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This week\u2019s guest on\u00a0Pop Culture Warriors with Lisa De Pasquale: Ann Coulter<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ann Coulter has pop culture icon\u00a0status \u2014\u00a0and now she\u2019s on\u00a0Substack<\/a>, so that must be the new, big thing.\u00a0She appeared as herself (but Vice President) in the cult classic\u00a0\u201cSharknado.\u201d She roasted Rob Lowe on Comedy Central. The best jokes didn\u2019t air on TV, an experience all good comedians go through. She appeared with George Carlin on\u00a0\u201cThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno.\u201d She was\u00a0flawlessly portrayed<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Cobie Smulders\u00a0in Ryan Murphy\u2019s\u00a0\u201cImpeachment: An American Crime Story\u201d;\u00a0had a\u00a0\u201cLaw & Order\u201d\u00a0based on her (\u201cTalking Points\u201d); and inspired a character in \u201cThe West Wing\u201d (Ainsley Hayes).\u00a0\u00a0One tidbit that\u00a0wasn\u2019t shown in the series was the Linda Tripp tapes were first heard thanks to Coulter\u2019s collection of bootleg Grateful Dead concert tapes and her need to own a top-of-the-line tape deck.<\/p>\n Coulter understands the power of storytelling.<\/p>\n When the hit series \u201cBreaking Bad<\/a>\u201d ended, the finale sparked hundreds of theories and reviews from TV critics and fans. Coulter called the show \u201cthe most Christian Hollywood production since Mel Gibson\u2019s \u2018The Passion of the Christ.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n She wrote in her\u00a0column<\/a>\u00a0in 2013:<\/p>\n \u201cIt may seem counterintuitive that a TV show about a meth cook could have a conservative theme, much less a Christian one, but that\u2019s because people think Christian movies are supposed to have camels \u2014 or a \u2018Little House on the Prairie\u2019 cast. READ THE BIBLE! It\u2019s chockablock with gore, incest, jealousy, murder, love and hate.<\/em><\/p>\n Because the Bible tells the truth, the lessons are eternal \u2014 which also marks the difference between great literature and passing amusements. Recall that even Jesus usually made his points with stories.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Coulter is the author of\u00a013 New York Times bestselling books<\/a>\u00a0(more than Oprah) and while O Magazine stopped publishing in 2020, Coulter is\u00a0adding to her media empire<\/a>. Her columns on pop culture \u2013 soccer, the horrible DC dating scene, “Sex and the City,” and many other hot issues \u2013 are among my favorite things.<\/p>\n Yes, Ann Coulter is my Oprah.<\/p>\n \u2014<\/p>\n Pop Culture Warriors with Lisa De Pasquale is an interview column dedicated to the significant work of freedom lovers who chose the path of\u00a0more\u00a0resistance. Not only are these pop culture warriors fighting the predominant groupthink in entertainment, but also the predominant groupthink on the right side of politics that entertainment doesn\u2019t matter or that the pop culture war is lost. The purpose of this column is to highlight their projects and contributions to expand freedom in new, exciting, and counterculture ways.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n What do you think Andrew Breitbart meant by \u201cpolitics is downstream from culture\u201d?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n I assume something similar to G.W. Bush\u2019s claim that we needed to change \u201chearts and minds\u201d on abortion.\u00a0 In the context of abortion, that was, of course, idiotic.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t matter how many \u201chearts and minds\u201d we changed: The decision had been taken out of our hands by an imperial judiciary. (Until now!) But in a\u00a0democracy\u00a0\u2013 which liberals claim to love dearly — voters\u2019 hearts and minds matter.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t know if Andrew would say this but I would say Hollywood\u2019s fictional characters are far more influential than straight commentary.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 MSNBC host: \u201cChristians are evil hypocritical bigots; Transexuals are saints.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Normal person:\u00a0Screw you, MSNBC.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 [Hollywood movies endlessly portrays Christians as evil hypocritical bigots and transexuals as saints.]<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Normal person:\u00a0I don\u2019t want my kids hanging around any of those screwy Christians.\u00a0 Hey, let\u2019s do something wholesome and go to drag queen story hour!<\/p>\n Who inspires you?<\/strong><\/p>\n Jesus.<\/p>\n What was your first concert and how did you get there?<\/strong><\/p>\n Elton John, then the Ramones.\u00a0 I was 14 \u2013 I took Metro-North into NYC with my boyfriend.<\/p>\n Image Credit: Brett R. Smith<\/p>\n<\/div>\n What do you listen to or watch while working?<\/strong><\/p>\n Actually working: nothing. \u201cWorking\u201d: MSNBC.<\/p>\n Tell us about the last movie, TV show, book you consumed for entertainment.<\/strong><\/p>\n The last thing I watched (apart from MSNBC, especially Joy Reid, 7pm every week night!) was during the moronic COVID shutdowns, when I watched every season of \u201cSilicon Valley<\/a>,\u201d beginning to end.\u00a0 It\u2019s the funniest show I\u2019ve ever seen.\u00a0 Nothing could ever be as good again, so, after that, I went back to books.<\/p>\n A million books, too many to name \u2014 and I\u2019d surely leave a bunch out and insult my friends!\u00a0 Among them: The Age of Entitlement, Human Diversity, Facing Reality, Willpower, The Power of Habit, Edith Wharton\u2019s Age of Innocence and House Of Mirth, loads of Agatha Christies, Raymond Chandler, Ultra Violet\u2019s Famous For 15 Minutes, Empire of The Sun, White Gold, Scoop, Dean Koontz, Hunter Biden\u2019s autobiography, Bill Barr\u2019s book \u2014 and at least part of every Trump Book.<\/p>\n Image Credit: Brett R. Smith and Timothy Lim<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If they\u2019re conservatives opting\u00a0not\u00a0to make a \u201cconservative movie,\u201d I\u2019d say, GOOD CHOICE!\u00a0 Get people who know how to make movies to make movies.\u00a0 You don\u2019t hire a plumber because you like his politics. Being conservative does not automatically confer the talent to make a movie.<\/p>\n Whatever it is that you\u00a0do\u00a0do well, go to L.A., NYC or Silicon Valley and do it there.\u00a0 Anything\u00a0\u2014 make-up artist, teacher, set designer, computer coder, driver, gardener, cameraman, writer, actor.\u00a0 Whatever influence you can have should be deployed in the nerve centers of the culture.\u00a0 (If you\u2019re a liberal reading this, please stay in Peoria.)<\/p>\n What can readers do to support you and your projects?<\/strong><\/p>\n So glad you asked!\u00a0 Try out my new substack \u2013\u00a0anncoulter.substack.com<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and if you like it, subscribe to get my stuff delivered directly to your inbox (on an irregular and not annoying schedule).<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/humanevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image1-300x285.jpeg\")
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\nWhat would you say to readers who say they\u2019ve opted out of the pop culture war?<\/strong><\/p>\n