Hannity decries use of "the 'B' word," unless Ted Nugent is using it about Clinton
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SUMMARY: Sean Hannity decried Perez Hilton's use of "the 'B' word" in reference to Carrie Prejean, saying, "I can't think of anything more vicious, more mean, more insulting, more degrading." But Hannity did not object when Ted Nugent referred to Hillary Clinton as a "worthless bitch."
On the April 21 edition of his Fox News show, Sean Hannity asked Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean: "What did you think when [blogger Perez Hilton] went on this rant and actually used the "B" word? I mean, I can't think of anything more vicious, more mean, more insulting, more degrading, just because you have a different opinion." However, as Media Matters for America has noted, on August 24, 2007, Hannity aired concert footage of rock musician and right-wing activist Ted Nugent calling then-Sen. Barack Obama a "piece of shit" and referring to then-Sen. Hillary Clinton as a "worthless bitch." After airing the clip, Hannity referred to Nugent as a "friend and frequent guest on the program."
In the video clip, Nugent holds up what appear to be two assault rifles, and says, "Obama, he's a piece of shit, and I told him to suck on my machine gun." He also says, "Hey, Hillary, you might want to ride one of these into the sunset, you worthless bitch." After airing the clip, Hannity stated: "That was friend and frequent guest on the program Ted Nugent expressing his feelings towards Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton." Moments later, Hannity compared Nugent's comments to a statement by Obama, which Hannity distorted by claiming Obama "accus[ed] our troops of killing civilians." Hannity then asked Democratic strategist Bob Beckel: "What's more offensive to you? Is it Barack Obama's statement about our troops or Ted Nugent?" In response, Beckel asked Hannity if he was "prepared to disavow this lowlife," Hannity replied: "No, I like Ted Nugent. He's a friend of mine." When Beckel later said that Nugent "ought to never come on your show again, and if you have him on, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," Hannity responded: "Not at all. We have you on."
As Media Matters also noted, on the January 12 edition of Fox News' Hannity, during a discussion with Meat Loaf and Rev. Al Sharpton, who had led one of several demonstrations around the country against degrading lyrics in the music industry, Hannity said, "I don't like the lyrics that refer to women as 'B's' and 'ho's,' and we've had many discussions about this."
From the April 21 edition of Fox News' Hannity:
HANNITY: All right, there's the bathing suit part; there is the evening gown part -- but it's also -- isn't there beauty inside?
I mean, when 30 million-plus people watched this woman with this incredible voice on Britain's Got Talent -- I'm sure you saw the video of Susan Boyle -- there there's inward beauty. There's outward beauty. Isn't the contest -- isn't it supposed to be about both?
PREJEAN: It is. And it's about a young woman -- you're supposed to feel empowered. You're supposed to feel like you have a voice. You're supposed to feel like you're able to be you and to let your personality show, and to not be afraid of that.
And you know, Perez wanted me to be politically correct, and I'm sorry that I wasn't politically correct. I wanted to be biblically correct and state what I feel and what's true to my heart and what's true to my faith. And it is what it is.
HANNITY: What did you think when he went on this rant and actually used the "B" word? I mean, I can't think of anything more vicious, more mean, more insulting, more degrading, just because you have a different opinion, which, by the way, happens to be the majority opinion of people in the country --
PREJEAN: Yeah.
HANNITY: -- including mine. What did you think of that and how do you respond directly to him?
PREJEAN: You know, I forgive him. I know that he's angry for whatever reason. I know there must be a bigger issue going on in his life.
Giver her a month. She'll be a weekend anchor there by then.
Remember. The B word is acceptable only if Ted Nugent or Newtie's Mama says it...
Well, Nugent is definitely a low life. Always has been. Hannity, is a low life as well. The reason he's all mad about Hilton calling this woman a b****, is because, well, she's hot. He's trying to score points with her, as if he has a chance.
He has a chance. It's the same chance a snowball has in Hell, but at least it's a chance.
