Update below the fold.
As some of you may have heard, The Radio and Television Correspondents Association has decided, in their infinite “wisdom,” to invite the “comedian,” Louis C.K. to host the dinner. If you are unfamiliar with this man’s “humor,” you can watch one of his videos here to get an idea of his style. Suffice it to say, he is another major sexist, misogynist liberal, who also said unbelievably despicable things about Governor Palin.
Now, this isn’t the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, so I want to dispel any potential confusion about that right off the bat. But it’s still big. Really big. And this is the man they picked, announcing their decision when Women’s History Month was only a third of the way through. Way to honor women, Team! Ahem.
Well, there is one television correspondent who will have none of it: Greta Van Susteren. On Thursday, Ms. Van Susteren issued this comment at her page:
Another pig….and a media association has hired the pig, Louis C.K., to be their headliner for the big media dinner? Really? I am not going. I refuse to go. Everyone in the media should join me in this boycott.The headliner of this year’s Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner is “comedian” Louis C.K. Comedian? I don’t think so. Pig? yes.
He uses filthy language about women…..yes, the C word…and yes, even to describe a woman candidate for Vice President of the United States. It isn’t just Governor Palin he denigrates. He denigrates all women and looks to the crowd to laugh.
I refuse to show any support for this guy or for the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner Committee who hired him. I think the organization that hired him is just as bad as he is. It is no secret that he denigrates women.
Amen, sister! Thank you, thank you, thank you for standing up for women EVERYWHERE with your actions.
Ms. Van Susteren provides a glimpse into some of what Louis C.K. has said, especially about Sarah Palin. I can tell you, it is vulgar in the extreme. There is simply no defense for anyone to say this sort of thing, certainly not out loud. Certainly, no decent person would. So, if you want to see it, click here. But beware – it is not for the faint of heart.
Bottom line? Ms. Van Susteren is not attending, and she is calling on everyone else to boycott this dinner as well. It sure will be interesting to see how many still go, and laugh at this man’s jokes. But having had an experience just this morning of an Obot (okay, it was my sister) minimize the misogyny of Bill Maher as “someone who made one or two off-color remarks” as not being as bad as Limbaugh. What? First of all, it isn’t a competition to see who is MORE sexist, but to ignore the rampant, and blatant misogyny of Maher, a major liberal who just gave Obamaa $1 million, while slamming someone else for it is just disingenuous. And it is just too routine for some folks.
Along those lines, clearly, Greta Van Susteren is a woman of integrity and ethics. I wish I could say the same about these two US Representatives, both women, both Democrats, who condemned Rush Limbaugh’s comments about Ms. Fluke, as they should have. But what did they say when asked about Bill Maher’s more incendiary comments regarding Gov. Sarah Palin? I can sum it up this way:
Ahem. As in, they wouldn’t say squat. Okay, that’s not totally true, but pretty damn close:
[snip] Speaking to Texas congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, he asked, “Are you going to call on Obama’s Super PAC to return the million dollars they got from Bill Maher? And if not, why not?” The question was met with total non-response.The encounter with Illinois Senator Jan Schakowsky lasted considerably longer, as the reporter followed her walking down the street. In response to repeated questioning (“Why won’t you speak out? Isn’t misogyny misogyny no matter which side does it?”), Schakowsky asked, “Rush Limbaugh?” The reporter clarified, continued questioning and then stated, “So, I guess the headline is you’re refusing to call what Bill Maher said about Sarah Palin offensive?”
Eventually, an aide offered a press statement, but the reporter refused, saying, “I’ve got the congresswoman right here.” The whole thing ended rather predictably with Schakowsky stating, “I’m not making a comment. I’m making no comment.”[snip] (Click here to read the rest and see the video.)
Sadly, it seems the answer to the reporter’s question is, No. No, misogyny ISN’T misogyny if it is committed by a liberal, or so this message would imply. Same with Louis C.K. being invited to host the Correspondents Dinner, or David Axelrod going on Maher’s show soon (for which Van Susteren also blasted both Obama and Axelrod – you ROCK), or Obama sycophant and founder of the PAC to which Maher gave a million bucks, Bill Burton, claiming that what Maher said, and what Limbaugh said, weren’t the same (I agree – Maher was worse), is just so freakin’ typical. So freakin’ hypocritical, especially from the party that CLAIMS it represents women. If this is how they want to represent me, thanks, but no thanks!
