Posted on 09/03/2002 2:28:07 PM PDT 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 Unger can be reached by
e-mail at runger@centredaily.com or by phone at 231-4640.
Re-reading her columns once again on this thread brought joy and laughter to my heart. It is no wonder why a scumbag Democrat like this Bob Unger would be furious.
She could put a bag over her head and I wouldn't care. Not my type as far as the looks department goes, but I admire her style in confronting the wacked-out liberal left.
That cow is still around?
It's true that Ann is not a leading conservative thinker but she has a grasp on reality that most Republicans lack.
Thanks for the post.
Regards.
The Republic has not been doing "fine" since well before Clinton took office for the first time. Ann has risen into prominence for that very reason.
Ann is the Republic's quite proper reaction to the mess which the Cal Thomases have not effectively addressed.
(I like Cal Thomas. But we need to fight fire with fire. This country of ours is not a church.)
hahahaha! Liberal totalitarians have no sense of humor at all. Ann is the opposite of "hate." This guy's rant is much ado about NOTHING. Apparently, he doesn't read the NYTimes. How this guy can claim that Ann is offensive and Molly Ivins isn't exposes his own bias. The truth has been hurting him, apparently. He can just sink back into his job at the "Ministry of 'Truth'" where he and his liberal ilk tell us all what subjects are "fit for public consumption."
I agree
1. What in hell is CentreDaily.com?
2. Who in hell is Bob Unger??
3. Why in hell should I care what something/someone I've never heard of thinks???
You are right, Bob - there IS hate-filled hypocricy being published by your "paper". Funny thing is, the hate-filled hypocrite is YOU...
I can only take YOU in small doses. Bye, you won't be missed.
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