Posted on 10/22/2002 5:02:32 PM PDT by Gamecock
NEW YORK -- Did "firing" Ann Coulter lead to the departure of the editor who axed her?
"I don't think that had anything to do with it," said Bob Unger, who -- in what he described as a "mutual" decision -- stepped down Monday as executive editor of the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pa.
Early last month, Unger dropped Coulter from the newspaper's column lineup, arguing that her syndicated commentary was "mean." This decision infuriated many fans of the conservative Coulter, though Unger said "80 to 85%" of the more than 5,000 e-mails he ultimately received supported his decision. "I know that doesn't represent the general population, but it represented the people who wrote me," he told E&P Online.
So why did Unger and the Centre Daily Times part ways? Unger, who was reached at home, said there was "a difference in style and objective" between him and Henry Haitz, who became publisher of the paper several months ago. Unger declined to give specifics, noting that he was not allowed to do so under his separation agreement.
Unger, who had been executive editor for 2 1/2 years, said he had no immediate job prospects but was working on his second novel.
Ann Coulter is still Ann Coulter.
How did the first one do?
Dan
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'Ya mean the style and objective of a DNC hack wasn't quite what they were after?
That is perhaps one of the stupidest things I have come across in text. This guy is, err was, and editor?
So, basically I'm accusing him of being a liar.
That's some serious Schadenfreude we got going there. :)
I admit sometimes I wish she wouldn't be so angry, but then I read what passes for "reasoned discourse" by the likes of Helen Thomas, Marianne Means (appropriate name), Cynthia Tucker, Gary Trudeau, and others of that ilk, and I realize that Ann is at her "meanest," no worse than they are.
LOL!
Yeah... 'Mutual'... Right...
Unless he means...
"Unger, get your damn desk cleaned out and get your ass out of here NOW!"
"Yes Sir."
'Mutual'
I didn't see it on Amazon. Maybe he used a pseudonem? Or maybe it wasn't published? Vanity press? Loser?
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
LOL! Let's see....what's it gonna be called....."Ann Coulter is a Big Fat Id"......No, no that won't work. How 'bout "Ann Coulter is a Right-Wing Twiggy With Tourettes", no somebody's used that already, let's see........how 'bout "I Was a Nobody Loser Till I Fired Ann Coulter". Nah, don't like that , too honest..........
It's a happy day here in Happy Valley - maybe we'll start seeing a little balance again in the CDT.
I'm really glad I posted his "you're fired" piece, and I am very pleased at the outcome - Freepers did it again!
Ann Coulter is still Ann Coulter.
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