Don't be so sure. He makes a lot of money and that's a powerful aphrodisiac. Especially for those who prize it above all else. Like Republicans.
Just remember, it's easier to pass a camel through the eye of the needle than it is for a rich man to get into heaven. Another biblical piece of irony when you think about how they claim to have god on their side...
Mr. God is almighty ticked off at all the libruals who quote Jesus. He will come down soon and declare his wrath, but his 3-piece suit is at the cleaners. But just you wait, libruals...
It has been obvious for some time now, that these cable channels specialize in hiring and using former cheerleaders as on-air talent, and toothpaste commercial models, and of course beauty contest runners-up as on-air talent...
Well screw using the second or first runner-up (who in the event that Miss America cannot fulfill her obligations...), and screw Miss Congeniality too...
They're using the beauty contest winners now!
Dem, But she is BC, not PC. She doesn't believe in Political Correctness. She wants to be Biblically Correct. I hope she is prepared to answer Bible questions. Or Hilton will be right?
Can someone explain Biblical Correctness? Watch how Fox starts spouting this term, BC. Remember, SeanniehteSissyBoy began using the Conservative Underground Movement before someone pointed out what the first letters spell out. Then the Cons started talking about going teabagging until someone explained the urban definition. Now BC will become a rage. I wonder what those initials may mean in urban talk or texting? Before Conservatives?
Some BC definitions/meanings...
BC...Booty Call BC...B@llCrusher
BC: Bak Chodi....a commonly used slang amongst IIIT-ians. Refers to the pointless or seemingly pointless converstaions people indulge in.
No need to continue there are about 500 of the on Urban Dictionary online but some not appropriate for the site.
Upon further research BAK CHODI(BC) was Murdochs' first choice for naming his new cable TV network. He settle on FOX NEWS.
I believe BC involves picking and choosing the parts of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible that you want to agree with and abide by, discarding the stuff that you don't like, and then bludgeoning others over the head with the things that you want to agree with.
Like Fox NEWS the Bible of the cons.
And we all know beauty contest winners have no brains. Really, its true!
Sad to see Ted Nugent go from "The Great White Buffalo" to "The Great White A**munch". Another example of why some folks should stick to music and not make fools of themselves promoting the conservative agenda of hate and division.
Never cared for the man. The way I see it, he is a blight on the State of Michigan and this country.
Agreed. with songs like "wang dang sweet poontang" and "cat scratch fever" it's obvious what his driving force is.
To his ever so slight credit, he said that he never had problems with drugs or booze, but was addicted to women and sex. So, whatever. The Nuge is still a toolbag of the highest order.
Actually I find his never on drugs story hard to believe. Actually I would argue that if he was against drugs and played on Journey to the Center of the Mind he is a toolbag of the SUPREME highest order since he sure seems to promote drugs here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN2VNFpiGWo
He was better back then, by the way.
He actually co-wrote the Amboy Dukes song journey to the center of the mind.
His first drug was drugs, then it was women and now its right wing politics!!!!
I saw Nugent in concert this past summer (it was free). I never saw somebody wrap himself in the flag as much as Ted. And in between every song he either praised the soldiers in the audience or wished death on all muslims.
I left after about 4 songs. Didn't even wait for Cat Scratch Fever.
Gee, I wonder what this bigger issue might be.
That Jesus makes some people gay. Yay, Jesus! Yay, Gays!
In her defense she is just an idiot but so is Perez Hilton. The real problem is Hannity and his outrage.
Was he outraged when Ann Coulter used the C Word or called John Edwards an F?
Was he outrraged when as MMFA points out Nuggent called Sen Clinton a B?
Was he outraged when Donald Trump was going after Rosie ODonnell?
Indeed, Hannity has no credibility. He hates America (especially its elected leader), pals around with white supremisits (Hal Turner), and absolutly adores good ol' boys who call women "worthless bitches" (Ted Nugent). If Prejean were educated enough, I'm sure she'd forgive him and know that he's angry for whatever reason and know there must be a bigger issue going on in his life.
