Stop the presses (Liberals are Busy Attacking Ann Coulter's Book Slander) BARF ALERT

salon ^ | 8/6/2002 | salon

[TLBSHOW]

Stop the presses

Exciting news for Ann Coulter fans: Her editor at Crown Publishers says that they are in deep consultation with the wacky winger about correcting at least one atrocious slander in her bestselling book of that title. Doug Pepper of Crown told me that they are examining the accuracy of her charge that those liberal elitists at the New York Times didn't give NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt's death front-page coverage until two days after the crash that killed him. "I'm talking to Ann about this," he said, adding that "I don't know if it's an actual error." In order to ascertain the facts about the Earnhardt passage, said Pepper, they have ordered an "actual copy" of the February 19, 2001, paper.

According to Nexis -- the online data service that Ann herself claims to have used in compiling her copious footnotes -- the Times published a Page 1 story on the day after Earnhardt's death by Robert Lipsyte, one of its most distinguished writers. "It will absolutely be fixed for the next printing," Pepper pledged, if the paper copy matches the Nexis citation.

This could be the beginning of a heavy workload for the Crown cleanup crew, assuming that they sincerely intend to amend Coulter's text to reflect facts rather than prejudices. All nonfiction books contain mistakes (including mine), but the Earnhardt blooper is only one of many blatant, inarguable errors made by Coulter (to put it more politely than she would).

Fortunately for Pepper, the hardworking researchers at Spinsanity, the Daily Howler and the American Prospect's daily Weblog Tapped have thoughtfully provided copious guidance. Mining this vein of hilarity has become a cottage industry on the Internet. Will somebody please give Pepper a Nexis subscription and a shovel?

[TLBSHOW]

Ok Freepers looks like the rats are reading every word and checking every single thing Ann said in her book. The only reason they are doing this is as the story says it is to slam her.

Hey demoRat commies, good luck and I hope you learn something from her book!

BUT I DOUBT IT since liberals are morons!

[Plutarch]

As I recall, the NYT had a below-the-fold story the day after about the demise of a "stock car racer." If this is the greatest factual error the Left can come up with, its a hoot.

[Lockbox]

This is the best they can do? The book is full of foot notes, unlike the Libs' books.

[TLBSHOW]

I think the liberal commies should police their own, like Sandy Berger and his NYTIMES fantasy story this week!

[demkicker]

"Ok Freepers looks like the rats are reading every word and checking every single thing Ann said in her book. The only reason they are doing this is as the story says it is to slam her."

It's a real pleasure watching commie libs come unglued as Ann Coulter's book of truth is the trendy smack being heard around the world, ha! Even lame-brains are catching on and enjoying some of Ann's dead-on barbs.

[TLBSHOW]

oh look at this.........

HARDCOVER ( NONFICTION )

Top (4) at a Glance

1. SLANDER, by Ann Coulter
2. THE LOBSTER CHRONICLES, by Linda Greenlaw
3. TUXEDO PARK, by Jennet Conant
4. YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS, by John McEnroe with James Kaplan


http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/

the word non fiction really is what has the liberals going nuts.........they know the people are getting it and the people are starting to understand liberals are the jack ass party!

[lawdude]

Jeeeez. Is that the best the slimes can do? They are really reaching! Just shows how pathetic they are.

[hoot2]

"The book is full of foot notes, unlike the Libs' books. "

gosh, some of the "GODless left books, don't even have print on the pages".....jim wright...is that right?

[Uncle George]

Ann says in her book: When a liberal is confronted by the indesputable facts, the first reaction is to ATTACK, DISCREDIT.

[nutmeg]

bump

[SEGUET]

I never noticed footnotes in the "Good Book"

[section9]

Oh, it's funnier than that! Look at the source: it's not the Times, it's Salon.

Can you say, "irrelevant"?

Looks like the left can't stand that Ann is on top.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Chad Fairbanks]

...is only one of many blatant, inarguable errors made by Coulter...

And yet, this is the first I've seen where they pointed out a "blatant, inarguable error", so I challenge this guy to list the "many blatant, inarguable errors"...

I won't hold my breath...

[Johnny Shear]

I never noticed footnotes in the "Good Book"

That's because it's a novel.

[Chad Fairbanks]

And a quick search at the nytimes.com site, for articles about Dale Earnhardt on February 19, 2001 resulted in three hits, all in the sports section, and an obituary... didn't see anything for the front page on that day, though...

[SEGUET]

"That's because it's a novel."

Not to some of us.

[Drango]

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[JessicaDragonet]

I talked to God about you last night. He's still pretty steamed....but I think I got you off the hook.

[timydnuc]

Ann did a wonderful job in the area of documentation. That's what exposes the NYSlimes as the socialist propaganda rag that it really is. Let them eat their ink, I could care less. It's time that we took back this country, and the "Slimes" ain't never been, and never will be a part of the rich heritage of this beautiful land.

Cut the tow line and let them drift. As for their "staff"...there is always McDonald's...........you want some fries with that?

[The Brush]

I don't think you'll ever see a Liberal on a TV show with Ann debating her book.

Guess her book is going to be another "suprise best seller" that never gets the notice it deserves by the lame stream press.