Of course it's petty...that's why it makes me smile

Via the incomparable Harley on Tacitus
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Drudge is running a story re Ann Coulter's column for USA Today. Seems they spiked it for being 'unusable' and 'not funny.' This should not come as a surprise. Drudge does offer a nice photo, tho'. Contemplative, martyred, almost, dare I say it? Human.

But you gotta give her credit. Even in the face of an embarassment like this, she's still got her sense of humor:

"Apparently no one at USA TODAY had ever read Ann Coulter before!" Coulter, who has sold nearly a million copies of her various works and his written a syndicated column for five years, said from Boston.

Comments

[Jesurgislac]

Mixed feelings.

Oh good - that probably means they really have hired Michael Moore to cover the Republican convention! *rubs hands*

Oh curse - if Ann Coulter's been spiked, does that mean they'll have to unhire Moore?

I mean, sure, Coulter is a nutter. (Far more of a nutter than Moore.) But surely that was half the fun? Her critiques of the Democrat convention were bound to be so over-the-top and hysterical that Democrats with a sufficiently sick sense of humor (and God knows they've have three-and-a-half years to develop one) would probably enjoy them.

I would wish the same for Republicans on Moore's reports, but Republicans haven't had the same incentive to develop a sick sense of humor. ;-)

[sidereal]

Could the vast liberal media conspiracy be more brazen in its fascistic control of the weak American mind? To maintain its ill-gotten hegemony it must crush the patriot Coulter's opportunity to speak truth to its terrible power.

[Katherine]

as long as we're being petty, I'm breaking my general rules against 1) saying anything about Ann Coulter (too easy) and 2) reprinting stuff I write on other weblogs....

As for the pretty girls, I can only guess that it's because liberal boys never try to make a move on you without the UN Security Council's approval. Plus, it's no fun riding around in those dinky little hybrid cars. My pretty-girl allies stick out like a sore thumb amongst the corn-fed, no make-up, natural fiber, no-bra needing, sandal-wearing, hirsute, somewhat fragrant hippie chick pie wagons they call "women" at the Democratic National Convention.

It's true, it's all true! I eat corn. I wear cotton and wool and sometimes, in the summer, sandals. I need those cool breathable fabrics to keep cool in spite of my massive quantities of body hair.

I am a chick pie wagon. I don't know what that means, but it has the cold ring of unwanted but undeniable truth. I don't need a bra because my chest has shrivelled to match my hatred for this country and its soldiers.

I lost my first love because the Chinese premiere vetoed our relationship, and who were we to disobey?

I just thank God USA Today was able to suppress the awful truth so the whole country didn't find out.

(On the other hand, I don't have an Adam's apple.)

P.S. Oh wait, did I say "thank God"? I meant "thank the dark Goddess Hecate, to whom all liberals have sworn allegiance."

[sidereal]

Wow, was that an excerpt from Coulter's USA Today contribution? Have to give credit to the editors. It is 'unusable' and 'not funny'

[wilfred]

My first thought was 'maybe she'll have some empathy now with Whoopi' but then i laughed and remembered that was only how my species would react.

[Katherine]

I think we should set her up with Bennet Brauer, another misunderstood commentator oppressed by the mainstream media.

[fdl]

fish
barrel
dynamite caps

jeez katherine, your posts should come with a warning label.

i mean, ouch.

[Matt McIrvin]

Actually, it's hilarious, but not on the level that Coulter intended. It reads like Ed Anger.

[wilfred]

or better yet, Kenneth Anger!