Him again?

LAUER: I want to talk about [Roland] Burris in a second, but let, let me just get to this little controversy. You've been all over the blogs in the last day or so. We cancelled your appearance here on Tuesday. And from what I've been reading you thought you were banned for life from the show. Did, were you behind that report?

COULTER: No, I didn't say that. That was from a reliable news report that, by the way, had never, has never had to retract a report on exploding GM trucks.

I don't care who ya are...that's funny!

He's so glib.

Ann isn't going anywhere, she's too good for ratings.

Ann Coulter is an act. It's designed to sell books and public appearances.

I used to just hate her, but now that I see she's just an act, I don't care. She's got no real power.

Trivia Jockey: Ann Coulter is an act. It's designed to sell books and public appearances.

I used to just hate her, but now that I see she's just an act, I don't care. She's got no real power.

To stop the psycho 1-2-3,
Here's a fresh new way that's trouble-free,
It's got Paul Anka's guarantee...
Lisa: Guarantee void in Tennessee.
All: Just don't look! Just don't look!
Just don't look! Just don't look!
Just don't look! Just don't look!

PROTIP: If you want a greenlight, just submit a Coulter article.

Apparently, that's all it takes.

Trivia Jockey: Ann Coulter is an act. It's designed to sell books and public appearances.

I used to just hate her, but now that I see she's just an act, I don't care. She's got no real power.

She CAN'T be real. NOBODY is that far right, it's cartoonish.

I've long suspected she's an actress on the RNC payroll who's only out there to be a lightning rod for controversy; to serve as an extreme example someone even a douche like Trent Lott can point to in order to paint himself as a "moderate."

Gonz: PROTIP: If you want a greenlight, just submit a Coulter article.

Apparently, that's all it takes.

Just wait until the day he dies of prostate cancer. Gonna be [NEWS FLASH!] all the way down the page.

Oh, I can understand NBC bringing her back on. It's all about ratings and viewership. But, personally, I would just put out a statement saying "We haven't banned Ann from our networks. We just don't see any reason to invite her on at this time."

I think the Today show has banned me too. They haven't had me on once this year! I'm available Tuesdays AND Wednesdays!

Trivia Jockey: Ann Coulter is an act. It's designed to sell books and public appearances.

I used to just hate her, but now that I see she's just an act, I don't care. She's got no real power.

This.

Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter aren't real. They're just acts. They don't believe a word of what they say, they just know that it sells books. Limbaugh, Coulter, and O'Reilly take themselves about as seriously as Jerry Springer and professional wrestlers. Problem is, just like Springer and pro wrestling, some dumbasses out there are completely convinced that it's all real and that these are the people who really have it figured out and are the people we should all aspire to be.

/it's real to me damnit

I've always thought was a bit of a stutterer...but never realized how bad it was.

Doooom: Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter aren't real.

Wouldn't it be neat if they had a "love child" together?

oldernell: Doooom: Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter aren't real.

Wouldn't it be neat if they had a "love child" together?

Ann was on Bob Novak's arm before he got teh brain cancer.

/not kidding

GaryPDX: Ann isn't going anywhere, she's too good for ratings.

hehe... you said "she"

Trivia Jockey: Ann Coulter is an act. It's designed to sell books and public appearances.

I used to just hate her, but now that I see she's just an act, I don't care. She's got no real power.

She's probably the most studied and professional satirist alive

.

no mention of her adam's apple or grotesquely mishapened hands? matt's slipping.

When we saw Coulter's ugly hateful mug on the Today Show, we switched channels and watched The Waltons.

Shove THAT in your Neilsen Ratings, NBC!

ToxicMunkee: Shove THAT in your Neilsen Ratings, NBC!

Are you a Neilsen household? If not, it's probably not having the intended impact. Personally, I found the exchange between Lauer and Coulter very amusing, though not nearly as amusing as the first Lauer-Cruise intervew. Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt...

