Two More Newspapers Drop Ann Coulter's Column

[helderheid]

By Dave Astor

Published: March 07, 2007 11:20 AM ET

NEW YORK At least two more daily newspapers -- The Oakland Press of Michigan and The Mountain Press of Sevierville, Tenn. -- have dropped Ann Coulter's column. A daily in Pennsylvania had dropped the column two days ago.

Oakland Press Editorial Page Editor Allan Adler, when reached this morning by E&P, said Coulter's use of the word "faggot" in a Friday speech was "definitely a factor" in the decision. He also read a statement from his paper that went as follows:

"When we picked up Ann Coulter, it was because we felt we needed a conservative columnist .. and we knew she had a following. She certainly no longer represents conservatism and apparently is more interested in being a celebrity. We are searching for a new columnist and will no longer be running Coulter."

The Oakland Press had picked up Coulter's column last summer and, since then, the Universal Press Syndicate feature "probably drew many more letters to the editor pro and con than any national column we run," said Adler.

In a story today on its Web site, The Mountain Press said it dropped Coulter because of her "distasteful and irresponsible comments over the weekend about a presidential candidate. Coulter referred to Democratic candidate John Edwards as a 'faggot' in a Friday speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Her comments were denounced by both Republicans and Democrats," the Tennesse paper noted.


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[Ian David]

1. Stop Ann Coulter's Politics of Hate

Stop Ann Coulter's Politics of Hate
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=106x30375

[Ian David]

2. The problem is, Coulter DOES represent Conservatism. n/t

[helderheid]

3. well....

NEOconservatism, I'll give you that.

Edited to add: No, you're right.

[closeupready]

4. Yep. That's exactly why just ignoring her won't work/hasn't worked.

Her message must be rejected so that her hate is marginalized.

[IWantAChange]

5. As long as you have bigots and homophobic's Coulter will have an audience...

and unfortunately, America is full of BOTH.

[helderheid]

9. so sad, so true. n/t

[TerdlowSmedley]

6. Sevierville? Why, that's Dolly Parton's hometown paper.

[Richard Steele]

7. "She certainly no longer represents conservatism...

... and apparently is more interested in being a celebrity."

WRONG.

She represents the current state of USA "conservatism" PERFECTLY:
Irrational, hateful selfishness masquerading as a political philosophy,
while serving no REAL purpose beyond the immediate personal gain of its "proponents".

And that is what the rest of the "conservatives" are nervous about.
They prefer to keep their bigotry and hatred of Freedom a bit more
thickly-veiled these days.

Little Whore-Fan Annie is telling the public some things the
"Conservatives" would prefer remain unspoken.

[lebkuchen]

8. Still waiting on Stars & Stripes...

lots of letters printed against Coulter, but whether editors will be moved to action is another matter.