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Joy Behar, George Lopez Label Todd Palin a 'Bum' for Being a Stay-at-Home Dad

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After introducing Lopez on her CNN Headline News program last night, Behar played a clip of Lopez's HBO special in which he said, "There are a lot of politicians that would be Latinos and a lot now who are Latino. Sarah Palin, Latina. Believe me. She's got all the signs. She works and her husband don't."  

Later in the segment, after commenting about Palin's lack of experience, Lopez stated, "I mean, the concept of Todd Palin being a stay-at-home dad-listen Joy, when I was a kid, those guys were called bums."

"Uh-huh. They're still called bums," agreed Behar.

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Funny that even the liberal Washington Post admitted that Todd Palin was anything but a bum in a hit piece on him last year.

...But Todd Palin, 44, the ruggedly handsome four-time winner of the 2,000-mile Iron Dog snowmobile race, was already an Alaska star before his wife's election in 2006. Along with his family duties, he held two jobs, working occasional 85-hour weeks as an oil production operator for BP and, for a month each summer, as a commercial salmon fisherman in Bristol Bay.

Lopez didn't simply insult the Palins' division of labor, but opened fire on her looks and other situations regarding her family after Behar asked him, "What other signs are there that Palin is Latino?"

"She has a child and a grandchild the same age, and the tell-tale sign is she needs to get her roots done," Lopez replied.

Not content to leave the insults there, Behar asked Lopez if he lived in Palin's "real America." Lopez stated, in a nod to the infamous Tina Fey parody of Palin's "Russia" answer, "Well, I can't see Mexico from my porch, so I don't think so."

A turn in the conversation where Behar claimed to not know what Palin was talking about when she discusses the "liberal elite" led Lopez to comment on Palin's role as governor and former vice-presidential candidate, and her "bum" husband:

I'm not even sure if she knows what she's talking about at this point. I mean, her whole life is really one of those things where because of the reality and the reality stars and the situations, you know, being a governor of Alaska would have been a great gig if that was it, but to take that thing and try to take it global or through the United States when you haven't been a political figure and you haven't traveled and you haven't gone to Congress and you haven't passed any major bills, it's a difficult pill to have America swallow. I mean, the concept of Todd Palin being a stay at home dad -- listen, joy, when I was a kid, those guys were called bums.

Lopez managed to insert one interesting comment into his exchange, even amidst the Palin-bashing, when Behar asked if he considered himself part of the liberal elite.

"You know, it's funny, because I think I have become, but I wasn't intending that at the beginning," he admitted. "I mean, it's funny that when you talk about political subjects and people that at some point they think you're more intelligent that you actually are."

 

—Colleen Raezler is a research assistant at the Culture and Media Institute

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"She works and her husband

"She works and her husband don't"

When I was a kid, people who spoke like that were called names too.

And families with one parent at home were called STABLE.

Leftists. The only issues they have publicly are the destruction of others.

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Joy Behar is a FREAKING WEIRDY

Here's Joy's thinking process:  "Oh shoot!  I have no ratings... what can I do?  Hmmm... What's hott right now?  What do people really love?  Oh, they all love Sarah Palin...  Yes!  I have a great idea, I'm going to make some LAME attack on the Palin's so that I can get into the news... I'm so smart!" 

Joy, you're a freak and need to ratings are going to continue to drop... Speaking of drop- check out this week's write-up from The Daily Zing on "THE WEEK OF THE DROP" (staring- Lindsey Graham's gonads... haha!!)  Check this out: http://thedailyzing.com/479/week-of-the-drop/

Admin....could this guy be

Admin....could this guy be warned about continually flogging his own website here?

When I was a kid, people

When I was a kid, people who spoke like that were called names too.

And even now, if a conservative made that comment about working wives and non-working husbands being a Latino trope, they would be ostracized and heading for rehab.

He only works 85 hr a week

He only works 85 hr a week what a bum. I was in on 1 salmon season up there and I will tell you this those people have to earn an entire years worth of money in that week. You work your ass off 40 hr days are considered normal with maybe 4 or 5 hr sleep when they move the boat. If you get in the right place and they don’t need to move the boat you don’t sleep much. Maybe 10 hr in that week. Bum my ass…

So while his wife was governor...

