Posted on 12/20/2004 7:57:55 AM PST by KMC1
JUST CALL IT THE INFO SANTA FOR TODAY: Tons, bags full, actually of things you may not have checked out this weekend...so here you are.
FIRST OFF - IF YOU MISSED THE FIRST "CONSERVATIVE CELEBRITY SHOWDOWN" YOU CAN STILL WEIGH IN - THIS WEEKS MATCH-UP WAS ANN COULTER VS. LAURA INGRAHAM...GREAT RESPONSES CAME IN FROM ACROSS THE WORLD...
Now from the goodie bag...
HUGH HEWITT HAS PROOF: Finally some hard line evidence that TARGET has hurt themselves this Christmas Holiday season. Hugh and I have been championing the plight of the Salvation Army after it was kicked to the curb by Target this year...And since Wal-Mart has decided to make such generous offer in light of Target's bad behavior it looks like the shopping public has gotten the true picture of what all this adds up to...Hugh also has some great advice for media bigs now that TIME magazine has named a "Blog of the Year" (Congrats to POWERLINE).
POWERLINE/LIL GREEN FOOTBALLS: Powerline highlights the Little Green Footballs item that tells of Saddam Hussein's new defense strategy to SUE for access to American courts - that's right - so that he can be tried in the USA. The attorney giving him this advice - is Clive Stafford Smith - who is on the payroll of - George Soros...
BATESLINE: Says "SEE the POLAR EXPRESS"...But he adds that seeing it in IMAX is much more breathtaking...Now I want to go see it all over again...
CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS: Ed Morrisey (Captain Ed) has demonstrated for us this morning just how intricately linked FREEDOM (or at least the hope of it) and BLOGGING are to Iranians. Over 10,000 blogs have popped up in this nation where over 100 media publications and 41 daily newspapers have been shutdown by the hardliners...some real spot-on analysis about how impotant a development this is!
BLOGS FOR BUSH: It is obvious to everyone except Arnold Schwarzenegger exactly what happened in this election. The Governator is now "advising" his party to move left... Matt Margolis has all the details.
INSTAPUNDIT: On the Rumsfeld question from the soldier who was set up to ask about unarmored Humvees...it was a hoax. Glenn believes that of the 830 Humvees in use by those soldiers - 810 had already been armored... Glenn also highlights the item by TVNEWSER which says Tucker Carlson is headed to MSNBC. CNN needs to understand what it needs to do to get back in the game. Hire Kevin McCullough and slate him for 10pm EST... Within 18 months I could beat Scarborough AND Greta - then you have a foundation to start building around...
THE DAWN PATROL: Joins a growing list of bloggers who are critiquing the new book "He's Just Not That Into You". Dawn both embraces and shuns different aspects of the message...her wit and wisdom (as always) shine through clearly though...ATTN WOMEN: READ THIS - you will be glad down the road that someone like Dawn came along and consistently gave such good advice...
RADIO BLOGGER: I never knew that he was one of these...and I agree with him I never want to be turned into one of these either...(girl's best friend or not makes no difference)...
HILLARYWATCH: Has some significant disagreement with RadioBlogger on whether Hillary will run or not...both cite new poll numbers.
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Wow!!
From a media perspective - who has had a bigger impact? Who is hotter as of present? And who do you think long term will have the lasting legacy?
Both came of "age" (media wise) during the Impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Along with the third blonde-haired pundit by the name of Barbara Olson, these three beauties took on the law-breaking Clinton regime one talk show at a time.
Ann's first book (published at that time) has now become standard text for Impeachment laws in several lawschools. Laura followed by releasing her first book on Hillary.
But in those days it was nearly impossible to go a night without seeing one or both of these Constitutional Lawyers on television - arguing for the rule of law - and tearing apart the liars like Lanny Davis who were paid for their ability to misrepresent the President's case night after night.
MEDIA ADVANTAGE THEN: Ingraham - who besides being a pundit on dozens of shows, had landed her own show weekday mornings on MSNBC.
In print Ann became known for her "fiery vitriol" (as the mainstream press would put it). Ann would always then defend herself with the honest observation - "When a liberal makes an impassioned case - their labeled 'courageous' and 'passionate'. When a conservative does it their labeled 'angry, virtiolic, and out of touch'".
