(H/T – Mary, who has the back story including the marching orders from Media Matters)
The Drudge Report reports that NBC, at the last minute, pulled Ann Coulter from her scheduled appearance on tomorrow’s “Today” show in favor of Perez Hilton (he of the $1,000-to-pie-Coulter offer) and banned her “for life” from the NBC family of networks. In response, I am banning all future positive or neutral references to NBC, CNBC, MSNBC (both the website and the channel), The Weather Channel, USA, Sci-Fi, Bravo, Telemundo or any other entity NBC is involved with. They can choke on The Championship Game That Cannot Be Named™ and the Olympics. In short, FUCK THEM!
Revisions/extensions (7:04 am 1/6/2008) – With yet another tip of the hat to Mary, Politico is reporting that NBC has offered Coulter a spot on Wednesday’s edition of “Today”. I’ll believe it when Allahpundit puts up the clip.
Frankly, I don’t understand why she would be on any serious news or political analysis show. Ever. Not only is a lot of her “work” is factually laughable, but it’s also over the top and incendiary to the point of self-satire. The fact that she appears on any news program is a sad, sad statement about how far the corporate media has sunk into infotainment.
The same can be said for, say, Keith Olbermann, or Coulter’s replacement on today’s edition of “Today”. I will agree there are far too many hours to program and too few people that can credibly fill them.
Aren’t we past the time when Drudge is regarded as “reliable?”
Perhaps. We’re also beyond the time of NBC being reliable.
I’m sorry, but if you’re suggesting equivalent reliability between NBC news and Matt Drudge, then.. I’ll have some of whatever you’re smoking.
When Drudge starts dynamiting Chevy trucks, get back to me.