Posted on 07/27/2004 9:25:15 AM PDT by Philistine
USA Today Reponds to Flap Over Coulter Column
by Chris Field
Posted Jul 26, 2004In response to multiple inquiries, USA Today Executive Editor Brian Gallagher told HUMAN EVENTS this evening that conservative columnist and Editor-at-Large of National Review Online Jonah Goldberg will replace HUMAN EVENTS columnist Ann Coulter in providing commentary from the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
Coulter was originally hired by USA Today to offer a conservative take on this week’s Democratic National Convention, but her first column was summarily rejected late Sunday night.
Pressed as to why Coulter's column was rebuffed, Gallagher said that it was not an attempt to silence or "censor" the columnist, but was simply due to a "difference of opinion over editing -- words, voice, that sort of thing." He also stated that severing the brand new relationship between the paper and Coulter was a "mutual decision -- in the end."
Gallagher offered that the original reason for offering conservative commentary was due to USA Today's views that today's national political conventions are simply "four-day commercials" for the Parties. So, the newspaper decided to offer its readers viewpoints on the convention "from the other side of the fence."
Gallagher also confirmed that USA Today has hired liberal filmmaker Michael Moore to offer commentary about the Republican National Convention next month.
When asked why his paper picked Ann Coulter specifically, Gallagher said that they "thought she was a voice from [the conservative] side with standing and visibility."
In response to questions on whether the paper was surprised by what they got from the conservative author, considering her well known penchant for speaking her mind pointedly and often with sarcasm and wit, Gallagher said, "Yes. We just didn't think it would be that difficult [to finalize]."
He said the staff of USA Today was familiar with Coulter's writings; however, he did not explain how the column Coulter submitted differed from her usual columns. Gallagher repeated his assertion that the differences that precluded publication of the column were not based on silencing Coulter but "simply on editorial differences."
If they have a simiilar standard for Michael Moore, he should expect to fired on day 1, also. Don't count on it.
Who's Jonah Goldberg's counterpart on the left, anyway?
Something tells me they will have no such trouble with the notoriously difficult Michael Moore.
Having Goldberg replace her rubs salt in the wound, since along with Rich Lowry, he was responsible for NR giving her the ax in 2001.
The equally spiffy and fey Tucker Carlson. <|:)~
They were against censorship before they were for it....LOL
So whats their stance on Moore and his dripping hate for anything good and decent?
I like Jonah. He'll do just fine.
Blantant lie.
I don't know why this is such a persistent myth. Coulter never worked for National Review. Never. (In fact, they rejected her first column ever--a long time ago.)
The girlie-men (TM) at NR simply refused to run her syndicated column in the wake of 9/11 where she suggested (obviously in bitter jest) that we invade and convert them. After all, that is what they want to do to us.
Coulter wasn't fired from NR, because she never worked for them. They stopped carrying her column for a while, but now they do again--and have for some time--at Townhall.
I think we need to stop repeating this misinformation.
I had hoped Ann's first column would have been a bit less sarcastic. I'm a
I had hoped Ann's first column would have been a bit less sarcastic.
I read the comments of their editor showing their objections. It was on Drudge.
From the comments, her writing goes over his head. Most were "I don't get it".
I think they hired a highschool student as the editor.
Her column was very well written.
A great movie quote sums it up for USA Today, "You can't handle the truth!"
Probably Senator Joe Lieberman or Zell Miller.
I wouldn't believe anything a Gannett Press mouthpiece had to say about anything. They are all a bunch of left-wing ideologues.
Probably Senator Joe Lieberman or Zell Miller.
I wouldn't believe anything a Gannett Press mouthpiece had to say about anything. They are all a bunch of left-wing ideologues.
USA Today is GANNETT. That's all that needs to be said.
HIMSELF
"Having Goldberg replace her rubs salt in the wound, since along with Rich Lowry, he was responsible for NR giving her the ax in 2001."
Yep. Replaced a female conservative with a girlie man.
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