Nonetheless Ann would have columns spike from time to time. Even her longtime friend David Horowitz canceled Ann's column.
But whatever the negative consequences, publishers saw gold. Now in four back to back to back to back works Ann has achieved what precious few have in conservative publishing circles... 4 Consecutive New York Time's Bestseller status. And in her second offering SLANDER she sat atop the NYTB list longer than any other conservative title - ever published.
Laura has tried her hand twice at the book thing. Both time moderately successful - but no where near the franchise that Coulter has.
PRINT ADVANTAGE THEN AND NOW: Coulter, Coulter, Coulter, Coulter.
For a good long while after impeachment and following the loss of her television show - Laura Ingraham disappeared somewhat from public view. After the loss of her TV show she made frequently fewer TV appearances, tried her hand a bit at talk radio - but that too seemed to flop - and went nowhere fast.
Coulter on the other hand - with her steady stream of books - her "always available" attitude towards major media, and the continuation of her still often controversial column landed her plenty of TV and radio spots.
MEDIA ADVANTAGE POST IMPEACHMENT, PRE 9/11: Coulter - she was still everywhere, all the time.
September 11th seems to have been a gut-check for both of these extremely accomplished women.
Ingraham reappeared on the scene and with more energy than ever. Funnier than ever, the signature Ingraham dry wit seemed even quicker than before. Eventually re-making her entire radio image, the launch of Ingraham's second book dwarfed the sales of her first. She was back and not just satisfied to sit around. As of this writing she has moved to 5th place in terms of most syndicated radio outlets in America. She trails only Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern, Sean Hannity, and Laura Schlessinger. The mix of Ingraham's dry and witty observations on everything from politics, to media bias, to pop culture coupled with her ability to really warm up to and pull the most interesting information out of those that she even vehemently disagrees with - has sent the Ingraham franchise stock - through the roof.
Following 9/11 it was not blatantly obvious to most if Coulter had been as dramatically impacted. Obviously Coulter had never disengaged from the public eye - so on a lot of levels whatever changes may have occurred could have been more subtle. Which is exactly my opinion of the situation... Following 9/11 Coulter became even more deeply "Ann". She wrote even more sharply and to the point. Her mind became like a guided laser cutting through the falsehoods of liberalism with even more exacting purpose and aim. She continued to write, cranking out bestsellers, and doing lots of media.
MEDIA ADVANTAGE NOW: Tied - but in radio terms Ingraham has "a bullet" beside her name pointing up.
These two are truly an interesting pair.
To my knowledge they have never appeared publicly together. If you listen to Laura's broadcast - she refers to nearly every other Conservative Icon in the world - accept the one woman who has lifted conservatism to new heights - Coulter. On the other hand - the only time I've heard Ann refer to Laura was in a private discussion I had in a New York restraunt with her some 4 years ago - she seemed unaware of who Ingraham was and referred to her as "Laura Een-grah-ham" (not the typical Een-gram).
They both have a thorough understanding of the Constitution and have clerked for some huge names on Federal Courts.
They both claim Christianity as their faith. Ingraham recently becoming a deeply committed Catholic, and Coulter a professing Presbyterian evangelical.
As to who will leave the longest lasting impact on the world around her?
Obviously Coulter's books will last long after she does. But media insider's believe that Laura's skill in radio will most likely make her the heir apparent to the Rush Limbaugh empire (leap-frogging Sean Hannity). Most media pundits believe that while Hannity wants to be "the biggest name in talk radio", that Ingraham is focusing on the details of what it takes to be the best at the craft.
But now we put it to you - Coulter vs. Ingraham - Who's bigger, hotter, and will leave the longest lasting imprint on the world...?
Ann is the better writer, Laura has her own strengths. Impossible to choose between the two! Two weeks ago Laura had Ann on her show for an hour - it was heaven!
THIS WEEKS MATCH-UP WAS ANN COULTER VS. LAURA INGRAHAM..Hmmmmm....quite a few ideas come to mind. >:) But the link is wrong, Laura's spoken well of Ann lately on her show.
Rules are rules....
-Eric
And just as conservative, Thank You, God.
"I miss Barbara Olson"
Me too. For some weird reason, the tragedy of 9-11 didn't effect me emotionally until I saw her pic on the news after the plane went down in PA. I said "OMG we lost Barbara Olson" and then broke down in hystercial tears.
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