Oh my: NOW inducts Letterman into its “Media Hall of Shame”
posted at 8:25 pm on June 11, 2009 by Allahpundit
Comedians in search of a laugh should really know better than to snicker about men having sex with teenage girls (or young women) less than half their age.
The sexualization of girls and women in the media is reaching new lows these days — it is exploitative and has a negative effect on how all women and girls are perceived and how they view themselves. Letterman also joked about what he called Palin’s “slutty flight attendant look” — yet another example of how the media love to focus on a woman politician’s appearance, especially as it relates to her sexual appeal to men. Someone of Letterman’s stature, who appears on what used to be known as “the Tiffany Network” (CBS), should be above wallowing in the juvenile, sexist mud that other comedians and broadcasters seem to prefer.
On that point, it’s important to note that when Chelsea Clinton was 13 years old she was the target of numerous insults based on her appearance. Rush Limbaugh even referred to her as the “White House dog.” NOW hopes that all the conservatives who are fired up about sexism in the media lately will join us in calling out sexism when it is directed at women who aren’t professed conservatives.
People on Twitter are grumbling about that last paragraph but (a) given how peeved the sisterhood will be that they’re defending Palin, surely you won’t begrudge NOW some sort of ass-covering knock on conservatives here, and (b) their point is, unfortunately, too often valid, as a scroll through righty blog comments about Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton (at least before 2008) will attest. A compromise, then: The right will join in calling out sexism directed at liberal women when the left stops treating conservative women as “inauthentic” or traitors to their gender because they happen to be pro-life. Deal?
Meanwhile, Michael Steele hints at a boycott of Letterman’s show. Really? Even an awful joke is still a joke. I think the PR beating he’s taking is enough.
Update (Ed): Since NOW has been good enough to put principle above politics, then I can do the same by agreeing that conservative pundits should leave menstruation out of their criticisms of Sonia Sotomayor. If we complain about the belittling and sexualizing of conservative women in politics, then G. Gordon Liddy should stick to the substantive issues in the Sotomayor nomination. I hadn’t heard about that one until I clicked over to NOW’s site.
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Don’t kid yourelves. NOW wasn’t defending Palin. They were defending little girls and drug in the “women as objects” mantra.
Where were they when Slick Willy was dissin’ women. No support. And where were they when Palin was degraded time and time again.
I do applaud their statement, but I still don’t trust them.
davidk on June 11, 2009 at 8:56 PM
“what” = way
Scrappy on June 11, 2009 at 8:56 PM
you should pay more attention.
Scrappy on June 11, 2009 at 8:57 PM
This must REALLY be bad if NOW is waying in on this. Dave is taking on water. The last time we heard from them was the Helen Thomas/Bill O Reilly brouhaha.
Dire Straits on June 11, 2009 at 8:59 PM
The Muslim World?
MadisonConservative on June 11,2009 at 8:48PM.
MadisonConservative:
Your right,the real test,is when NOW protests at the UN,
and demands CAIR do something about the abuse’s that occur
hourly,daily,by Muslim men!
Atlas Shrugs has a nasty video,of a Mulim husband,who
stuck his wife in a hole,very graphic!:)
canopfor on June 11, 2009 at 8:59 PM
OT—
Where is this news at Allah:
Historic Agreement Moves AGIA Forward Governor Applauds Private-Sector Alignment
June 11, 2009, Dallas, Texas – TransCanada Corporation and ExxonMobil announced today they have reached terms on a gas pipeline development agreement. TransCanada and ExxonMobil have agreed to work together to progress the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) Gas Pipeline Project.
AGIA was created as a commercial vehicle for advancing the Alaska gas pipeline project through the first stages of development of what will be the largest private energy project in the world. “In a volatile world with growing energy needs, the time is now to develop Alaska’s valuable resource for the environment, economy and national security,” Governor Palin said. She further described this historic announcement as “very encouraging and exciting, but certainly no surprise, because AGIA was crafted to allow just this type of commercial alignment to take place.”
For the State of Alaska and Alaskans, the owners of the North Slope’s world-class hydrocarbon resources, this event represents progress on this long lead-time project. Once construction begins, Alaska will experience economic growth not seen in over a generation, including potentially thousands of jobs created through construction of an open-access pipeline, as well as significant revenues generated from the production and sale of the gas.