...he should have had a fulltime jobs and outsourced the kids to a Mexican nanny?  Is that what you're saying George?  These people are beyond the pale.  The man works fulltime to begin with, so your joke isn't based in any objective reality.

exactly

Or perhaps they're implying that Sarah should've remained at home where the woman belongs?

But no matter, it really isn't anybody's business, is it?

 

"Steady."  -- Keith Olbermann to Chris Matthews

let's see

-The bills are paid and the children are fed.

-Sarah is presumably happy with it.

I fail to see where Todd has let anyone down.

Meanwhile, we're still waiting for Lopez to criticize able-bodied men who feed their children with food stamps.

The condescension of the liberal

There was a time when a working woman was the most clear exponent of liberalism. There was a time when a woman head of household would be called a hero by the liberal elites, when they still burned their bras. But no. This one does not agree with their thoughts so she is not lauded.

Yep! They are being sexists

So when a woman stays home and takes care of her kids, is she also a bum?

 

 

 

"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary."

--Ernesto "Che" Guevara

yes, in fact

yes, in fact, that is essentially what the Obamacare has written into it: that a woman, much less a man, is just not equipped enough to take care of a child-- it must have the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT do it for them--

octavioj---

Very simply put; very simply, true.

Cheers.

MD

"There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress."

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Tit for tat

Since the left feels name calling is appropriate, Joy, you are a cun* and George, you are an asshol*. So there.

D

Write your Congress and Senate and tell them what YOU think!

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moderators please address this

I'm getting pretty darn tired of that language being used against women on NB. It's not funny.

Sorry Candance

Sorry Candance, I am filled with rage at these people and their hate for all things not leftist. I actually hate these people and wish I could address them, but know they will not even read anything sent to them. I will watch my posts in the future.

Sorry.

D

Write your Congress and Senate and tell them what YOU think!

Keep the ILLEGALS out, join NumbersUSA to send free faxes to your reps.

I am filled with rage at these people and their hate for all thi

"I am filled with rage at these people and their hate for all things not leftist"

So the solution is to have the same hate liberals have, and call them See you next Tuesdays?

For a reason

The word exists for a reason....get over it.  If liberals can use what ever words they want to use against whom ever they please...the C word exists for that reason.

countmein5050 - DontFeedtheTrolls - Candance---

countmein5050:

You are correct, words exist for a reason, and some words, for whatever reason, sting and infuriate all out of proportion.  Those are the ones most desirous for flinging towards the foe.

For a four letter word, ending in "unt",  that can reasonably accept b, h, p, or r, as a first letter, but absolutely, completely, totally and irrevocably is unacceptable when prefaced with the letter c, to every single lady I have ever known;  I say to:

DontFeedtheTrolls --- good and proper move with the quick apology.

Candance --- I would allow a Sumo wrestler to sit on my head before letting that word slip out in any form in your presence.  If I made a mistake, and used that word in your hearing, I would have said wrestler flown over from Japan so that you could watch him sit on my head.

countmein --- along with you, I believe in verbally excoriating the libs long, wide, and deep.

If a word that works best for you and I, in any way hurts or bothers one of our own, we must readjust as necessary.

I say this with utmost respect to you all.

MD

"There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress."

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

  

besides the fact that your head would be crushed....

...after a meal of Kobe steak, Asashi Beer, salmon sashimi and green tea ice cream for desert, I would imagine it might not smell very nice under there ;-)

Shawn ---

A perfect example of adding insult to injury.

MD

"There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress."

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Candance is right. It's

Candance is right.

It's not acceptable to use that word. 

 


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We should not become the

We should not become the worst of the liberals by using their tacticts. 

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Are you kidding me? The left trounces all over conservatives
24/7 and someone calls them what they are and everyone gets all upset. If we do
not use the same tactics to fight the left they will never lose power and America
will not exist any longer. People need to get mad and treat these scums like
they treat the conservatives.

 

 

Liberalism always generates the opposite of its stated intent. - Jim Quinn's first law - from The Quinn and Rose Show.