Again, what Limbaugh said was wrong, no doubt. It absolutely was. But not only have the movers and shakers in the Democratic Party gone out of their way to demonize HIM, they have gone out of their way to not admit, acknowledge, or condemn what those in their own party have said about women.
That is why Greta Van Susteren is my hero – she calls it out wherever she sees it. Some others? Yeah, not so much…
UPDATE: Louis C.K. is OUT! Mediaite has the story:
Comedian Louis C.K. has dropped out of hosting the Radio and Television Correspondents Association dinner, CNN political reporter Peter Hamby Tweeted Friday afternoon. Hamby quoted the comedian’s agent, noting that “He just didn’t want to do it anymore.[snip] (Click here to read the rest.)
Woohoo! Thank you, Greta Van Susteren for standing up for women!
http://gretawire.foxnewsinsider.com/
Louis C.K. is out! Cancelled! Fired! this is posted on Greta’s web site Gretawire
Yay for Greta!!
WOOHOO!!!! Good for Greta; GREAT for WOMEN!! Yay!
WOW….I am surprised at this. Usually when a woman complains, they just call her a bitch and blame it on PMS…..There is hope!!
“Say What You Will…It Feels So Good”
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Excellent!
The sad news is that they replaced him with Sandra Bernhard, and she’ll be bringing her friends that she hoped would gang bang Palin.
I just noticed that my browser’s spell check still flags the name Palin, I stopped flagging an even more uncommon name, ‘Obama’, before he was even elected.
Coincidence? I doubt it.
Wait, what? Sandra Bernhard? Are you kidding me? Progressives really are evil. They dont just do it by mistake, its planned.
hc, I believe Onofre is referring to the 2008 campaign when Sandra Bernhard threatened Sarah Palin abt coming to NYC:The Republican V.P. nom would be “gang-raped by my big black brothers” if she enters Manhattan, Bernhard said. Palin is said to be making a campaign stop in New York next week. (Link: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-09-19/gossip/17905157_1_governor-sarah-palin-alaskan-governor-republican-vp)
Wow, she’s a nasty piece of work.
Yeah I remember that, I am glad he was just making a funny. Lets hope they select someone appropriate, I have little confidence that there is much of the “civil society” left these days.
Me, too, hc, but honestly, I wouldn’t have put it past them!
Oh, yuck. I can’t listen to or look at her. They’d be better off with no entertainment.
Hey guys, I was kidding about Sandra……………but I wouldn’t be surprised if someone just as odious as Louis C.K. replaces him.
And yes Amy, Bernhard’s revolting and vile comments were what I was referring to.
My spell checker always says Obama is mis-spelled, which suites me just fine. It wants to “change” it to “ABM” , which I take to mean “it” thinks he’s a ballistic missle. I had a great chuckle about it for the longest time, everytime; until just last week when it took on a more menancing inference.
“standing up for women”. Please include the men folk. Hearing it is an exersice in physical restraint for us. Remember, BO himself love’s him some “Bitches and Ho’s” in public. Tingle’s is jonesin’.
Onofre’s Arm, wasn’t there a video of her fowl mouth disin’ Clinton?
You are quite right, Teak – yes, Greta stood up for all of us, women, and decent men.
How can I say this so CK Louis can understand………Oh Yeah……….Shove that up your ass !!!!!
LOL, Harp!
I know – that was a good one, Harp!
Well said Harp, where that foul pig lives.
Hat tip Harp.
Oh, Cuz —Thank you for posting this story! This is exactly why we HAVE to have women who are “pro-women” in positions of power in media as well as in politics. They are our voices! They can lift the patriarchal thumb off the “mute” button, if only for a little while—–but we’ll take what we can get!
Thanks, again for posting this terrific story……
Thanks, Cuz! I appreciate that!
You are so right – this IS why we need women in positions of power who actually speak out for women. What a breath of fresh air to have someone like Greta…
Love the imagery of the “patriarchal thumb” on the “mute” button!! Well said!