Governor Palin said, “The Legislature voted in support of AGIA and subsequently supported issuing TransCanada the AGIA License because the legislators recognized the importance of this investment to our state’s economic future. AGIA and its ‘must haves’ protect the value of the resources that belong to all Alaskans. Of course, we recognize that this step is not the end of the AGIA process, but it is the natural evolution for a project of this magnitude.” Wednesday in Dallas, Governor Palin met with Hal Kvisle, TransCanada president, and Rich Kruger, president of ExxonMobil Production Company, to discuss the proposed alignment. Governor Palin said, “The meeting not only confirmed TransCanada’s commitment to the AGIA License, but also ExxonMobil’s commitment to continue to advance the Alaska Gasline project with TransCanada, including as additional alignments are reached with other stakeholders.” For TransCanada and ExxonMobil, the alignment provides a mutual benefit by bringing together the key skills of two world-class companies to effectively advance a project of maximum value and mutual benefit. For other producer and explorer companies, this project ensures their discovered resources can be transported to market, and at the lowest reasonable transportation cost. For America, this announcement means an affordable and clean source of energy is on its way and that, as a nation, we are much closer to domestic energy independence. “ExxonMobil recognizes that the State of Alaska has set a course for commercializing the North Slope’s trillions of cubic feet of known natural gas reserves,” the governor said. “By recognizing the value of Alaska’s relationship with TransCanada, ExxonMobil has made a strategic decision that I believe makes good sense. Alaskans will also be pleased to know that TransCanada’s obligations to the state as the AGIA licensee are 100 percent intact and unaltered by this alignment with ExxonMobil,” a fact that was echoed by Kvisle. AGIA involved an open and competitive bidding process and resulted in granting a license to TransCanada to move the project forward through one or more Open Seasons and eventual FERC certification. By providing matching funds during the risky development phase of this project, the state has secured commitments from TransCanada to conduct an Open Season by 2010.
The mandated commercial provisions of the AGIA License also protect the long-term interests of the state by ensuring that pipeline transportation tariffs will remain low. This will protect the “net back” value of the state’s natural gas, which will provide Alaska’s economic base for future generations. These same provisions guarantee that new gas discoveries will be provided access to the pipeline and that any expansions of the pipeline will not result in tariffs that unduly burden new explorers for gas. The next major milestone in the AGIA process is the 2010 Open Season, slated to begin sometime in the second quarter of 2010. The regulatory, design, engineering and cost work leading up to this, and the feedback received in the form of commitments made, will play an important role in continuing the progress made to date.
AGIA Facts:
* Governor Palin introduced Alaskans to AGIA in January 2007, promising swift movement to get Alaska’s gas to market.
* Alaska legislators passed AGIA 58 to 1 in May 2007.
* Five entities expressed interest in applying for the AGIA license to proceed with specific commitments from the State of Alaska.
* Private-sector competition created by AGIA encouraged another pipeline project, Denali, to begin down another path to bring Alaska’s gas to market.
* Alaska legislators awarded the AGIA license to TC Alaska in August 2008.
* TransCanada pre-filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in May 2009.
* When built, the natural gas pipeline is expected to carry roughly 4 bcf/day, supplying up to 8 percent of the United States’ annual consumption.
* TransCanada is a leader in developing and operating energy infrastructure in North America.
* ExxonMobil is the largest publicly traded international oil and gas company.
Clyde5445 on June 11, 2009 at 9:00 PM
So dopey, you had to say it twice.
LibTired (KO) on June 11, 2009 at 9:00 PM
You are going to make that newbie, Dutchwolf, go into convulsions on that one.
HornetSting on June 11, 2009 at 9:00 PM
My collie says:
Well…I HAVE been thinking about getting a cat, ya’ know.
My collie says:
CyberCipher on June 11, 2009 at 9:00 PM
LA Times says Sarah will be talking to Matt Lauer tomorrow about this
William Amos on June 11, 2009 at 9:01 PM
I give NOW absolutely no credit for this. None. Zero. Zilch. There were drug kicking and screaming into this fray. Where were they when Palin was hung in effigy in California?
