Surprise: NBC reschedules Coulter
posted at 2:15 pm on January 6, 2009 by Allahpundit
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Not one but two segments on tomorrow’s “Today” show, with a big kiss to Drudge posted on her website as thanks for getting “results.”
And to think, I thought this was a publicity stunt.
The wowOwow staff has a laugh at conservatives’ expense:
The surrounding controversy over the “Today” show appearance has only heightened attention around the author’s newest book, Guilty! Liberal “Victims” and Their Assault on America. While certain right-wing bloggers have suggested the “Today” show slight was evidence of a conspiracy among liberals to squelch attention to the book, the ensuing controversy about NBC has certainly played into the hands of the author and publisher.
Here she is this morning warming up for Lauer with Harry Smith in a little gladitorial combat over which side’s politicians are most likely to be shot by lunatics. Exit question: Is Media Matters right for once?
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The problem is that NOBODY watches NBC, so whats the whoop?
grapeknutz on January 6, 2009 at 2:19 PM
Maybe. That NBC quote sounded a bit too ‘good to be true.’
Slublog on January 6, 2009 at 2:23 PM
I never got the attraction to that woman. She’s kind of Roseanneish. Sometimes she’s funny but mostly just obnoxious.
scalleywag on January 6, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Nope. I have no problem assuming that Olby instituted the ban and that clearer heads prevailed.
Skywise on January 6, 2009 at 2:24 PM
Gotta love those unnamed “certain right-wing bloggers” who are always ready to dish out some crazy.
I wonder if they’re related to the ubiquitous “some” who are always ready to comment for the media?
Lehosh on January 6, 2009 at 2:25 PM
You could be right, but NBC’s self-absorption and hubris leaves me quite able to believe in it’s possibility.
Spirit of 1776 on January 6, 2009 at 2:27 PM
. . . especially when it’s a book you want to sell. It works with hate groups too, since they don’t advertise traditionally, articles about them make those seeking them aware of them. NBC would have been better off giving her the segment yesterday and nobody would have watched it anyways. They may see their best numbers when she does come on.
PastorJon on January 6, 2009 at 2:27 PM
True, but that’s not a ‘problem’. ;-) Hey, at least she’s taking her accusations directly to the same people she quotes and accuses in her books!
latinchic on January 6, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Harry Smith was really condescending and dismissive of her in this interview and didn’t seem to understand anything she said.
CP on January 6, 2009 at 2:28 PM
As long as more books are sold, who cares. We are suddenly going to worry about what is true on the MSM or unnamed sources on either side?
Cindy Munford on January 6, 2009 at 2:29 PM
*sigh*
Ann, allowing a question now and then without talking over the person like a female O’Reilly would do wonders for your image. Wonders.
MadisonConservative on January 6, 2009 at 2:29 PM
Could it just be that Ann Coulter = Good Ratings ?
Could that possibly be NBC’s motive?
Hmm?
jake-the-goose on January 6, 2009 at 2:29 PM
I click on most of your links AP, but to MediaMatters? Pass.
BadgerHawk on January 6, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Allah’s ongoing jealousy of Drudge and Coulter is kind of sad… no?
Sugar Land on January 6, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Palin/Coulter 2012! Now, that would be a hot ticket.
factoid on January 6, 2009 at 2:30 PM
SHE KILLED. Harry looked like a moron. GO ANN!!!
marklmail on January 6, 2009 at 2:31 PM
Nice try Harry. Ann kicked your ass.
Smooth Rooster on January 6, 2009 at 2:32 PM
Why would anybody in their right mind want to be on the same networks as Olberdouche?
rplat on January 6, 2009 at 2:32 PM
Ann Coulter rocks!
darwin on January 6, 2009 at 2:33 PM
In this gladitorial contest Ann wins hands down.
max1 on January 6, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Allah’s ongoing jealousy of Drudge and Coulter is kind of sad… no?
Sugar Land on January 6, 2009 at 2:30 PM
yes
max1 on January 6, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Usually I’d agree. But NBC is willing to openly shill for Obama on the record. Imagine what they’re willing to say off the record.
amerpundit on January 6, 2009 at 2:34 PM
FIFY ;-)
gh on January 6, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Wow. Just imagine if The One were half as quick as Ann, we’d be in real trouble.
Oh. Wait. The One is president-elect – we are in real trouble.
Liberty is dead. Never mind.
klickink.wordpress.com on January 6, 2009 at 2:35 PM
love ann, buying the book today and a few copies for my liberals associates
custer on January 6, 2009 at 2:35 PM
There’s going to be some mighty perturbed folks around the old boob tube tomorrow. Knock ‘em dead, Ann!
eucher on January 6, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Ann Coulter is awesome!!
