Posted on 02/03/2005 6:39:42 AM PST by fight_truth_decay
"The inked fingers was disgusting," Air America radio talk show host Janeane Garofalo declared on MSNBC in denouncing Republican lawmakers who, before and after the State of the Union, showed off an inked finger meant to demonstrate solidarity with Iraqi voters who dipped a finger in ink when they voted. To mock the display, Garofalo soon held up her hand in a Nazi salute as she predicted: "The inked fingers and the position of them, which is gonna be a Daily Show photo already, of them signaling in this manner [Nazi salute], as if they have solidarity with the Iraqis who braved physical threats against their lives to vote as if somehow these inked-fingered Republicans have something to do with that."
For a still shot of Garofalo's Nazi hand gesture -- arm fully extended at an upward angle with four fingers together -- check the posted version of this CyberAlert item. After 10am EST, go to: http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2005/cyb20050203.asp#5
Garofalo made the Nazi salute, which the MRC's Brad Wilmouth noticed, at 12:37am EST Thursday morning during MSNBC's 12-2am EST After Hours show from Washington, DC. Garofalo, an actress/comedienne-turned talk host, appeared by satellite from New York City.
The relevant portion of her appearance, picking up when Pat Buchanan asked her about the jeers Democrats uttered during Bush's speech: "Janeane, do you think what Mike Barnicle described as Animal House behavior in the Congress helps the Democratic Party when you got a State of the Union, solemn occasion, Supreme Court there, both Houses, First Lady, and they're hooting and jeering the way they would at, you know, at some rock concert when they were in college? Do you think that's helpful?"
Garofalo: "No, what I don't think is helpful is a Republican Party that has been nothing but partisan and dishonest in service of this President who lied about weapons of mass destruction, has lied about Social Security-"
Buchanan: "I'm not sure if that's addressed to my question."
Garofalo: "Yeah, I am answering your question. It wasn't Animal House behavior, and it was a very short, vocal response. And the inked fingers was disgusting. And the standing ovations were such mediocrity. You guys are so easily impressed, it's shocking. But the inked fingers showing solidarity-"
Joe Scarborough: "I'm glad we could shock you."
Buchanan: "You got the whole gang, you got the whole gang you're going after now."
Garofalo: "Yeah, except for Ron Reagan, who actually is the only one who is being reasonable there-"
Scarborough: "God bless you, Ron. That's why we have you on."
Garofalo: "The inked fingers and the position of them, which is gonna be a Daily Show photo already, of them signaling in this manner [does the Nazi salute], as if they have solidarity with the Iraqis who braved physical threats against their lives to vote as if somehow these inked-fingered Republicans have something to do with that. And also, the bit of theater about the very distraught parents of the soldier who had died, the point is not if this was a real moment, if it was staged, if it was PR. The point is, is those parents and their son were misled about why that young man went into Iraq. And when he wrote a letter to his mother saying, 'It's my job to protect you now,' protect her from what? The imminent threat of Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction? So don't bring up, 'Is it helpful if the Democrats make some noise' when they're being lied to. That's not helpful, that's not helpful to pundits like you maybe, but it is not helpful to the country when a Republican President and his partisan Republican Party continue to perpetuate myth and dishonesty on the country."
A bit more tan a week ago on MSNBC Garofalo declared that "George W. Bush is unelectable." That prompted Joe Scarborough to wonder "why does he keep winning?" Garofalo responded with ridiculous accusations followed by cluelessness: "I don't know, voter fraud? A failed mainstream media that fails to inform the electorate about what their government is doing, ignorance, apathy? I don't know." See: http://www.mrc.org/cyberalerts/2005/cyb20050124.asp#6
The Web page for Garofalo's nighttime Air America radio show: http://www.airamericaradio.com/shows/majorityreport/
To Ron Reagan's hearty affirmation, MSNBC's Chris Matthews asked if the hug during the State of the Union, between an Iraqi woman who voted on Sunday and the mother of a Marine who was killed in Iraq, was engineered by President Bush in order "to push his numbers on Social Security reform, just to get his general appeal up a bit, a couple of points?" Matthews proceeded to suggest that Bush's "PR guys around the White House did this to promote the President's agenda" Reagan enthusiastically agreed:
"Well, of course they did. Oh, sure they did."
