muslims are terrorists.

But all terrorists since the Second World War, with the exception of Timothy McVeigh are Muslims.

Both the burning of the Koran and the Cordoba mission are allowed by the Constitution. Both are deplorable.

"Weirdly, conservatives who opposed building the mosque at ground zero are also against the Quran burning"

I'm so tired of people speaking in absolutes on both sides of the fence. I was just over at Sarah Palins Facebook page where her supporters are discussing whether or not they are for or against the Quran burning. It's very obvious that many of them are for it and many of them are against. Many of these people are against the mosque and FOR burning the Quran.

This goes the same for liberals. To act like all liberals agree is just as ridiculous. Some liberals who support the mosque are against burning the Quran. However, I've read them saying the same things conservatives have been saying about the mosque "it's their right to do it, but we'd prefer if they don't". That's a far cry from revoking people's freedom of speech rights.

Ms. Coulter, though we view many things through different lenses, this post is spot on! An example of the left's intransigence and hypocrisy can be found at Dissonance

A well thought out diatribe. I enjoy readijng Coulters incisive artcles. Pity the left wing inteligentia of Ottawa Kanada would not let her speak. We need more Ann Coulters. Rage on, continue to tell it like it is

Do you realize that ANYONE who has ever eaten pork in any form is considered an infidel and can be murdered without fault under Sharia law?

The way to stop the mosque is to defile the soil now with pigs, pig excrement and pig blood. For some reason, the blood and ashes of pig-eating patriots who were incinerated on 9/11 makes the site attractive, but living pigs are a defilement. Go figure.

If they wrapped the Qurans in American flags before burning, would that make it acceptable to our "superiors" on the left?

I personally think, if you are going to burn something, you should cook something on the fire.

Bacon is pretty tasty.

Thanks a lot ME, now I'm hungry and want a BLT for lunch!

In as much as sharia law is totally in conflict to the constitution, Anyone who gets citizenship by swearing to uphold the constitution to get citizenship, and then expresses a desire to impose it on us , should be immediately deported or sent to guantanimo.

I suspect Ms. Coulter has remarked on this before, but it bears repeating: isn't it remarkable that so many members of the religion of peace typically react to any perceived slight by threatening to kill or maim not just the person committing the slight, but other innocent people they associate with him/her?

The reason not to burn Qurans is that it's unkind -- not to jihadists, but to Muslims who mean us no harm. The same goes for building a mosque at ground zero -- in both cases, it's not a question of anyone's "rights," it's just a nasty thing to do.

exactly right! someone needs to explain to this "pastor" that to be a Christian means to be Christ like. and this is NOT what Jesus would do.

Ann Coulter hits the nail precisely on the head...Again!

I'd like to inquire of the Florida pastor the biblical basis for his threat to burn the Quaran. Because his calling is to proclaim the good news of the gospel that "God so loved the world. . .", how is his planned book-burning in accord with his ministry?

Mary - while I can't speak at all for the pastor, maybe his inclination has something to do with the book being previously called by some "the Satanic Verses".

Very well said, Anne! I, however support the burning of the Quran, even as the people of Ephesus burned their magic books when they accepted the Gospel.

burning koran: stupid, mindless act

koran: stupid, mindless book

both protected by the First Amendment

intelligent, well-presented comments by Ms. Coulter

My biggest objection -- nastiness not withstanding -- to this misbegotten Koran burning event is, that if we accept and condone it rather than condemn it loudly, when the Muslims gather together a collection of Judeo-Christian Bibles to burn, we will have no recourse without sounding like a bunch of simple-minded hypocrites. What's sauce for the goose and all that, don't you know. This is surely not what Jesus would have done.

Mimi - when Jesus comes back and Judgment Day arrives, he's going to burn a whole lot more than a bunch of books.

Never believe anything in politics

until it has been officially denied.

------Otto von Bismark (1815-1898)

Ann's intelligent article, as usual, is dead on. As to the issue of the burning of the Qurans, it would have been insignificant if not for the hyper-stupidity of the MSM. If terrorists should kill any American because of it, they will have much more blood on their hands than minister Jones.

Since you'll need to purchase the satanic verses in order to burn them, seems like a waste of hard earned money. On the other hand, with all the adherents to the religion of peace threatening violence should this occur, I've decided it may not be such a bad idea.

Bullies. Hate 'em. Its always the same. Do something offensive to the cowardly jihadists and they want to kill, burn, and destroy. Then the courageous lefties decide that we need to bravely appease the idiots.

Gonna be a cold winter. How many of those stinking books in a cord?

Great column Ann, one of your better ones. Well said. Hopefully PC-ism may decline a tad after November. Then again maybe not...............

One thing not mentioned was the supposed flushing of the Quran down a toilet in Guantanamo several years ago. The toilet was obviously not a low flow type that meets EPA requirements. How come we haven't had the enviro nuts going crazy over this? Maybe we should flush the liberals instead.

How come Meca and Medina are not glowing in the dark. Does anyone remember when we made two Jap (I am not PC) cities glow in the dark. It ended the war. And the Japs believed the emperor was a god just like the Muslims believe about the child molester.

How come Meca and Medina are not glowing in the dark. Does anyone remember when we made two Jap (I am not PC) cities glow in the dark. It ended the war. And the Japs believed the emperor was a god just like the Muslims believe about the child molester.

Excuse me folks. Seems a bit hypocritical for any U.S. citizen to object to the burning of Korans when our 1st Amendment protects that very act. Are you a Constitutionalist....or a Democrat? Think about it if you can get a few IQ points working together on the issue. You should conclude, "It is protected speech, as is burning the U.S. flag, draft cards, Holy Bible, etc." The alleged fact that some Muslims will get upset is irrelevant, and your individual speech-repressive thought process is extremely dangerous to our collective right of individual free speech. You may be charitable and kind and considerate, but that does not alter my right of free speech. Do I think burning Korans is constructive? That, too, is irrelevant. Do I think it is neighborly? Irrelevant. Do I think it will cause harm to our soldiers abroad? Not really, they have good weapons and night sights, and also irrelevant. Do you quaking so-called conservatives get the picture? If not, go re-register as a Democrat. By the way, there is no difference under the law between burning a Koran and writing a government-critical guest editorial for the local newspaper. Think about it. Real hard if you have to.

Thank You Bo, I had a GREAT Laugh. Being Retired from the ARMY i was thinking along the same lines. I'm in Combat my life is already in danger, but the other side needs to remember, Combat is the ultimate "two-way" rifle range and my Country supplies me with the BEST weapons and training in the WORLD. Every Infantryman knows the revised last sentence to "Yea though I walk through the Vally of Death I will fear NO evil for....."

Ann, you are amazingly gifted as a writer and thinker (nice combination) and you are beautiful. Marry me!

I enjoy your columns. However, I do not believe that there are any Muslims who "mean us no harm." It is what scares me the most. I'm not promoting hatred or harm or harassment of them...just awareness and caution. Muslims practice taqiyya. (See Koran 9:29) They are required by their religion to present a friendly face to their enemies, but to keep hatred in their hearts for them. 1,000 mosques? That equals to 1,000 Trojan horses.

To Mr Bloomburg - from my Jewish granny in New York;

Mistah Mayuh Bloomboig-

Are you meshugenah? T'ink abouddit boychik - this imam is best friends wid de guys who do mohel impressions on people...only they staht at youah neck! Oy. Youah Mama must be ashamed...

Honest quote.