In a television appearance earlier this week, conservative pundit Ann Coulter said that Jews needed to be "perfected."

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Promoting her latest book, "If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans," on "The Big Idea With Donny Deutsch" on CNBC, Coulter said the United States would be better if everyone were Christian.

Here's an NBC News transcript of the interview.

DEUTSCH: We should all be Christian?

COULTER: Yes. Would you like to come to church with me, Donny?

DEUTSCH: So I should not be a Jew, I should be a Christian, and this would be a better place?

COULTER: Well, you could be a practicing Jew, but you're not.

DEUTSCH: I actually am. That's not true. I really am. But, so we would be better if we were, if people, if there were no Jews, no Buddhists ...

COULTER: Whenever I'm harangued by.

DEUTSCH: ... In this country? You can't believe that.

COULTER: You know, liberals on diversity ...

DEUTSCH: Here you go again.

COULTER: No, it's true.

DEUTSCH: You can't possibly believe that.

COULTER: Yes.

DEUTSCH: You can't possibly. You're too educated, you can't. You're like my friend in ...

COULTER: Do you know what Christianity is? We believe your religion, but you have to obey.

DEUTSCH: No, no, no, but I mean ...

COULTER: We have the fast-track program.

DEUTSCH: Why don't I put you with the head of Iran? I mean, come on. You can't believe that.

COULTER: The head of Iran is not a Christian.

DEUTSCH: No, but in fact, "Let's wipe Israel" ...

COULTER: I don't know if you've been paying attention.

DEUTSCH: Let's wipe Israel off the Earth. I mean, what, no Jews?

COULTER: No, we think, we just want Jews to be perfected, as they say.

DEUTSCH: Wow, you didn't really say that, did you?

COULTER: Yes. That is what Christianity is. We believe the Old Testament, but ours is more like Federal Express. You have to obey laws. We know we're all sinners.

DEUTSCH: In my old days, I would have argued. When you say something absurd like that, there's no ...

COULTER: What's absurd?

DEUTSCH: Jews are going to be perfected. I'm going to go off and try to perfect myself.

COULTER: Well, that's what the New Testament says.

DEUTSCH: Ann Coulter, author of "If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans." And if Ann Coulter had any brains, she would not say Jews need to be perfected. I'm offended by that personally.

Deutsch gave Coulter another chance to elaborate after a commercial break.

DEUTSCH: During the break, Ann said she wanted to explain her last comment. So I'm going to give her a chance. So you don't think that was offensive?

COULTER: No. I'm sorry. It is not intended to be. I don't think you should take it that way, but that is what Christians consider themselves: perfected Jews. We believe the Old Testament. As you know from the Old Testament, God was constantly getting fed up with humans for not being able to, you know, live up to all the laws. What Christians believe -- this is just a statement of what the New Testament is -- is that that's why Christ came and died for our sins. Christians believe the Old Testament. You don't believe our testament.

DEUTSCH: You said, your exact words were, "Jews need to be perfected." Those are the words out of your mouth.

COULTER: No, I'm saying that's what a Christian is.

DEUTSCH: But that's what you said. Don't you see how hateful, how anti-Semitic (that is)?

COULTER: No.

DEUTSCH: How do you not see? You're an educated woman. How do you not see that?

COULTER: That isn't hateful at all.

DEUTSCH: But that's even a scarier thought.

Coulter also said during the interview that in her dreams, the country would look like New York City during the Republican National Convention in 2004.

"That's what I think heaven is going to look like," she said. "Happy, joyful Republicans in the greatest city in the world."