On April 12, for the third straight day "The View" co-hosts discussed the Imus controversy. Most noteworthy, though, they also discussed the lack of moral authority from Imus’ most visible critic, Reverend Al Sharpton. Guest co-host Rose McGowan read verbatim Sharpton’s most inflammatory, anti-semitic remarks including the Tawana Brawley hoax and labelling Jews "diamond merchants." Co-host Joy Behar editorialized on the key remarks. Co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck called Sharpton’s comments "hatred" and McGowan called them "complete bigotry." Rosie O’Donnell was unusually quiet. The entire transcript is below.
BEHAR: Because this Imus thing is not, you should pardon the pun, black and white issue. It’s not. It's a gray issue.
McGOWAN: You said before, he said really horrible things about, talking about Sharpton saying really horrible things about Jewish people. Many things.
BEHAR: I have it right here.
McGOWAN: It was a little bit –okay.
ROSIE O’DONNELL: Take it Rose. I love today. I have to say nothing. Go! No, it's good honey, take it.
McGOWEN: They came to see you.
O’DONNELL: They did not. Go ahead, read. Make your point, whatever it is.
ROSE McGOWAN: My point, who knows what it is? Let’s take Al Sharpton, civil rights leader. It says so. 1987, Sharpton spreads Tawana Brawley hoax. That was evil. I remember, you know, being little and that whole circus going on at the time. 1991, Hasidic Jewish driver accidentally kills black child in Crown Heights. Sharpton rails against the "diamond merchants"and organizes march through Jewish neighborhood chanting "no justice, no peace." 1995 --
BEHAR: Diamond merchants being the key anti-Semitic remark.
O’DONNELL: Go ahead.
McGOWAN: Thank you. 1995, black landlord in Harlem raised rent for white Jewish owner, who in turn raised rent for black subtenants. Sharpton said "we will not stand by so that some white interloper can expand his business."
BEHAR: That’s money, Jews money.
McGOWAN: Like he's trying to slam them with the money and, and basically-
HASSELBECK: It’s hatred.
McGOWAN: Yes. It’s complete bigotry and I think it is just a common thing now.
BEHAR: Now that's in the middle of the circus. Like my mother used to say, don't spit up in the air, it comes back in your face.
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Good to see and hear liberals
April 12, 2007 - 15:25 ET by ratso ferrariGood to see and hear liberals finally start attacking their own.Like coughing up flem that has been in your throat for too long. Like leaning over the toilet and paying for those extra shots of liquor you knew you shouldn't have had last night.It felt so good the night before, but now you have to pay the piper.The liberal crack up is just starting the double standards are even being seen by some liberals. Let the Langoliers loose.
This is rich. They're turning
April 12, 2007 - 15:31 ET by iveseenitallThis is rich. They're turning on each other. They should have listened to what I've been saying....NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal (LOL!)
Sharpton has a tiger by the tail.
April 12, 2007 - 15:27 ET by Cool ArrowSo he chased the tiger round and round the tree and had pancakes.
-the end-
What I want to know is who in
April 12, 2007 - 15:31 ET by bigtimerWhat I want to know is who in the hell spits up in the air in the first place?
Geesh ..no wonder Behar is like she is....it's in the genes.
Jerry Jeff Walker, Jim Croce
April 12, 2007 - 15:33 ET by Cool ArrowRev Al is a Fraud
April 12, 2007 - 15:34 ET by pearlRev Al is a fraud.
Where is his church by the way?
I can't remember the last time Rev Al spoke out against BET showing men calling women "bitches" and "hos". Turn your TV dial to BET right now and I bet you a nickel you won't have to wait 5 minutes to hear it for yourself.
I don't remember Rev Al speaking out against the Academy Awards for giving an Oscar to the "ho" show.
Rev Jackson. Well, well, well. I hope you honor your promise to pay for college for the oppressed victim in NC.
First Church of the Pentagram
April 12, 2007 - 15:40 ET by Cool ArrowRev. Al worships Molech. The god of pleasure. The children of Israel "passed their children through the fire" (burned them) to worship Molech.
Al promotes abortion on demand.
Imus tried to feed an alligator
April 12, 2007 - 15:47 ET by pearlImus tried to feed an alligator
Typical liberal.
Imus had Rev Al on his show before. Then I-man got into trouble and he tried to feed the race baiting alligator (Rev Al), the gator bit off his (...body part)
Liberals (Pelosi) are also cozying up to terrorists (Syria/CAIR) in their war against Pres Bush. That gator will bite them as well.
