Ann Coulter and Michael Moore are definitely protesters. It is obvious that what they write and produce are not only informative but also highly biased and controversial. Michael Moore, for example, is a widely known documentarian who shows America the "real truth" behind the issues of the Iraq War and the Bush Administration. The reason for his popularity is based on the idea that he gives the American public some "inside factor" that isn't shared through the mass media. He craftily puts together a string of scenes which imply a certain point of view: The Bush Administration has failed to fight the war the way it has been widely perceived by the American people.
Ann Coulter is a renowned author with 5 or so best-sellers under her belt. She is clever with words and is forceful and adamant with her points of view. She makes statements which may appear to be outrageous to most, and then back up her statements with simple, and sometimes flawed logic. She appears to have no compassion as she has publicly offended Hillary Clinton and Elisabeth Edwards. Coulter stabs the Edwards with the death of their son, and uses it as a point against ... actually it's unclear what the relevance of that comment was. She coyly evades direct questions and often takes quotes and statements out of context to support her own claims. This is obvious as Elisabeth Edwards kindly asks her to stop directing hatred toward her family while Coulter says "the presidential nominee's wife is asking me not to write books?!" Clearly misinterpreted, clearly defiant.
I think Moore and Coulter appeal to audiences because they are portrayed as "knowing more" or "seeing through" the government. The people believe they have better logistics, better numbers, better facts. Not to be overlooked is the appeal to pathos. Both protesters are covering very relevant issues to our society. Matters of life and death.
I was very turned off by Ann Coulter. I can see she is widely read, informed, and talented. However, she comes off as rude, defiant, and omniscient. My opinions on Michael Moore are along the same lines. I have only seen Fahrenheit 9/11, but look forward to delving into more of his works to properly asses my feelings about him and his work.
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I completely agree that Michael Moore and Ann Coulter are popular because people believe they have inside knowledge of the government. They use that to their advantage, so that they can sell their work. I find that obnoxious and very immoral. I always want the truth, and if people can't provide me with the truth, then there's no point paying attention to liars. If it were up to me, I would just ignore them and get it over with. Unfortunately, they're popular for being liars. It's sad how our society has come to this.
I think your last line says a lot about why the two are so popular. You want to watch more Michal Moore so you can know what you think of him. Once you have an opinion of the two you just have to keep watching or listening to them every time because we love controversy and we love having opinions on polarizing people.
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