It was another banner day at “The View” on Monday, as the co-hosts welcomed – or rather tolerated – conservative author Ann Coulter for a discussion about her book “Guilty: Liberal ‘Victims’ And Their Assault On America.” [View clip below.]

In the segment before Coulter was introduced, co-host Barbara Walters read a passage that accused famous bi-racial personalities such as President-elect Barack Obama, Alicia Keys and Halle Berry of “race-bait[ing] their way to success.”

Coulter writes in the book:

“Even grifters know that to be embraced by the cool people in America, you must claim to be a victim, preferably abused by religious fundamentalists.

In a related phenomenon, various half-black celebrities insist on representing themselves simply as “black” — the better to race-bait their way to success.

Actress Halle Berry, singer Alicia Keys and matinee idol Barack Obama were all abandoned by their black fathers and raised by their white mothers. But instead of seeing themselves as half-white, they prefer to see the glass half-black. They all choose to identify with the fathers who ditched them, while insulting the women who struggled to raise them.

In 2002, Berry engaged in wild race-baiting to win her Oscar and then ate up most of the awards show with an interminable acceptance speech claiming that her award was “so much bigger than me.” People who say “it’s bigger than me” always mean it’s just about them. During the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama repeatedly said the exact same thing: “This election is bigger than me.” Would they be able to pawn off their personal victories as transformative events for the nation if they were not claiming to be doing it for the blacks?”

Maybe, just maybe all the hate Ann Coulter’s been spewing against the Obamas and Democrats/liberals in general has finally come back to haunt her.

The Drudge Report is reporting that “the nation’s top selling conservative author has been banned from appearing on NBC,” according to insiders.

“We are just not going to have her on any more, it’s over,” a top network source explains.

But not so fast says a second source from the network who strongly denies there is any “Coulter ban.”

“Look for a re-invite, as soon as Wednesday,” said the unnamed executive.

According to Drudge, the Today show abruptly cut Coulter appearance from its broadcast this morning where she was set to promote her new book, “Guilty: Liberal ‘Victims’ and Their Assault on America.”

Supposedly it was the book’s theme, Coulter’s very unkind examination of liberal bias in the new era, that got her dis-invited.

“We are just not interested in anyone so highly critical of President-elect Obama, right now,” a “Today Show” insider stated. “It’s such a downer. It’s just not the time, and it’s not what our audience wants, either.”

There’s also speculation that NBC dropped the controversial author because of pressure from various watchdog groups including Media Matters for America which launched a campaign that asked, “Is NBC going to help Coulter sell this book?” The organization also claims “Guilty” includes deliberate lies:

“These falsehoods come on a wide-ranging list of subjects including her defense of the claims made against Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth during the 2004 presidential campaign; her assertion that “Fox News has never been caught promoting a fraud“; her claim that President-elect Barack Obama was referring to Gov. Sarah Palin when he said “you know, you can put lipstick on a pig; it’s still a pig”; and attacks she makes against New York Times columnist Frank Rich.”

And of course, as NewsOne reported yesterday, the book mocks Michelle Obama’s style while praising Cindy McCain’s.

Meanwhile, Monday night, Coulter was a guest on the Fox News’ Hannity and Colmes show where she criticized NBC for canceling her Today show appearance. She said the network was orchestrating a “set up to block me from other TV shows.”