Cho-Time for Moby vs. Drudge (FR Mentioned)

The New York Daily News ^ | Friday, January 23, 2004 | Lloyd Grove

[kristinn]

Activist rocker Moby is leading a jihad against cybergossip Matt Drudge, blaming him for inciting "far right-wingers" who sent abusive and racist E-mails to comedian Margaret Cho.

On his Web site and in private messages to friends, Moby has been claiming that Drudge "took out of context" Cho's stream of anti-Republican invective - intended as comedy shtick - during last week's moveon.org awards show at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

"I was outraged," Moby told me. "Everyone knows that Margaret's comedy is very irreverent and Lenny Bruce-style confrontational, and Matt Drudge took it out of context and exposed her to some really irresponsible and vile reactions."

"That's absurd," Drudge responded. He pointed out that the posts on drudgereport.com had clearly identified Cho as a "comedian" and set the scene for her profanity-laced remarks, which he published at length under the headline "RAW RAGE AT BUSH DURING MOVEON.ORG AWARDS."

A couple of days after posting the excerpts, Drudge published Cho's complete routine from the event.

Among her saltier observations, during the liberal group's celeb-studded gala to honor political ads attacking President Bush: "Despite all of this stupid bull-- that the Republican National Committee, or whatever the f-- they call them, that they were saying that they're all angry about how two of these ads were comparing Bush to Hitler? I mean, out of thousands of submissions, they find two. They're like f-- looking for Hitler in a haystack. ...George Bush is not Hitler. He would be, if he f-- applied himself."

After Drudge's account was linked by the right-leaning FreeRepublic.com, Cho received dozens of ugly E-mails, most of them unprintable in a family newspaper. (A typical message advised the California-born Korean-American: "Go back to Asia you slanted eye whore.")

On her own Web site this week, Cho wrote to a concerned fan: "I know that I have not pulled punches with the way that I beat the s-- out of Dumya, I mean Dubya."

Moby told me: "The only good to come of this is that the extreme right has shown their true colors. ...Bush is masquerading as a 'compassionate conservative,' but they've now exposed their extremely right-wing, misogynistic, racist agenda."

Drudge shot back: "Those E-mails are mild compared to what I receive on a daily basis. That is the nature of the Internet. Moby and his friends just have to 'butch up.'"

[jaime1959]

"Everyone knows that Margaret's comedy is very irreverent and Lenny Bruce-style confrontational, and Matt Drudge took it out of context and exposed her to some really irresponsible and vile reactions."

Just once I wish these activist/confrontational "artists" would say some outrageous and confrontational things about the prophet Muhammad and his followers. How about a play depicting Muhammad as a homosexual? Or the Wahhabis as a bunch of smelly fanatics with small penises, who want to return the world to the 12th century? Now, THAT would be revolutionary!

[Tijeras_Slim]

The FR reference is a gratuitous smear.

But it does lend class to an otherwise undistinguished e-mail. :)

[Rebelbase]

Jim Robinson and his Attack Team are a disgrace to Conservatives - I spit on you all Post Date: 2004-01-17 17:03:30 by TLBSHOW.

Condolences about your mother. Interesting to see you back. Still want to spit?

[facedown]

...right-leaning FreeRepublic.com,

Right-leaning?

I'd say we do a little more than lean.

[Fresh Wind]

Googled "butch up". LOL

I tried it, and a FR thread popped up!

Butching up for Victory (Dean wins because he is "butch")

[optimistically_conservative]

Gee, what would Moby say if the city had called the "gala" a hate group?

[AmericanInTokyo]

"Cho received dozens of ugly E-mails, most of them unprintable in a family newspaper"

Har! By the LIBERALS' owned perverted, updated sense of definition of what constitutes "FAMILY" in America these days, why every freakin' F word and reference to bodily functions and parts could well be included in a "Family Newspaper".

[EQAndyBuzz]

Margeret "Ho Ho" Cho is probably the most untalented comdienne out there. She brings absolutely nothing to the table.

Drudge got it right.

Oh, and I don't lean right. I am right and proud of it.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Margaret Cho ought to just shut her yapping trap, put on a double-porker XXL-size chima chogori, join a Kisaeng House for Fat Girls in P'yang, service the KPA rank-and-file six days a week, and stay out of American politics or entertainment!

[FFIGHTER]

And Cho's tirade was family friendly? Oh I forgot, we are talking about liberal "nontraditional" families, so the answer is yes, little Johnny's two Mothers would not be upset about the tirade at the "Anti-Bush Gala", for it is not racist or hateful if it comes from the left. (big gag)

[adam_az]

Nearly a decade ago when I was a techno musician who did live performances, I had the opportunity to open for Moby and spent the afternoon with him.

He seemed like a nice guy. We didn't talk about politics, just eclectic old synthesizers. The most memorable part of our meeting though was his body odor. No joke, he had to be one of the smelliest people I've ever met. It was summertime in AZ, and even with the AC on, I had to crack a window in the car to let some air in.

[lormand]

I didn't get to email her. I feel totally left out, kinda like a red-headed step child (my apologies to red-headed step children).

Can someone provide her email address so I can tell her what I think of her political hate-speech?

[.cnI redruM]

Cho needs to share her problems with two women who could help; Miss Manners and Jenny Craig. As for Moby, I'll leave him to Eminem. Moby is talented, but what an idiot. I wouldn't borrow his ideas unless I wanted to go to a Halloween Party as a total maroon.

[adam_az]

Butch up. (verb) To develop a backbone or stiff upper lip; to quit whining and get on with life.

[Hildy]

I know many of you will be disappointed, but before she "became" a lesbian, she dated Quentin Tarrantino for quite a long time, I believe.

[Kozak]

Wait a minute. Those weren't racist emails. He's taking it out of context. Those were humorous emails riffing on Ms Cho's Asian American background and strictly meant as part of a comic dialog. See, no need to get huffy or defensive. It was meant in fun. Just like Ms Chow, I meand Cho's stuff...

[adam_az]

"...and Moby
you can get stomped by Obie,"

I'm pretty sure he's saying "Opie"

[NativeSon]

Drudge shot back: "Those E-mails are mild compared to what I receive on a daily basis. That is the nature of the Internet. Moby and his friends just have to 'butch up.'"

That's a great retort - akin to "don't be such a sissy-f@g, you siisy-f@g".

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Moby was outraged? Nice. Now about those lyrics? Funny that outrage can only go one way after you make your first million.

Remember boys and girls - if you're not a liberal you're supposed to shut up.