Janeane Garofalo embodies "the dark, the very ugly underbelly of the American Left today" which "is on display for anyone to see," Media Research Center President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell told viewers of Sunday, April 19 edition of "Fox & Friends Weekend." [audio available here]
"This is about hating a black man. This is racism straight up. That is nothing but a bunch of tea-bagging rednecks," the liberal comedian and actress told Keith Olbermann on his Thursday, April 16 edition of "Countdown."
"What gets me [is that] no one on the Left has denounced this woman. No one denounces these people when they go off the deep end like this. This is the dark, ugly underside of the Left today," Bozell added.
The segment -- which aired at 9:15 a.m. EDT -- began with co-host Alisyn Camerota noting the folly of competitor networks dismissively scoffing the massive protests:
ALISYN CAMEROTA, co-host: The other cable channels, as well as some of the mainstream media really pooh-poohed these tea parties, but when tens of thousands of people turn out on the same day for a grassroots effort, isn't that a legitimate news story?
BRENT BOZELL, MRC president: Alisyn, let me correct you on a couple of things, gently. Number one, it's not tens of thousands, it's hundreds of thousands. Number two, it goes to prove there's nothing mainstream about this kind of media. I'd have never seen anything like it in my life. It wasn't that they ignored these hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, it was that they attacked them...
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April 20, 2009 - 12:06 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsWith the MSM, it feels like it's, oh, maybe 1932, maybe 1934, all over again.
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Ever notice
April 20, 2009 - 12:41 ET by PoolPlayerEver notice how smug and intelligent Janeane Garofalo tries to look (glasses a bit low, looking up) - not too far from the look KO has. It's sickening how easily she dismisses and lables as racist anyone who disagrees with her. There are lots of lefties that have that same amug look - drives me nuts.
Huh?
April 20, 2009 - 12:57 ET by KJ_sezJust who is this Janine Toodumbtaknow person anyway?
She is one of the very few
April 20, 2009 - 13:14 ET by HockeyKidShe is one of the very few people whose professional credits include--I am not making this up (vowel redaction mine):
F*ck (2005) .... Herself
Look it up on IMDB. I'm still laughing.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
HK: She certainly has to
April 20, 2009 - 13:45 ET by stratmanHK:
She certainly has to half the country.
Thanks for the good laugh!
Why on earth isn't the FCC involved?
April 20, 2009 - 13:05 ET by krendlerAnd let's not forget there are quite a few in the media and on the left that have chosen to use this crude euphemism, Anderson Cooper included.
Imagine if Brit Hume or someone - in the context of Obama reaming the American taxpayer - referred to Obama as "fudgepacker in chief" and his vocal supporters of his tax-and-spend polices as willing "cheek spreaders". Pretty disgusting language, regardless of your politics. And that's exactly the type of language the left has been using on the air - repeatedly and unapologetically - for a couple of weeks now. Disgraceful, and they're getting away with it. No accountability whatsoever.
True, but the left has
April 20, 2009 - 13:17 ET by HockeyKidTrue, but the left has nothing by which to define itself if deviancy is removed from the table.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
No one is watching anyway
April 21, 2009 - 09:46 ET by BGStinsonIn looking at the ratings posted on Drudge last week, all of these left wing media "journalists" have lower ratings than that of the Daily Show. So--more people would rather watch fake, satirical news than the liberal biased garbage coming from Olberman, Maddow or even Anderson Cooper. How sad it must be for AC that more people tuned into see Maddow than him.
As for JG--this is typical liberal ranting. If she took the time to check out who attended some of those tea PARTIES--not tea bagging--she would have seen that they were attended by people of all races--not just white people. She is ignorant to the truth and to the facts of the matter. She needs to go back and study the Boston Tea Party because I don't think she knows why it even happened.
Barry Stinson
I really wonder...
April 20, 2009 - 13:37 ET by AZTech2020I wonder if FOX has any idea of how many viewers of "24" have abandoned a once-loved program purely because of the presence of this anarchistic bitch in the series. I, for one, simply cannot stand the sight of her and have therefore stopped DVR'ing it and watching it at all. I cannot understand how ANY conservative can stand to watch the program that gives her any level of credence as an actress or individual. I would think that the majority of viewers would be conservative, considering the pro-American nature of the show. Their ratings should be at about rock-bottom very soon and their advertisers must be aware of this loss of viewership. Sad, very sad.
yep
April 20, 2009 - 14:37 ET by RowaneThough I don't watch the twaddle, both my sisters' houses have shut this out since this earthworm has been on it. One of them says that she will NOT subject her family to such a hateful person.
i'm a longtime 24 watcher.
April 20, 2009 - 18:16 ET by puredmashiei was very disappointed to hear she was going to be on the show, but i haven't stopped watching. she doesn't have a starring role, but having her as an intelligence gatherer is far from convincing. am i the only one who sees the irony in this?
besides, i'm an optimistic guy - her character has a very good chance of being killed, hopefully in a very gruesome and entertaining manner.
swing hard in case you hit it.
I too gave up on this
April 20, 2009 - 20:31 ET by SmartypantsI too gave up on this show. The tempo went flat every time she appeared on screen. Not only is she annoying and idiotic, she truly is not very talented.
The most successful war America has ever waged is quickly becoming President Obama's war on capitalism.
Garofalo is the spokesman
April 20, 2009 - 13:49 ET by ConservativeRexGarofalo is the spokesman for the left.
This guy speaks out loud what the left really believes.
