'Family Guy' Creator: Palin’s Down Syndrome Episode Outrage 'Partially Politically Motivated'

Newsbusters ^ | April 23, 2010 | Jeff Poor

[Rufus2007]

Nothing is off-limits for Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Fox's "Family Guy" series, well almost anything. That's the message he wanted to convey in an appearance on CNN's April 22 "Larry King Live."

MacFarlane was asked about an episode, originally aired on Feb. 14, which showed one of the characters, Chris Griffith, out on a date with a female with Down Syndrome, which she said her dad was an accountant, and "my mom is the former governor of Alaska." Some said he stepped over the line, others thought it wasn't a big deal.

However, Palin reacted on the Feb. 16 broadcast of Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor" by asking why "Family Guy" would stoop to such a level.

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[Rufus2007]

Living without a conscience on display...

[Right Brother]

God is not laughing.

[newfreep]

Alinsky Rule: "Immoral people cannot be held to moral standards."

[martinidon]

They are lucky the Palins are not Muslim.... Bet they never make fum of Muslims on the Family Guy.....

[Last Dakotan]

Yeah sure, and his show is not politically motivated. The guy is a horse’s...

[BradtotheBone]

This guy has NO SHAME. His last name should be Dirtbag.

[PLD]

Ok, then moron why don't you make fun of the Muslim Mohammad lets see if that is off limit to you AH.. Downs children have more brains than any of these pathetic democrat morons..I think that is why they are so afraid of them..God will get you all for your abuse of these angels..

[jubail]

Isn’t this the show that Rush taped an episode for? He promoted it several times and it is supposed to air as the next seasons first episode. What is he thinking?!!

[TigerBait]

Take on Muslims and then get back to me, Seth.

[jakerobins]

Yeah nothing is off limits right Seth?? I forgot all about that show about Obama......Or Bwarney Fwank.....

[Josh Painter]

Riiight, Sarah Palin’s reaction was politically motivated, but the dig at her and Trig in the episode in question wasn’t?

I’ve always said that hypocrisy is a prerequisite for liberalism, but it this guy’s case, it’s unbelievably crass.

- JP

[thecabal]

The way a person treats the most vulnerable among us says a lot about their character.

[americanmother]

It is almost like Fox network tries to cancel out what Fox news does.
The truth, most of the time, can be found on Fox news and all the slimmey shows on fox network.

[Caipirabob]

Alinsky Rule: "Immoral people cannot be held to moral standards."

Which is why moral people invented hanging.

[RichInOC]

Seth, the one unforgivable sin in comedy is not making tasteless jokes. The one unforgivable sin in comedy is making tasteless jokes that aren’t funny.

[metalcor]

I am confused about the whole issue-— it wasn’t funny or clever, but how did it denigrate Palin’s son? I took it as a dig at Palin for cashing in-— having sex with her accountant, but it wasn’t very clear— or funny. Still-— big deal!?

[b4its2late]

He could be funnier by staying away from stuff like this.

[Mac from Cleveland]

If a conservative made fun of a liberal politician’s Down syndrome baby, I’d be just as angry and disgusted.

Only that doesn’t happen. That’s why I line up with the conservatives.

This guy McFarlane is a complete bag of sh!t—and not funny at all. Strangely enough, he was actually supposed to be on one of the 9/11 hijacked aircraft, but missed his flight or something due to a traffic jam or something at the last minute.

He’ll get his one day, the evil bastard-if I was Trig’s father I’d beat a mudhole in his ass and walk it dry.

[subterfuge]

Seth is so, so, so brave, parroting 95% of the media.

[Deb]

An the episode that showed a nazi character with a “McCain/Palin” button? “Politically motivated”?