After a spate of bad press and widespread negative reactions to her gaffs and very public errors (Canada sending troops to Vietnam?!), the Arizona Daily Star has dropped the syndicated column of Ann Coulter.
David Stoeffler, the newly appointed editor of the Star following the paper’s aquisition by Lee Enterprises in early June, had asked for guidance from readers of the paper in getting to know his new neighborhood rather than setting about making changes blindly:
So help me get acquainted with my new home. What do I need to know about Tucson? What do you see as the role of the newspaper in the community? Drop me an e-mail or send me a letter. I’ll be back in touch soon.
The resulting reaction from Stoeffler was to cut Coulter. It seemed that they’d simply had enough of her style, or lack of it:
More words. More letters. No more Ann Coulter.
Finally, we’ve decided that syndicated columnist Ann Coulter has worn out her welcome
That last quote comes toward the end of his piece but I wouldn’t be surpised if his intention was to write ‘finally’ but imply ‘Thank God She’s Gone! Wipeeee!!’.
From Editor & Publisher: Arizona Daily Star’s Editor and Publisher David Stoeffler revealed that the paper was dropping Coulter’s syndicated column. One recent example of Coulter’s controversial approach was in her Aug. 10 column. She wrote: “(T)he savages have declared war, and it’s far preferable to fight them in the streets of Baghdad than in the streets of New York — where the residents would immediately surrender.”
“Many readers find her shrill, bombastic, and mean-spirited. And those are the words used by readers who identified themselves as conservatives,” the recently appointed Stoeffler wrote.
E&P: ‘Arizona Daily Star’ Drops Ann Coulter’s ‘Shrill’ Column
And to add to the melee of Coulter bashing, Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas has announced that they have reconsidered their August 16th invitation for Coulter to act as Keynote speaker at their American Studies Institute.
David Crouch, director of Harding public relations said, “We began to have second thoughts of the image that [Coulter] portrays in some of her presentations. We have not criticized her conservative philosophy. Our concerns were with the manner in which she puts forward her ideas.”
Searcy Daily Citizen: Coulter nixed from Harding series: University reconsiders lecture invitation
No doubt the Daily Star will face a class-action lawsuit soon, as this action obviously violates the First Amendment rights of “shrill, bombastic, and mean-spirited” people everywhere. Not to mention morans.
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Fantastic! I love it!
But I agree, there are so many ideots in the world that there could well be repercussions.