“If he had been rapping against gay marriages, there would be no forgiveness”
Red Eye panelists took on the controversy surrounding South Korean rapper PSY’s anti-American lyrics and Ann Coulter added a bit of fuel to the fire with her remark that had he “been rapping against gay marriage, there would be no forgiveness.” Although PSY apologized and is still slated to perform at the White House, panelists dissected everything from the history of South Korea to the ‘liberal’ reaction to PSY’s lyrics.
Panelist Gavin McInnes said that it was “ironic” that PSY “was saying screw America, because he was trying to be American.” According to McInnes, Koreans “see protests as emulating America” and “worship us,” so PSY was simply trying to be more American in his rap. Host Gutfeld stirred the pot even further, claiming that “Anti-Americanism is fashion.” Coulter agreed, saying, “It’s never going to be hip to be Christian or to be pro-American.”








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“If he had been rapping against gay marriages, there would be no forgiveness”
on the other hand, he’d be on fox news all the time.
sesquipedalian on December 9, 2012 at 3:05 PM
It’s one thing to say, screw America and another wishing death & torture on our soldiers and their families.
Blake on December 9, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Excuse me, Mr. Psy, this American would like to ask you one simple question. Do you like having more freedom there in Seoul than you would have if you lived just 20 miles north?
Your welcome.
radjah shelduck on December 9, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Dunno about that. It seems to me that most folks on Fox are pro gay marriage.
With the exception of Hannity I can’t think of any of the major hosts who are against it. O’Reilly says he doesn’t care. The others are for it.
In any case the larger point stands: if he came out against gay marriage that would have been a career breaker. Denounce America? Not so much.
SteveMG on December 9, 2012 at 3:19 PM
Well, it’s not like “kill the Yankees in Iraq” was out of the mainstream for the Democratic Party in 2004. He’ll fit right in with P.BO.
Count to 10 on December 9, 2012 at 3:21 PM
The rest of the (tiny) world used to envy and hate America.
Why they hate AmeriKa. when there is nothing to envy any more. is a bit befuddling.
Schadenfreude on December 9, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Fvck off. Your lucky 15 minutes are over.
Ugly on December 9, 2012 at 3:23 PM
You don’t watch much Fox News, do you? When Rick Santorum was on the Center Seat segment of Special Report it was him vs the entire panel plus Bret Baier on gay marriage. Fox has a lot of the fiscally conservative, socially liberal types on.
Stoic Patriot on December 9, 2012 at 3:23 PM
And, yet, Obama embraces him.
Pathetic.
kingsjester on December 9, 2012 at 3:25 PM
Indeed. I’ll wager (big deal, I know, it’s not like I’ll pay it off) that most of the major figures on Fox are pro gay marriage.
Hannity – no
O’Reilly – doesn’t care
Smith – yes
Greta – yes
Geraldo – yes
Megyn Kelly – I believe yes
Morning folks – no idea
SteveMG on December 9, 2012 at 3:26 PM
On the other hand if a rapper beats the snot out of his girlfriend, had notorious anger issues, and has public tantrums in a continuous need to demand attention he would be forgiven…
Anybody who doesn’t realize this world is ass-backward by now isn’t paying attention.
Gingotts on December 9, 2012 at 3:30 PM
They also invite various guests on like Charles Krauthammer, Michael Barone, and Jonah Goldberg who have all expressed pro-gay marriage sentiments, while Steve Hayes has been a don’t-care type.
Stoic Patriot on December 9, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Fox News gave you Obama, twice. You’re too blind/dumb to internalize it.
Schadenfreude on December 9, 2012 at 3:35 PM
nah, they’d have him just to annoy liberals.
it’s a meaningless comparison. the real question is why anyone is interested in this guy in the first place. by merely discussing him here we’re contributing to this ridiculous phenomenon. ugh.
sesquipedalian on December 9, 2012 at 3:35 PM
NO one is interested in him, except the very indecent Obamas, who’ll have such a creep over for X-mas partying.
The irony and hypocrisy are thicker than molasses.
Schadenfreude on December 9, 2012 at 3:37 PM
heh, ‘indecent’.
sesquipedalian on December 9, 2012 at 3:42 PM
PSY isn’t the first controversial “artist” to appear at the Obama White House, and probably won’t be the last. Remember that rapper “Common”?
Anyway…you can apply almost any topic to the hypothetical “what if…” and get the same basic result.
JetBoy on December 9, 2012 at 3:53 PM
Don’t see Eminem invited to the concert do ya?
Skywise on December 9, 2012 at 4:05 PM
People who take a 20-day, $4-million-TAXPAYER-cost Hawaii vacation when so many people are suffering joblessness in this economy and millions more facing higher Obamacare-and-other taxes in mere weeks?
And this is just the latest example of Peron-style excesses with our money? (I will NEVER forget the TWO times our First Lady couldn’t wait a measly four hours for a vacation to start and so flew on a separate trip, heedless of the cost to us, so SHE could get an extra four hours of vacation in.)
I’d have used a much stronger adjective than “indecent.”
Eviva on December 9, 2012 at 4:07 PM
Not surprisingly another gay marriage proponent cannot stay on topic. That sure seems to be a trend. Sorry Jet but that is a fact.
CW on December 9, 2012 at 4:07 PM
Septicpigalien is an Obama boot licker. Obama does almost nothing wrong.
CW on December 9, 2012 at 4:08 PM
And what would the topic here be?
JetBoy on December 9, 2012 at 4:11 PM
I like how mediate considers it “stirring the pot” to question some fat Korean’s misguided anti-Americanism.
Chris Matthews railing (hilariously) against white people for voting against socialism and American decline? Oh, that’s just delightful discourse. But my Gaia — don’t ever “stir the pot” by calling out the left on their moronic evil.
Punchenko on December 9, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Like most liberals. Everything Ses. knows about Fox news was learned from someone else that doesn’t ever watch Fox news.
cobrakai99 on December 9, 2012 at 5:07 PM
He’s done more to be famous than Sandra Fluke ever did.
Good Solid B-Plus on December 9, 2012 at 5:31 PM
Actually yes, there would have been. Otherwise, how do you explain Jay-Z and the rest of the misogynistic, anti-gay, pro-gun, pro-rape rappers?
WeekendAtBernankes on December 9, 2012 at 5:51 PM
Not possible that he’s done more than Sandra Fluke. She’s done almost everybody.
Gingotts on December 9, 2012 at 6:00 PM
Thanks for that one.
rogerb on December 9, 2012 at 6:48 PM