I was on the road a lot the past few days, and righty radio was completely obsessed with this fluff story.
The pageant woman gave a nonsensical, contradictory answer, nothing more or less than expected for a pageant question. Perez Hilton did a snarky, overdramatic rebuttal, what a gossip/celeb commentator does, playing the con media perfectly. Dennis Prager and other wingnut mouthpieces feigned outrage and disgust ("disturbing" is the word Prager used about Hilton's remarks). Alll of the above are clowns distracting the public from discussing substance.
Well the Con media will now insist that Perez Hilton is a member of the Mainstream Liberal Media.
Hannity has no credibilty whatsover in his discussions regarding calling females the B word. Besides befriending and never being critical of Ted Nugent who was calling our Former First Lady, Senator and now Sec of State a B he has engaged in befriending racists and homophobes.
Summary: Sean Hannity decried Perez Hilton's use of "the 'B' word" in reference to Carrie Prejean, saying, "I can't think of anything more vicious, more mean, more insulting, more degrading
I can , how about using the C Word? Cons did that with Sec retary of State Clinton, yet no outrage from Hannity on that one.
http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200707020006
Great post, Col.
What she said was indeed nonsensical and contradictory:
We live in a land that you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage
It's pretty funny that Hannity agrees with her.
-- I can't think of anything more vicious, more mean, more insulting, more degrading -- Hannity
Of course you could, Sean...I could...most of the people here could.
And your schtick has maxed out at about 3MM viewers who gobble up the red meat you throw them...that's about 3% of the voting populace that enjoy your one trick pony.
True Wes. Hannity has a gift for the absurd
Why doesn't Sean Hannity clean up his own house first...like condemning the unpatriotic chatter on his official internet forum.
http://forums.hannity.com/showthread.php?t=1434261
Geez..........Hannity and his juvenile ways - such a natural for the wingers
Hannity has pulled this before. Right wingers frequently use the 'B-word' without him or anybody else batting an eye. Of course we do it too so I guess we're all hypocrits to a degree.
Hannity condones it so that, when someone who heard him condone it comes to the obvious conclusion that Hannity doesn't care about its use, uses it. Then Seannie cries loudly about it, loudly wondering just what his little fantasy world is coming to.
Yeah remember when he used to cry at how the left had Select Moral Outrage? In comparing a BJ vs. lying to the nation to get us into war?
Hannity is a lost cause.
Then Hannitys next line is
Sir why do you hate America? You are attacking our President {Bush}
Why do you hate America?
Why do you Mr Hannity hate America by attacking our President?
Wow, I'm sorry I missed whatever poison pill it was that someone planted on my thread that got it yanked.
You didn't miss anything.
Beauty Contest.
Judges: incl Perez Hilton.
Miss CA: Hmm, maybe this isn't one where, if I want to win, I should get into it about gay marriage.
Hilton's a clown, Prejean is a clown,Hannity's a clown. I think Obama has been pretty clear, he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman. I've never heard him say that it's great that in his country people can choose the "opposite". Have you heard him say that? Your prediction that our current president would have given the same disoriented answer as this bimbo is just bizarre.
why is prejean a clown? is it because she gave an answer that the gay guy didn't want to hear or it it because she was a guest on hannity. oh i didn't mean that obama would stumble (although he has, he is human) just that he believes that marriage is between a man and a woman just like prejean said, and a majority of americans do (a slim majority yes)
that marriage is between a man and a woman
Oh, you must mean one of those opposite marriages that California girl was talking about, huh? ;>)
Yes! The opposite winner of the Miss USA pageant prefers those kinds of marriages.
why is prejean a clown? (Craig###)
Prejean is a clown because she gave an incoherent answer that contradicted itself. I'm not saying I expect any more from a beauty pageant contestant, I'm just saying that the media people running to her defense are making idiots of themselves in supporting an idiotic remark tha didn't make sense.
