Dis Ann Coulter - Lose Your Job- Show your outrage - Buy the Book

[Coexist]

I saw this on Firedoglake today, and was a little taken aback. It seem that Joe Maguire wrote this book:

and was then fired.

Read more about it here.

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Reuters has been mau-maued by the right before. You want to know how the media gets bullied and whipped into repeating nothing but right wing talking points if they want to keep shoes on their kids' feet? This is how it happens.

Now we don't have the ability to hurl powerful politicians at them, or throw teams of expensive, angry think-tank funded lawyers at them, but we can vote with our pocket books like we did with Keith Olbermann's book (and it should be noted that Keith's ratings since his Rumsfeld moment have gone up 69%).

If you want to give people a reason to stand up to right-wing bullies like the borderline human Coulter who seems to have the ability to have people guiliotined from their jobs if they displease her ladyship, buy this book.

More:

From the NYT:
Reuters confirmed that Mr. Maguire was granted conditional approval to write his book on Ms. Coulter — a conservative lightning rod, author and TV talking head. When asked what changed once the book was ready, a company statement pointed to Reuters’ principles of “integrity, independence and freedom from bias.” The statement reads: “Our editorial policy and The Reuters Trust Principles are prominently displayed for all to see on www.about.reuters.com. Mr. Maguire’s book will soon be available. Both speak for themselves.”

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A Reuters employee who insisted on anonymity out of concern at angering management said that the 20 or so employees at the markets desk where Mr. Maguire had been one of two editors in charge “took a group coffee break” in solidarity on Thursday.

On Friday, the employee said, there was a meeting with Reuters management informing the workers there that Mr. Maguire would no longer be working there and that they “weren’t allowed to ask why.” Printed copies of the principles of trust were handed out, however.
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Want to make your opinion of this known? Buy the book!

[Vexatious Ape]

1. Looks like a keeper

I doubt the msm will help promote this one like they do all of her damn books.

[Touchdown]

2. Why is she so important to them?

She adds nothing to discourse. She does nothing but spew bile. She embarasses some Repugs with what she says at times. Why do they need her? What use is she? I don't get it. They parade her on TV week after week, where she says nothing worth even a chuckle, yet she never goes away, and they even raly to her side like she's some kind of defensless waif. She's like a floating turd that just won't flush!

I just don't get these people.:shrug:

[Coexist]

3. She spews the lies and hate first, then they come out and say,

"well that is a crude way of putting it, but she's not far off base."

Voila! Lies become 'truth'.

[bryant69]

5. Exactly - she gives them some coverage.

Like outing the Page last week - some no name blog outs the page then big name jackasses like Instapundit and Powerline can link to it while claiming that they themselves would never stoop so low.

Bryant

[bryant69]

4. Go and make your bookstore order it if it is not on the shelves

It probably will be, but if it's not order it through a bookstore so as to get it on their shelves. Or at least that would be my suggestion.

But then I suppose Amazon ratings are good too.

Bryant
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[Coexist]

7. I hadn't thought of that.

nice idea.

[OzarkDem]

6. Time to call Reuters and complain

1-800-REUTERS (1-800-738-8377)

[nashville_brook]

8. took a fucking COFFEE BREAK in "solidarity!" ...with friends like that

who needs strangers?


a coffee break? is that the best they can fucking do?

[Touchdown]

11. I know. Why bother?

I guess picketing outside on your lunch break is just so 1970s. No wonder people work 80 hours a week nowadays. They let the employers get away with this shit.

Oh' but those unions only "protect lazy people". :eyes:

[walldude]

9. Ordered it yesterday...

would have bought it anyway on the title alone... Brainless :rofl:

[Coexist]

12. I know - its nice, isn't it!

I love the toothpick legs photo on the cover.

[progressoid]

10. "independence & freedom from bias of Reuters shall...be fully preserved"

Bwahahahaha. That's fucking funny.

[NMMNG]

13. I'll definitely buy that

:evilgrin:

[terrya]

14. I saw copies of that at the Barnes and Noble near work yesterday.

I might buy it. I'd have to rip off the dust cover picture and burn it, first.

Otherwise, it looks like a great read.