Apparently, the language

Apparently, the language against the man is a-ok though, lol.

Lopez said

"I mean, it's funny that when you talk about political subjects and
people that at some point they think you're more intelligent that you
actually are."

 

Hey, George.  In your case they probably are.  And Behar, didn't she used to be a comedian?...and a woman?

Gun Control - The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own pantyhose, is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound.

My wife was flipping

My wife was flipping through the TV dial last night and we accidently caught about 2 minutes of Lopez’s show.  He was doing a bit where he was supposedly giving relationship advice to viewers who submitted video questions to him.  One question came from a Hispanic woman who said “George, can you please tell my Gringo husband that there is a difference in the way you deal with Latina women as opposed to Gringo women.”   Lopez replied “first of all, you can’t call them Gringos, at least not to their faces.  You have to do that in private [to the accompanying cheers of the studio audience].  You can call them Crackers too.”  Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the word Gringo, the way it is used by Mexicans, on a par with the N word?  Can you imagine the reaction if a white person used a colorful colloquialism for members of any minority group?  Lopez is a real POS.

This is why these jokesters

This is why these jokesters should stick to pretending.

Once they open their mouth about anything outside of that, you can usually guarantee their going to make a total moronic idiot of themselves.

That's why his show

is on yet another of the lame-o cable networks.  And, no George, it isn't "very funny".  You're a racist, sexist jerk, George, and your show will go the way of Behar's show, and the rest.  Buried in a rotten time slot on a rotten network.

Then when he is canned,

Then when he is canned, George can complain that he was axed because of anti-Hispanic prejudice.  I suppose the fact that the show is unwatchable has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Many "husbands" here in L.A.

Many "husbands" here in L.A. don't work- they're called "welfare recipients" and illegals. I agree George, they should go out and get a job so that the tax payers don't support them. Right George???

I expect nothing less from

I expect nothing less from these two brainiacs.

'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart

how would she know?

Joy Blowhard can't keep a guy around long enough to know anything about 'bums' and good guys.

Although a commercial fisherman, hunter, stay at home dad is probably outside the experience of anyone in Hollywierd/NY TV folks anyway.

Mr. Mom On A Pedestal

And besides, hasn't the left been in the business of glorifying the "Mr. Mom" for years? Hell yeah, they put him on a pedestal and gave him props for being in touch with his feminine side! It was politically correct! Oh, I think this just might call for a carefully worded e-mail to Ms. Behar! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

At some point

you just have to accept that many liberals are just idiots.  It's  reaching the point where railing about the sexist insulting things they say about anyone they disagree with is a total waste of time.  Even insulting them back is useless because they lack any comprehension skills.

So this kind of racism and bigotry is Okay?

By my count, these two rack up four ethnic slurs in three sentences....but they think it's funny? 

Sarah Palin, Latina. Believe me. She's got all the signs. She works and her husband don't."  

She has a child and a grandchild the same age, and the tell-tale sign is she needs to get her roots done," Lopez replied.

Well, I can't see Mexico from my porch, so I don't think so."

Living in South Florida, I know scads of Latinas, and while outwardly they would surely shrug this stupidity off, but they'd be really po'd.  However, it is an amazingly ignorant thing for these two liberals to do, since they incessantly call things like uttering the words "black hole" when referring to space as "racist".

When and where will we see the La Raza protests?  Hmmm?

I hope he fails, too.

 

 

How about a simple boycott

How about a simple boycott and protest of both of the shows, that is if anybody is watching them, personally I haven't seen either one yet

Can't

Can't boycott what I don't watch to begin with, and the list of shows I never watch is growing.  

 

Apparently there are sufficient liberals in this country to get all these shows the numbers of viewers they need to stay on the air....without the help of approximately 50% (and growing) of the pool belonging to Republicans, Conservatives, and Independents.  Let's hope those numbers of liberals don't start sliding off..... 

He worked two full time jobs

Todd Palin was working two full time jobs. One as a comercial fisherman and another in the oilfields. I do not know if he is working now but if he isn't it is not because he does not want to. This constant insults and outright lies have to stop. I DEMAND that they source why Todd Palin is not working or Shut the F**K Up!