While my opinion on gay marriage is different than Obama's, I haven't heard him say he thinks it's great that people have a choice that they don't have and that he believes they shouldn't have. That was in the question I addressed to you, which you answered about as well as Prejean answered her question. Now you're a clown too.
Or perhaps because her "answer" was self-contradictory and foolish? I wonder why you didn't give us the correct choice, was it to try and limit the answers you receive to the ones you wanted?
And your slim majority is in reality a rather wide majority the other way.
But thanks for playing. You just missed winning the Rice-A-Roni.
why do call her a bimbo? oh thats right lefties can call names but righties can't
I would call her a bimbette...you know, someone who hasn't yet found a way to make money off her inane commentary. ;>)
I think Hillary would be happy if they only called her a bimbo. Pretty mild in comparison. I am not sure you can even say b*tch on TV, but I am sure bimbo is not a problem at all.
I don't really like the whole name calling thing, but some names are worse than others obviously.
yes you can say B word on tv, and any given night on prime time, e.g. Scrubs or Law and Order you will hear things like rancid Bi%%H and much worse. you can also say the N word but...society has gotten THAT off the airwaves. just another example of sexism in media.
great web site that tracks sexism in liberal and consertative media is Femisex.com they listed a night's worth of sexist c omments and it made my head spin!
Cool. I'll check that site out. I am always interested in new perspectives - at least new to me.
Oh, we've got another one - someone who pretends to be something they're not. First he says "yes we all dislike hannity", then he says that "lefties can call names but righties can't", showing his true stripes - you didn't fool any of us, and it's you who missed the point and missed the boat.
It's like Pepe LePew who paints his white stripe to fool the ladies, but paints with watercolors, then goes in the rain!
Craig says, "I can have double standards, but you can't."
Poor little concern troll.
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n. pl. bim·bos 1. Slang A woman regarded as vacuous or as having an exaggerated interest in her sexual appeal. 2. Slang A vacuous person: "a male bimbo ... who even has to be tutored ... in the clichés that comprise the basic interview" George F. Will.I thought the point was Sean Hannity's selective moral outrage. It's a given that there's a good chance any twentysomething named Hilton is liable to make dumb comments. ;>)
Yeah, Craig, how did you miss the point of this thread?
A minor but amusing point is Hannity's tangent about the British woman who is becoming a singer even though she is middle aged and frumpy. How does that relate to a beauty contest with no talent segment?
I don't think Hannity has any points other than to mock and attack anyone with a different view than the GOP
that has always been his game.
Why do you hate America? LOL Hannity the Insanitys best line
Gotta Love FOX News? ;-)
Many do Doris, especially as compared to their competition. There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/
Apr 22, 2009
The Scoreboard: Tuesday, April 21
25-54 demographic: (L +SD)
Total day: FNC: 391 | CNN: 176 | MSNBC: 117 | HLN: 147
Prime: FNC: 646 | CNN: 287 | MSNBC: 258 | HLN: 225
Beck: Baier: Shep: O'Reilly: Hannity: Greta: O'Reilly: 615 440 474 725 653 561 642
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.
Sorry, the table collapsed. See it at:
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/
Great, another "Look Fox news is credible because they get higher ratings!" rant. I guess every thread needs one.
Fact is franky, if Fox is serving the only nutcase, right-wing propaganda and the rest of those channels have something closer to reality, then ALL the wackos will watch Fox until the end of the world. Normal, sane people are not wedded to ONE network and gather their news from multiple sources. In fact, shocker, they may not even get news from the teevee at all!! Some do actual research or read well-researched and relevant news that can be found everyday all across the globe via the "internets"
Fox gathers unto itself every slobbering, lower-educated, right-wing fanatic and coaptivates them with shiny objects and beauty pagent contestants so they can be fed their daily dose of hate.
So take you Fox nooz roolz cause it gets higher ratings and fly that kite somewhere else.
