Coulter is the Al Franken of the Right.
Coulter wrote books marshalling facts and logic. You may disagree with her conclusions, everyone is entitled to their own opinions. But what Rather did with Bush was to promote a crude forgery for the patent purpose of forwarding the candidacy of Kerry and torpedoing that of Mr. Bush. and, after the fact was pointed out, refuse to retract it.Where are Ann's forged documents? The comparison with Rather is absurd. Ann is a fast talker, but then when she gets air time she is always given someone who attempts to prevent her from making her case, primarily by filibustering.
Dan Rather's "objectivity" is the left wing fringe; Franken is beyond even that. But at least he doesn't claim objectivity (today. It is however well known that being a leftist activist is no liability whatever when applying for an "objective" journalist job). Ann doesn't claim to be above labels; she's a conservative. And therefore must be "balanced" by a liberal filibusterer if granted an interview. Whereas Al Franken would not automatically be subjected to a conservative interlocuter if he was interviewed as a book author.