I agree Cindy, I would like to see women become more pro women, it is ridiculous for women to pretend they are not just a guilty in some circles for perpetuating the vulgarity of not only males but a mindset that lives from bottom parts, to value of the surface over the the guts of a human being. How any woman can support the pigs of both sexes that literally take money put it in the bank and purchase their lives by standing on another woman’s back, rights, and future. Sickening.
Greta is fabulous! What a champion for women everywhere.
I really think that’s where lefty feminism went awry, they started putting politics before principles. Maybe they’ve always been that way, but regardless, in the last few years it’s gotten so blatant, you can’t help but see it. Heck, they put Obama on the cover of Ms mag with a caption, “this is what a feminist looks like.” It doesn’t get any stupider than that. For the first time ever we had a viable female presidential candidate, and they ignored her in favor of him. For only the second time in our country’s history we had a viable female VP candidate and they viciously attacked her.
I hope women like Greta, Palin, even Michelle Maulkin, start to lead us back to a genuine struggle for women’s rights that has some actual integrity behind it.
Malkin chewed up Juan Williams the other night on Hannity. She was more angry than I have ever seen her before and she ate his face. It was scary good.
I wish I had seen that. I’m going to try and find it on video.
I swear, Juan has become even more of a Kool Aide drinker of late…
Amy, it was one of those wonderful moments when the person who has something to say, says it without interuption, has clarity, is fired up and delivers the message with pure intent, perfect defense and no apologies. She told him during her remark “Just Stop It”, I loved it, it was wonderful.
I am going to go look for it in just a minute. I would LOVE to see it!
It’s worth noting that Greta is a registered Democrat. So this was not a Republican ploy.
Hokma—but I think she’s a “Palin Democrat”—they are friends..and Greta’;s atty husband worked on the Palin campaign.
Hey, I’m a Palin Democrat, too! Or a Palin Republican. Or a Greta independent. Heck, I don’t even care about labels anymore, I care about principles. Greta has them, Palin has them. I can’t say the same about Sheila Jackson Lee or Senator Jan Schakowsky because apparently politics come before principles for them. Good grief, how hard would it have been for them to simply say, “I don’t condone misogyny anywhere?”
yttik—That was my point—And I understand what Hokma was saying–that this was not a “Republican” ploy.
ROTFL – good one, yttik!!
Can you believe the Senator would not even say that? She could not muster saying she condemned misogyny!! WTH?!?!
She,Schakowsky, would rather choke on it, if you’ll pardon the metaphor.
Really yittk, this a shameful thing when a woman can’t musle up an unqualified NO without a second thought. She needs a press release?
Fugly.
Quite right she saw first hand up close and personal what happened to Sarah, and I watched her often in her personal journey with Srah for the last election; it was great work and very well done in the political realm as well. She was to the point and was very complete in how she did the coverage. Many in media could take a page from Greta, she is stellar, always has been
I seem to recall that Greta’s husband was a HUGE Hillary supporter until she got thrown out of the race by the DNC and spineless superdelegates, and then yes, you are right, Cindy, he swung over to McCain/Palin.
She does seem to really like Palin…
Oh, yes, Cuz—I meant to say that—he DID work on Hillary’s campaign..and they were (I guess still are?) friends. Maybe they were in the same law firm at some point?? Can’t remember…
Anyway, they (Greta and he) are a fabulous couple! Wouldn’t you just LOVE to have dinner with them??!!
Heck YES!! Wouldn’t that be FANTASTIC?!?! That would be one fun night, that’s for sure.
Huh – that sounds vaguely familiar – I don’t remember, either, but I know he was a HUGE supporter, and was disgusted with what happened. He, like Lady Lynn, had enough. I was impressed they spoke out – that was not an easy thing to do in that environment )or this one, for that matter)…
Oh, and yes – Greta’s husband was an advisor to Sarah. How cool would THAT be?!
Table for 6 at a Texas BBQ joint? Name the date, Cuz—LOL!!
You better believe it! That would be AWESOME!!! I love me some Texas BBQ (and Carolina, too, of course). That would be so cool…
Make it for 8, you have to share, now!
LOL, Kat – in my head, I was thinking abt a place where we would all fit! Teehee! But hells yeah, you and Mr. Katmoon would be there! All y’all would be, if I had my way!
Of course, Kat—where are my manners! LOL
Greta took a great deal of uninvited grief from her liberal Kool-Aid drinking colleagues for her support of Hillary Clinton. A PUMA now no doubt.