IowaDem says: "Great, another "Look Fox news is credible because they get higher ratings!" rant."
My reply: Actually I made a very short comment. I made note of Fox's ratings dominance and provided support in the mediabistro.com link. By the way, I hadn't realized it was this bad myself until I stumbled onto that site the other day. Then I quoted from the Barry McGuire song to express my sentiment that there is something we're missing, something important, and that these extraordinary ratings (relatively) for a blatant propaganda shop is but more proof of that belief.
IowaDem: "Fact is franky, if Fox is serving the only nutcase, right-wing propaganda and the rest of those channels have something closer to reality, then ALL the wackos will watch Fox until the end of the world."
My reply: I get that.
IowaDem: "Normal, sane people are not wedded to ONE network and gather their news from multiple sources."
MY reply: I disagree with you're discourse-ending characterizations of their audience. People do what makes them feel good. For varying reasons of course, but ultimately the goal is the same. That begs the question, "why does watching Fox make them feel good?". I think it's because Fox satiates a need to hate (as you yourself said something similar) and it tailors its' message to one they want to hear. And it manages to do both simultaneously. Dismissing them as insane wackos though while it may feel good to hate back, it does little to help us diagnose what actually is happening here specifically and more broadly in the electorate.
IowaDem: "In fact, shocker, they may not even get news from the teevee at all!! Some do actual research or read well-researched and relevant news that can be found everyday all across the globe via the "internets"."
My reply: Yeah, yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah, and blah. Maybe you are smarter than them but guess what though, their "wacko" "insane" viewers' vote counts the same as yours.
And while I'm up here on my soapbox in the middle of the forest, what's wrong with using extremely attractive women if it works? And what's wrong with shiny objects for crying out loud?---or do they offend your delicate intellectual sensibilities too terribly? I say bring on the shiny objects!
On a broader level than just the hate-broadcasting problem IowaDem, we have to ask ourselves some soul searching questions. We have to ask are we going to be masculine or feminine as a party, keeping in mind the chief distinguishing characteristic we have which is the broad and disparate coalitions which make up our party. I submit that perhaps a significant part of the problem is that we have mistakenly fallen into a sort of feminine mindset, very broadly speaking. I don't mean masculine/feminine in the usual sense. I mean do we think of ourselves as 'BEING' (feminine) or 'DOING' (masculine). Americans do not want a passive, intellectual, 'feminine' style Democratic Party at the national level. And so that I'm not misunderstood, a very masculine male Democratic Party official can be very much the problem in this regard because he can starkly model a feminine (broadly speaking) attitude because of the obvious incongruity--even more so than a feminine appearing woman or a much less apparently masculine man. That is if that apparently masculine man is all about how good a person he is because of the positions he takes or by displaying too much self consciousness generally. The viewer subconsciously says, "why the heck is he like that, there is no excuse for such an obviously masculine male to act so feminine (broadly defined)". More slack would be cut in this regard for a woman for example. But I'm not advocating for more men, or for more masculine men to represent the party at all. It's the approach each person takes relative to his or her particular starting point on the feminine/masculine scale which would be the appropriate criteria in determining the winning sensibilty.
Democrats, I submit, should not be about being correct and "normal". They should be about presenting themselves in a way which is maximally palatable to the public at a national level, which is by not trying to impress them with ideals-- which may or may not resonate with the majority of the electorate. The less expression of ideals the better. The very expression of ANY ideal is best left to those Democrats who can do so in a very modest manner---otherwise it shouldn't be done at all in public, or only to the extent it can't be avoided and then only in an obviously unenthusiastic manner. A Democrat should not even try to BE, but instead should just be seen just as DOING.
You say it's not fair for the Democrats, this party of disparate coalitions, to have to have such constraints on them? Whaaaahhhh! Not even feminine, infantile! Suit yourselves. Do you want to win first and foremost or not?
