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Kathy Griffin apologizes for beheaded Trump photo: 'I crossed the line' (Secret Service steps in)
ABC News ^ | May 30, 2017 | David Caplan

Posted on 05/30/2017 7:21:17 PM PDT by Rennes Templar

Comedian Kathy Griffin has apologized for a photo of herself holding what appears to be a bloody, decapitated fake head of President Trump, despite sweeping bi-partisan disapproval of the image.

The photo, taken by celebrity photographer Tyler Shields, was posted by Griffin and Shields Tuesday to their social media accounts.

"I caption this 'there was blood coming out of his eyes, blood coming out of his ... wherever,'" Griffin tweeted, referring to an exchange between Donald Trump and former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly during the primary season.

But in an attempt to appease those who were offended by the image, the controversial comedienne then tweeted, "OBVIOUSLY, I do not condone ANY violence by my fans or others to anyone, ever! I'm merely mocking the Mocker in Chief."

~snip~

But the image caught the attention of the U.S. Secret Service. Although the federal law enforcement agency does not directly cite the image in any of its tweets, in response to Twitter users tweeting the image at its account, the Secret Service tweeted Tuesday afternoon, "On it! @SecretService has a robust protective intelligence division that monitors open source reporting & social media to evaluate threats."

And an hour later, the agency tweeted, "Threats made against @SecretService protectees receive the highest priority of all of our investigations. #ProtectionNeverRests."

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TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: imsorrynot; kathygriffin; secretservice
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To: taildragger

Tell Angela Davis her career is over.


61 posted on 05/31/2017 5:36:13 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed)
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To: Melian

No.

Tell CNN’s advertisers. Simply turn CNN off. They’ve said nothing and employ her.


62 posted on 05/31/2017 5:37:07 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! And please, God, bless the USA again.)
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To: Impy; KC_Lion; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker

Fresh off the interwebs:

http://www.returnofkings.com/122364/societies-that-fail-to-judge-its-citizens-lose-all-moral-standards#disqus_thread


63 posted on 05/31/2017 5:45:51 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: Rennes Templar

She’s offended MORE THAN TRUMP.

Several years ago, after she won an EMMY, Kathy Griffin Tells Jesus to Suck It.

Did actress Kathy Griffin tell Jesus to ‘suck it’ and say that her Emmy was now her God?

SNOPES declared this as TRUE ( in fact we have videos of it ). See here:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/griffin.asp


64 posted on 05/31/2017 6:41:05 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Rennes Templar

She only apologized because she was condemned by her own base. LOSER


65 posted on 05/31/2017 7:36:02 AM PDT by mandaladon (It's always good to be underestimated. ~Donald Trump)
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To: Rennes Templar

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/

Sure. Obviously the ugly-a$$ post-menopausal washed-up piece of camel dung is lying.

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/


66 posted on 05/31/2017 7:50:49 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Islam, not a religion, primarily a totalitarian political ideology aiming for world domination.)
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To: Impy; GOPsterinMA; KC_Lion; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker; sickoflibs

“” a Martian crack whore.””

Theeeeeerrrrrrrrre ya go !


67 posted on 05/31/2017 8:28:42 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Cololeo

She should sue her plastic surgeon.


68 posted on 05/31/2017 9:13:30 AM PDT by toothfairy86
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To: Stand Watch Listen

Of course. Liberals are just having a little fun court jesters for The Resistance.


69 posted on 05/31/2017 9:18:27 AM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Rastus

Which dummy? These’s 2 of them in the commercials.


70 posted on 05/31/2017 9:26:38 AM PDT by Blue Highway (Q)
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To: Rennes Templar
It's also Kathy Griffins brain seven days a week...
71 posted on 05/31/2017 9:53:37 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

“It” looks like a man.....


72 posted on 05/31/2017 10:01:37 AM PDT by Ms Mable
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To: combat_boots

Who are her advertisers? Is there a list so we can complain to them?


73 posted on 05/31/2017 11:20:58 AM PDT by Melian (Some folks are born with disabilities; others pursue them.)
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To: meyer

The level of hatred tells us who Griffin and many, many leftists are. Their hatred runs much deeper than conservatives to the point that they are completely blind of reason.


74 posted on 05/31/2017 11:36:40 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: Rennes Templar
Comedian Rug Muncher Kathy Griffin has apologized...
75 posted on 05/31/2017 1:41:09 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

LGBT rights and political advocacy

Griffin arriving at the rally to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (Freedom Plaza, Washington DC)
Kathy Griffin arriving at the rally to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (Freedom Plaza, Washington, D.C.).

