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Garofalo: Tea Party Protesters 'Functionally Retarded Adults'; Says 'I Want My Country Back'.....
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Posted on 08/22/2009 4:17:30 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Garofalo: Tea Party Protesters 'Functionally Retarded Adults'; Says 'I Want My Country Back' Code for 'I Want My White Guy Back' By Jeff Poor Created 2009-08-22 16:53

You probably already knew Jeanane Garofalo was no fan of conservatives, Republicans or just about anything that could be described as right of center. But the former Air America host and MSNBC regular really has a low regard for conservative activists.

In an appearance at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 21 [1], Garofalo ripped into tea party protesters, or what some of the wizards of smart on the left have deemed "tea baggers" [2] calling them "functionally retarded adults" and "racists."

"Do you remember tea baggers?" Garofalo said. "It was just so much easier when we could just call them racists. I just don't know why we can't call them racists, or functionally retarded adults."

Garofalo has made prior overtures alleging any public display of discontent with the current president is nothing more than racial hatred. Back in April she called tea party protesters "a bunch of tea bagging rednecks" on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann." [2] However, she contended the public's frustration expressed over the direction of the country was code for racism.

"The functionally retarded adults, the racists - with their cries of, ‘I want my country back,'" she said. "You know what they're really saying is, ‘I want my white guy back.' They apparently had no problem at all for the last eight years of habeas corpus being suspended, the Constitution being [expletive] on, illegal surveillance, lied to on a war or two, two stolen elections - yes, the John Kerry one was stolen too. That's not tin-foil hat time. That's just..."

According to Garofalo, the media were the reason George W. Bush defeated both former Vice President Al Gore in 2000 and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., in 2004 to hold on to the White House for eight years.

"Our media is quite happy to report on any stolen election around the world, any stolen election around the world except ours," Garofalo said. "And it's just unexamined narcissism. It's just, if you were to say this to the average American, ‘You know they steal elections in Uganda.' ‘Yeah.' ‘You know they steal elections in America.' ‘Why do you hate America?' ‘Why didn't you ask me why do you hate Uganda?'"

And throughout Garofalo's stand-up routine, she reiterated her belief that the outrage over President Barack Obama's and the Democratic-controlled Congress' branded of domestic policy is veiled racism.

"This is neuroscience," Garofalo continued. "This is not politics, this is neuroscience. It is purely limbic brain activity - this emotion over being angry that there's a black guy in office, with the people showing up armed to the health care meetings - to whatever, the town halls. But it's just, and these tea baggers. It makes me soul sick."


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: airamerica; bitterwitch; duplicate; garofalo; lyingliar; pravdamedia; teaparty
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To: Sub-Driver

Because every hollywood actress is well versed in neuroscience, right people?


41 posted on 08/22/2009 5:08:24 PM PDT by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Hey Garofalo, YOUR country is right where it’s been for the last 60 years—90 miles south of Florida.


42 posted on 08/22/2009 5:15:27 PM PDT by Trod Upon (Obama: Making the Carter malaise look good. Misery Index in 3...2...1)
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To: I am Richard Brandon

5%, actually, on his father’s (assuming Obama Sr is actually the father) side, and 45% Arab.

50% from his mother’s side.


44 posted on 08/22/2009 5:23:27 PM PDT by castlebrew (Gun control means hitting where you're aiming!)
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To: domenad

She’s a limbicile, an imbecile, a crocodile and a sack of bile. She riles herself, defiles herself, beguiles herself and garofalophiles herself. If she were actually somebody, she could replace Joe Gibbs as White House press spokesman. How she even gets noticed is one of the sublimer mysteries of the universe.


45 posted on 08/22/2009 5:32:14 PM PDT by mathurine (qu)
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To: StandUpChuck

Prison tats.


46 posted on 08/22/2009 5:34:24 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Ozarkie

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!! She is about the dumbest actress in Hollywood. And that’s saying a lot!!


