Two More Newspapers Drop Ann Coulter's Column

[RamboLiberal]

At least two more daily newspapers -- The Oakland Press of Michigan and The Mountain Press of Sevierville, Tenn. -- have dropped Ann Coulter's column. A daily in Pennsylvania had dropped the column two days ago.

Oakland Press Editorial Page Editor Allan Adler, when reached this morning by E&P, said Coulter's use of the word "faggot" in a Friday speech was "definitely a factor" in the decision. He also read a statement from his paper that went as follows:

"When we picked up Ann Coulter, it was because we felt we needed a conservative columnist .. and we knew she had a following. She certainly no longer represents conservatism and apparently is more interested in being a celebrity. We are searching for a new columnist and will no longer be running Coulter."

The Oakland Press had picked up Coulter's column last summer and, since then, the Universal Press Syndicate feature "probably drew many more letters to the editor pro and con than any national column we run," said Adler.

In a story today on its Web site, The Mountain Press said it dropped Coulter because of her "distasteful and irresponsible comments over the weekend about a presidential candidate. Coulter referred to Democratic candidate John Edwards as a 'faggot' in a Friday speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Her comments were denounced by both Republicans and Democrats," the Tennesse paper noted.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003554574

[xultar]

1. Who's gonna drop the evil rethugs who applauded her crazy ass?

[sutz12]

2. What a load of crap....

The White Witch has been saying "distasteful and irresponsible" BS for YEARS. Oh, but I guess calling liberals "traitors" and "cowards" and "enemies" is not "distasteful and irresponsible."

Finally, she gets the kind of attention she deserves.

[redqueen]

4. when did she call Al gore a "real fag" or whatever it was she said?

Yeah, this is really so far from new for her... I don't know why the reaction from advertisers and publishers is different this time, but I'm certainly glad for it.

[stanwyck]

7. She first called Clinton gay, and then when

she was called on that (yeah, as though a dog like Clinto (who I love, actually)is "gay"). Not sure where Annie was going with that one. Her response was to say "well, Gore is definitely gay." Cause, apparently, when you're a conservative, that's the ultimate insult. Being gay.
Does the right ever get out of the middle-school mentality? No wonder Faux News was covering Anna Nicole (who has been dead for weeks and is now buried) last night while all the other news shows were covering Libby's conviction. We switched over to Faux to see how they were handling the Libby news...turned out, they weren't. Greta was interviewing some hanger-on about Anna Nicole.
The mind boggles.

[redqueen]

10. No, they never grow up. I found it... "Al Gore -- total fag."

http://mediamatters.org/items/200607280001

[stanwyck]

25. and yet, those conservative"culture warriors" ask Ann

to appear at their festivities. What amazing hypocrites. Mitt Romney introduced her, glowingly, and then didn't have the guts to call her out on her bigotry and slurs.
And we're supposed to respect people who can't stand up to Ann Coulter? And elect them as leaders?

[maddezmom]

3. good

how many more are still carrying the POS? Hope we see articles like this everyday until she's been dropped by everyone.

K&R

[cal04]

5. UPS refuses to drop Coulter.

Statement from Universal Press Syndicate, which syndicates Ann Coulter’s column: “(Coulter) is not an employee and we have no legal power to ‘fire’ her, though, of course, any of her subscribing newspapers can drop her column at any time. Whether the words she chose in referring to John Edwards were misplaced humor or outright bigotry, we would not have distributed them in her column.” So far, two papers have announced plans to stop running Coulter’s column

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/ups-refuses-to-drop-coulter/

[maxrandb]

6. Translation

Statement read: "When we picked up Ann Coulter, it was because we felt we needed a conservative columnist .. and we knew she had a following. She certainly no longer represents conservatism and apparently is more interested in being a celebrity. We are searching for a new columnist and will no longer be running Coulter."

Translation: "We picked up this no-talent hag to appease the "30-percenters", and to show that we do not have a "liberal bias". We know that, although small in number when compared to all of America, these "30 percenters" will pay good money to have their stupid views reenforced and their ego's stroked. We used Ann Coulter like a cheap whore, and now she's become radioactive. Fear not "30 percenters", we'll replace her with another wing-nut soon. The literary hand-jobs and ego stroking will recommence once the heat dies down."

[Danieljay]

9. You, my friend, are funny. Thank you for the laugh! Brilliant. n/t

[lpbk2713]

8. This hasn't been a real good week for Coultergeist.

.... and it's only Thursday.


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[redqueen]

11. What the heck is that about?

Is she dancing?

[SKKY]

26. Coultergeist!!??!!?? That's rich!!!

:rofl:

[progressoid]

12. To be replaced by Michael Savage?

[jaksavage]

13. Might take an intervention

to get her into rehab

or we could tell her its just cosmetic surgery

[fudge stripe cookays]

19. Let's put her under TELLING her it's cosmetic...

but give her a lobotomy while she's under. She'll never know the difference.

[jaksavage]

20. How about a Serpentoplasti

So she looks how she sounds

[Cha]

14. But, but, but, coulter said the

conservative movement would support her.

"She certainly no longer represents conservatism and apparently is more interested in being a celebrity. We are searching for a new columnist and will no longer be running Coulter."

Albeit, a skunkbag "celebrity".

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. "She certainly no longer represents conservatism"

If this is true, it isn't because she's changed. Could it be that conservatives are finally starting to recognize how extreme they've been for the last 10+ years? And if they are, will they ever have the balls to admit it? Not likely.

[TroglodyteScholar]

22. She DOES represent them...

...they just don't want the wider public to realize it.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

31. She certainly seems to represent the element that applauds her,

buys her books, and invites her to shindigs to speak.

[SoCalDem]

16. Shame on any paper who chooses "fake balance" over truth

Would these same papers have offered Hitler a column during WWII, for balance?

[dkofos]

23. YES

[Arkansas Granny]

17. Check out this cartoon that ran in our local paper today.

From The Charlotte Observer yesterday. Maybe some of you have already seen it.

[sarcasmo]

18. That C**T is going to get what she deserves.

NOM. I know Women don't like that word but if there was a photo for that word in the dictionary Ann the Man's face should be front and center.

[dkofos]

24. According to george will she may be a dick

[Rosa Luxemburg]

21. 'Ding dong the witch is dead'

never will understand why she attacked 9/11 victims' families. Never will forgive her.

[SKKY]

27. Cool! Let's run this bitch right out of town...

[opihimoimoi]

28. She has a DISEASED MIND...full of Negativity...always whing...never offering

plausible solutions....

She is sick and perverted....what the hell she smoking anyway???

[EClark5483]

29. GO ANN GO !!!

Personally, I want to see her keep spouting off at the mouth and talking trash. All she does is make the "conservative agenda" look more and more despicable. I hope Ann keeps up her retarded rants well into Nov 2008.

[rodeodance]

30. yo ho.

[ajeffersonian]

32. Psycho Woman

actually, is she really a she?

[HuffleClaw]

33. her SYNDICATE should drop her ass too

that would be the responsible thing to do