I agree with "both sometimes make useful and thought-provoking points".
The problem is that these people create true believers. The world could really use sane alternate viewpoints -- and we mainly get lots of conspiracy theorists unable to change viewpoints.
I am European, so the only thing I know about Coulter is that she is some form of right wing crazy; a less formally polite Chomsky... :-)
That is also more than I care to know; the US extreme left/right looks equally insane. I just wish neither was popular here. But I guess you get the good with the bad.
I agreed with a quote as a way of saying that they generate hypotheses that probably aren't correct, but potentially fruitful to work from.
The problem is that these people create true believers. The world could really use sane alternate viewpoints -- and we mainly get lots of conspiracy theorists unable to change viewpoints.