Email to Ann Coulter

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Mrs. Ann Coulter,

Hi, my name is Sam Schabel and I am a senior at Roncalli High School. For my Language and Composition class, we are doing blogs on an Op-Ed writer. I chose to follow your posts because I like your writing and how you view politics.

On my last post, I read your article entitled "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Call Our Troops Homophobes." I anaylized the article, found the claim that you were stating and also the concession to the claim. Also, I had to find support points to your claim. After that, I had to find examples that you gave that proved your supporting points. The idea of this exercise was to help students to shape an argument.

Since I was interesting in this article, are there any articles that you can suggest for me to read that are similar to this?

Thank you for your time and I would very much appreciate a response.

Thanks again,

Sam Schabel

Ann Coulter Third Post

http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/article.cgi?article=400
Ann Coulter throughout this article is discussing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military. She talks about how it is wrong to criticize our military for having this law and not wanting to change it. She also examines why a recent poll given to the military to see if they were "okay" with the law being abolished is not correct.

Here is her CLAIM: "The Pentagon's poll on "don't ask, don't tell" is beyond idiotic. Instead of asking whether the troops support repeal of DADT, the Pentagon asked only if they can learn to play nice with the gays."

CONCESSION: "No one has any need to be reassured that the military's "social action" staff will enjoy working with gays. Whatever a career in "social action" entails, it better be gay-friendly."

Coulter's Support Points:
1.The soldierly bond gets confused if some guys think their comrades are hot or if they suspect their superior is having a relationship with a fellow soldier.
2.When an officer makes a decision, nothing should enter into it except his views on the best military strategy.
3.The Pentagon's report found that service members "repeatedly" said that allowing gays to serve openly would "lead to widespread and overt displays of effeminacy," as well as "harassment" and unwelcome advances.

Examples supporting Number 2 Support Point:
-"The soldierly bond gets confused...if they suspect their superior is having a relationship with a fellow soldier."
-"Combat units can't have anything that interferes with unit cohesion, such as, for example, platoon members who are dating one another."
-"The Pentagon's report found that service members "repeatedly" said that allowing gays to serve openly would 'lead to widespread and overt displays of effeminacy,' as well as "harassment" and unwelcome advances."
-"The military part of the military has valid reasons for wanting to separate the idea of martial ardor and sexual attraction."

I completely agree with Ann Coulter's view on this issue not only because this would cause distractions within the military, but also because homosexuals would be harassed severely within the military. Though I believe homosexual need to have just as many rights as heterosexuals, I think that the strength of our military/safety is more important in this situation.