It was just announced that Im
April 12, 2007 - 16:22 ET by dahliatraversIt was just announced that Imus has been fired from his radio gig, apparently after CBS met with Al Sharpton.
While Imus' comments were unacceptable, it is a tad ironic that he lost his job as a result of the efforts of someone who has made equally gross comments, only far more of them.
My question for Rev Al is, how are you going to extort from a corporation this time if you have killed the goose that laid the golden eggs?
Moonves did not want to pay extortion $$$
April 12, 2007 - 16:26 ET by pearlMoonves did not want to pay extortion $$$
No reeducation seminars and such will be needed now at CBS.
Smart move by Moonves. He did not give in to the shakedown.
NOBODY should give in to a sh
April 12, 2007 - 16:31 ET by bigtimerNOBODY should give in to a shake down in the first place, no matter what the reason ...period.
IMO.
Jackson/Sharpton have been making a living off of it...enough already...what hypocrites.
And back to the 24/7 bitches
April 12, 2007 - 16:52 ET by nicksmith112And back to the 24/7 bitches and ho's on BET and MTV....BOTH owned by
Viacom!!!!
Viacom does more bicthin and ho'n then anyone!!!! Imus had to go to save the 24/7 bitches and ho's on MTV and BET!!!!!
When I was young
April 12, 2007 - 16:58 ET by Cool ArrowOn more than one occasion when I was young, I took a hoe out into the cotton field.
Didn't much matter which hoe I took with me, but I must admit I had a preference for a heavier hoe with a big head.
I used a lot of different hoes and I'm not ashamed of it.
That's just what us guys did when we were young. Must admit I've actually watched while other boys used hoes and hung them up in the shed.
hoe hoe hoe....very funny :)
April 12, 2007 - 17:01 ET by nicksmith112hoe hoe hoe....very funny :)
Boys will be boys
April 12, 2007 - 17:07 ET by Cool ArrowBoy don't know how to use a hoe ain't never gonna be a man I always say.
Gotta know how to treat 'em when your done with 'em too.
wash 'em and oil 'em.
April 13, 2007 - 02:35 ET by ltcolusmcretwash 'em and oil 'em.
And he's no Jesse
April 12, 2007 - 16:31 ET by Cool ArrowCBS and GE and NBC aren't Japanese owned conglomerates worried about saving face. see Toyota and gold capped tooth featuring Rav4.
Please elaborate; your commen
April 12, 2007 - 17:00 ET by dahliatraversPlease elaborate; your comment went past me. Didn't CBS save politically correct face by firing Imus?
What they saved was the witch
April 12, 2007 - 17:06 ET by nicksmith112What they saved was the witch hunt from getting to the real Bitches & Ho's on display 24/7 at BET & MTV.
Both networks are owned by Viacom.
If you dig around you'll see that Viacom wrote the book on peddling Bitches and ho's....thats why Imus had to gooo!
Toyota
April 12, 2007 - 17:04 ET by Cool ArrowOn the other hand Toyota forked out a few billion bucks to the Jesse Jackson Rainbow/PUSH/Lovechild fund.
Sharpton didn't want Imus' head, he wanted money.
Cripes. These companies nee
April 13, 2007 - 18:13 ET by dahliatraversCripes. These companies need to continue meeting with Jackson and Sharpton but tape recording the conversations and then exposing these men for the extortionists that they are.
By the way, one good thing that has come out of this is that all of the vile, racist things that Jackson and Sharpton have said over the last twenty years have been spot-lighted, giving the public a more complete picture of their character and ... yes, I'm going to say it ... heart.
Why does that nappy ass Ro'
April 12, 2007 - 16:58 ET by FairlightWhy does that nappy ass Ro' keep saying "GO!" when giving the cue to her guests? That is the most unproffesional crap I have seen in a long time -- not to mention the way she signs off of The View by screaming PEACE OUT at the top of her lungs.
ps-thank you justin for providing my daily Rosie fix. NB is nearly the only org covering this monstrosity.
Rose McGowan is the perfect p
April 12, 2007 - 17:00 ET by balboaRose McGowan is the perfect person to do this. She's the kind of celebrity that really doesn't care what others think and is going to speak her mind. The woman dated Marilyn Manson, fer cryin' out loud.
Good for her. If Sharpton is going to stick his nose in these situations all the time, he has to be called out for his earlier transgressions.
