Ms. Garofalo's latest rant, on the Friday, October 2 edition of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher was no exception.
"It's obvious to anybody who has eyes in this country that tea-baggers, the 9-12ers, these separatist groups that pretend that it's about policy – they are clearly white-identity movements. They're clearly white power movements. What they don't like about the President is that he's black – or half black – and they, what also is shocking is that people keep pretending that that's not really the case with these people.
I'm not talking about people that do have problems with his policies, that's fine. But these people, who are also being led by the Glenn Becks, the Michelle Bachmans, the Rush Limbaughs, whomever, they are no different than any other white identify movement that's part of our history. This has been going on since the founding of this country that white power movements have tried to establish themselves and hold onto power.
This past August Ms. Garafolo, speaking about the "Tea Partys" that were taking lace across the country, Ms. Garafolo said...
"Do you remember tea baggers? It was just so much easier when we could just call them racists. I just don't know why we can't call them racists, or functionally retarded adults. The functionally retarded adults, the racists - with their cries of, 'I want my country back,' You know what they're really saying is, I want my white guy back!. These people are called 'racially sensitive', what they should be called is racist, backward motherf**kers."
Back in April of this year Ms. Garafolo let loose on MSNBC's Countdown stating...
"Let's be very honest about what this is about. It's not about bashing Democrats, it's not about taxes, they have no idea what the Boston tea party was about, they don't know their history at all. This is about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight up. That is nothing but a bunch of tea-bagging rednecks. And there is no way around that. "
In a March appearance on MSNBC Ms. Garafolo opined that...
"The right wing has a way of always having an enemy, whether it be immigrants or Arabs or brown-skinned people, black-skinned people, homosexuals, women. They all, kind of, rally around an enemy, an other, that they can get mad at. And death does occur."
Enough already Janeane! I get it! Anyone who disagrees with President Obama of the policies of his democrat majorty congress are ignorant racists and should keep their mouths shut because they are formenting dissension within our country...I get it!
Wait a minute, it seems that I remember an incident back in 2003 where Johnny Depp angered many Americans when he publicly stated...
"America is dumb, it's like a dumb puppy that has big teeth that can bite and hurt you, aggressive, My daughter is four, my boy is one. I'd like them to see America as a toy, a broken toy. Investigate it a little, check it out, get this feeling and then get out,"
Depp's comments stirred a lot of anger in America at the time, leading Garofalo to defend him on the September 4, 2003, installment of MSNBC's "Countdown":
"There has been so many inappropriate responses to dissent, which is the most patriotic thing you can do. And the First Amendment guarantees everyone's right to speak out. The pillorying that was endured by the Dixie Chicks and Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins and now Johnny Depp is absurd. And, again, it is promulgated by the kind of Archie Bunker mentality that dominates the right wing of the Republican Party and also right-wing radio and some of the faux populist right-wing cable news shows. Like, Joe Scarborough, for example, pretends that he is real upset about this Johnny Depp thing. It is just -- it's not news and it is not particularly intellectual. And there's nobody that's really upset about it. Johnny Depp has every right to say whatever he wants. And that's a rather moderate thing to say about the puppy. There is global distaste for the Bush doctrine. And there is a lot of domestic distaste for the Bush doctrine, for that matter."
OK! Let's see if I have this right..
When we spoke out against the Bush Administration and their policies, it was the most patriotic thing we could do...but...now, when we speak out against the Obama Administration and their policies, that makes us all ignorant, racist, red necks?
No Ms. Garafolo, the only thing all of this makes anyone is a hypocite and that hypocite is you!
Peter J. Mahon
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