MaxMBJ on June 11, 2009 at 9:01 PM
How many women on PMS does it take to change a lightbulb?
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?!!!!!
davidk on June 11, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Wow!
Double Wow!
Letterman has managed to bring together women of all political stripes through his misogynistic and disgusting words and behavior. Just think of all the good Dave could do if he wasn’t such an @$$wipe! /
sarahpalinfan99 on June 11, 2009 at 9:01 PM
If you pulled your head out of your arse every once in awhile, you’d see more of it.
HornetSting on June 11, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Allah how long do we have to wait until you post on the fact that Gov Plain had a major victory today for Americans re the natural gas pipeline that she got startded there in AK with TransCanada and Exxon?
The Obama White House knew she was going to have this great accomplishment this week so it would not surprise me if Axelrod called Letterman and said we need something really egregious to really make conservatives mad and get lots of air time so that no one, not even that great conservative site Hot Air, will report on the TransCanada Exxon natural gas line to supply to the lower 48 and give us just a little more energy independence.
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/06/transcanadaexxon-pipeline-announcement.html
CCRWM on June 11, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Never ever going to happen.
doriangrey on June 11, 2009 at 8:54 PM
Maybe not–but I would think better of him as a person and a man if it did. So might the rest of the country. Even such a simple gesture as asking if he might contribute to some charitable cause she values would go a long way towards giving Letterman some bit of respect and self-respect back.
jeanie on June 11, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Please back up your silliness. You are a simpleton aren’t you?
CWforFreedom on June 11, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Uh, yeah. What was that all about.
Nothing says help the cause like
From his remarks you’d think he thought Sotomayor was the only woman who menstruates. That, or he just has a thing against women.
Upstater85 on June 11, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Why is this troll still here? All she does is repeat what she says in other threads.
Ronnie on June 11, 2009 at 9:02 PM
…..caveman/Limbaugh listener crowd.
SouthernGal on June 11,2009 at 8:56PM.
SouthernGal:
I can’t wait to hear your pearls of wisdom on,Ted Kennedy,
i accidently slipped off the bridge,and forgot my date!!
canopfor on June 11, 2009 at 9:03 PM
Seriously…you don’t bring much.
CWforFreedom on June 11, 2009 at 9:03 PM
NOW has done more than Bill O’Reilly has. O’Reilly let Dave off easy because he likes going on Letterman’s show.
sarahpalinfan99 on June 11, 2009 at 9:03 PM
Wow, in case anybody missed it, this is an excellent debunking of the “Rush called Chelsea a dog” story.
Kensington on June 11, 2009 at 9:04 PM
Kitty, be nice. Collie and CC are our friends. And, you need their votes.
HornetSting on June 11, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Hehehe
I think he just needs a girlfriend (that’s not a wolf)
Upstater85 on June 11, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Don’t forget us cavewomen, you stupid cow.
atheling on June 11, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Good to see you back in business!
DarkCurrent on June 11, 2009 at 9:06 PM
I’ve been boycotting his show for years. Before that, I just wasn’t watching since he’s the worst of his genre.
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The RNC should stay out of it. The RNC should try following the people, cause they suck at leading.
bagoh20 on June 11, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Conservatives hate him. Liberals hate him.
He must be centrist!
/snark
JohnJ on June 11, 2009 at 9:06 PM
IIRC NOW was rabid during Thomas/Hill and silent for Clinton/Lewinsky. Taking sides with a conservative? Their membership numbers must be way low…
ROCnPhilly on June 11, 2009 at 9:07 PM
The cow’s hangup is the fact that many of us actually stand up for all females ….born and unborn.
CWforFreedom on June 11, 2009 at 9:07 PM
CWforFreedom, that’s an interesting account which I hadn’t heard before. I was struck by this part of it:
I’m sure “Nostrilitis”, “The Forehead”, & many others would appreciate that.
jgapinoy on June 11, 2009 at 9:07 PM
This has nothing to do with women. The attack on Palin was not because she is a woman, but that she is a female conservative, emphasis on conservative. We should not applaud anything that NOW does for they do what they do for reasons of gender politics. Conservatives are not supposed to play that game. If they defend Palin only because she is a woman, and not because a decent conservative figure was maligned in a crude way, then they have learned nothing, and if we applaud them for this, then we too have learned nothing.
keep the change on June 11, 2009 at 9:07 PM
There is no doubt that this is getalife’s newest incarnation. Never much for substance, likes to throw bombs and make accusations with little or no back-up and ignores even the simplest of questions when backed into a corner.