Harry Smith is unbelievably idiotic and so self-indulgent.
I am so proud of Ann. Can’t wait for her smackdown of Lauer or Viera tomorrow.
jencab on January 6, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Dims usually are!
grapeknutz on January 6, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Oh my goodness. Harry Smith pretty much ran through the whole book of standard cliche liberal
argumentsinsults, including “If you want to be taken seriously” (as if no one does), and “Get down off your cross.”He could scarcely let her finish a sentence, he was so anxious to lob the next insult (”sophomoric,” etc.).
And
Alana on January 6, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Does it ever matter if they are?
yo on January 6, 2009 at 2:38 PM
never mind that last and, it’s a typo.
Alana on January 6, 2009 at 2:38 PM
Isn’t it cool – and interesting – that the only way penis-head Hairy Smitty could get back at Ann was closing with an attack on her from “other” conservative authors that diminish her depth which she roundly deflected with a sales-comparison.
I think, though, it would have been better if she’d made the point that all those Ivy-league conservative authors lack the skill to make her points succinctly.
It’s called “writing”. And she’s very good at it.
klickink.wordpress.com on January 6, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Still waiting for the book to come via Amazon. Hoping that it actually gets here today.
Sir Corky on January 6, 2009 at 2:40 PM
take a breath. take a breath. take a breath.
I swear, if any man said that to men, I would smack the crap out of them. SO condescending. They cannot HANDLE a woman who is strong, smart, a bit hyper, perhaps, but taking them to task. No, that woman is a shrill, argumentative lunatic who needs to “calm down.”
Riiiight.
Mommypundit on January 6, 2009 at 2:41 PM
said that to “me.” Sorry.
Mommypundit on January 6, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Entelechy on January 6, 2009 at 2:42 PM
What is this nbc you speak of?
lorien1973 on January 6, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Is Media Matters right for once?
A Clock is right twice a day.
Dr Evil on January 6, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Stop leaning and putting and reaching your arm towards her, Harry. That was completely ncalled for and disrespectful (see page 62 of the CBS News handbook).
mankai on January 6, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Correction A STOPPED Clock is right twice a day.
Dr Evil on January 6, 2009 at 2:43 PM
hahahahahahhahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
Mommypundit on January 6, 2009 at 2:44 PM
April Orit and terryanne’s raison d’être on HA enabled, once more.
Ann sure knows how to write, market, and sell books. However, best of all, she knows how to drive the left beyond their natural insanity. No one, but no one, can stick their finger into a wound, and enjoy it that much, and make it that lucrative. Still, her god is on her side.
Entelechy on January 6, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Nah, pretty much the worst was the cross pose he took, telling her to get on her cross. That was D I S G U S T I N G.
Mommypundit on January 6, 2009 at 2:45 PM
No
Bitches (except Olberkind and Matthews)
Coddled
Entelechy on January 6, 2009 at 2:46 PM
It might just be me, but is the left anti-woman? i.e.: hillary, palin, carolyn kennedy, ann coulter, etc.
custer on January 6, 2009 at 2:48 PM
I hope she does what she said she was going to do, last night on Hannity n Colmes…
agree to appear on NBC and then cancel at the last minute.
Do it, Ann!
bridgetown on January 6, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Today Show staff just needed a couple extra days to get the pies baked.
jay12 on January 6, 2009 at 2:50 PM
She’s also funny, in a very wicked way. Last night she said somethin on H & C to the effect “I can buy them”. She thrives on her deserved success.
Entelechy on January 6, 2009 at 2:51 PM
A liberal runs for the Senate.
Entelechy on January 6, 2009 at 2:51 PM
You gotta’ admire her money making ability – the MSM media falls for it every single time.
My collie says:
Yeah. That’s right. Or somethin’.
CyberCipher on January 6, 2009 at 2:52 PM
NO. she needs to go on and COMPLETELY discredit those shills.
marklmail on January 6, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Harry knew she was going to outshine him. In his apprehensive state, he tried to be on the offensive. It didn’t work.
I believe that NBC bumped Ann because they thought the day’s news events were more important than just another Conservative Author who was a “Downer”. Sometimes bad press is just bad press. Thus, the decision to reschedule.
kingsjester on January 6, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Could Harry Smith been more dismissive of Ann Coulter??? The media treats Willam Ayers and child molesters better than conservative commenters like Ann. He acted like she was a complete idiot and a big joke and refused to take her or her opinions seriously. He was sooooo proud of himself at the end when he quoted the National Review. What a complete arse!!
Callie C. on January 6, 2009 at 2:53 PM
Maybe. Though I doubt it.
Still, in this interview it was obvious that he wasn’t getting her point. By continuing to talk, even though she was talking over him, I’d say she at least got her point across to viewers. And she didn’t shout him down or get aggressive like Bill.
