Newspaper Clients, and Syndicate, Stick With Coulter

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Ann Coulter hasn't lost any of her 100-plus newspaper clients, or the support of her syndicate, Universal Press Syndicate, despite her nasty remarks in her new book about 9/11 widows and her comment in an online interview implying that, perhaps, U.S. Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) should be "fragged."

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Another Universal creator, liberal editorial cartoonist Ted Rall, also satirized some 9/11 widows in a 2002 drawing -- but, in his case, was hurt financially. Rall, who called Coulter's comments "a lot meaner" than his cartoon, noted that he lost WashingtonPost.com as a client.

And, in a Tuesday column linked on Rall's blog, Phil Reisman of The Journal News in White Plains, N.Y., discussed other fallout from that 2002 cartoon: "Rall was effectively roasted by the conservatives. For example, right-wing bloggers flooded Men's Health magazine, where his cartoon appeared, and he lost that outlet. His work used to appear frequently in the political cartoon section of The New York Times Week In Review, but that was stopped. In the end, Rall figures the backlash cost him $40,000 to $50,000 in business."

Reisman added that Coulter "is hardly being condemned by the more prominent righties like Sean Hannity. On the contrary, Hannity has promoted Coulter's book on his Web site. She's gotten a million dollars and counting in free publicity. Hannity, who once called Rall 'mean, cruel, and thoughtless,' evidently feels that Coulter by contrast is a deep thinker who fairly examines the facts and then delivers the truth as she sees it with tender loving care."

Coulter's controversial comment about Murtha came after she was asked at the RightWingNews site to comment on the ex-Marine who now opposes the Iraq War. She said a person like Murtha is "the reason soldiers invented 'fragging'" -- a term describing soldiers killing their own officers, originally in Vietnam.

Desensitizing the masses is an old trick to set up what comes next. Whatever that will be; I have my guesses. That's what Ann Coulter represents. Who the HELL ten years ago would have seen what she said accepted, even encouraged? She is merely an acolyte. That is where we are today. It's where we are going tomorrow that frightens me.

they would in a heartbeat. Probably have him do weather. Anything for ratings and money! Coulter is the next closest thing to Hitler (she just needs a stash and those fuzzy eyebrows).

That's why they are kicking our ass.

over 9/11 and the victims? bush isn't over it yet..I would not buy one newspaper that carries that hatemonger. Does USA Today carry her vile venom?