Huffington Post Refuses to Address Maher's Contributor Status After Vulgar Attacks on Palin

Newsbusters ^ | 3/31/11 | Noel Sheppard

[Nachum]

Following its controversial decision to ban Andrew Breitbart from publishing articles at its front page, the Huffington Post has found itself in quite a pickle now that one of its regular contributors, comedian Bill Maher, made disgustingly vulgar references to former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.

As NewsBusters previously reported, Breitbart made some comments about President Obama's former green czar Van Jones that precipitated the following hypocritical statement from HuffPo spokesman Mario Ruiz last Thursday (readers are warned of vulgar content in full article):

The Huffington Post is committed to fostering a lively and often provocative debate about the issues of the day and encourages a wide range of voices from all perspectives to participate. Andrew Brietbart’s [sic] false ad hominem attack on Van Jones in The Daily Caller violates the tenets of debate and civil discourse we have strived for since the day we launched. As a result, we will no longer feature his posts on the front page.

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[JPG]

Publishing those who refer to the former Gov of AK, VP candidate and married mother of five as a t*** and a c*** lives up to the high moral and ethical standards of the Huffington Post.

Observe closely if you've ever wondered what shameless looks like.

[Maverick68]

That vile word is more descriptive of Ms Huffnpuff than Gov.Palin....

[TLI]

Publishing those who refer to the former Gov of AK, VP candidate and married mother of five as a t*** and a c*** lives up to the high moral and ethical standards of the Huffington Post.

Hey, perhaps HP will publish one of us if we broadcasted that Nancy Pelosy is a "t*** and a c***."

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[LibLieSlayer]

One day someone will silence that pos and I will drink a toast to the person that does it.

LLS

[epithermal]

[Defiant]

I canceled my HBO today and I suggest all good conservatives do the same. There is nothing they provide that can’t be obtained elsewhere for less, and they are actively funding a lot of filth and marxist propaganda.

[pallis]

At least the leftist media will no longer be able to pass Maher off as a reputable journalist. Like all rabid, leftist ideologues, he is scum.

[Georgia Girl 2]

There is nothing too gross for Huffpo