So yeah, doesn’t bring much to the conversation.
Scrappy on June 11, 2009 at 9:08 PM
This doesn’t sound a bit backhanded to you?
NOW seems to have been in a situation where they risked becoming laughable (though I think they are anyways) if they didn’t stand up for an American woman and her children who were being verbally abused and assaulted, but they could not resist throwing in the little jab and reminder that Rush did it years ago and that conservatives ought to keep up the good work and “join” them in their righteous fight against sexism.
Please, give me a break.
4shoes on June 11, 2009 at 9:08 PM
+100
the_nile on June 11, 2009 at 9:08 PM
I just have not been watching . When I have watched I have found him sometimes funny but overall not and in general quite full of himself.
CWforFreedom on June 11, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Hell yes! It’s a lie. How would you like it if someone told a similar lie about you?
At her age, it’s a pretty stupid jab.
Blake on June 11, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Meanwhile, Michael Steele hints at a boycott of Letterman’s show. Really? Even an awful joke is still a joke. I think the PR beating he’s taking is enough.
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“Letterman’s joke about Sarah and Todd Palin’s daughter was thoughtless and tacky,” Steele said in a statement to The Hill. “I saw his explanation for the joke, but sometimes the easiest thing to do is simply say ‘I’m sorry.’”
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I’m with Allah on this. It looks more like jumping on an existing bandwagon already being executed by private citizens. Admonish yes, but don’t suggest boycott. This type of HINT could come right back on individuals down the road by a DNC Chairman. Why don’t people think these things all the through. The RNC chairman should leave this to the american consumer.
Americannodash on June 11, 2009 at 9:09 PM
…BTW, CWforFreedom, there have been occasions when I ridicule someone’s appearance–if I’m referring to a murderous dictator.
jgapinoy on June 11, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Eh, I don’t know. You pegged it when you mentioned that it’s because she’s a conservative woman. Thomas is a right of center black man and he’s called an Uncle Tom. So, it would seem that many more things (at least to the left) are about race and sex. If you don’t stay in your pre-ordained cubicle, they [the leftist monsters] will come at you with their true thoughts.
Upstater85 on June 11, 2009 at 9:10 PM
I see that someone had to post the Palin article in the comments because you’re too big of a puss to link or post it. Shame on you!
Blake on June 11, 2009 at 9:11 PM
I make fun of John Kerry’s looks all the time. I always said he lost because no one wanted to vote for Lurch…
atheling on June 11, 2009 at 9:11 PM
LOL Olbermoron and Madcow are more interested in bashing MISS CALLIFORNIA than reporting anything negative about Letterman.
Speedwagon82 on June 11, 2009 at 9:11 PM
bazil9 on June 11, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Or Playboy and the whole hate F thing?
F15Mech on June 11, 2009 at 9:12 PM
I hope Letterman gives a real apology soon and ends this thing. I grew up watching Letterman and, despite not agreeing with him politically, think he’s a pretty stand up guy. Yeah, he screwed up with Palin and her daughters, but I don’t think it’s fair to declare him a monster given his 25 years on TV without any such controversy. I mean how come nobody goes after guys like Howard Stern who spew sexist garbage on a daily basis? So the regular offenders get a free pass, but the non-offenders who screw up once get all the vitriol?
Having said that, let me be clear: I think the joke on Palin’s daughter was in poor taste. Letterman still needs to man up and give a real apology.
Ryan Garns on June 11, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Credit where credit is due my arse. This was a snarky response by NOW that simply provided them an opportunity to take a nasty swipe at “conservatives.” NOW has never spoken out against the left’s vicious and consistent misogyny. They are in bed with a political movement that utterly despises women who think for themselves, and calls women with whom they politically disagree “whores” and “sluts.” NOW can go to hell, and they can take their knuckle-dragging leftist friends with them.
