Will somebody please tell me what's wrong with AnnMarie Cox?

[mitchtv]

I've heard some complaints, and watche der the other night on Rachel paying particular attention to "Red". She seemed perfectly reasonable or at least normal to me, So I ask again, why don't people like her?

[hlthe2b]

1. She started Wonkette....

which was fun at first, but soon became a forum for her obsession with anal sex. I'm no prude, but that gets old after awhile. I just think she is very shallow, especially compared to the incomparably intelligent (and prepared) Rachel Maddow.

[mitchtv]

4. that's a reasonable reason

but I didn't know about her before Rachel's show .

[carpe diem]

5. actually i think she became wonkette

after the anal sex episode...if i'm not mistaken, wasn't that scandal covered by someone else under that moniker, then she moved on and the blog was bought and anna marie was hired?

[hlthe2b]

10. No... per Wiki below:

Wonkette was established in January 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network. Its founding editor was Ana Marie Cox, a former editor at suck.com. Under her tenure, Wonkette became known for its sharp, sarcastic, intelligent voice, and for its mixture of heady political discourse with repeated references to gin and anal sex.<2>

Cox rapidly established a large reading audience and media notice for the site. The blog gained further national media attention after Cox publicized the story of Jessica Cutler aka "Washingtonienne", a former Hill staffer who blogged about her affair with a member of former Senator Mike DeWine's staff.<3>

Cox announced her resignation as Wonkette's editor on January 5, 2006 in order to promote her book, Dog Days.

[kentuck]

2. She's attractive.

We don't like purty! :-)

[Ineeda]

3. IMO, she talks waaay too fast. n/t

[Wetzelbill]

6. I like her

But she's mostly an entertainer. Some decent analysis here and there but lots of fluff.

[Ikonoklast]

7. Not much there, after a pretty face.

Tabloid material seems to be her forte.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

8. I think she's kinda hot.

But I'm partial to redheads
and I'm partial to smart women.

[Christa]

9. Yeah, me too

I like watching her :popcorn:

[Iggo]

11. Cute, funny, and on our side.

I like her.

[90-percent]

12. Don't forget Rachel

Those two got some kinda vibes going on.

She does a good counter point to Rachel. I'm OK with Ana.

Question - is she for or against anal sex? This could influence my opinion.

-90% Jimmy

[kenny blankenship]

14. With a name like Anal Marie Cox?

Is it any wonder she has a complex about butt sex?
Current headlines from Wonkette include:
The Sausage Is Piping Hot On Obama’s Taint, Or Something
(I see you shivering in anticipation!)
Asses: Another Installment In an Irregular Series

I would guess she started out against it after being teased mercilessly about the nuptial proximity of Cox to her Anna from grade school to college, then loosened up a bit.
Now she can't do without it daily.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

20. She hasn't written for Wonkette in a long time. n/t

[charlie]

13. Shallower, snarkier Maureen Dowd

And who needs that?

[ThomWV]

15. That pretty well sums it up.

[Strelnikov_]

19. Agree n/t

[ashling]

16. She's terminally annoying

[winstars]

17. Not Annoying, But Informative if you Listen

I don't wish to share my yea or nay stance on anal sex here. But I do REMEMBER when Ms. Cox, who was traveling with the McCain camp last year, giving us some very inside baseball facts when those crazy Whitey's were going nuts at their rallies. I believe thru her friendships with staffers on the camp she was able to give us (MSNBC watchers) some good info on what the hell was going on. Especially the day that moran lady who was scared 'cause Obama 'is a Muslim' flipped out.... And this week I think she was able to give us more inside stuff again on Palin's wild charges in her "book" because of friendships she made whilst covering McCain. Red hair, Wonkette's Bullshit from 2006, fuuny tee shirts, I don't really care about that shit. What I do care is getting NOT the party line and learning more info so I can better ague with the idiots who sometimes surround me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[winstars]

22. NOTHING!!!

THAT IS ALL!!!

[Motown_Johnny]

18. I like her very very very much....

Smart, cute, funny, liberal, works for Playboy....


What's not to like?

[Warren DeMontague]

21. Maybe some of the pearl clutchers don't like her naughty language and pro-sex attitude

If I had to guess? :shrug:

[Cleita]

23. I'm sure that's what it is.

They can't stand a woman who doesn't know her place.

[Warren DeMontague]

24. Exactly. We're all supposed to do as we're told.

By the self-appointed guardians of correctness, purity, decency and righteousness. :eyes: