On Friday, NewsBuster Justin McCarthy reported the interesting discussion that ensued on ABC’s “The View” concerning Nazi-style censorship of entertainers such as the Dixie Chicks. During this segment, Whoopi Goldberg shed some light on what really happened at a DNC fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in 2004 (video available here courtesy of our friend at Ms Underestimated).
It seems her much reported remark about President Bush and a part of the female anatomy might have been taken a bit out of context, and that nobody seemed willing to stand up for the comedienne to straighten it out. Oddly, this included Democrats, who Whoopi stated, “Disappeared like cockroaches in the night.”
Maybe even more shocking, Rosie O’Donnell agreed with Whoopi’s assertion:
I remember that. They did. They ran screaming, and they didn’t want any part of it.
Goldberg continued her charges against the DNC:
They let the videotape out. It would have vindicated me…Because there were other things on that videotape for other people that would have cost a great deal of trouble…I figured that the DNC felt that rather than have everybody get run over by this train, that it was easier to let me go.
As the MRC reported on July 10, 2004:
Whoopi Goldberg on stage, as quoted in a July 9 AFP dispatch: “'Anybody who could wave to Stevie Wonder isn't fully there,’ she said to howls from the audience. But she also produced a few embarrassed grimaces with an unsubtle anatomical double-entendre enjoining voters to 'keep Bush where it belongs and not in the White House.’"
For those that have forgotten, this resulted in Goldberg losing a lucrative sponsorship arrangement with Slim-Fast.
On Friday, Goldberg described what she felt she said at the time:
I love Bush. Somebody’s giving it a bad name. Someone is not telling the truth to the country, and it’s time to put Bush back where it rightfully belongs. They took that, and turned it into something so disgusting, so horrific, that they, they wouldn’t even write what it was because all they needed was innuendo.
Then came another shocker:
The only person who stood up and said, “Wait a minute. We still have freedom of speech in this country.” Who do you think that was…Sean Hannity.
For those keeping score: Sean Hannity 1, Democrats 0.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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I saw this show. I noticed th
February 4, 2007 - 14:41 ET by lehmanI saw this show. I noticed that Joy had nothing to say after Whoopi mentioned Sean Hannity. If she can't say something hateful about the Republicans, she won't say anything.
Oh, get a grip! Whoopi is
February 4, 2007 - 14:44 ET by motherbeltOh, get a grip! Whoopi is still trying to milk this thing for any remaining drops of publicity; so are the Dixie Chicks, by reliving the "glory days" when they were famous for protesting. A word of advice for all of them....move on, come up with something new for the act.
Censorship?
February 4, 2007 - 14:53 ET by Steve08080Who's censoring the Dixie Chicks? Making a decision not to buy their product is a freedom of choice, not censorship. They exercised their freedom of speech and the public exercised their right not purchase their product. It works both ways. No wonder why the libs hate the free market system. LOL.
And the comment about McCarthyism. History proved McCarthy was right. Your ignorance is showing through Rosie/Joy. Learn your history.
God Bless America!!!!!!
Steve, I thought about writin
February 4, 2007 - 15:04 ET by JerrySteve, I thought about writing a book, but knew the public would censor it, so I decided against it. :-)
Think of all the authors and performers who are starving because of this vicious censorship. Every time I go to a bookstore, I see shelf after shelf of unpurchased books. Damn you, evil censorship!
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Silly libs....
February 4, 2007 - 15:21 ET by Steve08080Silly libs....
What's next? An addition to t
February 4, 2007 - 15:21 ET by Steve08080What's next? An addition to the fairness doctrine that says you must buy an Al Franken book when you purchase a Sean Hannity book?
It would be more like, "
February 5, 2007 - 09:20 ET by Sua SponteIt would be more like, "Receive a FREE Al Franken book with the purchase of a Sean Hannity book"
Steve...Your question "W
February 4, 2007 - 15:09 ET by Clear thinkerSteve...
Your question "Who's censoring the Dixie Chicks" is both silly and brilliant at the same time.
In this country you have the freedom to say whatever you want, just be prepared for people ignoring what you say. We have as much right to ignore as we do to flap our gums.
I agree. What I forgot to add
February 4, 2007 - 15:18 ET by Steve08080I agree. What I forgot to add to my post was that people do have freedom of speech. Just be prepared to accept the consequences of what you say. :0)
Censorship?
February 5, 2007 - 01:11 ET by Junk Science SkepticWhen liberals are critcized, no matter how well-founded the criticism, it's always Nazi-esque totalitarian censorship.
When conservatives are criticized, no matter how baseless or innacurate the criticism, it's always patriotic freedom of speech.
Hunter/Giuliani 2008
Don't remember the source fro
February 4, 2007 - 15:00 ET by ucDon't remember the source from TV in past few days that claimed: "Cowboy boots were designed pointy to get the cockroaches in the corners."
uc...I heard the same claim b
February 4, 2007 - 15:04 ET by Clear thinkeruc...
I heard the same claim back in 1980, but back then it was considered nothing more than a joke, nowadays it may mean something else. Of course it never occured to some that the cowboy boot is designed for function, which it is. A real cowboy can jump on a horse and show how they work in about 3 seconds.
Sure a lot of agreement and
February 4, 2007 - 17:26 ET by bigtimerSure a lot of agreement and appreciation right there immediately from Rosie O and Behar for Sean Hannity...
Hypocrisy at it's finest for all to see.
Hey Whoopi - Quit your b!tchi
February 4, 2007 - 18:56 ET by fosstenHey Whoopi -
Quit your b!tching, whining, and complaining. You are supposed to be a comedienne, but you have become a partisan hack. When you enter the political spectrum you become fair game, and those without a thick skin such as yourself should not do so. Especially when you're bashing someone else.
Get over it after you cry me a river. I have zero sympathy for hate-spewing, ignoramuses like yourself who think they know everything about politics simply because they are celebrities. You are a nonfactor and we all know it.
Ugly Ducklings
February 4, 2007 - 22:14 ET by mostlymoderateDoes anyone ever wonder why liberals have to choose the most ugly, disgusting, vulgar, pompous fat-bodies to be their spokespeople??? From Whoopi to Rosie, to Janet Reno and Hilary Clinton, to Boxer to Feinstein, etc etc etc. Whoopie Goldaberg USED to be one of the most un-attractive "celebrities" I could ever fathom; however, now it is a toss up between her and Rosie O'Donnel. Liberals disgust me. The way they think, the way they live, the way they choose their women. My GOD man...and it isn't PERSONALITY either. My bathmat has more personality than ALL the above women combined. And why is daytime television filled with fat, disgusting liberals? Oprah herself is enough to make me want to gag.
left out the worst
February 5, 2007 - 03:30 ET by mostlymoderate...I almost left out the worst one. Michael Moore. Ugly AND fat. I'm tellin y'all, something about liberals and disgusting people.
Okay, am I missing something
February 5, 2007 - 00:38 ET byOkay, am I missing something here, or did she never actually say just what she meant by the joke?