With half his brain tied behind his back [Ann Coulter]

WND.com ^ | Oct 15, 2003 | Ann Coulter

[meema]

Very well put!!

[Kleon]

"The New York Times didn't take notice of Rush's $300 million radio contract"

She ain't Cavuto, that's that for sure. My goodness, she's just asking for an update in Franken's paperback edition.

"Mr. Limbaugh is on a roll these days. He recently signed a nine-year contract, estimated to be worth $285 million, with his syndicator, Premiere Radio Networks."

New York Times
August 15, 2001
Section E; Page 4; Column 4

[Positive]

This was an eloquently written response. Thanks.

[Timesink]

He was right, but I sure did get some weird looks from my Pharmacist when I went for refills. They ended up calling him 3 separate times to make sure he really had authorized that amount of pain meds.

Our wonderful DEA at work. You're lucky you got a doctor that would prescribe the actual amount you needed.

[PhilipFreneau]

New York Times
August 15, 2001
Section E; Page 4; Column 4

... but a few weeks later, put Bill Clinton's comparatively measly $10 million book contract on its front page.

[jwh_Denver]

That must provide great consolation to Mary Jo Kopechne's parents.

I wonder how much they were paid off to keep their mouths shut while selling their daughters justice.

[Edit35]

I have never read a more brilliant, well-crafted column than this by Ann Coulter.

Bless you Coulter, for putting Rush's predicemant in perspective.

Levittown, Pa.

[Kleon]

Well, I was just pointing out that she said the New York Times didn't notice it, when in fact they did. Ann is at her best when she speaks from the heart, not when she relies on "facts" the digs up from LexisNexis archives.

[Edit35]

"Coulter never could write particularly well, and now it's clear she can't read with any facility, either

I'm a writer. This is one of the most poignant, well-crafted articles I've ever seen, bar none.

Not only does it demolish the Newsweak column piece by piece, it puts into perspective Rush's dilemma, especially in light of Newsweak's silence on a plethora of other public personna sins, all those committed by liberals, of course.

[RinaseaofDs]

What?

Not sure I got your point.

[Timesink]

She ain't Cavuto, that's that for sure. My goodness, she's just asking for an update in Franken's paperback edition.

You're splitting the thinnest of hairs here, which, perhaps not coincidentally, is the same way the Franken types come up with the vast majority of their so-called "lies". Coulter's article made it clear she was talking about the immediate reporting of the contract:

Rush Limbaugh's misfortune is apparently a bigger story than his nearly $300 million radio contract signed two years ago. That was the biggest radio contract in broadcasting history. Yet there are only 12 documents on LexisNexis that reported it. The New York Times didn't take notice of Rush's $300 million radio contract, but a few weeks later, put Bill Clinton's comparatively measly $10 million book contract on its front page.

The news of Rush's new contract broke on July 15, 2001. Your article is from a full month later, and mentions his contract only in passing as part of a different story. I just searched, and the Times did NOT report Rush's contract as hard news in any form whatsoever when it actually WAS news. Just as Coulter said, they "didn't take notice." And they did report Bill Clinton's contract as hard news the day it was announced.

If you remain desperate to "nail" Ann Coulter on something, you'll be happy to know I was unable to find any Bill Clinton book deal stories on the FRONT front page; the article in question appears to have run on the front page of the business section instead. I'll be sure to alert the Crucifixion Hut that you'll be sending Ann over for that error.

[Matchett-PI]

"In liberals' worldview, any conservative who is not Jesus Christ is ipso facto a "hypocrite" for not publicly embracing dissolute behavior the way liberals do."

There is another side to that same self-righteous coin.

Rush (along with other conservatives), is in good company. Jesus Christ, himself, couldn't measure up to the paragons of political correctness of his day, either.

They called the Son of God an alcholic and a glutton -- a "junkie" - addicted to too much food and too much booze. Imagine that.

[L.N. Smithee]

The "dumped dates" comment is a reference to the time he had lunch with Maureen Dowd 10 years ago. It wasn't a date, just an interview type thing.

I believe that there was an actual reference to women had dinner with him and who found him uninteresting.

[Matchett-PI]

"I believe that there was an actual reference to women had dinner with him and who found him uninteresting."

I would guess that the females who would find him uninteresting are shallow air-heads who would prefer the company of metro-sexual males who have learned to get in touch with their feminine side.

[Stopislamnow]

Rock on Ann.

[Syncro]

Great comments Ann!

Cutting and to the point as ususal.

No one pings you to threads about your articles, and they wonder why you don't FR mail them.

[CyberAnt]

Thanks Ms. Ann .. you really know how to support a friend.

[Doctor Raoul]

My goodness, she's just asking for an update in Franken's paperback edition.

You looking to join the ALL-WHITE "TEAM FRANKEN" LACK OF DIVERSITY SQUAD? That is who did the work on Franken's book.

For Pete's sake, NYT had Bubba on the FRONT PAGE.

The New York Times, August 7, 2001, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Page 1; Column 1; Business/Financial Desk , 1235 words, THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Publisher Will Pay Clinton Over $10 Million for Book, By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

Some how, I don't think she'll feel you're worth mentioning in her paperback edition of "Treason".

She ain't Cavuto, that's that for sure.

At this point, your statelemts make you a bigger ass than J-Lo's.....

[Yaelle]

Thanks for these links. I just rejoined Rush's 24/7 to give him that little boost when he hears how many people have joined SINCE his admission. Godspeed, Rush. Get well, Fuzzball.

[Doctor Raoul]

My goodness, she's just asking for an update in Franken's paperback edition.

Which book? He's written four. However, the only two "successful" ones are those that tap the liberal lust for hate. They hate Rush and they hate Fox, so we know which two books people can name. I never heard of the others until I did an Amazon.com search.

Franken left a third string gig at Saturday Night Live to go to Hollywood and sleep his way to the bottom. When I saw the title, "Lies And The Liars That Tell Them", I thought it was his autobiograph.

Of course, if Franken did an autobiography, I suggest "Me, AL Franken" as the title. It would also be the answer to, "Who's The Only Person To Read Al Franken's Autobiography?".