Howling at Mad Annie

Bob "the Daily Howler" Somerby on Mad Annie Coulter:

We know of no other public figure about whom we'd say the following. But in our view, Coulter has been visibly "unhinged" since she hit the scene in the 1990s. She's still around because the concept of "accuracy" no longer seems to exist for our "press corps." [Her book] Slander was almost defiantly bogus — and Coulter soon found herself praised for her research! We spent a great deal of time on that book because the way it was received by the press showed the way our press culture was breaking down.

We spent weeks on Slander in 2002. Just click here; scroll back to July 8; and marvel at the perfect crap which your "press corps" praised for its accuracy.

Note: As a result of this HOWLER post, the final page of Slander was changed when it went to paperback. And, in best deranged Coulter fashion, it was changed to something else that was wrong! Coulter is filled with contempt for our culture. But then, when you see the way the "press corps" has winked at her conduct, it's easy to see how she came to feel that there’s nothing which isn’t permitted.

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