Fantasy Ladies: Ann Coulter and Paris Hilton

Is it possible that Ann Coulter and Paris Hilton are long-lost sisters? Their recent appearances on cable news programs in July 2007 suggest that the ladies share more than blonde hair.

On Hardball, Coulter refused Elizabeth Edwards (wife of Democrat Presidential Candidate John Edwards) request to stop drudging the memory of her deceased son into political debate. Coulter and subsequent Republican pundits suggest the apology was a calculated plan to raise campaign funds and public interest in the Edwards campaign. Coulter listen unfazed, and belligerently expressed her disbelief that Edwards would defend her family. What mother would not defend her deceased son's memory? Coulter could be likened to the animal in the wild who would eat her own young if given a chance.

Newly released from prison, Paris Hilton joined celebrity interviewer Larry King. Hilton's release came after psychiatric evaluation (from her own doctor) suggested that continued imprisonment was dangerous to her life. She carefully recounted to Larry the panic and claustrophobia she experienced during her incarceration. It seems likely that anyone imprisoned against her own will would feel trapped. It is human nature.

So, we have Coulter unmoved by feminine instinct and Hilton turning ordinary human feelings into a mental breakdown. Coulter and Hilton seem to live in some fantasy land.

Coulter and Paris could find much to discuss out on Planet Fantasy. What is the best way to style long blonde hair? How much cleavage is too much for a press conference or night on the town? Paris could teach Coulter how to turn her nose up on the world with glazed eyes. Coulter could teach Paris the art of a witty comment. They could both discuss their interest in Christianity. Instead of Paris staring blankly when Larry King asked her favorite bible verse after hearing from her how she found God and the bible in prison, Coulter could have advised her to shout out-- "Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish" (Proverbs 31:6).

America is in trouble when the women most likely to appear on television live in their own make believe world. Fantasy has its place. We live in a fast world facing challenges- environmental problems, immigration, and a flawed system of health distribution both here in the United States and across the world. Women have much to contribute to debating and solving the problems. Young girls will face their own challenges in the next twenty years. Why do we offer them a fantasy world? We need to stop saying that attention comes to those who refuse to listen or view themselves as outside of humanity.