It occurs to me after rereading that the chief difficulty with my advice would be how exactly to not express any ideals without also seeming artificial. My answer would be that an ideal which is expressed in the course of communication which does not come off as self aggrandizing is alright and can even be beneficial. But this is like telling someone that one glass of red wine a day is good for them. The general idea of not expressing any ideals is a safe way to avoid the problem. But as a practical matter, if a contained and restrained manner is generally kept, a genuinely non-ego-based expression of an ideal would be acceptable and even beneficial---in moderation. But it has to be natural or seem natural and it has to not be ego-driven to be beneficial.
Unlike so many factors in electoral success, this one is controllable for the Democratic Party.
Perhaps too many words. Let me put it all in a nutshell:
---Democrats should not be, or at least not be seen as introspective or self conscious. They should be outwardly directed.
---Democrats should not presume to tell the country what they think generally or philosophically as if the country should care. Their presentation should be problem-solving based. If their philosophical opinion does pop out on something it should be seen as understandable given the situation (anger for example) and it should seem to be their genuine opinion. But it should be guarded against and done as infrequently as practical.
---The Democrat should know his place in America and defer as appropriate, but the deference should be for reasons obvious to the public and never from a general lack of personal self-confidence.
i agree, but witch one are you, the pot or the kettle?
Well, we know what YOU are, Craig. YOu are a person who pretends to dislike Hannity "yes we all dislike hannity" when in fact you are defending him and trying to derail the discussion about him condemning one person for using the B word but condoning its use by another person!
Witch (sic) one are you, the rubber or the glue?
Finally we find the level of debate you are comfortable with.
Craig
I wanted to respond to you but when I look at your question and you are unable to spell "which" correctly and you use the term "witch", it gives me the impression I am talking to a uneducated child.
I rwould suggest a Thesaurus.
Sean Hannity and his ilk are pollutants to the airwaves, but what is truly revolting and diquieting is that people listen and respond positively to it.
Perez should not have sunk to namecalling. That is all anyone remembers of comments on when you do it. It allows them to duck the substantive part of the argument.
Anyone who watches FOX will be reminded now about Perez. I am wondering if BO has a talking points memo tonight on this subject.
I am sure Greta will visit the Miss California to talk about this.
This is what Fox does. Some ninkempoop from the left makes a stupid, intolerant comment. Fox props up the "victim" of that comment and works overtime to put them in the poor poor pitiful category who is fighting intolerance and is forced to endure all this unwarranted hatred. They then extrapolate one person's dumb comment to marginalize and demonize all on the left. When in actuality it is only the person who made the comment in the first place who is responsible, nobody else is. Hannity and O'Reilly are masters of this type of manipulation, and then sit back like referees and say stuff like "Well I don't think all liberals feel like this, but some might and this really doesn't speak well for the far left, does it?"
They are shameless.
Yes the want their viewers to marginalize anyone who does not agree with the agenda they are promoting. Unfortunately many enjoy this fantasy that America is a conservative christian nation except for an elite collection of deviant/has been liberals who are gullible, hateful to america, and want to take away every hard earned cent that their viewers own.
Obama fits the profile, thus the teabags and the fear that he is an islamofascist socialist mole. The big bad world is much less confusing if your on the correct side of every argument and your nation can do no wrong unless those lefty people who are always wrong contaminate it.
What use of sexism?
Get real. Perez Hilton does not speak for the LEFT.
Read the mission statement of Media Matters.
Read the article by MMfA, which is where they are going after the conservative media misinformation from Sean Hannity.
Then, maybe, you can figure out how much of a clue you need to get!
This isn't at all about justifying the use of the B word, or saying it's okay for Perez Hilton.
Here, let me get you started getting that clue.
It's about Hannity's condemning one person doing it and condoning another person's use of the word!
And one other hint. You do yourself no favors when you try to gain credibility by listing your bonafides. People who have to list them generally cannot be believed.
Who is Perez Hilton??