Griffin is an outspoken supporter for LGBT rights, including same-sex marriage.[72][73] She has protested with fellow proponents in West Hollywood, California,[74] and showcased the footage of such protests on her reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List. Her mother, Maggie Griffin, is also a supporter of LGBT rights and is seen in Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List protesting alongside her daughter. Prior to the Proposition 8 ballot results, Griffin volunteered for the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center’s "Vote for Equality" campaign, going door-to-door asking Los Angeles residents for their opinion of LGBT marriage rights.[75]

In March 2010, Griffin helped organize a rally in Washington, D.C. to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." She stated that she organized the rally after meeting with several closeted gay people serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Griffin held meetings with several Members of Congress to encourage its repeal; she also organized a rally in Freedom Plaza.[76][77]

Griffin caused controversy when she confronted Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann over her views on homosexuality at the 2010 Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner, while in town for her rally against DADT. According to Griffin, she asked Bachmann "were you born a bigot or did you grow into it," a reference to Bachmann's belief that homosexuality is strictly environmental.[78] Griffin claimed that Bachmann replied by saying, "That's a good question, I'll have to think about that." Bachmann's office confirmed the exchange but claimed that Griffin confronted Bachmann after Bachmann approached Griffin to compliment her appearance.[79][80]

Griffin has been a long-time supporter of the Aid for AIDS annual fundraiser, Best in Drag Show in Los Angeles, and hosted the opening of the show for more than five years.[81] In November 2009, Aid For AIDS presented Kathy Griffin with an AFA Angel Award at their silver anniversary celebration.[81][82]

Griffin has been a long-time critic of Sarah Palin, and has made fun of Palin's daughter, Bristol Palin, using the Palin family as material in her comedy routines.[83] In March 2011, Sarah Palin responded to Griffin by calling her a "bully." Palin went on to dare Griffin to "come up to Alaska and pick on me."[84] In connection with her reality TV show, Griffin visited the Palin family home in Wasilla, Alaska and invited Palin to attend her stand-up show in Anchorage, Alaska.[85] Griffin has also poked fun at Willow Palin as a result of her Facebook statements on homosexuality.[86]

 


76 posted on 05/31/2017 1:49:12 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Impy; GOPsterinMA; ExTexasRedhead; KC_Lion; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; stephenjohnbanker; ...

RE Beheading and Griffin:

Years ago, I forced myself to watch a video of Chechen moslem savages beheading a Russian soldier.

It was sick and barbaric. But it served a purpose: for them, to create an image of terror and cause potential enemies to be terrified of opposing the musloids. Then came more video taped beheadings from the same scum.

For me, watching it showed me - and left ZERO doubt about - exactly what kind of subhuman scum we are dealing with - warped animals, who do this for their warped religion.

But for a supposed American citizen to pretend this is “comedy”, because like, you know, like she’s a “comic, you know, like, who crosses the line”, shows what a psychotic lunatic she really is. She showed more about herself in that photograph than she realized. And it’s uglier than she could imagine.

She may actually be a danger to herself and others, and needs serious psychiatric help, if she finds ANY humor in it.

And even if it was because she’s an attention wh*re who’s trying to review a faltering career, it’s still sick.

I can’t even begin to imagine the parents of the people who’d seen their loved ones publicly beheaded in those videos seeing that photo.

And the President’s little kid seeing that... He’s 11, for God’s sake. I remember how I felt about my old man when I was 11. He was 55 feet tall to me.

We truly are two countries right now... and we cannot coexist with psychopaths who think something like this is funny, nor endorse it - either tacitly or outright or snickering behind their palm.

As much as I disliked the last eight years and the now-booted-out progenitor of much of this country’s current woes, I couldn’t even CONCEIVE of making a sick “joke” like that.

I actually don’t remember ever being as angry as I am right now over this.

So yes, Miss Griffin... you got the reaction you sought. You pissed off more than half the country.

So please don’t be surprised as we reciprocate and piss all over you and what’s left of your career.

It needs to become a Life Mission for all of us who still have a sense of decency and morals.

Anyone that supports this freakshow needs to be boycotted out of existence.

Just my two cents.


77 posted on 05/31/2017 3:18:35 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale

Excellent comments, NFHale.


78 posted on 05/31/2017 3:23:15 PM PDT by dmd25
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To: Rennes Templar

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Send her up!

She is a danger to President Trump, and has goaded her radical followers.
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79 posted on 05/31/2017 3:23:27 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Walkingfeather

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Ten years on the do not feed list would be more appropriate.
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80 posted on 05/31/2017 3:25:23 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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