Friday, July 14, 2006

Newspaper Drops Ann Coulter Column, It is about time, I hope this is a trend!

It is about time someone started holding her accountable!
A conservative newspaper in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has dropped Ann Coulter's column, becoming the first paper to take that action since controversy began swirling around the author of the runaway best seller "Godless, the Church of Liberalism."
Neither recent, now-disproved charges of plagiarism nor her controversial book played any part in the paper's decision, the paper's editorial page editor told NewsMax.com.

Coulter says that's nonsense. whatever the reason I say let's see more!

"When the entire liberal establishment is out to destroy me, a newspaper does not drop my column just [because] of a rotation policy," Coulter said.

According to the July 12 edition of Editor & Publisher (E&P), The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, where her column has appeared for about 14 months, has replaced Coulter.

E&P has published a spate of columns attacking Coulter. Great!

Wrote E&P: "Ann Coulter is no stranger to controversy, but her latest adventures have several newspapers questioning whether carrying her syndicated column is worth the trouble. The Shreveport [La.] Times is currently leaving the decision of whether or not to keep Coulter up to its readers. But the first newspaper to officially drop Coulter’s column since the latest uproar began seems to be The Gazette of Cedar Rapids." We can only hope many other so called Conservative newspapers follow suit. that's good enough for me!

"We made the decision to drop her before the plagiarism charges ever even came to light and not directly at all because of the book - indirectly perhaps because of the book - because ultimately we've always faced a barrage of criticism from liberals about carrying Coulter. No big deal - you'd expect that. Part of what we do as opinion page editors is to take that kind of criticism - that never fazes us at all," he explained.

Despite her comments I refuse to believe she isn't bothered. By her statements she most definitely is. I for one am glad. Her mindless anti Democratic babble has gone way overboard. It is counter productive to the country.

As far as I am concerned she should have been arrested and charged with terrorism after her comments saying the New York Times building should be blown up with the people in it! I refuse to believe she has gotten away with statements like that and crass criticism of the families of 9/a victims families.

Her derogatory statements to them and her many asinine statements in the past make me contemptible of he and I say it is about time someone started holding her accountable. What say you?

James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
www.anaveragepatriot.com

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