Wall Street Journal Parody — With A Topless Ann Coulter — Rankles Murdoch In Real Life And On YouTube

My Wall Street Journal, a parody of the Wall Street Journal on newsstands this week to mark the April 15 tax deadline, has rankled News Corp executives so much that they're trying to make sure no one sees it. The New York Times' Richard Perez-Pena reports that a WSJ representative attempted to snatch up all the copies in the Los Angeles area, where they made public a bit ahead of schedule:

It was not supposed to go on sale until this week, but some newsstands began selling it early. Last Thursday, Alexander Laurence was working at one such stand in Los Angeles, chatting with a customer, David Metz, when, both of them say, a man in a shirt with a Journal logo asked if anyone had seen a paper that looked sort of like The Journal.

"This guy comes by all the time to bring promotional stuff for The Wall Street Journal -- bags, coin trays, stickers," Mr. Laurence said.

Sure enough, they found what he was looking for. "He grabbed them all, said, 'I need to buy all of these,' " Mr. Laurence said. "He had been going around to different stands, buying them."

The man paid with a corporate American Express card. "At first he's saying they have to make a correction or it's not supposed to be out yet," Mr. Metz said. "But then he said these are not published by The Wall Street Journal."

Highlights of the My Wall Street Journal parody — brought to you by the same team that created the 1982 Off The Wall Street Journal, led by editor-in-chief Tony Hendra — a full-page spread of a topless Ann Coulter (in WSJ stipple-style), a gossip section called "Page Sex," headlines like "Cleaning Lady Sees Virgin In Merrill Lynch Q4 Loss," and "Obitcharies," wishful-thinking obituaries for people vilified by the far right, including Susan Sarandon and Paul Krugman.

Distinguishing the 2008 go-around from its 1982 counterpart is the parallel YouTube campaign its creators are running. Below, watch their video, which shows a fake Rupert Murdoch reacting to the My WSJ news:

To learn more, visit www.wsjparody.com

Comments

[apcalc]

This is offensive to all women. I'm ashamed that HuffPo would put this on the site.

[ChangeNow]

Coulter isn't a woman. No need to be offended.

[fearwig]

I agree with you all the way. Breasts are really offensive, and should be made illegal.

[Brinkman]

If they outlaw breasts, only outlaws will have breasts.

[ColoradoDan]

Ann's adam apple might be a C Cup though.

[helloworld2008]

The "I enjoy being a girl" bit is priceless.

[apcalc]

This is absolutely offensive to all women. I resent it and am really angry.

What I have learned is that both liberals and conservatives are united in their women hating, and put downs.

The so-called progressive A list Blogger Boyz , Maher, Olbermann, Matthews, Carlson et al are terrible people. Further, it isn't just men - here we have on HuffPo this outrageous cartoon.

I'm fed up with you all. A pox on all your houses.

[NotGuilty]

You already overreacted to this.

[Indyfromny]

ROFLOL!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!

[ugmold]

shud-up

[StephanieRogers]

I must say, I find your 'a pox on all your houses' comment funny, considering the whole wise-women­-as-witche­s thing, which was certainly an offense against women. Seems a bit contradictory, m'dear. I agree with the commenter above - Ann Coulter is not a woman. We've voted her out.

[fearwig]

This is a parody. They're making fun of BOTH Coulter and the misogynistic Playboy-spread style of reporting. If you're too freaking thick to get the joke and understand they're not supporting that nonsense but mocking it, what can we do about it?

[SaraPulis]

I'm not too fond of the drawing, but the Murdoch response is priceless! Is that real, or did someone take a bit of video and dub in something from the evil dean in Animal House?

[DMcD]

SWEATHOG --- nothing more , nothing less.

[MoeJava]

That thong and fingerless-gloves set matches that ratty old cocktail dress she usually wears....
she may want to re-think those platforms. After a girl stands, dances and gyrates in stilletto heels,
it's pure torture after 12 hrs. Ha Ha! Pure Torture - Republican...get it?

[TellingTruth2Kooks]

Not a bad pose, but she really should have gotten in touch with Marilyn Monroe's photographer, and just did a Tribute to MM, and a coffee table book, to go with it!

Then she could have spent the Summer at the top of the New York Times Best Sellers list along with a World Wide Book Tour, coming back just in time for the Election!!!

[gevan]

Nice to see Ann has put on a little weight (and grown a pair).

[fearwig]

Last I heard she already had a pair. Dunno about the breasts though, I think those are new.

[SharonB]

Ding, dang, DONG!!! That drawing makes my shoulders ACHE!

[avraamjack]

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The Coulter drawing is tasteless, low class, demeaning and diminishes both this publication and its viewpoint. Coulter wins.
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[getoffmedz]

avraamjack - learning to read before Commenting is essential.


Try it?

[msmaggie]

Yeah, yeah. Since when has taste been a prerequisite for stuff posted on this or most blogs? And while wildly tasteless, it is funny. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Also the notion that Ann Coulter could possible be demeaned, well hell, have you heard the woman? That ship sailed long, long ago.

[Janskats]

Amen..tasteless is, as tasteless does! In other words, you get what you give.

[Devver]

Ann Colter WISHES her boobs were that big. Or did they move up her cojones???

[ElPerro]

need a kleenex?

[Janskats]

Yes..I am extremely critical of it, too. They forgot to add the bulge in the front of "her" pants!

[hermanmunster]

and are you as easily outraaged by the half-naked vixens on page 3 of Murdoch's flagship newspaper?

[getoffmedz]

Please stop with that cartoon! Took me all afternoon to get the chunks out of the keyboard.

[SkokieDem]

The artist for got something between Trannie-Annie Coultergeist's legs!

[Janalso]

Maybe the girls (or some of the boys) would like a picture of Obama's big thang hanging down to his knees

[Janskats]

..and your mommy said they were finally going to let you move up to third grade this fall! My, my..well, two years behind isn't so bad, sweetie.

[c3m]

Rupert Murdoch, Mr Sweetheart!

[transendentilist]

Now this is funny. In a sick sort of way. Ann wishes her boobs were that big.

[brasscupcakes]

Am I the only person who has ever actually looked at Ann Coulter's boobs? They are big -- not real, but really big. Check out the pictures on her website. She's like a stick figure with boobs and hair.

Again, she'd be the last person to mind the portrayal, since she lives for being attacked.

As caricatures go, given Ann's age (which is somewhere around my own), it's really pretty flattering.

Frankly, I don't get all this outrage over an item that, while relatively trivial, does have some news value.

I'd much rather see boobs in this context than in some of the leering lifestyle shots Huffpost has taken to running since it's "Internet Newspaper' incarnation -- now they're really cheezy.

[31313]

Coulter's the blonde version of Ichabod Crane,or was it Brom Bones.