Which of course led me to think about the Press & Argus coverage of AC's recent Trip to Livingston. Now, I am pleased that the paper covered the Jonathan Cohn talk on the front page (I won't be nitpicky & point out that it was below the fold, shorter & a smaller headline). What dimmed my enthusiasm was the inclusion of Buddy Moorehouse's opinion piece on the front page. See, Buddy thinks that Ann Coulter is an unsung comic genius. So she really can't mean all the things she says, right? And she's really, really funny!
An economic club luncheon? At times, Monday's speech by Ann Coulter felt more like GOP Night at the Comedy Castle.
Guess this means it's OK to unleash vicious personal attacks on people. And not just people who are public figures, but folks like the 9/11 widows, gays, and Arabs. But don't feel bad -- she's really, really funny!
Bottom line? If Buddy Moorehouse & Rich Perlberg think that it's perfectly alright to post an opinion piece on the front page -- an opinion piece that isn't about the state budget, the Iraq war, the S-CHIP veto or any other issue that actually means something to the people of Livingston County -- then they need to quit whining about the mean StoryChat comments.
Wait! I get it! Ann Coulter is FAMOUS, so her venom is HILARIOUS. Carrot, Hammerooski, YokrArk & co. aren't famous, so their comments are CRUEL.
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Under Morehouse's rules, Amos and Andy should still be on the radio because they're just being funny, not racist stereotypes.
Wonder how the Economic Club feels about spending $30,000 for no ideas, just a bunch of "laughs"?
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