Nabb1: ToxicMunkee: Shove THAT in your Neilsen Ratings, NBC!

Are you a Neilsen household? If not, it's probably not having the intended impact. Personally, I found the exchange between Lauer and Coulter very amusing, though not nearly as amusing as the first Lauer-Cruise intervew. Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt...

i thought anyone with a digital cable service has their viewing habits monitored, data sold, etc.

You were not asking him about the issues during the campaign, which is why, well the next four years, I think, are gonna be a surprise for all of us because he can't keep voting, "present."

Ouch.

bongmiester:
i thought anyone with a digital cable service has their viewing habits monitored, data sold, etc.

nope. Nielsen/Arbitron pays people money to let their viewing be monitored. of course, they have to fill out a huge assed survey as well, to ensure that a proper cross section is represented. there are still a few DMAs (Designated Market Areas) that do diaries. as in, the people write down what they watch.

MaxxLarge
I've long suspected she's an actress on the RNC payroll who's only out there to be a lightning rod for controversy; to serve as an extreme example someone even a douche like Trent Lott can point to in order to paint himself as a "moderate."

That's exactly the kind of shiat that has shifted the entire political debate in this country to the right over the last couple decades. When ultra extremist whackos like Coulter and Hannity are considered the right wing in the media and the people brought in to debate the extremists are comparatively moderate people, the public perception of the middle ground ends up shifting to the right.

Ms.Maus: bongmiester:
i thought anyone with a digital cable service has their viewing habits monitored, data sold, etc.

nope. Nielsen/Arbitron pays people money to let their viewing be monitored. of course, they have to fill out a huge assed survey as well, to ensure that a proper cross section is represented. there are still a few DMAs (Designated Market Areas) that do diaries. as in, the people write down what they watch.

O Rly?

http://www.frankwbaker.com/who's_really_watching.htm (new window)

Dancin_In_Anson
You were not asking him about the issues during the campaign, which is why, well the next four years, I think, are gonna be a surprise for all of us because he can't keep voting, "present."

Ouch.

That statement is idiotic and shows that she still never bothered to understand how voting in Illinois works and why the "present" vote is sometimes used. There's no "ouch" there unless you're a right winger who also never bothered to learn about it.

Ms.Maus: bongmiester:
i thought anyone with a digital cable service has their viewing habits monitored, data sold, etc.

nope. Nielsen/Arbitron pays people money to let their viewing be monitored. of course, they have to fill out a huge assed survey as well, to ensure that a proper cross section is represented. there are still a few DMAs (Designated Market Areas) that do diaries. as in, the people write down what they watch.

I was a "Nielsen" for a week.

I was shocked at how sloppy the entire process was. Filling out that book was a pain in the ass, especially if you used your DVR to record stuff.

And yes, you do get compensated. What did I receive? A five dollar bill. Cash. Surely a sign of a sophisticated operation.

patrick767: That statement is idiotic and shows that she still never bothered to understand how voting in Illinois works and why the "present" vote is sometimes used. There's no "ouch" there unless you're a right winger who also never bothered to learn about it.

No...you're reaction is exactly what she was looking for. And she does it with so little effort.

bongmiester: Ms.Maus: bongmiester:
i thought anyone with a digital cable service has their viewing habits monitored, data sold, etc.

nope. Nielsen/Arbitron pays people money to let their viewing be monitored. of course, they have to fill out a huge assed survey as well, to ensure that a proper cross section is represented. there are still a few DMAs (Designated Market Areas) that do diaries. as in, the people write down what they watch.

O Rly?

http://www.frankwbaker.com/who's_really_watching.htm (new window)

as far as i can tell, that was a test study from three years ago, not something used on a large scale by ad agencies and media buyers now. i work in a media buying department -- neilsen and arbitron are still the big dogs as far as i know.

