Opinion  Ray Hanania
‘Don’t let Starbucks drop from my hand’
Ray Hanania
Published: 16.09.06, 18:27
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1. Id buy her buy before I buy Hanania's book
RA   (09.16.06)
And thats considering the fact I hate Ann Coulter. She may not be great looking, but she at least makes some valid points. Ray on the other hand is not only unpleasant looking but he also makes no valid points.
2. HANANIA U ARE A SICK MAN WHO PREFERS THE ISRAEL'S ENNEMIES
(09.16.06)
3. we LOVE Ann Coulter !!!
Real Zionist   (09.16.06)
4. ...don't really love her, but at least she's useful to us...
just as Zionist   (09.16.06)
and we cannot pay ourselves the luxury to refuse useful help
5. Straight Talk
Brant ,   Hilron Head USA   (09.16.06)
Idealogues like Hanania hate direct talk. Coulter is abraisive and oh so in your face, but she shoots straight and understands the difference between right and wrong. Ray knows Israel's right and the Pals are wrong and that's why she upsets him
6. ‘Don’t let Starbucks drop from my hand’
Jukka Moisio ,   Nacka Sweden   (09.16.06)
Just a thought, mr. Hanania. Change the names of those whom you puke, to those we'd puke, and what would be the result? Instant fatwa, lifelong curse and threat of death? As you now see, whatever we think about these characters,type Coulter, our society gives them the freedom of expression. The culture you represent, doesn't. You can vomit here all you want, and nobody would care less. Make the test I proposed, give it in arabic, and you are history. That's what this is all about: life and death. We choose life. What choose you?
7. of course, hannia ,dosen't like coulter
oded   (09.16.06)
because she doesn't like the arabs' hypocracy and violent nature, her anti muslim sentiments and pro israel stances. so, what do you expect from hannaia? she stands for everything he objects to.
8. Ann Coulter
Arn ,   Tel-Aviv   (09.16.06)
This lady has more intelligence on the tip of her little finger than this Neanderthal Hanania has in his thick cement-head. What world is this idiot living in? Now I can understand why with readers like him the New York Times is going bankrupt. I wish Ann Coulter the proverbial 120 years. I am beginning to grasp that these ultra-liberal left sickos are no less dangerous to the US and the world than the Imams and suicide bombers.
9. Thanks Ray
Arja ,   Canada   (09.16.06)
Next time I'm at a bookstore, I'll have to don my bury-orrist and freedom sighter hats and set to work! I'd be putting Coulter's books way out of sight too and placing on top books such as Drinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land under Siege by Amira Hass.
10. What irks me more than ray's hypocrisy is his arrogance
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (09.16.06)
he calls himself a "moderate" yet courageously criticizes the israelis, who won't lynch him for doing it. does he do a similar weekly column in palestinian newspapers criticizing their terror? how hypocritical, how arrogant.
11. Ray: You put your picture on your column.
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12. Ray - you're turning into the bookstore Ahmedinejad?
Yehuda ,   USA   (09.16.06)
Moderates that have something smart to say about Coulter, Bush or Cheney books should write a review on Amazon.com for others to endorse. Donald Rumsfeld – can he even read or write? I assume that a picture of him is found on animal books in the zoo section? Seriously Ray, hiding books is quite shameful. I understand Ahmedinejad letting people see and hear what he wants – but why are you doing this? Bookstore terror will only hurt your store; right-wingers will buy their propaganda elsewhere. Depriving the bookstore of sales will run them out of business – you’ll kill your “innocent by stander store” and you’re Starbucks book perusing quality of life. Why do Palestinians not know when they are hurting their own interest? I do read Dershowitz writings as I do “Deceitful Chomsky”. Both are wrong, but they are smart and entertaining to read. Lastly, I know that most Muslims want Zionist Starbucks to drop from your hand, but as an Israeli Zionist who believes in Palestinian rights, and wishes to see them live happily as our neighbors, I hope Starbucks stays in your hands and common sense overtakes the non-violent but extreme behavior of hiding books! I look forward to your next column - better luck next time.
13. Ray hates Ann because she can kick his ass.
Daisy ,   USA   (09.16.06)
Verbally and physically. Ann must be doing something right if Ray hates her.
14. Ann Coulter is right
Don Ferrill ,   Greenwood USA   (09.16.06)
Go suck an egg Ray, If Ann Coulter said it, it's right. I would believe her any day before a Liberal like you. Have a nice day....................
15. Ray, first time ever I agree with you, Coulter is a hate
Gonzalo ,   Guadalajara,Jalisco   (09.16.06)
monger who is only trying to make money and attention by being outrageous in her inflamatory style.
16. Coulter is a hatemonger. She is a pathetic act. Her only
Menachem ,   Plano. Texas   (09.16.06)
goal is to make money and get attention. What she needs is a good ........... by a "liberal" porn star.
17. Barney the dinosaur
Arja ,   Canada   (09.16.06)
But Ray, at least Barney is about love - encouraging (brainwashing?) young kids to love each other. I mean isn't Barney about sharing, caring, imagining, dancing and learning? Does he deserve to be hated? Sure he can be annoying to adults because he can be so syrupy sweet... but awwwwww he's a lovable and loving dinosaur... isn't he? It's been a while since I've seen him... so I could be wrong.. On the other hand, it would be better for children to be outdoors rather than inside watching tv and there are lots of other books for children that are probably better than the Barney books.