Sean has no problem hanging out with Nugent, a vile, has-been musician. Sean always associates with hateful people-just ask Fox News office employees. Sean is not a saint-he just plays one on radio and television. Sean had Miss CA on for ratings purposes only.
I'll end with this note: Sean and Ted have a lot in common. And I mean, A LOT!. Poor Jill.
Interesting...
Last year it was Miss South Carolina...
This year... it was Miss California...
One gets what was essentially a job interview... and the other is still from South Carolina... I wonder if Megyn Kelly will be happy with the compitition?
Luvlulu said to me:
It's about Hannity's condemning one person doing it and condoning another person's use of the word!
Gaut replies:
Duh. did you not read my post? or the link I sent to Femisex? That is exactly my and their point. That the Left plays the same game as Hannity. My lament is also that when folks like Perez (with millions more readers than Media Matters!) says a woman is the b-word b/c she doesn't agree with his position on gay marriage--and in fact has the same position as Mr. Obama-- where is the Left with their outrage? Salon's Broadsheet writers found it funny. CNN said Perez's comments are Snarky? Snark? Is that what we call misognyy now...Snark?
Salon CNN the New York Times have all used the B word against women they don't like, but bemoan the b word when the Right uses it against women they do like.
I wrote a lengthy post yesterday which, somehow, did not get posted...hmmm, that gave vivid examples of words of shame the Left used agaisnt women they do not approve of, such as Gov. Palin or then Senator Clinton.
The point that I am making is that for women to advance in any degree, places like Media Matters and the Women's media Center must call to the carpet ANYONE who uses the B or C words or the F word against women on the basis of their political stand.
Oprah said a load of bull, that is women are free now, to do and say as they please. Well no one called Obama any names for his stand on gay marriage.
I shall post my comments on the blog Femisex as well, in case Media Matter doesn't get my Reply to Luvlua up.
The duh here would be you. You are the one that asked MMfA to cover the lack of a proper feminist perspective from the left. They cover conservative media misinformation. It's you that needs to get a clue.
Has it sunk in yet?
thanks Media Matters for posting my comment. it is vitally important that the message of zero tolerance to misogyny be taken up by both the Left and the Right. Look how far we've come with zero tolerance to racists comments. Such zero tolerance rubs off and allows us to see the candidate or public figure as more than his or her race.
Now we need to apply the same to women. This election showed that media saw Obama as first and foremost a candidate, not a black male. But for women the opposite applied--that is media saw first a female and then the candidate, flawed by her sex.
Hannitty is a "B" word....bastard!
Hannityy is wrong: What did you think when he went on this rant and actually used the "B" word? I mean, I can't think of anything more vicious, more mean, more insulting, more degrading, just because you have a different opinion, which, by the way, happens to be the majority opinion of people in the country --
Table 1
Trend of opinion about allowing same-sex couples to marry and having regular marriage laws apply to them (among California registered voters)
Approve Disapprove No opinion
May 2008 51% 42 7
2006 44% 50 6
2004 44% 50 6
2003 42% 50 8
1997 38% 56 6
1985 30% 62 8
1977 28% 59 13
Note: Surveys prior to 2003 conducted among all California adults.
Yes Lululu, i understand the Media Matters mission , which if you would THINK about it must be defined in larger terms. Why did someone establish media matters?
b/c they wanted to allow liberal thoughts to be promoted. Conservative have traditionally been masters of putting spin out that is anti-female, which in turn is anti-liberal.
So the larger issue is to promote liberal truths. But this past year has shown that liberals have put excellent anti-female spin out as well. So the whole point of Media Matters is to correct the record so liberal thoughts are not smashed apart by the Right. But what if liberals themselves are hurting women? This must be considered under the charter of Media Matters, as far as this liberal is concerned.
So the question is, is: Does Media Matter care about helping women overcome sexism or just smashing at the Right. If there was EVER a time to ask this it is now.
And my dearest luvlulu, bona fides is Two words. I am not sure if MM will publish this, but I hope so!