I thought this was actually fairly tame of her. She didn’t throw out names and made light of her “insane” comment, seemingly hoping she could get him in on the joke with her despite how futile that was.
Esthier on January 6, 2009 at 2:54 PM
I’m a fairly moderate person who has never been a big Ann Coulter fan. But I don’t think she comes off that badly here. When Harry Smith scoffed at the notion that liberals were to blame for the rise in illegitimacy, she should have asked him the question directly and force him to confirm, deny, or evade.
Sean68 on January 6, 2009 at 2:58 PM
The funny thing is that he doesn’t hear a word she says. He sticks to his own opinion, regardless of the conversation….the very thing she mocks liberals for doing.
bridgetown on January 6, 2009 at 3:00 PM
That’s an easy one. He would have just denied it outright. He was practically doing it already.
Esthier on January 6, 2009 at 3:02 PM
Good call Allah.
Maxx on January 6, 2009 at 3:10 PM
I think the main problem with Ann is that sometimes, often actually, she buries a perfectly cogent point with her decidedly obnoxious demeanor. She makes great arguments and backs them up with easy to follow, substantive facts and analysis. But so often, she screws the pooch because of her unending need to make weak-minded ninnies expose themselves as such.
She’s a best-selling author, so she has no problem attracting eyes and ears. But I think she could be dragging a lot more independents and liberals to her side if she didn’t feel the need to make them feel like idiots so often.
I understand her dilemma. I am often misunderstood in the same way.
The Race Card on January 6, 2009 at 3:14 PM
I don’t think so. All of a sudden, we are giving NBC credit for helping to promote Coulter? Don’t make me laugh.
jay12 on January 6, 2009 at 3:15 PM
I figured you two were kindred souls.
Esthier on January 6, 2009 at 3:17 PM
I’ve never heard Mr. Smith interview anyone before. He is a dim bulb.
Rose on January 6, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Bwahahahaha! I know you didn’t just compare yourself to Ann Coulter? LMBAO! Yesterday you basically call her a tranny.
Pardon my cajun but, ***** please.
The Race Card on January 6, 2009 at 3:19 PM
LMWAO ; P
thomasaur on January 6, 2009 at 3:21 PM
The Race Card on January 6, 2009 at 3:19 PM
Talking to yourself? You don’t have an aunt named Sybil, do you?
I’m just sayin…
kingsjester on January 6, 2009 at 3:21 PM
I’d say he’s gotten more entertaining since he started the duel personality thing. There were times in the past that I took him too seriously, and this helps.
Esthier on January 6, 2009 at 3:24 PM
surrounded on January 6, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Esthier on January 6, 2009 at 3:24 PM
No problem. Just making a funny. How long do you think it will take the Today hosts to become condescending tomorrow?
kingsjester on January 6, 2009 at 3:27 PM
I wish they would ban Ann Coulter from more networks. She hasn’t had any insightful commentary in years. Whenever she addresses major Republican gatherings, all she does is bring unwanted attention and criticism on the event just to sell books. That’s why, for example, CPAC stopped inviting her to present at their annual conference.
It’s unfortunate. Coulter is a very bright woman and has it within her to really add to the conversation, even if she uses humor and rapier wit to do it. But instead, she has jumped the shark, nuked the fridge, and gone way, way over the top both in substance and in form, and has seriously harmed her credibility.
But guys… As funny as Coulter can be sometimes, she really does coarsen and poison the dialogue among conservatives. She also provides huge cannon fodder to the Democrats to make us look bad. And she does all of this for her personal gain alone — i.e. to increase her book sales with “shock value.” That isn’t a good thing.
Outlander on January 6, 2009 at 3:28 PM
I just love ACL (Ann Coulter Logic). She mops them up every time.
cjs1943 on January 6, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Ann is effective because she talks fast and covers ground. The MSM loves to control the interview. NOT WITH ANN.
marklmail on January 6, 2009 at 3:30 PM
I kinda thought it was a permanent condition for them.
Snowed In on January 6, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Oh, I didn’t assume you were criticizing. I was just commenting as well.
I figure they’ll start off that way tomorrow. I mean they’ll only get a few minutes with her. You can’t waste time playing nice.
Esthier on January 6, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Right, cause before she was on the scene, they didn’t try to make us look bad at all.
If you really think that playing by their rules will ever amount to anything, then try just seeing what the Left has done with Michelle. I’ve never seen Michelle resort to the tactics Coulter uses, not even once. I’ve never even seen her say anything unfair.
And yet, she’s a bigot, she’s homophobic, she’s abrasive and polarizing, or at least that’s what you’d think if you listened to the Left.
I’m not saying Coulter does the right thing. I’m just saying it’s ridiculous to think it would matter. Do the right thing because it means something to you but never because you think it will get you somewhere with the Left.
