Coulter: 'All Prez Assassins Were Liberals'

On Joy's new show, pundit is still defending ex-gov and railing on Obama

(NEWSER) - Joy Behar broke out the big guns for the premiere of her new CNN interview show: Ann Coulter. The two sparred over the so-called “death panels” and Sarah Palin’s level of coherence before finding common ground: The UN should be moved to Libya. Highlights:

• Sarah Palin “got audiences bigger than Obama,” Coulter said. “Well, she’s prettier,” Behar retorted. “She’s more coherent,” Coulter said, but Behar shut her down: “The woman cannot construct a sentence. Nobody understands what she’s talking about.”

Or least different-sized parts, say scientists

(NEWSER) - Here's a study sure to stoke controversy—British researchers have found that political orientation correlates to the relative size of certain parts of the brain. Liberals can boast of thicker gray matter at the anterior cingulate, while conservatives can brag about their bigger amygdalas, reports the Sydney Morning Herald . How all this plays out in decision-making is unclear, but researchers thinks it's worth exploring. More»

Bloom is off the mouth, but Fox still sitting pretty

(NEWSER) - Glenn Beck's TV audience has plunged nearly 30% since the beginning of the year—but his Fox News home is still sitting comfortably on top of the ratings heap. Beck's continued viewership slippage was revealed in the latest audience figures on cable news operations. Fox News averaged some 1.9 million viewers in April, which beat the combined audiences of MSNBC, CNN and HLN. Fox has now led its rivals for 100 months running. And while Beck has lost some 800,000 viewers since the start of the year, he still boasts 2.1 million watchers and leads cable programs in his 5 pm slot. More»

Ann makes the rounds with Bill O'Reilly, Joy Behar

(NEWSER) - Ann Coulter has made no secret of her displeasure after a recent appearance at the University of Ottowa was canceled , and she defended herself on a mini media circuit last night. She told Bill O’Reilly she finds it “funny that a lot of my most hateful speech are things I never said. Or they’re jokes—that’s what it usually is,” and went on to recount one of those jokes: “If all Muslims would boycott airlines, we could dispense with airport security altogether.” More»

Author slams show for bumping her

(NEWSER) - Ann Coulter has resumed her rightful place on the warpath, reports TVNewser, and this time hell hath no fury like the conservative pundit NBC scorned. Bumped from promoting her book on NBC's Today show, Coulter promptly went on Hannity & Colmes to denounce the diss as “a set-up to block me from other TV shows,” and appeared on CBS’ Early Show today. NBC invited her to tomorrow’s show instead—but “I think I'll accept and then cancel at the last minute,” Coulter said. More»