I bet those very same educated pundits would quake in thier shoes if they ever met him. He would not have to make one single move against them physically but I am sure that he could defend himself, and more importantly his wife better than the rest of us.

I DARE these idiots to have Todd on one of thier LIVE shows and see who the real BUMS are.

the following is an intellectual rebuttal

the following comment is an intellectual rebuttal of Joy Behar and George Lopez:

"Joy and George, up yours, and your Democrat donkeys you both rode into town on......."

Great way for Lopez to kick off his new show

I'm sure going on Joyless Behar's Hatefest and smearing half the country will bring him good Nielsen ratings.

Also, I didn't realize that Latinos were such lowly, sad sack people who fail at life, until I read Lopez' description of them. Imagine if someone else said the things about Latinos that he did. They'd go after you fater then you could say "Lou Dobbs".

Once Again

Once again, liberals are given a pass on using labels and hate speech that any Republican, Conservative, or Independent would be charged in criminal court for using.  Liberals get to call names, use derogatory, inflammatory, and hate-filled speech that no one else would get a pass in using.  And nothing is done.  Nothing.  I would expect at least a 'chirp' from at least ONE woman's group.  It wasn't that long ago liberals were hailing men who opted to stay home so their wives could tear down the glass ceilings.  Now they are bums.  Men will be happy to know this is how liberals really see them.

tired and boring

I used to find Lopez funny.  Not anymore.  Not even a little.

Just one more reason not to watch anything with him on it.

-Jon

Obama jobs

Obama has brought the number of unemployed bums up to 16 million.  Just wait till he starts closing hospitals that are "non compliant"

Ruh-Roh...

Jorge and Joy just insulted half of Obama's voter base.

 

...or more! 'Doubling

...or more!

'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart

I guess that I am a bum by

I guess that I am a bum by their standads then. Unlike most of the welfare takers out there I had a job from the time that I was 16 years old. Before that I had to work every day on the ranch in a variety of ways and that included work that even some of the latinos probably wouldn't take.When my wifes mother could not take care of our children during the day any more (and she did it because she wanted to) I had to take a part time job during the evenings so I could take care of the children during the day as day care would cost us way too much and I do not trust anyone other than family with my kids.

When my wife was promoted at her job we had to move to another city and I had to quit my job. Since we have been here I have tried to find the same type of work but have been unsucessful in doing so and have been at home with the children. We have struggled at times to make ends meet but we do it. I at times look at myself and wonder of my contribution to the household and my image as a man that stays at home. My self esteem at times hits a low but then I think about what I am doing for my children and it makes it some better. 

I really get sick of the self pontification of the liberal slime whose children wouldn't know how to behave in public and will wind up in trouble or jail because of the way they were raised. Those idiots can just shut the hell up about other people. When I get back to work I will be sure to hire some of Lopez's relatives to mow my lawn.

jic... Kudos to

jic...

Kudos to you!

'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart

jic---

That fellow you see looking back at you from the mirror?

That guy worked in the Auto Industry for thirty years.

That guy quit a job and moved to support his wife in her move up the ladder.

That guy continues to seek employment.

That guy is raising his kids.

That guy feels down sometimes, but is hanging tough.

That guy not only has my respect, but my admiration.

MD

 

 

Speaking of bums

Have you ever heard a Lopez concert? He is gross! And even here he speaks incorrect English--so I am really not that interested in his opinion. His wife gave him a kidney--guess she wanted to keep him out there working so she could be a "bum."

 

And We Care About This Because??

Why is anyone concerned about what Joy Behar has to say?   Look at the ratings.  No one is watching her piece-of-crapola show.  It is just another nail in CNN's coffin.

A Bum?

So, if it was a Leftist, he would be soooo, loving, kind and giving. Hypocrites!!!!

Joy blowhards ratings

Don't worry. Her ratings are bad. I am concerned however because I was hoping it would be cancelled by Christmas. Well, we will give her more time to continue making a fool out of herself by fumbling through her notes and looking at the teleprompter when she gets lost. I kind of feel sorry for her...............................................................NOT!

