More words. More letters. No more Ann Coulter.

Arizona daily star ^ | 08/28/05 | David Stoeffler

[luvbach1]

Tony Snow is goofy on border issues (he's oblivious to them like El Presidente Bush)). I heard him dismiss border concerns as "some farmers upset because illegals are trampling their crops."

[squarebarb]

You are exactly right. She trades insult for insult while so many conservatives are in a state of status panic trying to look like nice guys.

[BushisTheMan]

1 instance? You mention one instance? Well, now that's REAL proof Ann is better.

[BushisTheMan]

And because he doesn't stick his finger in their eyes is why more people listen to him instead of tuning him out....like they do Ann Coulter.

[Plutarch]

Coulter is red meat. Snow is pablum.

Ouch! Tony if you are reading this, no offense. Maybe having a column that is safe for liberal editors isn't what gets respect amongst conservatives at FR.

[najida]

I love Ann because her brain is like a roladex of information. If someone says A she counters not only with B, but about 10 bits of fact to validate it.

She is incredible. She doesn't just bite back, but there are fact based fangs in that mouth!

[Kimmers]

Thank you....as a conservative (yes, I really am one) I would have to say she is not one of my favorites.....to be fair I have not read any of her columns but never have liked how she comes across when I see her on FOX.....

[rock58seg]

Running a newspaper is something like building a three-legged stool.
In other words, only a fool would do so.

Being a woodworker, I would like to point out that a three-legged stool is always stable, no matter the surface it sets on. It is always the fourlegged, or more table, stool or chair that wobbles, and occasionally needs a match book or other shimming to sit properly.

The editor intimates incorrectly that it would be difficult and undesirable to build a three legged stool.

Hopefully you will reassess and clarify your evaluation.

[luvbach1]

I wasn't proving Ann was better. I just was citing Snow's huge blind spot on an issue of overriding importance(illegal immigration).

[Join Or Die]

I personally consider myself to be a fairly conservative person and while I think that Ann Coulter can be amazingly intelligent, quick witted, and funny at times I think it can also be her own worst enemy.

She's usually right, but if the goal is to make liberals realize she's right, the way to convince them is not to insult them or call for their death in the title or first sentence of the book or article. When people are insulted or threatened they go on the defensive and are less open to new ideas.

If however she is not trying to sway public opinion then what is her purpose? Preaching to the choir seems like wasted energy.

[luvbach1]

Preaching to the choir seems like wasted energy.

Not from her point of view if it earns her a good living.

[skinkinthegrass]

sounds like a small time paper.

and very likely smaller..and smaller....and smaller :/

[skinkinthegrass]

sounds like a small time paper.

and very likely smaller..and smaller....and smaller :/

[Wormwood]

Maybe having a column that is safe for liberal editors isn't what gets respect amongst conservatives at FR.

Got it in one! Well said!

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

"Finally, we've decided that syndicated columnist Ann Coulter has worn out her welcome. Many readers find her shrill, bombastic and mean-spirited. And those are the words used by readers who identified themselves as conservatives..."

WOW is that what liberals call non-pc truth tellers now ?

It's easy to call yourself a Conservative in a letter just look at you guys you call yourself a Newspaper !

Damn liberal shills !

[trenton1776]

Just another example of liberal inability to address a real problem. For this rag, it's circulation. Check out these numbers:

1991 Pima County population 674,000
1991 Circulation of this rag 91,000

2004 Pima County population 931,000
2004 circulation of this rag 98,000

So, the county has 250,000 more people and they picked up 7,000 subscribers.

The answer for them - become even more liberal. It's like throwing gasoline on a fire in order to put it out.

[Modernman]

She trades insult for insult while so many conservatives are in a state of status panic trying to look like nice guys.

Right. Because no conservative who is upbeat and refuses to call his opponents names can be succesful. After all, Ronald Reagan made a career out of insulting democrats. That's why so many voted for him.

You see, in politics the goal is to insult and piss off as many people as possible.

/ sarcasm

[Modernman]

to be fair I have not read any of her columns but never have liked how she comes across when I see her on FOX

She's the same way in her books. She is, basically, something that starts with "b" and rhymes with "witch."

[tumblindice]

Agree completely. Ann's a pioneer.
There's `pre'-Ann Coulter: The Today show, the CBS Evening News, etc.--all taken seriously. And then there's `post'-Ann Coulter, where we are today. I'll take post.
Shrill? You may not recall that Katie & Co. treated her like an addled, misbehaving child. She was one of the first to tell smarmy Cronkite-types: "If I want any more *stuff* out of you, I'll unscrew your head." And then she did.
Ann is Phyllis Schlafly, 2005. She gets better every year.
(Gushing completed, capping successful.)

[Plutarch]

I emailed the editor with the results of my view/posting analysis of Tony Snow vs. Ann Coulter at FR (see above). His reply:

Thanks for the additional info and perspective. We'll have to see how Tony Snow does with our readers.

David Stoeffler

I am perplexed as to how he will know, if he takes at face value emails from "conservatives" who object to Ann Coulter. If he checks the ISP of the emails, they probably mainly come from the liberal reporters in the newsroom.