Rational Thought on June 11, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Did NOW say anything about Playboy’s article about hate****ing conservative women? (God, I hate that term).
atheling on June 11, 2009 at 9:13 PM
I for one am glad that NOW acknowledged this slur on women at all. Long overdue.
It would be nice if they took an interest in brutality against women in muslim nations and said something occasionally.
As for Letterman an his ugly joke, twist in the wind Dave.
clnurnberg on June 11, 2009 at 9:13 PM
*WAVE* TO BB
bazil9 on June 11, 2009 at 9:13 PM
I laugh at ugly despicble trolls from the outh Bronx like you.
bill30097 on June 11, 2009 at 9:14 PM
thomasaur on June 11, 2009 at 9:14 PM
The only thing I’ve been able to find online that *appears* to have credible citation regarding the Rush/Chelsea/Dog controversy is this snippet of transcript pulled from Lexis-Nexis:
…and another informative website seems to use the same transcript but flourishes it with compelling commentary in defense of Rush.
EarthToZoey on June 11, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Mr. Allahpundit – can you kindly clarify your comment. What part of Letterman’s despicable words do you still consider a ‘Joke’, albeit an awful one? The part where he says Alex Rod impregnated a 14-year old? Or where he said a 14-year old prostituted herself for Eliot Spitzer?
Please tell me I am taking your words incorrectly…
rightwink on June 11, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Why would one presume that the commentator posting their observations was conservative? Because the comment appears on a blog said to be ‘conservative’? Because the author of the comment claimed to be ‘conservative’?
Skandia Recluse on June 11, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Why must we wait for others to do the right thing before we can do the same?
dieudonne on June 11, 2009 at 9:15 PM
This is more of the moral equivalency crap. It’s OK for Letterman to do it, because we can find similar (but not equivalent) examples, if we but search hard enough, from the other side.
It’s not OK;
By this logic, there’s no limit to what can be said – no line that can’t be crossed – because “someone else did something else, that’s a little like this, because I said so.”
massrighty on June 11, 2009 at 9:16 PM
alliebobbitt on June 11, 2009 at 9:06 PM
I’ve never thought of Michelle Obama as a ‘trophy wife’. True, she has lately taken to haute couture in a big way and, frankly, she does look nice in some of the outfits she wears. As long as Michelle keeps her mouth shut in public and sticks to causes such as the arts, she’s OK with me.(not great mind you,but acceptable)If she comes on strong again as she did during the campaign, she’ll be fair game, but as things stand now–I think any criticisms should be mild or funny(like the Onion)—at least that’s the direction I’m going to take.
jeanie on June 11, 2009 at 9:16 PM
It only has one set of que cards/scripts from Axelrod.
portlandon on June 11, 2009 at 9:16 PM
bazil9 on June 11, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Meh. How many other liberals have made it to NOW’s Hall of Shame?
SoulGlo on June 11, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Of course you haven’t. You, like every other psychotic liberal, live with your head firmly up your purulent ass.
csdeven on June 11, 2009 at 9:17 PM
I wonder if with all of the whale jokes about his daughter, he regrets his past words… Eh, probably not.
Upstater85 on June 11, 2009 at 9:18 PM
It only took three days for NOW to be shamed into condemning Letterman’s creepiness.
The degree of their eagerness to uphold their stated ideals is belated and measured. I think that’s how I’ll parcel out any credit I give them.
cruadin on June 11, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Conservatives only support women when it’s Sarah Palin being ripped on.
Look at Hot Air’s commenters’ treatment of the First Lady, Meghan McCain, Linda Tripp, etc.
SouthernGal on June 11, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Oops, sorry, I just read that you already found it! I hadn’t refreshed the page before posting my own research efforts.
:)
EarthToZoey on June 11, 2009 at 9:19 PM
You knew NOW just couldn’t bring themselves to defend Palin and her daughters straight up.
They just HAD to get their jab in….about something that happened last decade.
Credit where it’s due, but they still are irrelevant hypocrites.