47 posted on 08/22/2009 5:35:07 PM PDT by Laserman
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To: kromike

just don’t compare Obamacare to the programs of the NAZIonal-Soctialists. It’d make Barney Frank cry.


48 posted on 08/22/2009 5:38:40 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Barry Falsewitness is proud of his "healthy skepticism" of organized religion. He's a deceiver.)
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To: Sub-Driver
It is purely limbic brain activity - this emotion over being angry that there's a black guy in office, with the people showing up armed to the health care meetings - to whatever, the town halls. But it's just, and these tea baggers. It makes me soul sick."

Conservatives I know have no problem with a 'black guy in office'. They just don't like having a SOCIALIST in office.

And if all this conservative activity makes her 'soul sick', I frankly hope she remains in that state for the rest of her life. ;o)

49 posted on 08/22/2009 5:46:49 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: mathurine

Well ranted, spot on, and JesseJacksonesque in terms of sheer poetic eloquence!

May we hope for more AntiGarafolequence?

(After all, heeshee is such a soft, inviting target.)

;^)


50 posted on 08/22/2009 5:49:52 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!")
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To: Sub-Driver

“I want my country back?”

Doesn’t she have the White House, the Congress, the judiciary, the MSM . . . is it someone else’s fault that those with power have, in her mind, let her down?


51 posted on 08/22/2009 5:49:58 PM PDT by fightinJAG (Good riddance, UAW.)
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To: mathurine

(sniff) That was beautiful, man.


52 posted on 08/22/2009 5:52:16 PM PDT by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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To: chippewaman
I would vote for anyone of any race, man or woman, if I thought he or she could save this country. Liberalism IS a mental disorder!

Yeah, for folks who are wont to say that I didn't vote for Obama, because he was black, I just tell them his race had nothing to do with my decision. I didn't vote for the white, female, Socialist, either. ;o)

53 posted on 08/22/2009 5:52:31 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Sub-Driver
Presented to

Janeane Garofalo

First Prize

Garofalo Attacks Tea Partiers Again: 'Racist Backward Motherf**kers'

"..As reported by Britain's Guardian Saturday (obvious vulgarity warning):

"Over in the US, she's recently found herself at the centre of one of those five-minute media storms, in this case due to her claims that the "Tea Party" demonstrators against Obama were nothing more than "teabagging rednecks". She's absolutely unrepentant. "F**king redneck douchebaggery. Unmitigated douchebaggery. Why are they holding signs that say, 'Whatchoo talking about, Willis?' These people are called 'racially sensitive', what they should be called is racist, backward motherf**kers."
Makes you wonder if she kisses her mother with that mouth..."

54 posted on 08/22/2009 5:53:22 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Sub-Driver

This....coming from a vapid cow who thinks $$$$cientology is a religion....and calls anyone who protests the evil way of the cult “bigots”.


55 posted on 08/22/2009 5:56:06 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” -George Orwell)
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To: Oldexpat

“Is the bitch going to be on 24 again? Just let me know so I can forget watching it.”

oh I liked when she was handcuffed in the end


56 posted on 08/22/2009 6:00:55 PM PDT by ari-freedom (Obama acted stupidly...and that's after knowing all the facts.)
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To: Sub-Driver

She say’s we’re racists and she says elections were stolen. Doesn’t she realize that if we were racists and we could steal elections, we would have stolen this one?


57 posted on 08/22/2009 6:01:24 PM PDT by acad1228 (Palin / Watts in 2012!!!)
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To: Sub-Driver
What a sad, angry and tortured soul. Yoda was right:

"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."

She is obviously suffering.

58 posted on 08/22/2009 6:12:04 PM PDT by GBA
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To: GBA
She is obviously suffering.

After seeing her picture, now I'm suffering.
59 posted on 08/22/2009 6:58:53 PM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: Apparatchik

Yeah, I know what you mean. I recommend alcohol, though not too much or you’ll start to think she’s really HOT! (That’s my test to know when I’ve had waaaayyy too much to drink.)


60 posted on 08/22/2009 7:01:13 PM PDT by GBA
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