18. To the garbage
Jason stewart ,   Canada   (09.16.06)
Ann Cutler and similar individual from the noe-conservative audiance are looking for place maybe in Israel in the near future near people like you guys in this talkbacks.people bees that are only willing to bite for no reason.The wheel of the sick neo-conservator is turning down these days, and Bush and Co there days are counted.don.t be very happy with such menthaly sick idiologist.The good think about north America is we can adjust the curve tail quikley not like you in Israel .it seems you are born to be extremist
19. ANOTHER ARROGANT, SICK LEFTIST
Ben Avraham ,   Tel Aviv   (09.16.06)
20. Try looking at your own face,not Anne's
jason white ,   afula,israel   (09.16.06)
I bet you would burn books like the nazis did in europe. Anne Coulter has more intelligence in her little finger than a hundred hahnanias have in their whole bodies. Why does y-net print this fool? He is the enemy!
21. Typical Arab male- attacking assertive female.
Ajma ,   Beirut   (09.16.06)
Ann probably drives a car too, Ray. Maybe even votes. Allah forbid!! Dress us all in burkas and put us back in the harem where we belong!
22. First they hide books, then they will burn them...
Ron ,   LA   (09.16.06)
Extreme leftists and Islamo-Fashists have a lot in common...
23. Well, he hasn't called her a Nazi yet (but it's coming!)
David ,   Marietta USA   (09.16.06)
Other than this joker's "feelings" and "impressions" has he provided even a single factual reason so support his vitriol? Ann who always supports her conclusions with fact after fact after fact must be doing something right! (By the way, if you haven't noticed, when these vapid, hate filled elitests go completely off the deep end for lack of specifics, they lable their subject a Nazi. It never fails, trust me!)
24. Freedom fighters
Francois ,   Montréal, Canada   (09.16.06)
Typical Arab propaganda. They claim to be freedom fighters while they are trying to create the worst totalitarian dictature ever. Like MLK, Ray has a dream: turning Ann Coulter into a black camping tent. Arabs are slaves, at least, in Arab countries, they don't ever know the true meaning of the word freedom.
25. shut up and sing
motti ,   Los Angeles USA   (09.16.06)
entertainers should not be allowed to give political opinions. They have a warped view of the world and are self absorbed with their own agenda for publicity. If this is what it takes to make Ray feel good about himself, then that is yet another example of why enternatiners need to shut up and sing.
26. Jukka - life and death
Arja ,   Canada   (09.16.06)
Jukka, do you think Ann Coulter chose life when she wrote in a column that appeared on September 13th, 2001: "We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity." Ann Coulter tries to silence others who disagree with her by using verbal abuse to belittle and discredit the other person's opinions. She's known for her lies and not checking details for accuracy. I'm really puzzled by her form of Christianity too. I thought Jesus taught Christians NOT to kill, and even to turn the other cheek. I think it's probably hard for Palestinians to choose .. find...life when faced with so much death and destruction and discrimination. And how has Israel chosen life - by killing Palestinians with their military occupation of Palestinian land using fighter jets, tanks, guns, demolishing Palestinian houses with the people in them, destroying their orchards, their livelihoods, blocking aid, virtually imprisoning the Palestinians with the fences and the checkpoints and curfews? Israeli offensive measures bring death to Palestinians, as well as death to themselves as the Palestinians retaliate. Jukka, the media in the USA stifles many voices. I must admit that it makes me laugh when I hear extreme right-wingers complain about the liberal media in the USA. WHAT Liberal media!? To find liberal media in the USA you have to look on the net. The voices in opposition to the types of Ann Coulter are silenced to a large extent in mainstream media. The injustices by Israelis toward the Palestinians are whitewashed or totally ignored. The right-wing media is about death, the death of free thought and speech, the death of anyone who opposes them, the death of anyone they consider their enemies. They try to silence others with their putdowns and namecalling, in ways similar to what happens in these feedbacks. The right-wing, fundamentalist (Christian and Jewish) media of the USA is only different in content from the fundamentalist Muslim media; all focus on hating and killing the "enemy"! I like a sign I saw at the Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel where Palestinians and Israelis assembled together under a banner "We refuse to be enemies." Now, in my opinion, THAT's choosing LIFE!
27. it is about time you target Arab reporters...
Helena ,   Stockholm, Sweden   (09.16.06)
Ray, you seem to lack guts at all - you only target conservatives, Jews, Israel, democracies - you never criticize your brethren... Are they intimidating you? Tell us about it... Arab journalists, decision-makers and leaders are SOOOOOOOO pathetic, you being a stand-up comedian could have found thousand and one ways to nail them... But then, probably, you will be beheaded. I certainly do not want your nice Jewish wife to become a widow...
28. Ray the Moderate
Mathew Smid ,   USA   (09.16.06)
Ray's moderately literate prose moderately disgust me. His logic and talent are-to say the most-moderate. Poor Isreal; with moderates like Ray who needs enemies. etc., etc.
29. arrogance...
chaim ,   Jerusalem   (09.16.06)
We all hate other people's arrogance and love our own...it's human nature.
30. The sponsor and mentor of Ray
Mr. Ethics ,   USA   (09.16.06)
Who is George Soros, the radical liberal financier who dedicated himself to defeating George W. Bush and the GOP in the last election. He conveniently misled the public during 2004 campaign. However, France's highest court upheld the billionaire George Soros' conviction of insider stock trading. Soros has no further appeals. This affirmation of Soros' criminal conviction adds to the doubts about his credibility and business ethics. This is the sponsor and mentor of Ray. It is beyond me why any respectable Israeli paper will put his garbage on their website.
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