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11/6/1 News: The Ann Coulter saga

Coulter's old byline.

Conservative columnist Ann Coulter was recently fired/quit her post as a regular contributor to the right-wing publication the National Review. Here is the who, what, when, where, why and how in the form of several links...

First came her column in the days following the Sept. 11 attacks in which Coulter stated that the U.S. should, "invade (Afghanistan), kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity." The full text of the article is available below...

"This is War" by Ann Coulter

Then, on Sept. 20, Coulter wrote this follow-up column that the National Review refused to run in light of the negative reaction of their readership and sponsors to Coulter's earlier column. The second article was later posted at Townhall.com and is available below...

"Where is Janet Reno when you need her" by Ann Coulter

By Oct.3, The National Review had axed Coulter for "editorial reasons." The Washington Post picked up on the incident and ran an article on it in their publication. It is available below...

"National Review Cans Columnist Ann Coulter" by Howard Kurtz

The "editorial reasons" listed above were covered by National Review Editor Jonah Goldberg in Oct. 3 editorial that is available below...

"L’Affaire Coulter: Goodbye to all that" by Jonah Goldberg

On the same day that Goldberg's story ran, another conservative publication, Frontpage Magazine, picked up Coulter's column and its editor, David Horowitz, wrote the following editorial welcoming her to the team...

"Introducing Ann Coulter – FrontPage Columnist" by David Horowitz

As of November 1, Coulter was back to her old tricks, calling liberals "mincing pantywaists" and referring to Walter Cronkite as, "president of the Ho Chi Minh Veneration Society." See her recent work below...

"Prescribe Xanax, Not Cipro" by Ann Coulter