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/19/joy-behar-show-ratings-no-better-than-the-show-it-replaced/34045

There's a term

Debbie Schlussel uses two terms to describe people like Todd Palin.  The first of such...MR. MOM!  The second such...GIRLY MAN!

Everything else in this article is typical of the phony left in the left/right paradigm taht has divided this nation.

 

The reason the media is corrupt?  Two words...OPERATION MOCKINGBIRD!

 

MOCKINGBIRD - The Subversion Of The Free Press By The CIA

Does Lopez actually work at

Does Lopez actually work at anything?  He goes on stage every now and then, and what else does he do?  Does he make anything or ever work? Looks like he just talks a bit about others.  Maybe he does not know about salmon fishing and working on the slope is actually work?  Could he be that stupid?

Wasn't it Lopez who was

Wasn't it Lopez who was crying to Obama about the Democrat decision to kill farms in California to save a tiny fish?

That was Paul Rodregres (sp)

George Lopez

has already lost one show that flopped because it was not funny, constantly pandered to a narrow audience, was racists in more ways than one. When the network finally pulled the life support on it (because it sucked for a long time before they did the merciful thing) he then claimed it failed because of ....drum roll....prejudice. No, it just sucked as entertainment. I predict this show will follow suit because it is basically the same kind of humor only in a different format. His delivery is off, the self deprecating humor at the expense of all Hispanics is cheap and so yesterday. It wears thin in an extremely short time. Carlos Mencina found this out as well when his show got cancelled after only a couple of seasons. Ironically, Lopez will again blame the demise of his show on racism and prejudice when he is the problem.

Behar and Lopez - Liberal Airheads

These 2 are a hoot.

First you have Behar trashing Palin, who in every sense of the word, should be a feminist's dream girl.  She is successful, has a career, and balances her family.  But because she is a Conservative, that makes it all wrong.  What a hypocrite.

Who is George Lopez?  He had some lame TV show on ABC that was never funny.  Whose bright idea was it to give this no-talent loudmouth a show on cable?  He is an insult to Latinos everywhere.

These 2 don't even have their facts right - which doesn't seem to bother liberals.  Facts are just pesky things that get in the way of their agenda.  Todd Palin is a commercial fisherman.  Last time I checked, that was a paying job.

Why the media wastes time on these simpletons is beyond reason.  In 20 years, no one will remember Lopez or Behar.  But Sarah Palin will be remembered, and will get the last laugh.

Lopez/Palin

Just once I would like to see hide behind my microphone Lopez look Todd Palin in the eye, insult his wife and call him a bum.

Behar is getting psycho

Behar is getting psycho with her Palin hatred.  It's pretty much EVERY night she brings up Palin and tries to mock her.  Behar must be just oozing with jealousy.  Look at everything Palin has accomplished, with a gorgeous man to boot.  Sucks to be Behar I guess.

BTW I think Lopez's show is kind of lame too.  Wonder how long he'll be on.

Being the guy who gets to

Being the guy who gets to stay at home and service Sarah is not being a bum. It's being one lucky SOB.

A nation cannot be free without a free, unbiased media. We are not free.

Gotta love libs

They bitch and moan about Sarah not deserving the spotlight, then put her in the spotlight at every turn. 

"If the man, with the power, can't keep it under control...some heads are gonna roll." -Judas Priest

Do-nothing Politicians

Lopez says:

"being a governor of Alaska would have been a great gig if that was it, but to take that thing and try to take it global or through the United States when you haven't been a political figure and you haven't traveled and you haven't gone to Congress and you haven't passed any major bills, it's a difficult pill to have America swallow."

My edited version:

"being a junior Senator from Illinois would have been a great gig if that was it, but to take that thing and try to take it global or through the United States when you haven't been a political figure and you haven't traveled and you haven't even been in Congress a year and you haven't voted on any bills whatever, it's a difficult pill to have America swallow. "

This is the face of today's feminism

This is the face of today's feminism, and it has nothing to do with fairness, or equitible treatment in society.

Feminists will tell you that guys are jerks for not helping around the house, but apparently Todd helps too much ?? 

 


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beauty may only be skin

beauty may only be skin deep, but Joy proves that UGLY goes clear to the bone

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