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26 Congressmen Target Ann Coulter
NewsMax.com ^ | March 8, 2005 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 03/08/2005 2:01:10 PM PST by rightalien

Ann Coulter called liberal columnist Helen Thomas an "old Arab" and suggested she may be a security threat to President Bush in a recent column, and Twenty-six members of the U.S. Congress are steamin' mad.

The Detroit Free Press reports that in a letter to Universal Press, which syndicates Coulter’s column, the lawmakers criticize Universal's response to the potential controversy as inadequate.

Exactly what did, and didn't, happen?

Coulter, while arguing that liberal attacks on ex-White House reporter Jeff Gannon, formerly of Talon News, were a response to the "public disgrace and ruin of New York Times editor Howell Raines, CBS anchor Dan Rather and CNN news director Eason Jordan,” also took a shot at longtime Washington correspondent Thomas (who, by the way, called Condi Rice a "monster" and a "goddamn liar").

Coulter wrote: "Press passes can't be that hard to come by if the White House allows that old Arab Helen Thomas to sit within yards of the president.”

Although Universal removed the "Arab" reference before sending the column to Coulter's 110 newspaper clients, the politicians are upset because Coulter kept "Arab" in the version of the column that appeared on her website, AnnCoulter.com. The politicos point out that she also kept the Universal copyright under the column and didn't include a disclaimer explaining that the column was worded differently from the one syndicated by Universal.

They wrote: "Just as we would expect that similar slights against African-Americans, Jews, or Hispanics would not be tolerated, equal disapproval should be shown toward these repeated slanders directed at Arab-Americans," adding, "Loyal Arab-Americans have made heroic contributions to our military, intelligence, and Homeland Security efforts."

As a result of the stir, Coulter and Universal have reached an agreement on removing Universal's copyright from columns on AnnCoulter.com that differ from columns sent to newspapers.

Until now, the line under Coulter's columns said "copyright Universal Press Syndicate." Under the agreement, all columns on AnnCoulter.com will say "distributed by Universal Press Syndicate (c) Ann Coulter" if the print and Web versions of the column are the same.

If the versions are not the same, the line will say "(c) Ann Coulter" only. "This applies to columns that may be of different lengths, with different headlines, and with different copy from the edited version," Kerr said.

Using a Coulter copyright "corrects a longstanding error," said Kathie Kerr, director of Communications for Universal. "Universal does not hold the copyright on Ann's columns."

However, as this story was being posted, Coulter had yet to drop the Universal copyright from the Feb. 23 column on her site. "We fully expect it will be removed," Kerr told E&P.

Kerr added that she knew of no newspapers canceling Coulter’s popular column because of her "old Arab" remark.

Nor should they. It is an "opinion" column, after all, is it not? And this is still America, is it not?


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To: rightalien
Carl must be slipping. How many words to this story and the endless nonesense about a copyright--big F---ing Deal, Enough Already.

What I wanted to know for God's Sake, is Helen Thomas an Arab? She certainly is old. What other question is there?

They act like calling someone an Arab was a slur. How dare they!!!! I am going to call Kiefer Sutherland. Maybe he can do a public service anouncement.

141 posted on 03/08/2005 7:48:43 PM PST by ontos-on
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To: zoomie2
So, of those 535 members of Congress with all the crimes and misdemeanors, how many are democrats, and how many are/were repubbies?
142 posted on 03/08/2005 7:49:58 PM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: numberonepal

Still looking, #1. Where did I put that one Ann sent me -- must be around here somewhere....


143 posted on 03/08/2005 7:53:33 PM PST by speedy
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To: FormerACLUmember

Don't you talk about my Congresswoman like that!

You need to be much more derogatory about that loony Islamic-crazy-loving witch.


144 posted on 03/08/2005 7:54:52 PM PST by FreedomPoster (This space intentionally blank)
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To: mowkeka
Look here. Dont get so sanctimonious. Ann's column is in the context of the Brrrr Rabitts of the MSM and the Democrat Party going all over the place and screeching about that Gannon character as somehow tied to all of us and that he was a homosexual male escort or prostitute or ....whatever.

