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.
Yes, but Senator Daschle's legendary talent at stalling bills was nothing compared to September 11. :-)
I did indeed critique the critic, and likewise, so did you.
Ann is oft times brash in her opinions. However, in my eyes, she is no more so than Molly Ivins, for whom the editor of this insignificant, left-wing rag makes great noise in championing as a voice of reason. The editor makes a pathetic attempt to inflate his own importance by claiming to have "fired" Ann Coulter, which is silly in the extreme, given the the fact that Ann's columns are picked up by many nationally circulated publications and, as a bestselling author, is self employed. In the fluid business of syndicated opinion, columnists are picked up and dropped all the time. This editor's self aggrandizement can only be seen as just that.
Sticking to the topic is essential for good communication. Anyone can obfuscate, even you it seems.
I have made my opinion known as it pertains to the topic of this thread.
In reference to the "tangential" topic of writing style, you have used the word "obfuscate". I do not think that word means what you think it means. Better words include: "redirect", "shepherd", "lead", "steer", "expand", etc.
Go figure... Maybe it's because Molly only is vicious when it comes to republicans.. Could that be the difference? HUMMMM?
That's more like it.
Don't forget to tape her when she's on TV!
Agreed! Why is it that conservativse are called "hateful", but liberals who speak and write similarly are called "biting, clever" blah blah..
The problem with Ann is that she can dish it out like "they" do, and then some.
When it comes to the truth getting out, leftist scum always resort to censorship.
There is little proof of that.
Well, she's smart enough to know who the enemy is, which is way smarter than some "conservatives"(?) here are
Oh! But they DO crap on each other! Did you see this thread:
What???!!
Mah cinnamons perzackly.
That's because there isn't a real man (or woman) with b@lls or brains amongst the sorry lot of them. Habitual crybaby whiners and victims--that's what all libs are. They collapse and disintegrate at the first grip of pain in any situation, especially when their arguments are shredded by facts and a rational debate.
But, that's the truth! The Kennedy's really are a Klan of heroin addicts, convicted killers (and unconvicted ones, too, just look at that whale Teddy who'd now be able to float to the surface he has so much fat, that he wouldn't need to swim), and cheaters, bootleggers (as well as the aforementioned "bottleggers," I guess), and dissolute drunks! That's the Kennedy's in a nutshell.
"Since that day, Americans have tried to remember that they are on the same side, regardless of differences"
So, why'd he fire her, then, if he really believes we're now on the same side, regardless of differences? He's a hypocrit! Or hypocrat, as the case may be.
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