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What does it mean?
Coulter mocks a political figure's appearance and associates it with environmental concerns.
In plain terms
A political opponent is ridiculed for his weight with a sarcastic environmental reference.
What can you take from it?
Political criticism often uses physical appearance and satire.

Where it applies

  • political commentary
  • satire
  • media discussion

Putting it to work

  • analyze political satire
  • critique personal attacks
  • discuss environmental politics

Questions to consider

  • Is satire an effective political tool?
  • How does appearance affect political perception?

Another view

The critique focuses on appearance rather than policy substance.

More from Ann Coulter

  1. I don't know if [former U.S. President Bill Clinton is] gay. But [former U.S. Vice President] Al Gore - total fag.

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  2. Never mind his carbon footprint - have you seen the size of Al Gore's regular footprint lately? It's almost as deep as Janet Reno's

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  3. If Gore had been elected president, right now he would just be finding that last lesbian quadriplegic for the Special Forces team.

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