Amy, I saw your comment over at Greta’s and it was spot on! Greta’s blog is a great place. Most anchors have assistants that maintain their blogs, but not Greta. We know about her dogs, her nieces, you name it. She is a breath of fresh air, but you’d best have thick skin because she calls them as she sees them.
LOL – cool that you hang out there, Sybill! I really am so proud of her for taking a stand. We need more women like her.
Neat that she runs her own blog! That is INCREDIBLE for an anchor. Wow! My respect for her continues to grow…
Well it was only a matter of time
Gloria Allred seeks Rush Limbaugh prosecution
http://www.politico.com/news/s…
That woman besmirched her own character and defamed herself. That’s on her.
Allred (fitting surname, huh?) needs to do something more useful–like chasing ambulances.
LOL – indeed, Ferd. Seriously – WTH?
It is just like over-playing the race card weakens responses to REAL racism.
You know, she might have stepped in it this time. I imagine Rush probably has some attorneys of his own who might not take too kindly to this…
Something else that bothered me, white house.gov has a petition up asking Panetta to get Rush off Armed Forces Radio.
It’s one thing for people themselves to protest and boycott, but it’s a whole different ballgame for the Gov to engage in prosecution or censorship on a free speech issue. I mean, I congratulate Greta for getting Louis CK canceled, but I’d be rather horrified at the thought of the Gov prosecuting or censoring him. If people want to boycott or speak out about Rush, that’s their right, but the Gov should not be involved.
I agree. Refusing to watch or listen to someone is one thing; having the government decide is a truly bad idea. Don’t those morons in this administration know that whatever precedent they foolishly set will be used by a Republican Administration.
Valjar is an idiot giving advice to another idiot.
Yes indeed, yttik – I think there is something PROFOUNDLY wrong when the gov’t seeks to censor a citizen on this level. Especially since they have a political interest in his removal. Someone – Bill Burton, maybe? – referred to Limbaugh as a “de facto” leader of the Republican Party, so they very much want to tear him down. They have the perfect opportunity with this (and again, extremely hypocritical given their connections to Maher)….
Yes, it was Burton, from the Mediaite article linked above (and below this quote: Well, the notion that there is an equivalence between what a comedian has said during the course of his career, and what the de facto leader of the Republican Party said to sexually degrade a woman who engaged in a political debate of our time is crazy. There’s no similarity about what Rush Limbaugh said, lying about the argument that Miss Fluke was making, a law student at Georgetown, and what a comedian has said in the past.” (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-burton-calls-bill-maher-comments-vulgar-and-inappropriate-but-not-same-as-rush-limbaughs/)
yttik—Thanks for that info—I had not heard it..Exactly: the gov’t should not be involved.
You are a brave soul to read whitehouse.gov.. and it’s a smart thing to do!
Ol’ Carrot Top slop, back in the day, was all over that wondering why Armed Forces Radio wouldn’t broadcast from the frozen tundra of Ed Schultz’s back door. He was trying to along, with Senator Ried, get Rush off the air.
You are spot on yttk. BO, is “Radio Head in Chief”!
Rush is not one of the sharpest pencils in the box and should stick to chalk. That said, h2oBarry doesn’t need a petition to have Panetta take action…. Gates must be lovin retirement.
http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/03/any-self-respecting-liberal-should-be-screaming-gloria-stop-trying-to-help/
can you imagine the results of this.
I could get very rich on popcorn stock
She is just embarassing as a woman on so many levels, not role model material that’s for sure.
Indeed, Katmoon. You nailed it.
And Helenk, absolutely – I’d stock up now!
That dullard is worse than swine. They provide something of use. Him–not so much.
What the…??? Let me understand this, harp – she wants to prosecute RUSH, but not Bill? Or Chris Matthews? Or Keith Olbermann (who threatened a sitting US Senator)? Or any HOST of men in the media? Seriously?
You know, she just makes it hard for people to take real issues of misogyny seriously with crap like this.
Allred is just another narcissist seeking out undivided attention. I can’t stand the woman.
Ferd—I see all red whenever I see Allred!
She REALLY tests my comittment to women not bad-mouthing other women! So far, I’m failing that test when it comes to her!