Joe Scarborough soon dismissed that theory as "just the height of cynicism." Even after NBC's Norah O'Donnell called the hug "very spontaneous," Matthews wouldn't let go: "The only question is whether that Iraqi woman was prompted to go up and hug" the Marine's mother "by some staffer." Newsweek Managing Editor, Jon Meacham, rejected the notion: "I think the idea that that moment was about Social Security poll numbers is absurd."
Before the State of the Union, CNN's Paula Zahn Now pointed it out repeatedly and, after the address, NBC focused on it. Zahn asked a guest: "This President comes into the State of the Union address with a 50 percent approval rating. What challenge does that present?" She soon pointed out how "the President is under a lot of pressure tonight to deliver this speech at a time when his approval rating rests at 50 percent" and CNN's John King echoed that "this is a President at a historic low in terms of delivering a State of the Union, a 50 percent approval rating."
ABC's Terry Moran saw it as "the kind of moment that can crystallize for a President what he's trying to do on the world stage." Cokie Roberts, also on ABC, described the "spontaneous hug" as "something that leaves you with goose bumps. And I think will have more resonance than any words he [Bush] said."
CBS's Dan Rather wrapped up his prime time coverage by suggesting nothing "said more about America in this 229th year of our freedom than this picture" of the two woman hugging.
"In the most poignant moment of any State of the Union night we can remember," Rather related, "a grateful Iraqi said, 'we thank you.'"
When posted will be readable at: http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2005/cyb20050203.asp
yeah, right.
president bush is lying about social security.
harry reid would have us believe that the stock market is risky and he wants to protect social security for us.
how many times did the democrat-controlled congress spend social security monies?
My only complaint is that if they were waving their fingers at the Democrats then they dipped the wrong one.
What on earth is this woman so very angry about?
Good Lord, relax and have a cup of tea.
Chris Matthews asked if the hug during the State of the Union, between an Iraqi woman who voted on Sunday and the mother of a Marine who was killed in Iraq, was engineered by President Bush in order "to push his numbers on Social Security reform, just to get his general appeal up a bit, a couple of points?" Matthews proceeded to suggest that Bush's "PR guys around the White House did this to promote the President's agenda"
I hope all the far-left libs keep it up.
They are doing a great, great job of increasing the ranks of Republican voters.
At this rate, 2006 could be another blowout.
Poor Jeanene, her movie career dries up and now she's debating Ron Reagan on Mess-NBC..
We know YOU didn't have anything to do with it.
Shalom.
Knowing that in just a few short years she'll look exactly like Helen Thomas?
But what is pissing me off to no extent is the amount of money the Republican congress is pissing away. More than the Dems, I'm sorry to say.
Sooooo.....Garafalo has done WHAT to actually help Iraqis or Afghanis? Or anybody, for that matter...?
Because it seems to me that some in Congress, the president, and all of the armed services have done a whole helluva lot.
What's with her anyway? Perpetual PMS? Get her some chocolate and stfu.
There are few rules that have no exceptions, but one is: anything that disgusts Garafalo is good for America.
The stock market could have violent swings and huge losses and still wouldn't be as risky as giving the money to congress.
Congress never saw a $ it didn't spend. Invest in the stock market and there is at least a > 0% chance it will be there when you retire. Give the money to congress and there is a 0% chance it will still be there the second after you get your deposit slip.
Shalom.
Yada,yada....
The dems are losers, they are on the wrong side of history.
I guess democrats prefer the waving of cigars. The democrats do more for turning people into Republicans than we do. Keep it up Democrats, we are depending on you.
Didn't the Nazis raise the Jewish flag and fly it above their own?( such as the Iraqi flag is flown above the US flag at ceremonies in Iraq)
Why do these leftists not understand what Hitler and Nazi's were all about? What part of their brain is missing?
Oh I see we are Nazis because we want the good folks of the world to be free- so they will have pride in their own country, spend time building up their own communities and stop trying to destroy ours.
Well that is so close to what the Nazis were doing. ( what a bunch of spoiled and pampered children we have on the left)
No Chrissy that trick you refer to of using cheap symbolism is right out of the RAT handbook. We're Republicans and believe it or not we really do care about something other than being re-elected and fooling the public
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