"Guest co-host Rose Mc
April 12, 2007 - 17:16 ET by ckc1227"Guest co-host Rose McGowan read verbatim Sharpton’s most inflammatory, anti-semitic remarks including the Tawana Brawley hoax and labelling Jews "diamond merchants.""
Nice to see the show is bringing in better looking broads to dress up that pig. I suspect Ms. McGowan is a lib, but damn, she's hot to me! Meoooowwwww! Kudos for calling big Al to the carpet.
Rose McGowen
April 13, 2007 - 09:09 ET by SportPoliticsIs that her nightie or loose fitting underwear top she has on there ? So the other ladies got a stare at her boobs, and at least one liked it. rofl
She was doing ok until above I see she said something like - it's complete bigotry and I think it's just common nowadays...-
Oh, if it's common, what's the bother. Maybe it's not so complete. In fact it seems to be so absent, that Rush got fired for a few words now IMUS is canned for it.
This obviously isn't about bigotry.
I think it is important now t
April 12, 2007 - 18:22 ET by nicksmith112I think it is important now that the airwaves have been saved from that evil Imus that we see in detail how this shakedown works.
Proctor and Gamble along with the other company's that pulled their advertisement must have paid a hefty sum of money in the past to Al & Jessie.
How much money has been paid to Al & Jessie in the past by the advertisers that pulled out of the Imus show??? Follow the money!
Al Sharpton didn't fire Imus
April 12, 2007 - 18:56 ET by nwahsAl Sharpton didn't fire Imus. Cooperate sponsors such as Staples, GMC, and GlaxoSmithKline are responsible for Imus's firing. Personally I think companies such as these that cater to bullying extremists should be avoided at all costs. I wish some blog on here would have the guts to post a list of all the companies that pulled their sponsorship because of that bigot, Al Sharpton's threats. Ultimately, these companies are the ones undermining freedom and individualism in the United States. Al Sharpton is nothing but a fool with no power without these companies.
Ok, it's nice to hear some
April 12, 2007 - 19:26 ET by BigBOk, it's nice to hear some kind of balance on The Spew, but wait just a sec...
A. Rose Mcgowan probably isn't sure what day it is.
B. Probably didn't even know who Al Sharpton was until she read the script for the show. and
C. Has not been heard from in years and has a new movie coming out.
Hello?!?! This reeks of Babwa trying to deflect heat off Bloatie/The View/The sponsers........phew!!!
Rosie is thinking 'You mean they can s**t can me for saying what ever runs outta my mouth'??
Behar is thinking 'I really hate America and the Jews..oh...wait'
Hasselbeck is thinking 'I'm married to an NFL hunk, so who cares'
Mcgowan is thinking 'I wonder why I didn't just take that job with N.A.S.A.'??
Now, this might sting just a little bit.....
Rose Mcgowan, was awesome!
April 13, 2007 - 03:36 ET by rainlillieRose Mcgowan, was awesome! She's anti-Bush , anti-war and pro
America. Here's more of what she had to say on the View.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PfasJ8H8Bc
The biggest threat to the Bush Administration is an informed public.
That was hilarious rainlillie
April 13, 2007 - 09:26 ET by SportPoliticsThat was hilarious rainlillie, McGowen is a terrible spokesperson, has a hard time saying anything at all, and she is not "the greatest amuptee".
All the airheads on the view failed to point out that 911 images are banned, so Jowls ranted on about no flag draped coffins, while Hasselbeck said she has seen Walter Reed injured on TV, and of course we all know she is correct, except your idiot libs just flat out lie about it.
When the news banned 911 pics, they couldn't show dead soldiers either, or aren't we "all Americans" ?
I'm disappointed that the view is so filled with idiots, and the one who could shed some light is talked over, and the rest pretend she is lying or wrong when she is correct.
The news banned 911 pics, so they had to ban the rest. Lift the former ban, and you may then lift the latter, without being DESTROYED.
This cannot be happening.
April 13, 2007 - 06:35 ET by Dave RThe Drudge Report has posted this quote by the "Reverend" Sharpton:
'It is our feeling that this is only the beginning. We must have a broad discussion on what is permitted and not permitted in terms of the airwaves'...
Somebody please tell me that we are not about to allow an idiot like this to have any say in what is and is not allowed to be said in the public discourse.
This republic will not survive the continued neglect of its people.- Neal Boortz.
That is code for all major Am
April 13, 2007 - 15:07 ET by nicksmith112That is code for all major American company's to just mail their shakedown/payola check in ASAP!