COULTER ON FOULWELL

The hateful bitch wrote an eulogy of sorts ("Let me be the first to say: I ALWAYS agreed with the Rev. Falwell. ") for that fatass lying bastard and had this line:

In the Nexis archives for 1998 alone, there are dozens and dozens of mentions of Tinky Winky being gay – in periodicals such as Newsweek, the Toronto Star, the Washington Post (twice!), the New York Times and Time magazine (also twice).

Fortunately, I also have access to Nexis and I searched for "Tinky Winky" and "gay" for 1998, U.S. news, Northeast sources:

1. TUBBY TROUBLE IS TELETUBBY PO TALKING TRASH, OR IS HE; JUST MISUNDERSTOOD?, Buffalo News (New York), November 30, 1998, Monday, CITY EDITION, LIFESTYLES, Pg. 6B, 442 words, JOHNNY DIAZ; Knight Ridder

2. BABIES UNDER THE INFLUENCE:; THE TELETUBBIES DEBATE, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania), July 30, 1998, Thursday,, SOONER EDITION, Pg. E-1, 857 words, CRISTINA ROUVALIS, POST-GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

3. LA DOLCE MUSTO, Village Voice (New York, NY), April 28, 1998, New York Mirror; Pg. 12, 1180 words, Michael Musto

4. LA DOLCE MUSTO, Village Voice (New York, NY), April 07, 1998, New York Mirror; Pg. 14, 1252 words, Michael Musto

5. TELEVISION REVIEW; Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh, And Others Say Uh-Oh, The New York Times, April 6, 1998, Monday, Late Edition - Final, Section E; Page 1; Column 1; The Arts/Cultural Desk , 759 words, By CARYN JAMES

6. TELEVISION; Tubbies Say, 'Eh-oh.' Parents Say, 'Uh-oh.', The New York Times, January 11, 1998, Sunday, Late Edition - Final, Section 2; Page 41; Column 1; Arts and Leisure Desk , 1120
words, By SARAH LYALL , LONDON

I then selected General News, Magazines and Journals, and found one item:

1. It's Time for 'Teletubbies', Newsweek, April 6, 1998, U.S. Edition, THE ARTS; Television; Pg. 69, 550 words, BY JEFF GILES

I restricted the source to District of Columbia and the Washington Post and finally found this:

1. Britain's New Fab Four; Wildly Popular 'Teletubbies' Hits U.S. TV Amid Criticism, The Washington Post, April 06, 1998, Monday, Final Edition, STYLE; Pg. D01, 1082 words, Chip Crews, Washington Post Staff Writer

Here are the explicit mentions of "Tinky Winky" and "gay" from the above sources:

The Teletubbies have attracted bizarre fan bases in the United Kingdom. Gays have championed Tinky Winky and his beloved red purse...
(Newsweek, April 6, 1998)

Tinky Winky, the heaviest, looks a little like an eggplant with cellulite. He also sometimes carries a red purse, which has won him popularity among gay viewers. (Wapo, April 06, 1998)

There are even a few whispers about a certain male Tinky Winky carrying a red purse...Lorraine Dumblosky, 49, bought a Po doll for her two infant grandchildren after seeing how they were hypnotized by the show. "It was totally amazing. They didn't even look like they were breathing."

But Dumblosky, who lives in Munhall, was upset when she pushed the Po doll on its belly, and it sounded to her as though the doll was saying "Faggot, faggot." And then she read that purse-toting Tinky Winky was a gay icon in Britain. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 30, 1998)

And by the way, how can the Teletubbies people not rush to confirm that the purple one, Tinky Winky, is gay, when not only does he carry a smartly chosen handbag, but the last time I tuned in, he was twirling around in a festive tutu? (Village Voice, April 28, 1998)

The invite for the show's launch party at Roseland asked us to dress as 'tubbies Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po (no, there's not a gay one called No Nookie, though the purple one did used to carry a handbag). (Village Voice, April 07, 1998)

And what's with Tinky Winky, whose voice sounds strangely mature and who sometimes carries a red handbag? He has been called "a gay icon," which seems to stretch Tubbyanalysis too far. (NY Times, April 6, 1998)

"Teletubbies" was introduced here only last spring, but already it has reached what appears to be cult status. Stuffed Tubbies were Britain's most important Christmas toy this year -- the Buzz Lightyear of 1997; the Tubbies' first single, "Say Eh-Oh," is high on the pop charts here, and a university professor recently identified Tinky Winky as the first gay icon for preschool children, because of the way he cavorts with his handbag. (NY Times, January 11, 1998)

Some people have complained the purse means Tinky Winky is gay. (Knight-Ridder, November 30, 1998)

So, not only aren't there dozens and dozens of mentions in major publications, they only state that "some say" Tinky Winky is gay.