UPDATE: Stephanie Miller poked at this blog post on her show Thursday: "NewsBusters, as you recall, Chris, they are the right wing dopes that got me all the publicity on my [execute-Rush] comment on Larry King....So the test of the Moron Alert System is going splendidly."
After the second wave of hysteria about Rush Limbaugh’s Sharpton-mocking "Barack the Magic Negro" parody, you might think that a liberal radio host making an insensitive skit about African orphan adoption might capture some media attention. In the first hour of the liberal Stephanie Miller show on Wednesday, parodist Jim Ward had an ad for "ChildMax," mocking the Madonnas and Angelina Jolies who adopt a "little black bookend," an "ebony accessory" that’s "guaranteed not to cause inter-tribal massacre around the dinner table." Which liberal watchdog will sound an alarm on this skit? Or do they suspect this is a plea for publicity?[audio available here]
ANNOUNCER: Hey all you international celebrities who have already scored a malnourished African child, but are still feeling unfulfilled. ChildMax here and we know the answer to your on lee (?). Come on over to the Dark Continent and adopt another one. Our extensive research has indicated that post-adoption annoyance is due in most cases to a feeling of asymmetry. That’s right. Get a little black bookend to complete the set. Who needs a single black family member standing out like a raisin in a bowl of rice? Give the little nipper some company. I said nipper. And add a little more melanin to the landscape. You won’t regret it.
Story Continues Below Ad ↓We have the completion orphan you need in stock, or we can get you one within 24 hours. (Miller laughs in the background) We’ve got them all, Nigerians, Malawians, Ivory Coasters. Bena-nina-ninians, Benin, Benin. Yeah ,that place. And the ever popular Kenyans. Check out our lot. Here we have the 2003 Multi-ghanian (sic) Ghanaian Ghanian, Ghanian? Someone from Ghana. Already with their second set of teeth with just a few scattered smallpox scars. This fine 2001 model Ethiopian is very lively and loving. And the Kwashiakor, that the, the –
MILLER: I got it.
ANNOUNCER: Yeah thanks, has almost completely cleared up. A couple thousand calories and he’s good as new. And check out this 2005 Ugandan, he’ll be walking as soon as you tank him up with milk to get the rickets under control. Don’t delay, don’t deny yourself. You want ‘em, we got ‘em. Come down to Child Max and take home your Ebony Accessory today. Guaranteed not to cause inter-tribal massacre around the dinner table. Financing available, easy payments, low interest. Call, click, or come on in.
CHRIS LAVOIE, sidekick: Wow.
MILLER: That was…
LAVOIE: That was offensive.
MILLER: Extremely – [laughs] inappropriate.
But Miller liked the skit so much they replayed it in briefer form in the show’s third hour.
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.
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Okay...where is the instant
March 18, 2009 - 15:43 ET by bigtimerOkay...where is the instant outrage from the NAACP, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, The Black Causus members...especially Sheila Jackson Lee and big mouth Maxine Waters, all of La-La-Land Hollywood...etc etc....
Where is the msm on this...where is the 24/7 attack machine?!
I really am mad with this double-standard/hypocrisy!
Great catch Tim!!!
Complaint Form
March 18, 2009 - 21:26 ET by BlueCat57I wonder if there is a complaint form on the FCC Web site. Maybe we can file complaints against the show and all its affiliate stations. Let's go NBers, March Madness doesn't start for a few more hours.
Relax. Lefties own the
March 19, 2009 - 00:35 ET by snaggletoothieRelax. Lefties own the nippers, so they can make fun of them if they want to.
No one is going to "go
March 19, 2009 - 02:46 ET by Indiana JoeNo one is going to "go after" Miller over this. She's a LIBERAL, come on people! Surely you know how it works by now. Doesn't make it right, but there ya go.
Oh, and the "on lee (?)" in the second sentence is likely "ennui," as in "boredom." Not really the proper word, I don't think, but probably how the copy read.
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss..." - The Who
It's absolutely the right
March 19, 2009 - 06:37 ET by HockeyKidIt's absolutely the right word, as in celebs saying, "Got me this kid, but now I'm bored with it. I need something NEW."
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
What she said: MILLER:
March 19, 2009 - 06:38 ET by HockeyKidWhat she said:
MILLER: Extremely – [laughs] inappropriate.
What she thought:
MILLER: Extremely – [laughs] accurate.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Unbelievable.
March 19, 2009 - 07:33 ET by dborschjr68Truly, unbelievable. I thought this article was a joke at first. I mean, who can be so "politically incorrect" and yet get away with it?
Oh, that's right. I forgot. Now this article makes sense.
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To the MSM: It has been said that, "The pen is mightier than the sword". So I'll tell ya what- how's about you hold onto a pen and see if it stops me from slapping your face. I'm just sayin'...
She's one of their own
March 19, 2009 - 14:43 ET by PewahIt's no surprise that the MSM and the other usual faces are not making anything of this horribly racist skit. It is the same reasoning used for why it is alright for one black person to call another one a "niggah", but not for a white person to do so. Liberals are immune from criticism in these circumstances because they are the self-proclaimed non-racists and this skit therefore becomes just something cute to laugh at. Because they are liberals, they are assumed by other liberals to have a good reason to play the audio, but if they were conservatives it would be different...because conservatives are haters.