{"id":1166,"date":"2009-01-05T18:25:25","date_gmt":"2009-01-06T02:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2009-01-07T11:10:34","modified_gmt":"2009-01-07T19:10:34","slug":"ann-coulter-found-guilty-of-serial-lying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1166","title":{"rendered":"Ann Coulter Found Guilty Of Serial Lying"},"content":{"rendered":"

The arch-right-wing provocateur, Ann Coulter, has another book of disinformation and smears coming out tomorrow. This one is called “Guilty,”<\/em> continuing her custom of disparaging one-word titles (i.e. Slander, Treason, Godless<\/em>). And in another custom in which she engages, the book release has become embroiled in controversy. Sure, it’s a made-up controversy, but they all are with her.<\/p>\n

In this case, Coulter was scheduled to appear tomorrow on NBC’s Today Show<\/em> to pitch the book. That appearance was canceled this morning. Shortly after that news, Coulter placed a notice of the cancellation on her website with the commentary:<\/p>\n

“I guess this ends the ‘they just want to get ratings’ argument about liberal media bias.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She didn’t bother to give any reason for the cancellation, just that snarky remark alleging bias on the part of NBC.<\/p>\n

But that’s not all. The cancellation was also reported on the Drudge Report, but Drudge went further to allege that Coulter had been “banned for life”<\/em> from the peacock network. Drudge cited the usual anonymous top network insiders who said:<\/p>\n

“We are just not going to have her on any more, it’s over.”<\/span> [and] “We are just not interested in anyone so highly critical of President-elect Obama, right now. It’s such a downer. It’s just not the time, and it’s not what our audience wants, either.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is such a phony quote it barely deserves mention. No “top network source”<\/em> would ever make that sort of comment to a legitimate reporter, much less to a hack like Drudge. What’s more, it flies in the face of NBC’s relationship with Coulter, which has always been welcoming. Whenever she desired a platform for her views or to sell something, NBC was cooperative. They have always been aware of her opinions and her scorched earth attitude, and they still provided air time for her. Nothing has changed in that regard. Clearly this is another of her attempts to manufacture controversy in order to boost her exposure and book sales.<\/p>\n

For the record, NBC released a statement<\/a> saying that:<\/p>\n

“We’ve had Ann Coulter on ‘Today’ many times, but because of the news in Washington and the Middle East, we decided to cancel her appearance tomorrow. Understanding the media as well as she does, we are sure she knows this happens from time to time. We look forward to welcoming her back in the future.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So much for having been banned for life. However, the fact that it did not happen has not prevented the rightist media machine from disseminating this fiction, which is presently spreading across the web. Not that she wouldn’t deserve it. One look at the analysis by MediaMatters<\/a> demonstrates that her writing is intentionally inflammatory and filled with errors\/lies. Nonetheless, in an article on her web site this morning Coulter hilariously asserts that she is “usually stunningly error-free,”<\/em> then proceeds to describe what she calls an editing mistake:<\/p>\n

“On Page 89 of my new book, Frank Rich is quoted as referring to a ‘barrage of McCarthyesque guilt-by-association charges against [the media’s] candidate, portraying him as a fellow traveler of bomb-throwing, America-hating, flag-denigrating terrorists.'”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Coulter says that the brackets around the words [the media’s]<\/em> were inadvertently left off. Unfortunately, even with the brackets on Coulter has mischaracterized Rich<\/a>, who actually said this:<\/p>\n

“Obama fans were angry because of the barrage of McCarthyesque guilt-by-association charges against their<\/u> candidate…”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is the word “their”<\/em> that Coulter replaced with her brackets and the words “the media’s.”<\/em> Obviously Rich was referring to Obama supporters and not to the media. That has quite a different meaning. Coulter just wanted to take a gratuitous slap at the media without regard for accuracy.<\/p>\n

This is Coulter’s idea of a correction. But it is everyone else’s idea of lying.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> After having been “banned for life”<\/em> from NBC, Ann Coulter has now announced that she will appear on NBC tomorrow. That was a short life. She gives the credit to her accomplice in publicity whoring, Matt Drudge, saying that “DRUDGE GETS RESULTS.”<\/em> Of course since they made up the whole banning business, it’s easy to claim victory when the imaginary ban is lifted.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> In her appearance on NBC, Coulter was her usual bombastic, dishonest and delusional self. But the funniest moment was when she said that “The Drudge Report has never had to retract a report.”<\/em> Is she on drugs? Because, if not, perhaps she should be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The arch-right-wing provocateur, Ann Coulter, has another book of disinformation and smears coming out tomorrow. This one is called “Guilty,” continuing her custom of disparaging one-word titles (i.e. Slander, Treason, Godless). And in another custom in which she engages, the book release has become embroiled in controversy. 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