Ann Coulter Gets Fired...........Again
CentreDaily.com ^ | 3 September 2002
Posted on 09/03/2002 2:28 PM Pacific by SheLion
Editor's File | A letter to Coulter
Dear Ann Coulter:
You're fired.
It's not that extreme viewpoints are unwelcome on the opinion pages of the Centre Daily Times. All political viewpoints, from Cal Thomas on the right to Molly Ivins on the left, are welcome here.
But, we don't welcome haters, Ann, and that's what you are.
Well, you are either a hater or a hypocrite who calls names and spews enmity because you believe it will get your pretty face on television more or sell more copies of your best-selling books.
In either case, we won't be publishing your Friday column anymore . We decided not to publish a piece of yours a few weeks back because it was nothing more than a sexual history of some of your enemies -- i.e., private citizens who dared to give money to the Democrats.
I wrote a column about why we held the piece and told readers then that if you continued to cross the line, we'd can you.
Your Friday column, in which you declared that liberals are "no good," then trashed the entire Kennedy clan as a collection of "heroin addicts, convicted killers, cheaters, bottleggers and dissolute drunks," crossed that line. I'm not going to defend the Kennedy family or liberals; either group can argue with you if they'd like.
But, Ann, you're mean -- vicious, really -- which is why we do not believe that you in any way serve the public good.
On a late summer morning almost a year ago, all of us -- Republicans, Democrats and everyone else -- witnessed what hate is capable of.
Since that day, Americans have tried to remember that they are on the same side, regardless of differences in skin color, nation of origin, religion or political viewpoint. It has not always been easy because, more than ever, those who are different can seem more threatening. But we're trying because what we have in America is worth keeping.
And, Ann, you're not helping. You do nothing to elevate our spirits, to celebrate the great bond that holds us this unruly people together and makes us a nation.
Hate is easy; love is hard.
Our great nation gives you the freedom to hate all you want and even to make a buck off it if you can. But, even better, it gives us the right not to have to listen.
So, Ann, you're fired. I expect some of our readers are going to be mad at us over this, but we hope they'll understand that while we joyfully publish a wide spectrum of political and social viewpoints, we condemn hate where we find it.
You won't miss us much, Ann. Heck, you're rolling in money. And your fans can find your column on the Internet anyway.
We'll start looking for someone to replace you. It won't be easy because you sure are flashy and a lot of folks like flashy. But political conservatism has produced other columnists of merit whose ideas will provide subjects fit for public consumption and debate -- writers who do not believe those who disagree with them are traitors, or worse.
Sincerely,
Bob Unger, executive editor
Bob Ungercan be reached by
e-mail at runger@centredaily.com or by phone at 231-4640.more
He lied about her column. It was about a number of out of touch left coast liberals, ONE of whom Steve Bing litters bastards with impunity. Unger made it look like she examined ALL of their sex lives. It was mostly on how the families Democrats revere are not like normal people.
That was so he could brand her a hater and we all know that's what they use to justify silencing an opinion they disagree with. "You don't have to listen to haters."
Look over his "editorial" and it's more like one of Stalin's show trials.
In his own paper, his reporter noted that Unger refused to debate Coulter. To be fair, Coulter decided to pass on the show. Probably due to the short notice. The CDT's announcement that day admitted that it was short notice and the exact nature of Unger's appearance was "TBD".
The Friday after Ann's "firing", Unger had an op-ed by PAT IRELAND on Title XI in her place. That alone is grounds for involuntary commitment to some institution.
The paper's comic section ran Boonedocks, Doonesbury and I believe a third hard left POV strip, but no consrvative ones like Mallard Filmore or The Leftersons.
Right now, at the CDT's website, a search on "coulter" yields no results.
Given FR and other conservative sites, I seriously believe Unger flat out lied about the numbers and percentage of emails he received supporting his move.
Liberals like Unger and Donahue piss off people who deal in reality and pay the freight. This time it caught up with one.
So much for those who crow that they "fired" a syndicated columnist, when all that happened is that they dropped their subscription.