COULTER RAMPS UP THE AD HOMINEM: Universal Press Syndicate columnist Ann Coulter, far from resting after last year's partisanship championship, is building a big lead in 2004. In her six columns so far, she has made an amazing 189 negative Democratic references, an average of over 30 per column. These screeds have been extraordinarily nasty and personal, referring to various Democratic presidential candidates as a "pacifist scaredy-cat", "crazier than a March hare", a "two-faced weasel", a "coward", a "cad and a gigolo", a "low-born poseur", a "poodle to rich women", and finally "boobs". As Brendan Nyhan of Spinsanity has said, "Ann Coulter has driven the national discourse to a new low".
| Author/ Affiliation |
Title/ Date |
words | PI | Partisan References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Safire New York Times |
Putin's 'Creeping Coup' 9 February 2004 |
813 | 100 | 7R+ Sergei Ivanov's: John McCain The first: Colin Powell, Powell In Latvia's: McCain Looking hard: McCain McCain is: McCain Speaking with: McCain |
| NYT Lead Editorial New York Times |
Mr. Bush's Version 9 February 2004 |
1155 | 83 | 20R-,4R= Mr. Bush's: Bush When Americans: George W. Bush, president, administration, Bush, the president Right now,: Bush, Bush Average Americans: Bush, Bush At other: the president, Bush, Bush Mr. Bush's: Bush, Bush The president: The president, administration, Bush Another question: Bush administration, The president, administration Some of: Bush, administration, Bush |
| William Raspberry Washington Post |
Commissions and Clarity 9 February 2004 |
887 | 83 | 4D+,6R-,2R= President Bush,: President Bush His opponents,: the president The skeptics: the president This is: Robert C. Byrd "This coming: Byrd Byrd, dean: Byrd, Senate Democrats "So we: administration, administration That doesn't: the president But we: administration, administration |
| OJ On the Editorial Page WSJ OpinionJournal |
Kerry's Medals Strategy 9 February 2004 |
1071 | 75 | 1D+,17D-,5D=,8R+,1R= Kerry's Medals: Kerry Why Democrats: Democrats, George Bush In case: Democratic, John Kerry, President Bush We assume: Bush, Bush The far: Kerry, John Kerry, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Democrat, Bob Kerrey, Bush, Clinton The transparent: Kerry, Kerry Especially in: Republicans, Democrats, Mike Dukakis, Kerry, Dukakis We rather: Kerry These policy: Ronald Reagan, Kerry, President Bush, Kerry A record: Kerry All indications: Bush, Kerry, Democrats |
| Cal Thomas Tribune Media Services |
Time to take the offensive 9 February 2004 |
854 | 60 | 9D-,5D=,6R+,5R= For months,: President Bush, Democratic, the president On NBC's: the president, Bush The leading: Democratic, John F. Kerry, Kerry On NPR's: Kerry, Kerry, White House, the president, Kerry, Bush Kerry told: Kerry, Kerry, Kerry In addition: Kerry, the president, the president Let Kerry: Kerry, Democrats, Democrats When he: the president Americans are: the president |
| WP Lead Editorial Washington Post |
Good Beginning 9 February 2004 |
654 | 27 | 2D+,5R+,4R= FOR THE: Thomas A. Daschle, Chuck Hagel, President Bush, the president, Hagel, Daschle While the: the president At the: the president Nevertheless, this: the president, White House, administration |
| Fred Hiatt Inactive |
The Price Of Failure In Iraq 9 February 2004 |
912 | |
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| Bob Herbert Inactive |
Lost in Credibility Gulch 9 February 2004 |
852 | |
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| John Fund Inactive |
Republican Rot 9 February 2004 |
1905 | |