Hawkins1701 on June 11, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Thanks for that clarifcation of Rush and Chelsea story. Obviously most of the “rememberings” from some of the commentors are also flawed. The White House dog comment did not seem to familiar to me and that was about the time that I had first discovered Rush. I do remember the flap, but it was Rush that was actually supporting Chelsea from the cruel Saturday Night Live skit. Rush understands about hate mail, ad hominim attatcks and Liberals. He understood then and he absolutly gets it now. He apologized profusely for the mistake of his crew and took on the mistake as his. He is a gentleman. Can’t say that for a lot of people here and in the media.
BetseyRoss on June 11, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Actually, wasn’t. I was just putting it out there. I thought what he said was a lot harsher than what Rush Limbaugh did on his TV show. I have no idea how McCain was able to escape that comment so cleanly, whereas others have been tied to their dumb comments.
YYZ on June 11, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Southern does not know the meaning of is nor has Southern ever thought about the rights of the fetus.
Her Liberal Party Card is paid in full.
CWforFreedom on June 11, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Exactly , it was a scripted hit piece like the Wanda Sykes sly attack at Palin and her daughter , this smearing doesn’t “just happen” it’s election strategy.
the_nile on June 11, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Not PC, and not feminist. Try gentlemanly, gallant, well-raised.
Call me a caveman if you want – I was raised better than to make the kind of comment we are talking about, and raised my kids to know better too.
massrighty on June 11, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Pauline? Pauline Kael…is that you?
Slublog on June 11, 2009 at 9:21 PM
The last few times I’ve seen Chelsea with her mom during the campaign, I thought how attractive and personable she’s become.
jeanie on June 11, 2009 at 9:22 PM
The line in the sand that you and Letterman don’t seem to see is when you say something like
“I’d like to hate f**k (fill in blank with your female hero).”
it is intrinsically violent. Stating that Hillary has cankles or Condi has a gap in her teeth is not violent – even if there are cruel intentions.
Upstater85 on June 11, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Nope. getalife is now g0tmylifeback. I just yell at her that she was banned and to leave and she does. But, unfortunately she always returns.
Blake on June 11, 2009 at 9:23 PM
First Couric and now Letterman, is this treatment of Gov. Palin and her family mandated by CBS? Will Mr. Letterman be getting a prize for rudeness like Ms. Couric.
Cindy Munford on June 11, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Sorry, I shouldn’t have jumped on you so quickly. Getting tired of the equivalency argument, and got a little peeved.
Again, apologies.
massrighty on June 11, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Conservatives only support women when it’s Sarah Palin being ripped on.
Look at Hot Air’s commenters’ treatment of the First Lady, Meghan McCain, Linda Tripp, etc.
SouthernGal on June 11, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Yeh we tend to rip those who are wrong man or woman.
—-wondering why Tripp is in Gal’s comment and for the matter we were awful kind to the First Ladies Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Bush even with their pro-choice leanings.
CWforFreedom on June 11, 2009 at 9:24 PM
SouthernGal on June 11, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Ha- I beg to differ.
As a Palin Supporter I witness lots of Palin ripping here.
And as for ladies you named….they have never been through a fraction of the vile attacks Palin and her family have been through. Try again.
bazil9 on June 11, 2009 at 9:24 PM
To be cruel is not to be violent in some fashion?
dieudonne on June 11, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Agreed. She’s not gorgeous, but she’s turned out better than expected (both physically and mentally). She also seems a lot more thoughtful than her parents used to be. Maybe she’s learned from their mistakes. One hopes.
Upstater85 on June 11, 2009 at 9:24 PM
That is true, and I find those types of comments to be execrable. However, in the real world (i.e. not hyper-partisan echo chambers in the blogosphere), I find that conservatives treat women with far more respect than liberals do. That includes NOW, which for example doesn’t show any respect for a woman’s right to choose to be a stay-at-home mother.
aero on June 11, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Yeah, Olbercreep had that loathsome b*stard Musto on again, and he called Miss Prejean a bitch whilst Olby chuckled.
Then he went back to smearing conservatives with the museum shooter and warning about overheated rhetoric and demagoguery.
Creeps.
