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.
Some info on this kitty litter paper.....
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Watch out NY Times they are catching up!!!! /sarcasm
Amen
2 posters who you did not even respond to trashed her. A few fawningly asked for pictures, a few even discussed the article at hand. But a few people said they didn't care for her and you leaped on them. Some here find her a bit light intellectually, some think she trades on her looks, some love her even if she started dating a pornographer ;-)
But what happens to Bush on a daily basis is more trashing your own than some people not getting excited about a liberal editor firing Ann from a second rate paper.
It's because of people like her getting trashed that practically all the republican party consists of is a bunch of cowards who go along with the dems every chance they get.
The problems of the GOP are hardly because they are cowed. They want to vote this way or do not see it as a bad thing. That is the problem.
Pretty face? If you like lipless skeletons, I suppose so.
Nice legs though.
Sounds right. What's the problem?
Yeah, so?
But what happens to Bush on a daily basis is more trashing your own than some people not getting excited about a liberal editor firing Ann from a second rate paper.
The only trashing bush gets here is when he is not behaving like a conservative. The rest of it--the he's dumb (which is pretty much what you said Coulter is) and all that other nonsense people here don't go for. Because most of us have the good sense to know its liberal bilge we'd be endorsing.
So sorry that you can't see that's what you're doing with your Ann Coulter smearing. The problems of the GOP are hardly because they are cowed.
Boy you haven't been paying attention at all, have you. With few exceptions verything they do is a reflection of their fear of another Clinton impeachment style backlash. Why is Bush always trying to "move on" every time Clinton comes up? Why is Newt not the speaker anymore, instead of the non controversial Denny Hastert?
Come on man. Wake up.
I find her technique rather boring. Insult after insult is not the way to carry on an intelligent discussion. So many on the left (and in this forum do it) it seems, but it doesn't make it right. My idea of a discussion is NOT to imply: "if you don't agree with me, you're an idiot." I guess I'm not that arrogant. Michael Barone is much more interesting read.
Interesting that I could write: I can only take her small doese and some could take it so personally.
Funny since I, and conservative friends of mine, sent in way more than fifteen on our own.
...according to Executive Editor Bob Unger.
Hmm, well I guess that explains it.
Another reason why, as Ann might put it, liberals don't deserve our respect, they lie.
Actually, I tend to find Barone all right too. But even if I didn't I sure as heck wouldn't join in the egg throwing contest if he got fired for taking on the libs.
It ain't about personal, darlin' its about doing the other sides dirty work for them.
To sit there and trash a fellow soldier (and on top of that using the enemy's language to do it) is quisling-esque.
Well good, keep flippin. Who out of all four gets the most TV exposure?
That's good enough for me. I dig flippant, rude chicks.
Me too. Especially when they're rude to the right (er I mean left) people.
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