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03-06-2012, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by djplong
Katz: What nationally syndicated personality said that? Yeah, I heard a lot of "ordinary" people slinging mud at her in ways that were beneath contempt - but can you name someone in a position similar to Limbaugh who did?
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"Maher has called Palin a “dumb twat” and dropped the C-word in describing the former Alaska governor. He called Palin and Congresswoman Bachmann “boobs” and “two bimbos.” He said of the former vice-presidential candidate, “She is not a mean girl. She is a crazy girl with mean ideas.” He recently made a joke about Rick Santorum’s wife using a vibrator. Imagine now the same joke during the 2008 primary with Michelle Obama’s name in it, and tell me that he would still have a job. Maher said of a woman who was harassed while breast-feeding at an Applebee’s, “Don't show me your tits!” as though a woman feeding her child is trying to flash Maher. (Here’s a way to solve his problem: don’t stare at a strangers’ breasts). Then, his coup de grâce: “And by the way, there is a place where breasts and food do go together. It’s called Hooters!”
Will Obama Super PAC Return Misogynist Bill Maher's Million-Dollar Donation? | The Weekly Standard
"Above, you'll find video of Maher's show-ending screed against "crazy people" Bachmann and Palin, plus those who respond to criticism of the two "boobs" with blind accusations of sexism. And while it's worth watching in its entirety—there's even some Newsweek-bashing, which is always fun—the following excerpt alone should suffice to prompt discussion:
Now I'm not saying that sexism doesn't exist and isn't real, but we can't throw around the word "sexist" just to stop people like me from pointing out that Michele Bachmann, now running second for the Republican presidential nomination, isn't [sic] a dangerous nincompoop. And when I point out that Sarah Palin is a vainglorious braggart, a liar, a whiner, a professional victim, a scold, a know-it-all, a chiseler, a bully who sells patriotism like a pimp, and the leader of a strange family of inbred weirdos straight out of The Hills Have Eyes, that's not sexist. I'm saying it because it's true, not because it's true of a woman."
Bill Maher Targets Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin in On-Air Tirade
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