You have it exactly right. Maybe more FReepers will pay attention when multiple voices are telling the same story.
Ann Coulter is no ones ideological icon. She is a business, a brand, and she is motivated by one thing: the P&L statement. Everything she and other pundits say and do is geared to accomplish one goal: maximizing their income. Stop listening to the content of her statements and whenever she opens her mouth just substitute phrases like “buy my book” or “hire me to appear on TV” and you will have perfect translation of what she is really saying.
Trump is also exactly what you say Coulter is.
Everything she and other pundits say and do is geared to accomplish one goal: maximizing their income.
Not all the other pundits. Sean Hannity puts something higher than his own paycheck. He’s like the Seinfeld of pundits. Seinfeld had a top tv show. He had a deeper goal for his show than to make money. He wanted to go out on top and remain a comedy classic. After season 9 he called it quits. They offered him around $10 million AN EPISODE which was a lot back then (still is). He kept to his principle and it hasn’t actually hurt him. Hannity is also not just a dollar whore. He nearly risked his career getting the Assange/ Rich info out there.
But most of them stop standing for something when their own bottom line is threatened. Like Ann and the first amendment.