Esthier on January 6, 2009 at 3:38 PM
I saw a CBS News article earlier accompanying this video and it linked to MediaMatters’ analysis of Ann’s book as if they’re some sort of nonpartisan watchdog or something.
CP on January 6, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Smith will go hungry today, Babe. You ate his lunch.
Marry me.
whitetop on January 6, 2009 at 3:40 PM
:)))) You two would make excellent lunch partners.
Entelechy on January 6, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Outlander must love Juam McCain.
IlikedAUH2O on January 6, 2009 at 3:42 PM
lol LOL LOL – SO they are mad that Ann writes a book and accuses them of advocating for Obama in the election….. which they deney …. but then they kick her off the show because she is critical of Obama lol lol lol thats just funny – and 51% of Americans are to stupid to pick up on it
Donut on January 6, 2009 at 3:47 PM
I think you misunderstand. Allah predicted this very thing would happen in the previous thread.
Maxx on January 6, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Saw this live this morning. Right after the interview Harry hands it off to Dave the weatherman. These tools do NOT get it. Later Body language and snickering innuendoes from the hosts indicated they thought HARRY handed Ann her ass.
Tools of the first order. Should require them to wear bright red suits with “Craftsman” all the way up the sides.
PJ Emeritus on January 6, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Harry Smith asked a question that Coulter cannot answer. There is no bigger self victimizer on earth than Coulter and those who claim they are under the thumb of the evil liberal leftists. That she doesn’t get that very simple fact speaks to her overall intelligence.
DeathToMediaHacks on January 6, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Sisyphus and Tantalus arguing over who tips better in Hell.
The Race Card on January 6, 2009 at 3:50 PM
She answered the question. If you don’t get that, then it’s your own intelligence that should be examined.
Esthier on January 6, 2009 at 3:57 PM
I like Ann because there are no “aahs”
She’s a plain talker. No real, freedom loving conservative should be holding that against her. Her style forces one to listen to her, more power to her! She’s a one in a million ! Cheers, Ann.
LadinPlaid on January 6, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Those are the big problems with liberals; condescending, dismissive, and don’t understand logic.
Dasher on January 6, 2009 at 4:04 PM
I’ll believe it when you post the video of it (I won’t be confirming it first-hand).
steveegg on January 6, 2009 at 4:13 PM
The left will twist anything a conservative says out of context, lie if necessary, and the left’s willing accomplices in the MSM will run with it. But surely you would agree with me that the impact of the left twisting Michelle Malkin’s words out of context to “slam” her does far less damage than Ann Coulter going on national television and proclaiming that “we should go to Afghanistan, kill their leaders and convert the public to Christianity!” (which got her fired from the National Review) or the inflammatory comments she made about John Edwards that got her canned from CPAC.
I preferred him to Obama, but I didn’t “like” him. McCain isn’t ideologically conservative (e.g. supports amnesty, doesn’t support tax cuts, mccain-feingold) and is a guy who flies by the seat of his pants and makes brash decisions without thinking of the consequences (”I’m suspending my campaign!”). Neither trait is commendable.
Outlander on January 6, 2009 at 4:21 PM
I thought Harry Smith was extremely nervous and actually afraid that she would make him look bad. He was right!
I would take her to dinner, if only to put more meat on those bones.
Vince on January 6, 2009 at 4:26 PM
I love going to all of these left wing blogs and reading their posts about this story. They just don’t see any irony in simultaniously calling Ann “hate filled” etc. and professing how much they hate her. But then for the left the 1st ammedment only applies to people who agree with them. I have no doubt that by the end of tomorrow’s Today Show there will be a smoldering crater at the NBC studios.
LCT688 on January 6, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Ann believes women should not vote. She argues that it leads to a more govt. spending. I think there’s a better way to win the arguement.
Marc01 on January 6, 2009 at 4:29 PM
Sure, but she’s also correct. If women hadn’t voted, most of us here would prefer the government we’d now have.
Esthier on January 6, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Betcha they will for this segment.
Gaunilon on January 6, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Why do people want to listen to this obnoxious hag?
Let her fade back to the bog she crawled out of.
Dave Rywall on January 6, 2009 at 4:53 PM
aw…I can’t believe I have to look at a tall leggy blue eyed blond in a miniskirt again. When will it end.
kanda on January 6, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Harry Smith isn’t very bright.
therightwinger on January 6, 2009 at 4:55 PM
People frequently say the same of you here, but you never listen.
Esthier on January 6, 2009 at 5:01 PM
But, that is what is on the teleprompter.
Johan Klaus on January 6, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Do I detect a bit of animosity?
Johan Klaus on January 6, 2009 at 5:16 PM
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