LOL, Cindy – I know just what you mean…
I’m so glad to hear that Greta took a postive stance for women. I’ve watched her for a long time and she does let her party shine through occasionally. But she tries to be fair and balanced. I’ll bet the stance she took about Louis C. K. was instrumental in getting him removed as the host for that dinner.
I just saw at the Daily Caller that O’Reilly has unearthed who is representing Sandra Fluke on the PR Front. Anybody want to take a guess where the trail leads?
Okay, okay – it leads to the WHITE HOUSE. Yes, Fluke is represented by ANITA DUNN’S PR firm: http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/08/oreilly-former-obama-adviser-anita-dunns-pr-firm-representing-sandra-fluke/
THAT is how she ended up on all these shows like “The View.”
So would Obama give the money back do you think if we substituted the “C” word with the “N” word?
Yes, I know it is far worse to be racist than sexist.
Obama and his hoard of clowns have turned DC into a Progressive three ring circus, where we have disgusting sideshows like the phony Fluke hearing, vicious Black Panthers are set free, and commie lovers like Dunn, and actual commies like Van Jones, are sneaking around and picking everybody’s pockets. I wish David Copperfield would make the whole damned lot of them disappear.
I wish David Copperfield would make the whole damned lot of them disappear.
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Now that’s a trick I’d pay good money to see.
Thank you for this, Cuz….. They’re thicker than thieves, aren’t they?! Oh wait! They ARE thieves! LOL!!!
a just because from the Greta show
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-sd-condor-cam,0,757752.story
HelenK—Thank you! That’s so neat.
I need to get more popcorn.
Bill Maher Hit With Palimony Suit
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/bill-maher-hit-palimony-suit
Harp—OMG! Is that for real? Popcorn indeedy!
it’s for real. Maher’s been dipping. I guess he didn’t get of those free condoms
OPPS! He didn’t pick-up any of those free Condoms
LOL, and yeah, he can afford to BUY them…
Wish he had–we have plenty of Bill Mahers in this world and don’t need any more. He likes to call himself politically incorrect; I think he’s just a small-minded man with no real ideas who uses foul language and personal attacks to support his irresponsible beliefs. His army of brain-dead followers wouldn’t know the difference anyway.
One can be politically incorrect without being crass and vulgar. Apparently, he does not know how to navigate those waters, or chooses not to…
“Say What You Will…It Feels So Good”
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Precisely. There is a HUGE difference between being a decent person, and one who isn’t…
I do not understand the woman in this case. What was she thinking? He is a self proclaimed batchelor. The only thing that jackass would pay for is weed and coke. She wanted a family with a guy that would have his children hear him say the things he say about the female gender?
Palimoney? On what threshold does one have standing to prevail in such a suit. Buy her a home? Huh? How’s that work?
Mind you, I have nothing against the lady but if Maher can give BO a cool mil and BO didn’t return it, another 9 mil won’t make a dent in that foul heart of his.
Greta chopped him off at the knees, and he’s knows it.
Yeah, Charlie, and when Greta speaks, people listen.
shoulda went a little higher
But having had an experience just this morning of an Obot (okay, it was my sister) minimize the misogyny of Bill Maher as “someone who made one or two off-color remarks” as not being as bad as Limbaugh. What? First of all, it isn’t a competition to see who is MORE sexist, ,,,
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So now we’re going to grade their misogyny? On a scale of one to ten….
This sort of relativism is unconscionable. Wow.
Yes, that is pretty much it, Ferd. But since Maher is an Obama backer, his misogyny just CANNOT be as bad as Limbaugh’s, oh no, not even close…Sheesh.
Ferd,,,,,,,That reminds me, when I was young and used to frequent the bars. The closer we got to closing time, the level of quality control fell off measurably.
I`m pretty sure it went that way for both sexes.
the level of quality control fell off measurably.
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I remember those days, HARP, and the ticking clock….
lol….we call that “2 o’clock pretty”
“Say What You Will…It Feels So Good”
SPEAKING OF 2 O’CLOCK….DON’T FORGET TO SPRING FORWARD ONE HOUR!!
Yeah, I don’t like the fact that I’m losing an hour of needed sleep.
“2 o’clock pretty”.
LMAO. I’ll have to remember that one.
Ah yes, any port in a storm…..
Oowawa!
There goes another keyboard.