Fired Conservative Columnist Anne Coulter Getting 'Great Publicity'

CNS News ^ | 10/2/01

[truthandlife]

Conservative columnist Ann Coulter, fired from her contributing editor perch at the National Review Online, blames it on free-speech hysteria in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. In a recent online column, Coulter opined that the United States should respond forcefully to the terrorist attacks: "We should invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity," she said. The comment provoked an uproar, and the National Review Online subsequently refused to run another Coulter piece in which she referred to "swarthy males." When Coulter complained, she was fired. Tuesday's Washington Post quotes Coulter as saying she doesn't need friends like that. "Every once in awhile they'll throw one of their people to the wolves to get good press in left-wing publications," she told the newspaper. National Review Online Editor Jonah Goldberg told the Post, "We didn't feel we wanted to be associated with the comments expressed in those two columns." Coulter told the Washington Post she's getting great publicity as a result of the flap.

[patlaw_guy]

Yeah, that's it. NRO is concerned about getting good press in left-wing publications. Sure. This chick is losing it.

[OWK]

Loyalty is a positive attribute.

Blind loyalty however, is just plain silly.

She said something pretty damned stupid.

You may wish to forgive her for that and that's just fine.... but for goodness sake don't defend the stupidity.

[Non-Sequitur]

Don't think much of Israel, huh?

[let freedom sing]

a fox amid wolves

[biffalobull]

My money is the source of everything you have; so you shouldn't put stuff in your column that gets me PO'd

You got that right

Thats what makes this country great, isn't it called Capitalism?.

[OWK]

Dishonest.

You have been since I've known you.

This is news?

[Restorer]

Stupid remarks are stupid remarks.

Personally, I prefer to believe she was using hyperbole when discussing forced conversion. If so, she could have been a little more clear.

Arguments about whether Chruistianity is superior to Islam are irrelevant. American will not and should not force any religion on another country or person.

[diotima]

I don't read NR because its crap as is most everything Trixie's boy writes. I just think that if they had a problem with her "convert them all" column, why did they run it?

[Aurelius]

So much for free speech at NRO.

[Spiff]

Yes - me too - whatever that means to you.

I've seen the fruits of Islam - I've seen the impoverished, oppressed people in Islamic nations. I've seen the subjugated, involuntarily mutilated women in Islamic nations. I've seen the persecution and eradication of every other religion in Islamic nations. I've seen similar elimination of basic freedoms and human rights in those nations. I've seen them export their jihad to other nations, their terror around the world. I saw the attacks on September 11th and I saw the Islamic nations delight in that atrocity.

Approximately 50 years ago - rightly or wrongly - Israel was formed on a small patch of sand. Sand which makes up 1/10th of 1 percent of all the sand that exists in the Arab world - a world that has existed for centuries. I've also seen Israel become something positive in the world - high tech industry, exports, etc.

[biffalobull]

Once they're Christian, maybe they'll behave like Christians--like in Northern Ireland, for example.

Thanks for telling it like it is

Biff

[LarryLied]

I bet he (Jonah Goldberg) is gone by the weekend. or gives his apology.

He should be the center of attention, not Anne. His writing is entirely derivative. Someday he will get nailed for it too. One can always count on Jonah chiming in with an essay three or four days after every other conservative has written something. Haven't caught him lifting enough to accuse him of plagiarism yet but it is only a matter of time.

[Roscoe]

Will you produce her quote, or will you continue misrepresenting it?

[SoDak]

Ann's only mistake thru this was that she should have waited and wrote her column later, after counting to maybe 1000. Losing a good friend was bound to color her thoughts in untoward ways. People getting on her about these comments should put themeselves in her place at that moment. I'm sure as she looks at that work now, she wishes she had done things a little differently, no matter what she says in public. I can tell you, if it was me in her place, my column would have been a lot worse, and would have had to had a lot of expletives deleted.

[NeoCaveman]

The wolves at Fox already have Anne.

HOWLLL of happiness
Bringing the fox of the right to FOX!!!

[OWK]

"We should invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity,"
--Ann Coulter

You can rationalize it if you want...

Have at it.

[Thoreau]

to be fair...she did lose a close friend in the attacks. Perhaps her anger has rendered her unable to think clearly.

Of course, your point is very well taken.

[NeoCaveman]

Satire is the first victim of war....

[rbmillerjr]

i dont agree with her either,,,,,but,notice how she is slashed for free speech and noboyd says a damn word.......but with Bill Maher, even conservatives defend himmmmmmm,,,,,,,,,,its still OK in America to be anti-american.......but defend the u.s. or western civ,,forget it bud