The rest may be whimpy like Bagala, but as long as they have fellas around like Garofalo, they always have a voice.
one small problem
April 20, 2009 - 14:17 ET by jazzact13I have only one small problem with Bozell's statement in the OP. Garofalo and her ilk are dark and ugly, but they are not the underside anymore, which I think would mean they are saying this in private and away from public view. They are now out in the open, in the public eye, saying these blatant falsehoods. Their vilenss is on public display, and they display it proudly.
"Thoroughly worldly people never understand even the world; they rely altogether on a few cynical maxims which are not true."
Chesterton, Orthodoxy
yes, I agree
April 20, 2009 - 14:57 ET by katainkentThis stuff - this is normal everyday conversation now.
I love to help the helpless but I'm not gonna help the clueless ~Dennis Miller
yeah
April 20, 2009 - 15:14 ET by jazzact13Yeah, it is. They're really starting to lose it. And actions will follow words.
btw nice sig quote
"Thoroughly worldly people never understand even the world; they rely altogether on a few cynical maxims which are not true."
Chesterton, Orthodoxy
Say, "F**k" whenever you
April 20, 2009 - 14:52 ET by snaggletoothieSay, "F**k" whenever you want. But you can only say, "I disagree with Obama," at peril of incredible overblown moral outrage from lefties.
Snaggletoothie
April 20, 2009 - 16:59 ET by Kat Outta the BagThat's because in their world, disagreeing with Obama means you're a racist, dontcha know.
Getting FCC Involved comment
April 20, 2009 - 15:57 ET by trahantgWhat if we began to flood MSNBC and CNNs advertisers with emails letting them know that we will not be purchasing any of their products as long as they continue to advertise on channels that put this sort of garbage on television at anytime during the day when impressionable young children could be watching?
Something EVERYONE has overlooked...
April 20, 2009 - 16:03 ET by SlyrrIt wasn't just the disgusting verbal filth that this failed celebrity said that was outrageous. Something that everyone, even the news commentators have missed is that Kieth Olbermann was right there next to her.
And with every vile thing that whats-her-face said, Kieth was nodding and saying 'Yes. Yeah. Uh-huh. Right. Yes. Yes. Yes.'
The man was AGREEING with everything she said, and no one has called him out at all!
I really hope that MSNBC dies an ignominous death for low ratings and that whats-her-face gets canned from "24". If anyone deserves the unemployment line and poverty, they do. They don't deserve fame, or fortune, or respect in any way, shape or form.
racist
April 20, 2009 - 16:12 ET by m1xramMy oxymoron detector just went full scale. A racist (see tea-bagging rednecks) accuses others of being racist (see hating a black man). Aside from the fact she is lying, how much weight should we assign to the opinion of a racist claiming others are racist?
I heard her on that
April 20, 2009 - 18:54 ET by pagg30I heard her on that Air America show that was on HBO. You remember, it was all about how the station was failing and they were begging their workers to stay while they were telling them that there was no money for payroll and might never be. They showed clips of her on the air and if you listen closely you'll see that Garafalo is a vile little girl still trying to get daddy's attention. She is a train wreck.
pagg... A dirty, filthy
April 20, 2009 - 18:59 ET by bigtimerpagg...
A dirty, filthy train-wreck at that.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
"What gets me [is that] no
April 20, 2009 - 21:12 ET by TN Mom"What gets me [is that] no one on the Left has denounced this woman. No one denounces these people when they go off the deep end like this. This is the dark, ugly underside of the Left today," Bozell added.
Garofalo the new face of the Democrat party!
TN Mom, if enough
April 20, 2009 - 21:17 ET by CT PatriotTN Mom, if enough conservatives tell everyone they know that this Garofalo woman IS the new face of the Dems , like the Dems said that Limbaugh was the new face of the GOP, how much fun would that be? Consider.
Turnabout is fairplay.
Unite. Prepare. Study. Worship. Survive.
To Brent Bozell
April 20, 2009 - 21:39 ET by DoktorFrankenA big THANK YOU for all that you have done and all that you do.
You Can't Get The FCC Involved Because It's Cable...
April 20, 2009 - 22:32 ET by The7SticksBroadcast decency rules (as much as I want to cast those to the depths of Hell) only apply to broadcast news. Cable channels are exempt from FCC fines since cable is a private endeavor. When you have a private channel to air whatever you want to air from, you can't simply levy an FCC fine because they say something you find unpleasant.
This is beating a dead horse. If conservatives keep calling for FCC fines, then liberals will keep calling for whatever censorship doctrine there is, whether it's a Fairness Doctrine, a Radio broadcasting tax, you name it. Why not just do the one sane and radical thing that can be done, which is abolishing the FCC once and for all?
Take action
April 21, 2009 - 07:53 ET by MazziIf you stopped watching or are considering stopping, send an email to to the network. (askfox@fox.com). I don't watch it, but I heard it's a quality show, and it seems like a shame to let one slimeball ruin it.
It takes less than 1 minute to just send a quick single line saying "Garofalo has to go NOW, or I am leaving". And encourage anyone else you know who feels the same to write too.
This is what the left has done for years. We need to start making our voices heard. When we combine our moral superiority with outspokenness, we will take our country back. There really are only a few left loonies in the great scheme of things, but they scream louder than anyone else.
"I would rather be historically accurate than politically correct" ~ My husband's T-Shirt
I disagree with Brent on one
April 21, 2009 - 10:14 ET by TheConservativeChemistI disagree with Brent on one point...this is not the dark underbelly of the left, but the main streak running through it, from the moderates through the wackos...not the underbelly, but just the left itself...