Posted on 01/23/2019 5:50:32 PM PST by Kaslin
Actress Patricia Heaton, a rare conservative in Hollywood, slammed the media for “smearing” the Covington Kids, calling on journalists to do more than simply apologize. The star of such shows as Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle demanded a suspension or more for those who rushed to judgment.
Offering up a series of Tweets, Heaton highlighted the backtracking. She added,“But they don't address the damage that cannot be undone which was inflicted upon young people who are about to embark on adulthood - applying to colleges, looking for employment, etc.”
The actress concluded: “It seems to me that an apology without some kind of accompanying action which speaks to the seriousness of their transgression - a suspension from work, some loss of pay - renders any apology empty.”
Her complete tweets can be seen below:
There has been very little in the way of serious reflection for many journalists. CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday bashed the Covington kids as “victims of their own choices.” On Saturday, MSNBC panelists compared the teenagers to Nazis and segregationists. Also, on Saturday, CNN and MSNBC spent 53 minutes smearing the children.
To read NewsBusters' complete coverage of the Covington kids, go here.
Will this be the theme for the Oscars ?
So how long until she is blacklisted? Hollywood does not tolerate dissent.
Won’t know since I will not be watching.
Thanks. Nice to see a tv star stand up for the kids.
Too bad their church is not with them.
Especially the bishopric.
Normally I would say, “this is just another star, and I still don’t care”.
However, an actually reasoned position being taken by someone in Hollywood is both rare and dangerous, and she should be applauded for paddling against the stream, as it were.
But... I still don’t care.
She’s been an outspoken pro-life conservative and still landed the roles on Raymond and The Middle. I don’t know how she managed to do it, but she seems to have inoculated herself against the lunatic left. Maybe because she does TV and isn’t a so-called Hollyweird A lister? Her father was a long time, well-known sports writer, Chuck Heaton, maybe they laid off her out of respect for him? Anyway, she’s a very talented comedienne and I’ve long been a fan of hers.
She has been open about her conservative views for a long time. She said it hurt her career but she didn’t care. She really is a rare person in Hollywood.
It has hurt her career. Basically two sihgnificant jobs since Raymond finished.
She’s very funny in The Middle.
The Middle was very successful. It was cancelled. My opinion is that it was the same thing they did to Last Man Standing with Tim Allen.
Oh, her roles have been severely limited because of her conservative patriotism for quite some time.
Patricia Heaton is just beginning to understand the bemocrat liberals and media are pitting whites as the new Jews.
Yeah, but didn’t Fox take over Last Man Standing?
Yes.
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The Middle was very successful. It was cancelled.
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