Bleating jackass Ann Coulter’s scheduled appearance on the The Today Show yesterday was preempted at the last minute, thanks to overbooking and Matt Lauer’s interview with former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Ann Coulter, however, firmly believes it was all the machinations of liberal mainstream media to keep her silenced, citing the Drudge Report’s claims that she was cut because “NBC wanted her banned for life” because they are “just not interested in anyone so highly critical of President-elect Obama right now.” Of course, The Today Show vehemently refutes these claims, inviting her back this morning (clip above). The L.A. Times says
On Monday, Coulter screamed bloody murder when her “Today” slot was canceled, telling Fox News’ Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes that NBC had booked her only as a “charade” to keep her from going on other shows.
NBC disputes the charge. After Coulter’s complaints, she was invited to appear on two segments of “Today” on Wednesday.
Watching this woman “interview” is simply unbearable. I’ve seen goats stuck in a chainlink fences that do less bleating and baaaa-ing and ramming their heads into the same seven impenetrable inches. It just makes you want to grab a gun and put the poor thing out of its misery already.
Awkwardness was the name of the game on “The Today Show” this morning, when cohost Meredith Viera introduced a segment about marriage by asking cohost Matt Lauer how old he was when he tied the knot. Her inquiry was initially met with silence, only broken when someone off-stage yelled a sarcastic “Nice!” So why all the awkwardness? Apparently, Matt has a less-than-stellar nuptial history — his first marriage ended in divorce and wife number two also filed for divorce in September (but later withdrew the suit). Here’s how it all went down:
MATT LAUER: Then we’re going to talk about marriage. What is the right age to get married?
MEREDITH VIEIRA: I don’t know. I got married in my 30s. When did you get married?
MATT LAUER: Ah . . .
Someone off camera yells “nice!”
MEREDITH VIEIRA: Anyway, I’m sorry. Oh geez.
MATT LAUER: The average age — let’s just start this show over. On average in this country women get married at 26, men at 28. Those are the averages. But how does your age impact your choice of a mate, and your chances for living happily ever after? Probably a more important question. We’ll get into that later.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: I don’t think I’m going to be one of those that lives happily ever after, after this show!
And feel free to be disappointed like I was. When I hear the words “embarrassing” and “uncomfortable silence,” there better damn well be a pants-ing or an audible fart somewhere in the mix. God willing, an Al Roker naked with two Taiwanese she-males rubbing butter pecan icecream on his nipples. None of this “referencing marital discourse” type gaffe. There’s a name for boring shame, and it’s called Kathy Lee Gifford. No thanks.