Diogenes:
And yes, you do get compensated. What did I receive? A five dollar bill. Cash. Surely a sign of a sophisticated operation.

oh wow, seriously? supposedly (and this is the arbitron saleslady talking here) the households are supposed to get $50 checks that come with the survey book. that's some crap right there. i will ask about your experience the next time she comes through to show us all the new bells and whistles, if you don't mind.

/sorry for dubbelposte

Dancin_In_Anson: No...you're reaction is exactly what she was looking for. And she does it with so little effort.

That's the genius of her act. Personally, I find it pathetic and uncreative. But there's a sucker born every minute, so it's effective.

Ms.Maus: supposedly (and this is the arbitron saleslady talking here) the households are supposed to get $50 checks that come with the survey book.

This was a good six years ago. And I had cable then (satellite now, new house). I don't remember Arbitron being mentioned, so maybe they partnered/merged and improved things a bit.

Dancin_In_Anson: you're

*ahem*

Your

Dancin_In_Anson: Dancin_In_Anson: you're

*ahem*

Your

Yo!

I was going to post in this thread, but it's already covered in Dancin_In_Anson's tranny-lovin' splooge.

Dancin_In_Anson: You were not asking him about the issues during the campaign, which is why, well the next four years, I think, are gonna be a surprise for all of us because he can't keep voting, "present."

Ouch.

Coulter's lies are that painful to you?

Dancin_In_Anson: You were not asking him about the issues during the campaign, which is why, well the next four years, I think, are gonna be a surprise for all of us because he can't keep voting, "present."

Ouch.

Add Coulter and DIA to the list of people who don't understand the long tradition of voting "present" in the IL legislator.

Ouch indeed...but not on Obama

Wow, Coulter sounded like a petulant whiny biatch from beginning to end....wonder why?

And people think she's funny or something? You know, back in second grade or so most of us laughed when the dorky kid tripped and broke his glasses or the the fat girl spilled sloppy joe all over her mumu.

BUT WE GREW THE FARK UP. Most of the rest became neocons, apparently.

GE/NBC made Ann Coulter's career

she is their plaything

Ms.Maus: oh wow, seriously? supposedly (and this is the arbitron saleslady talking here) the households are supposed to get $50 checks that come with the survey book. that's some crap right there.

I did the Arbitron ratings thing a few months ago and received 10 crisp new one-dollar bills in the mail.

As in, ten dollars.

OMFG please here are the results of the "Who is the Greater TV News Embarrassment?" located on the front page

Joe the Plumber on PJTV
3% (23 votes)
Dan Rather on HDNet
48% (335 votes)
Muntathar al-Zaidi on al-Baghdadia (the Shoe Thrower)
10% (66 votes)
Luke Russert on NBC/MSNBC
39% (270 votes)
Total votes: 694
Biggest Joke in a decade

Dancin_In_Anson: I don't care

That sums it up yes.

Somebody has got a crush on Coulter today. Either that or FARK has made a deal to help her do promotion.

What a clown.

Christ is she boring.

She has no second act and no idea she beat her first act into the ground.

No wonder when her books were on the NY Times list they always had that asterisk next to them signifying bulk purchases.

Gonz: PROTIP: If you want a greenlight, just submit a Coulter article.

Apparently, that's all it takes.

What would happen if a Coulter article was greenlit, but nobody commented init?

GaryPDX: Ann isn't going anywhere, she's too good for ratings.

Yeah, this.

Dancin_In_Anson: patrick767: That statement is idiotic and shows that she still never bothered to understand how voting in Illinois works and why the "present" vote is sometimes used. There's no "ouch" there unless you're a right winger who also never bothered to learn about it.

No...you're reaction is exactly what she was looking for. And she does it with so little effort.

The only reaction she's looking for is the one where huckabucks dip in to the Natty Ice fund to buy her book. She doesn't make any money from people on the internet shiatting on her.

Ann Coulter, livin' the dream.

Professional Troll.