Maureen Dipsh..t of the NY Times must have said it ten times on Meet the Press alone then another several times in her excrable column. So, cool your jets with the sanctimony. She only called the old bag an old Arab. Don't like it, lefties? Tough.

145 posted on 03/08/2005 7:59:02 PM PST by ontos-on
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To: TChris

Great! Now I want to see her gyrations in that thriller with Cathereine and Sean Connery at the Milennium. Recall ho wshe dodge those laser security lines!


146 posted on 03/08/2005 8:03:43 PM PST by ontos-on
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To: John Lenin
It's like having a faulty toilet where you have to flush

it about 3 times to get it clean ....

Man! That's like poetry. A beautiful thing.

147 posted on 03/08/2005 8:07:28 PM PST by ontos-on
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To: SuziQ

Humor shmuor; if it does not advance the party, (red commie party, that is) then they are agianst it.


148 posted on 03/08/2005 8:15:46 PM PST by ontos-on
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To: rightalien
Coulter wrote: "Press passes can't be that hard to come by if the White House allows that old Arab Helen Thomas to sit within yards of the president.”

26 cock-a-roaches hate when you shine the light of truth on them.

GO ANN!

149 posted on 03/08/2005 8:20:53 PM PST by PGalt
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To: rightalien
Funny how the same folks who get lathered up over the perceived ethnic insult in Ann Coulter's calling Helen Thomas "Arab" are the same people who are silent over or who've defended as free speech Ward Churchill's "Little Eichmanns" comment. When it comes to one's right to express one's opinion, liberals are hypocrites.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
150 posted on 03/08/2005 8:25:38 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: ontos-on

When I think of Helen a toilet always pops up in my mind. I can't help myself.


151 posted on 03/08/2005 9:05:43 PM PST by John Lenin (Bluto Blutasky: I'm on a mission from God)
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To: pooh fan

152 posted on 03/09/2005 3:07:31 AM PST by Rebelbase (Who is General Chat?)
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To: rightalien
"Loyal Arab-Americans have made heroic contributions to our military, intelligence, and Homeland Security efforts."

I want these fools to name one. O'Reilly had two ex students from that Wahabbi school in Fairfax, and they could not muster enough courage to condemn Al Quadi. I think Ann should apologize by saying something along the lines of she is sorry to disparrage Arabs by connecting them to the someone like Helen Thomas. Some sort of backhanded apology.

153 posted on 03/09/2005 3:34:42 AM PST by 7thson (I think it takes a big dog to weigh a hundred pounds!)
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To: cajun-jack

I remember a chief in boot camp once said that you cannot drink that much booze. You would pass out first. He must of had HT in mind when he said that.


154 posted on 03/09/2005 3:38:08 AM PST by 7thson (I think it takes a big dog to weigh a hundred pounds!)
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To: Jason Kauppinen
Helen Thomas' face launched 1000 ships all right...

Yeah, by being swung by her ankles face first against the bow.

Give'em Hell Ann!
155 posted on 03/09/2005 3:47:01 AM PST by Dr.Zoidberg (This tagline brought to you by Islam. Islam, only the best of the 12th century for you and yours.)
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To: Jason Kauppinen
....all of which immediately SANK.
156 posted on 03/09/2005 3:57:50 AM PST by JimVT (I was born a Democrat but then I grew up!)
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To: rightalien

This is what it has come down to for the Dems. AC, number one threat! What a bunch of total losers!


157 posted on 03/09/2005 4:08:18 AM PST by Doc Savage (...because they stand on a wall, and they say nothing is going to hurt you tonight, not on my watch!)
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To: Natural Law

Everytime I think about Goldberg I get this mental image of "Sam Malone" actually, willingly, putting his little
firehose in her station house! YYYYuuuuucccchhh! How many showers would it take to wash off,................oh never mind!


158 posted on 03/09/2005 4:12:04 AM PST by Doc Savage (...because they stand on a wall, and they say nothing is going to hurt you tonight, not on my watch!)
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To: NoJoke
I find it hilarious that being called an arab can now be a racial slur.

No, I think the arabs were upset that Ann was comparing them to Helen Thomas.

159 posted on 03/09/2005 7:13:29 AM PST by VRWCmember
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