WHY DOES ANN COULTER HAVE A NATIONAL PLATFORM? People are on to Ann Coulter. She has said, "My only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times building." In one of her columns, she wrote, "I think the government should be spying on all Arabs, engaging in torture as a televised spectator sport, dropping daisy cutters wantonly throughout the Middle East and sending liberals to Guantanamo."

Here's Matt Lauer grilling Coulter on the Today show.



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Chris Durang weighs in here, with access to a transcript and backup video.

And here's Wonkette channeling footage of Coulter on Hannity & Colmes (plus a link to a partial transcript).

Coulter has been dropped by National Review Online and USA Today. Her column was also dropped by the Arizona Daily Star: "We've decided that syndicated columnist Ann Coulter has worn out her welcome. Many readers find her shrill, bombastic and mean-spirited. And those are the words used by readers who identified themselves as conservatives."

Yet Coulter is still a columnist for Universal Press Syndicate. She is still well-compensated for her speaking engagements. And Random House's Crown Forum still publishes her books.

Hasn't Coulter made enough out of her hateful schtick? As Durang writes, "Can we stop hearing about her, and seeing her on tv?" Isn't it time to find someone who can actually raise the level of discourse in this country? It shouldn't be very hard.