Posted on 06/05/2017 4:11:27 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Kathy Griffin is a great gal.
Before you slam down whatever newspaper you are reading onto your table or desk (or punch the monitor of your computer if you’re reading this online), bear with me. It’s not exactly what you think.
I still believe with every fiber of my being that Griffin is a vile slice of humanity, ugly in body and soul and bereft of the one thing she pretends to have in spades: humor. Her voice is grating. And her soul, what of it there might be in those murky inner depths, is bitter.
And yet, Griffin has done us all a service so monumental and so important in its impact that she deserves to be called a great gal, if only for the brief length of this column.
In depicting herself holding the bloody head of our decapitated president, Griffin has managed to do what Pope Francis could not, what Gandhi would have strained to accomplish, what the Dalai Lama would have failed at miserably, and what even Tom Hanks, a man who couldn’t make an enemy if he tried (and he has tried), would be incapable of doing: She has brought liberals and conservatives together, for one brief shining, whining moment, in our communal hatred of a depraved act.
Not all liberals were appalled by Griffin’s stunt, and some came out on Facebook with their “yeah buts” about the burning effigies of President Barack Obama. They never mentioned the burning effigies of George W. Bush, but whatever.
And there have been, surprisingly, some conservatives who have channeled their kinder, gentler sides and said there is much more to worry about than a crazed redhead holding up a bad replica of Donald Trump’s head.
But overall, most Americans from both sides of the political aisle were disgusted by Griffin’s attempt at humor and made their voices clarion clear on social media and elsewhere. Sponsors have fled from her like men from a Taylor Swift concert. CNN has finally realized what most people already knew, that Anderson Cooper doesn’t need to be saddled every New Year’s Eve with Griffin. They cut her loose, months before she was set to annoy us again with her stupid, puerile antics.
The people who otherwise detest Trump and would not send flowers to his funeral have schooled Griffin in how to remain relevant without losing your soul.
Even Chelsea Clinton criticized Griffin, specifically for hurting quiet, shy 11-year-old son Barron Trump, who reportedly saw the incident on air.
And that’s the real reason Griffin is such a despicable piece of human refuse, and why I am so glad she did what she did. In doing this act with reckless disregard for how it would impact a little boy, she touched the ocean floor of pathetic. It is one thing to direct your bile against an adult ... but engaging in this type of visual violence is beneath contempt, particularly when you know (or should know) that a child could be watching.
And before you say, “Yeah but,” please recall that I did say the same thing about Malia and Sasha Obama being forced to see their father burned in effigy. I was appalled at the sort of attacks the Bush twins had to endure — regardless of their ages — and I remember feeling terrible about that past-his-sell-date blowhard Rush Limbaugh going after Chelsea Clinton.
Oh, and I was disgusted when liberals who had not yet found their souls laughed at the cruel jokes lobbed at Sarah Palin’s little boy Trig. Ha ha ha, Down syndrome jokes, how hilarious!
The point is that we have finally reached a national moment in which we can all agree, regardless of our politics, that the First Amendment might protect some types of immoral and repugnant forms of speech, but we don’t have to accept them.
So to Kathy Griffin, I say thank you. You managed to bring us all together in our repulsion for you. Well done.
The reaction from the public, while I personally believe it to be purely selfish and self-preserving in nature, is heartening at least insomuch as it shines a light on a moral border that Americans appear to share.
So many on the Left call for disorder, chaos, and violence, but when that disorder, chaos, and violence comes to the fore, they’re the first to cry for the government to help them.
I beg to differ. With effigy decapitation, she was NOT being funny; she was being sinister. BEFORE Trump was even President, Griffin announced that she would be “going after” Trump. And said that she would “get Barron” before anyone else did. She belongs behind bars, along with the photographer who created the prop and took the photos.
Effigy killing is NOT a threat. It is free speech. She is a disgusting, skank, slut, moronic diimwitted leftist, useful idiot.
Her loss of funds from her ‘trade’ is her punishment, along with any mental distress (from being called out, not from her actions).
Always apply your analysis of trying to be “fair” by just asking yourself, how would the majority have reacted if Kathy or other CNN-Hollywierd dimwit had held up President Obama’s head? Bingo, you get the picture...
No one can hate like a liberal.
Um, yeah, Ms. Flowers. I've actually HEARD of and heard Rush Limbaugh, and even listened to him twice last week when I had the chance (since I have a real job where I have to work and all). I've never, until this article, heard of Christine Flowers, and probably won't again.
Mr. Limbaugh is quoted and cited on a weekly, sometimes daily basis by multiple voices in the MSM, and has regularly had major national politicians on his show, including VP Mike Pence. Again - who are you?
Sticks and stones may break Rush's bones, but calling him "past his sell by date" makes you look stupid and out of touch.
Agree, Rush has been the most powerful conservative in the modern era. Certainly in the last 30 years.
The fact that she even has to mention him proves he is NOT “past his sell by date”.
Libtards don’t mind being hypocrits. They denounce her in public but support her privately. They just pretend to be outraged to fool others, just like some mohammedans pretend to be nice so others will trust them and not suspect that they are really terrorists.
Somebody should inform the SS. Every negative word re Obunga triggered a visit by the SS. It’s my understanding that the SS also paid Ms. Griffin a visit. But, what do I know?
Yes. A requisite visit by the SS is not uncalled for. Yes. It may be construed as a threat. But no. It is just a stupid jerk who needs a smack to the back of her head.....but no more. (You are right about obummer)
It is speech......insipid, retarded, jerkwad speech.
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