Kensington on June 11, 2009 at 9:25 PM
The hypocrisy is on all sides, I assure you. Sexism, racism, and all the isms in the world aren’t exclusive to any group. That’s why people should challenge it when they see it, no matter if it comes from friend or foe. In the end, it’s up to the individual to change their behavior and ways of thinking. You nor I have any control over that. Influence, maybe. But no control. Making these “isms” a political thing does a disservice to these pervasive problems.
EarthToZoey on June 11, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Oh, and as others have pointed out, this Rush example NOW so sanctimoniously throws out there is yet another case of smear and distortion.
Pathetic.
Hawkins1701 on June 11, 2009 at 9:25 PM
I suppose it’s violent if you want to inflict mental anger (assuming Hillary was reading such comments).
I should clarify. Physical violence. Wishing someone dead or grave injury is not cool or even funny. It’s not even a joke at that point.
Upstater85 on June 11, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Re: allahpundit’s update regarding Sotomayor and menstruation. I was about to post that I agree with NOW on that subject. Until I happened to notice the headline on their site, “Glenn Beck Objects to Nomination of “Hispanic Chick Lady”, and clicked on it.
And was greeted with “right-wing radio blowhard”. I also noticed that Chris Matthews made their Media Hall of Shame – minus any descriptive insult as pertains to his being a liberal.
I can agree that dissing Sotomayor in regards to menstruation is sexist and wrong, but in general…
…NOW can continue to kiss my right-wing blowhard ass as long as they continue to sling partisan dirt in their quest for “equality”.
Lady Texan on June 11, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Not so much, no. I think Letterman’s comments were despicable because I have two daughters and would hate to see them subjected to the sort of ‘jokes’ that preening jerk told.
As for my earlier comment, I’ve decided you’re less Pauline Kael and more Bill “Rush only stood up for Reno because she was being attacked by a black guy” Clinton. Seems more apt.
Slublog on June 11, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Again, it streches credulity to try to legitimize a vile, despicable comment by finding other comments that have some element of cruelty in them, and saying “these are the same, because I said so.”
massrighty on June 11, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Alright,I will give them credit where credit is due.
The best I can muster up is a shrug and a nod their way because this is pretty light in the “outrage” department considering the close to a year of sexist,bigoted,sick commentary and actions directed toward Palin and her family.
When I start seeing the feminist on TV,radio,and other media outlets blasting the hateful ways that Palin,Prejean,and Malkin are treated by the “tolerant,open minded liberals” without having to make disclaimers about conservatives that don’t even apply to this,then I will start to take feminist seriously.
This belated baby step in no way, shape, or form shows that feminist are for the rights of “all” women and not just for the political gain of liberals.
Baxter Greene on June 11, 2009 at 9:27 PM
“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m sorry. Let me tell you very quickly what happened last Friday night. There was a new in list and new out list that was published in the newspaper. The writer said in, cute kid in the White House; out, cute dog in the White House. Could we show the cute dog in the White House who’s out, and they put up a picture of Chelsea Clinton back in the crew. And many of you people think that we did it on purpose to make a cheap comment on her appearance. And I’m terribly sorry. I don’t–look, that takes no talent whatsoever and I have a lot of talent. I don’t need to get laughs by commenting on people’s looks, especially a young child who’s done nothing wrong. I mean, she can’t control the way she looks. And we really–we do not–we do not do that on this kind of show. So put a picture up of her now and so we can square this.”
“All right. We’re sorry. We didn’t intend to hurt her feelings. We’ll be back with our final segment right after this. Don’t go away.”
-Rush Limbaugh
Hawkins1701 on June 11, 2009 at 9:29 PM
“Even an awful joke is still a joke.”
Allah, you are a joke, and as usual, a disgrace to this website.
diditagain on June 11, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Sorry, Ed’s update and comment. Not AP’s.
Lady Texan on June 11, 2009 at 9:30 PM
NOW has the gall to bring up a Clinton to try and take a dig at conservatives in order to deflect from the misogynists running amok on the left (NOW, included)? That’s rich. Does NOW remember how they gave the last Dem President a free pass at molesting any woman who came within arm’s length?
These lefty feminists are pathetic. But, then, they know that.
progressoverpeace on June 11, 2009 at 9:32 PM
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